The Secrets of Brother John Hamman by Richard Kaufman

_EF This is a massive collection of Brother John’s best work. Rather than presenting separate sections for sleights and effects, this book shows you the necessary sleights as they are needed by a particular effect. Most of the effects in this book are simple but ingenious and some have been featured in other collections such …

Ken Brooke and Friends by Derek Lever

_EF Ken Brooke packed a powerful punch – not with his fist, but with his world renowned, commercial magic. Now you can learn his secrets in this new book, “Ken Brooke and Friends,” (Vol. 1) by Derek Lever, Taurus Magic. Enjoy the history of Ken’s early life and the working details of most of the apparatus …

Best of Friends (Vol. II) by Harry Lorayne

_EF This second in Lorayne’s Best of Friends series features hundreds of pages from some of the finest minds in magic. Contributors include: Mike Gallo, Curtis Kam, J.K. Hartman, Sol Stone, Ken Krenzel, Ed Marlo, and Max Maven. These pages contain dozens of practical close-up miracles as well as more than a handful of devastating …

Illusion Systems (Vol. 3) by Paul Osborne

_EF Twenty one illusion ideas pack this third volume of Paul Osborne’s Illusion Systems series. The “Lightbulb Girl” illusion is discussed and shown in detail, along with many other ideas, building tips and designs with hundreds of drawings, ideas, tips and photographs. Contents (from book): 2 Dedication 3 Paul Osborne 4 Introduction 5 Foreword (Andre Kole) …

The Miracle Makers by J.G. Thompson

_EF Illustrated by Ned Rutledge, Harry G. Franke. “Some Boulevards to Entertainment”. I really like J.G. Thompson’s style of writing and would recommend any of his books for that reason alone. In addition, there are lots of great effects in here. J.G. Thompson provides lots of credits and references for many of the classics in …

Magic of the Mind by Lewis Ganson

_EF (Sparky): A collection of over fifty Mental Effects. Contents: 1 Foreword 4 Section One – Predictions 5 The 100% Prediction (Punx) 11 Total Prediction (Gerald Kosky) 12 The Direct Prediction (John Rice) 14 Note and the Jar (Tom Sellers) 16 Phenomenal Forecast (Jack Cook) 17 The One-man Full-Vu Prediction (Ken De Courcy) 18 Mental Flashes …

The Magic Magazine (all 26 issues) by Joseph Kardwell

The Magic Magazine was a mass market monthly magic publication that was started by New York publisher Joseph Kardwell in 1974. There were 26 issues published with the first in December 1974 and the final one in September 1977. The magazine dealt with it’s fair share of publication issues and had four different publishers during …

Magic Circle Magic by Will Dexter, Harry Clarke

_EF A Tribute To The Memory of George Davenport and Lewis Davenport Instituted By The Council Of The Magic Circle. London: Harry Clarke, [1963]. red faux-morocco leather in dust jacket. Limited Edition.  A trade edition was also issued.  Art Editor: Ali Bongo Contents (source book ToC):  5 Introduction by the President of the Magic Circle (Francis …

Tarbell Course In Magic Vol. 5 by Harlan Tarbell

_EF A detailed break-down of this volume can be found on Denis Behr’s amazing Conjuring Archive, and is also reviewed in Paul Fleming’s excellent Book Reviews Vol. III.   Although, it uses some routines from the original 1920’s Tarbell Course, approximately 66% of the material is brand new in this volume. Volume 5 of 8. …

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