BOOKS
HEADS OR TAILS by GARY KOSNITZKY
From the book's introduction...
"Imagine being able to toss a spinning coin high up in the air and possess the uncanny ability to predict whether it will land on heads or tails side up. Are you able to foretell the future? What if you can toss a coin in the air and make it land face up on any side the spectator wishes. You may even let the spectator catch the coin themselves. Do you have super human powers? My aim in authoring this treatise is to explain and teach you how to do just that. I call this method of tossing a coin so that you have complete control over its outcome, the Controlled Coin Toss.
The act of tossing or also known as flipping a coin to make a determination has been around for well over a thousand years. The ancient Romans played a game called "navia aut caput" (ship or head). Most likely it was named this because ancient Roman coins usually had a ship on one side and the profile of the head of an Emperor on the other side. I would not be surprised if there was a Toga-clad gambler back then who was employing the Controlled Coin Toss to cheat at this game. The origins of this method to control the outcome of a coin toss are shrouded in obscurity by the mists of time. Only a small number of Mathematicians, Gamblers, and Magicians have any knowledge of this technique. Fewer yet can actually do it well. It is really not very difficult to do once you develop the knack. Like anything worthwhile mastering it will require some practice." - Gary Kosnitzky
Done well, the Controlled Coin Toss is simply mind boggling! While the gambling possibilities are obvious, the magic routine possibilities are virtually endless! Learn how to perform and perfect this awesome trick today!
ITEM # BK0972 PRICE $10.00
ADVANCED ILLUSION PROJECTS by TIM CLOTHIER
The 8 illusions in the book include:
STEAM - The appearance of the Magician from steam coming from a network of pipes.
R/C CAR VANISH - A radio controlled car vanishes from its box and reappears on the far side of the stage.
COMPACT DECEPTION - The Magician turns a CD player into his assistant.
HEADZ UP - The assistant is cut into three pieces then the box opened to show the legs, torso and head all separated.
ALIEN ABDUCTION - An AREA51 routine in which an Alien vanishes and reappears in the Magician's place.
Each illusion design features detailed scale plans of the entire structure of the prop. All parts of the illusion are shown and described, including information on how to build them; materials to use and recommended finishes.
The book contains 156 Pages.
ITEM # BK0958 PRICE $49.50
SHIELS EFFECT AND AN EVENING WITH DOC SHIELS
The Book
This 72 page book (21 cm x 14.5 cm, perfect bound) was originally published in a limited edition. It created a sensation and went out of print very quickly. You could search on eBay and be lucky to find one copy coming up per year and find it sold in the hundreds of dollars.
The book itself has achieved legendry status. So what great secrets does it contain?
Well it does cover a section on spoon bending in Chapter One. But this is not a book of mentalism secrets. Any magic store has shelves weighed down with such tomes. Every magician and mentalist's library is full of books and DVD's crammed with the secrets of some of the greatest minds of our craft.
The Shiels Effect is the book that shows you how to leverage that information. How you can become the stuff of romantic legend ... the next psychic superstar! A top soccer player like David Beckham is on a high salary. But he is able to leverage his position to bring in lucrative multi-million sponsorship deals. So why wouldn't you leverage your skills and talents - the skills you may already have to bring you more publicity, more celebrity status and more income.
Even if you don't want to achieve all the trappings of international stardom, surely as a performer shouldn't you be seeking to become the local celebrity, so that when they are looking for a service you provide, you are the one who pops into their mind straight away?
Right here in this book the plan, the mindset are laid bare. The secret ingredients that go to make a psychic superstar. No other book has delved so deeply into the subject of psychic superstardom and how to achieve it. No other book has laid out a step-by-step plan (two separate plans in fact, one for a man and one for a woman).
There are 70 pages in the book.
Includes DVD with a running time of approximately 1hr 10min
ITEM # BK0900 PRICE $45.00
BUILDING A BETTER MOUSE TRAP (With CD ROM) by BARRY MITCHELL
Introducing Barry Mitchell's new book which was released at Kidabra.
Building A Better Mouse Trap is volume II to Barry Mitchell's popular "Magic of Thinking Creatively" book. Magicians, Clowns, and Story Tellers around the world have been inspired to higher standards of creative entertainment.
Barry raises the bar again with his seven habits of effective magical entertainers. How do you build a better mouse trap? By thinking like a mouse. How do you build a better show? By thinking like an audience. This book will inspire you, motivate you, challenge you, and help you to improve your entertainment. Comes with CD-ROM of Adobe PDF artwork for you to make many effects for personal use. Make your own Dead Eye Duck Story, Fastest Card Trick in the World, Captain Chicken, and Magnet Man T-shirt logo.
The book contains 103 pages.
ITEM # BK0898 PRICE $35.00
50 WAYS TO MAKE MONEY WITH MAGIC by ANDREW MAYNE
Andrew Mayne presents a booklet filled with 50 different ways to use your magic skills and enthusiasm to make money. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, there's useful information for you that can help you think about different ways in which you can make magic pay.
You'll learn secret tips that maximize your ability to book shows and create other magic related services. This book is filled with inside information and insights that will radically change the way you look at magic.
52 Pages
ITEM # BK1039 PRICE $10.00
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