Looking for incredible effects that can be performed with a borrowed deck? The NOVENA ENIGMA lets you do just that for close-up or stand-up groups! From a shuffled deck, a card is selected and lost in the deck. The performer attempts to find the card, but is unable to. Finally, nine cards are dealt ...
Nearly 100 Years Ago Harlan Tarbell began his journey into magic. The Tarbell System became a gold standard for lessons in magic. Whereas the Tarbell Course in Magic eight volume book set was modified from the original course, for the first time, this book contains the original lessons just as they ...
Following the publication of his highly acclaimed book Avant-Cards, Tom Gagnon shares some of his most cherished secrets in his newest release Too Hot for the Devil. Co-authored with Matthew Field, this hardbound book of close-up magic contains 215 pages, 746 stunning illustrations, and includes 61 ...
Meir Yedid was the first person to win the Society Of American Magician's Close-Up Magic Championship more than once. He was also awarded the Society's rarely presented Originality Medal. Meir has spent the last 30 years touring throughout the world performing and teaching his brand of creative magi...
John Bannon is one of Vanishing Inc's favorite creators. His playful artistry with a deck of cards has a youthful energy about it that makes his creations fun to perform. In Smoke and Mirrors, Bannon teaches 31 tricks; most of which are card tricks, but with a couple of coin tricks thrown into...
From 1955 to 1979, P. Howard Lyons and his mildly crazed but brilliant crew published 36 issues of Ibidem magazine. Those issues accumulated quite a reputation as the best source for avant-garde card magic and many other curious findings. In the intervening years copies of Ibidem have been much soug...
Calling on his 15 years editing the underground sleight of hand journal The Trapdoor, Steve Beam seamlessly blends diabolical methods with humorous presentations proving that it is possible to captivate an audience with easy to master card tricks. Semi-Automatic Card Tricks is Steve Beam...
Michael Close's series of manuscripts contain some of the most commercial, entertaining and powerful magic in print, spanning over 20 years of professional performing in real-world conditions. In sharing his work, Michael has held nothing back, including full presentations and extra tips and thinkin...
Six-Shooter is book of SIX brand-new killer effects from Richard Osterlind. Each routine is guaranteed to hit your audience with a blast! Trust us, there are no misfires here! Hands Off is an incredible card effect where you never touch the deck. Picture this. An audience member cuts the deck and lo...
The story deck is a classic demonstration in card magic. It has stood the test of time. From the famous Sam The Bellhop (brought to life by Bill Malone's rendition) to story decks from memorized stacks, the plot has become a classic, yet underused idea in magic. Unlike other story decks though, Luke...