Every magician, everywhere in the world, comes to the same realization: if you do card work you MUST know something about Texas Hold 'Em. Many magicians develop entire routines (careers even) around the theme of gambling. Other magicians require one or two “killer” effects that deal with the world's...
The strongest card tricks most often depend on a stack or special deck. Unfortunately, if you start with a gaffed deck, as soon as you have accomplished the impossible feat, its very strength causes audiences to say, Let me see those cards! With a deck switch, they can, because you just switched the...
This is the first of two books in the "Light" series. It's a collection of card tricks that require absolutely no sleight of hand. Instead they rely in clever structure, subtleties and routining. The 21 tricks have been compiled into complete routines, each lasting around ten minutes. ...
David Regal has created more great close-up magic in the past decade than anyone else I can think of. His previous books, Star Quality, Close-Up & Personal and Constant Fooling (volumes 1 and 2) contain enough material to keep a magician practicing for a lifetime. But, Approaching Magic is twice...
At the height of his career, Ed Marlo grew frustrated with how slowly his material was being published. On the advice of David Solomon, he began producing his own manuscripts; typed, printed in tiny quantities, and quietly circulated among serious card magicians. These “private manuscripts” became s...
A prominent member of the prestigious “Flicking Fingers”, Helge Thun has entertained thousands of audiences with his incredible, highly-entertaining magic. Every piece he performs isn’t just well thought out; it is structured and designed for success. We’re incredibly excited to release his first fu...
Richard Kaufman started writing this book in 1991. Since then, the world has been waiting patiently for this huge tome to be released, and it finally has. It’s 582 pages. It contains over 250,000 words of wisdom. 120 tricks. 120 sleights and techniques. Over 1,400 photographs. Richard Kaufman said h...
One of Dani DaOrtiz's most beloved texts is available for the first time ever in English. Freedom of Expression is an incredible look inside Dani's thinking and philosophy that has helped countless magicians improve their use of psychological forcing and other psychological weapons. Across these nea...
In this extraordinary Astonishing Essay, Tina Lenert delivers a personal, uplifting piece of writing unlike anything you've ever read in magic. Part autobiography, part instructional manual, and all inspirational, Tina Lenert recounts her earliest days as a mime, and how she transitioned into one of...
A legendary book is FINALLY available again! If you want a perspective on how long this book has been out of print, just watch the trailer. We've kept the original from the last time it was available. Carneycopia offers enough great magic to last a lifetime. Within its more than 260 pages, you'll fi...