_EF This is the seventh installment in our award-winning series of Magical Pro-Files. The format for this biography of the great Australian illusionist Les Levante, is unlike any other book in our acclaimed series. After discovering Levante’s unpublished autobiography, author Kent Blackmore spent five years researching the fascinating life of perhaps the last of the …
_EF Winner of the H. Adrian Smith Literary Award Are you having trouble finding new stand-up material suitable for stage or platform? Would you like someone to help you out? How about Robert Harbin. Yes, Robert Harbin, creator of the Zig-Zag and stages full of other classic effects. This book might just be the answer …
_EF All magic historians and collectors have heard of Milbourne Christopher’s legendary library but few had the opportunity to examine the countless rarities it contained. Now, Mr. Christopher invites you to leisurely study every bibliographic detail of his lifetime collection of rare conjuring books. The monumental job of cataloging this important collection was undertaken by …
_EF Over 300 pages, hardcover, gold stamped, beautifully produced book and winner of S.A.M. H. Adrian Smith Award! Alan Wakeling’s acclaimed magic was the “secret source” for leading professionals. His career featured stage magic, illusions, close up and stand-up effects, including several complete acts. The book contains much professional material developed and used by magicians; …
_EF What does Black Art, The Vanishing Lady, Multiplying Billiard Balls, Spring Flowers, The Cocoon, The Vanishing Birdcage and The Expanding Die have in common? They all came from the fertile mind of the great French illusionist, Buatier de Kolta. Peter Warlock has researched the life of one of magic’s most influential artists, and the …
_EF René Lavand is without equal in his chosen field. He has held audiences around the world spellbound with his poetic and emotional style of presentation. Over forty years ago René Lavand, “the one-armed magician from Argentina,” created a sensation on The Ed Sullivan Show. Since then he has devoted his life to refining and …
_EF In ancient Rome there was a horn from which the riches of the world flowed. Now, from the fertile mind of John Carney, magicians have a new source of magical riches at their disposal. Within the pages of Carneycopia are taught the prized secrets of one of today’s most creative and magical entertainers-John Carney. …
_EF Ed Marlo felt magicians have very short memory. We often use concepts without knowing where they originated from. I can testify to that fact because recently I met a magician who could not vocalize the proper terms for each sleight-of-hand technique he used. Whenever he wanted me to realize what move he was thinking …
_EF When Marcelo Contento of Buenos Aires showed Mike Caveney his original nut and bolt effect, Mike made a deal on the spot on behalf of Johnson Products. Marcelo’s idea manufactured out of solid brass by the Johnson Products team was a sure winner. A large nut and bolt are shown to have a hole …
_EF I was quite surprised to read the previous review, it is obvious that this person knows very little about magic or didn’t actually read this book. I have been lucky enough to have seen Mr. Cervon perform at the Magic Castle and he is truly one of the best. I have also seen him …