Joel Givens is not a household name in magic, but his creations have been touted in magic’s underground for years. In 2007 I wrote the first and only collection of his work, Session, and I was both pleased and flattered by the reception it garnered. Universally praised by critics and read...
Along with Ed Marlo, Dai Vernon and Karl Fulves, Canadian Stewart James was one of the most prolific magic inventors of magic in the twentieth century. He created over one thousand tricks, which saw print in two mammoth publications spanning over 2,700 pages. We're here to tell you that unless you'r...
What's cooking? How about some great magic created by a collection of the world's best known card magicians? Jack Parker has called upon some of his favorite magicians to prepare some excellent card tricks and Andi Gladwin has elegantly served up each one in this fantastic hard backed book. There's ...
That Paul Harris has changed the face of close-up magic is undisputed. That Paul Harris continues to be relevant in 2009 is also undisputed. But there’s a lot going on here, so let’s be candid. Paul Harris burst onto the scene in the mid 70s with a totally new brand of close-up magic. Unlike ...
The world has been waiting for a book by Eric Mead for a long time and this is it. Mead is a fantastic bar magician who worked on alternating nights at the famous Tower Magic Bar in Snowmass, CO for 14 years (the other magician, of course, was Doc Eason). The Tower closed in April 2004 and Eric is n...
David Solomon is a genius! His books are the rarest kind: FUN to read with a deck in hand. You can just devour his latest and most comprehensive work to date. Whether your interests are clever, self-working card magic or more challenging sleights, you’ll find something of interest here. Solom...
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...
This magic book will make you question everything you think about magic. Let us say that again: this magic book will make you question everything you think about magic. We’re not saying you’ll agree with everything in this book—something would be wrong if you agreed with everything in ANY book of th...
Harry Riser was part of the magic elite in its heyday. He spent considerable time with magicians such as Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Their influence in his material is incredibly prominent in Secrets Of An Escamoteur. There are four reasons why we recommend this book to you: 1. The ...