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Great magic book for kids or beginners, containing over fifty effects. A hard backed edition, with an introduction by Ali Bongo

The magician takes out a mini coloring book and as he flips through it, he shows them images of black and white line drawings. He then says a few magic words and flips through it again to reveal the images magically colored in! Then to top it off, he flips through the book one last time and reveals only blank pages.

For any performer, professional or amateur, this book is (as Ken Brooke would have said) Gold Dust. The 13 tricks are superbly created and honed to perfection by Wayne himself during countless performances; on stage. cabaret, his TV series, TV guest appearances, close-up, lectures and social events. Wayne's choice of Stephen Tucker to put his thoughts and actions onto paper was truly inspired because each and every one of the 13 items is written with great clarity. Thanks in part to the two-column layout and intriguing balance between black, white and grey printing. The remarkable thing to me Is the total elimination of sleights to achieve the effects, without any loss of effect or entertainment. Of the 13 Items there are 10 card tricks of Infinite variety, including one feature 'stand up' as used by Wayne over many years at top venues around the world. The three remaining items feature coins, 'objects' and borrowed ring. NOW JUST £7.50

Wayne Dobson adds yet another masterpiece to his celebrated book series "Dobson's Choice". Much like the first two volumes, Wayne brings you thirteen of his best effects in volume three. His unique sense of humor, and clear instructions make reading through the effects and routines a breeze. You not only get the routines and effects themselves, but Wayne's perspective on everything from a specific move in an effect, to the proper use for an entire routine. Much of the material in this book can be injected right into a magicians act, with little or no modification. The effects themselves have been simplified to remove the difficult sleights and complications that intimidate some magicians. These routines have been honed to perfection over thousands of performances. This stuff is sound workable material - NOW JUST £7.50

Have you ever thought of a great card routine, but did not have any idea where to find the special gaffed cards you would need? Have you ever wondered how in the world those crazy cards were made? Now you can learn how to make them with this 22 page guide. Easy to follow instructions to enable you to create any special card!

Wayne Dobsons latest release. Without you even touching the deck a spectator thinks of any card and removes it from the deck and hides it in their pocket. You then take another deck and state you will try to remove the same card. You remove one card and the spectator removes theirs, however it is NOT the same card. You go on to prove that you have predicted the same card by turning over your card to show that the thought of card is written on the back! Sounds impossible? Its that good! 100% self working, No memory work, Instant reset. This booklet also includes two extra bonus routines, PenUltimate, a strong mental effect with coloured pens and An Amazing Tale, Waynes own presentation for the Gypsy Thread direct from his TV series.

116 Coin Sleights and 236 Coin Tricks When party guests request a few tricks, be prepared. Ask for a coin, and perform some of the trick sin this book. Because you will not have been aided by special stage apparatus, the results will be all the more astonising. As tricks with coins are so readily improvised, they are among the most impressive forms of legerdemain. This book is the most complete treatise ever written on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring. Celebrated magician J.B. Bobo has gathered here the best and most useful of all coin tricks-not only his own, but those of some four dozen notable prestidigitators, including such greats as Robert-Houdin, Professor Hoffmann and-the greatest of all coin conjurers-T. Nelson Downs. All the tested, traditional methods of coin magic are here. Bobo has added to these the best of the modern innovations, while eliminating all the out-of-date and impractical sleights of his sources. You will learn all about palms, holds, flips, switches, change-overs, steals, cuffing, sleeving and other sleight-of-hand techniques; coin tricks requiring special devices are also included. The author guides you systematically from basic techniques, concealments and vanishes, through integrated tricks, to complete routined acts (18 in all). His clear explanations are splendidly complemented by 510 illustrations. Sleight-of-hand magic has consistently earned the respect of professional magicians . If you are yet an amateur, this easy-to-follow manual-together with regular practice-is the surest route to professional level competence. For professionals, this volume is a convenient encyclopedic reference that gathers in one place all the best coin magic from antiquity to modern times.

Would you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings? Mastering a few card tricks will allow you to do all that and more. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half-dozen astounding and entertaining sleights of hand. The authors, both noted authorities on magic, present complete, easy-to-understand explanations of shuffles, flourishes, the glide, the glimpse, false shuffles and cuts, the pass, the classic force and many other techniques. These will enable card handlers to perform over 100 mind-boggling feats of card magic, including Thought Stealer, Gray's Spelling Trick, Do As I Do, Now You See It, Obliging Aces, Rapid Transit, Kangaroo Card, A Tipsy Trick and dozens of others. Illustrated with more than 120 clear line drawings that make the explanations easy to follow, this exciting introduction to card conjuring will enable even beginners to develop professional-level skill and the ability to perform tricks guaranteed to astound family and friends.

It has been a few years since Phil Goldstein's last book of magic, Thabbatical, was released. It is now a sought-after work, out-of-print with secondhand copies hard to obtain. So what has Mr. Goldstein been up to since then? The answer is Redivider, a book containing 24 tricks and routines with cards, including mental feats, a devilish repeat Do-as-I-Do, a detective mystery, a lesson in sexual politics, a Poker demonstration with an historical surprise finish, and more-all based on one fascinating principle (no, not that principle, but a good one, nonetheless), with minimal manipulation. Mr. Goldstein, after giving a clear explanation of the self-working principle underlying all the pieces in the book, leads you from simple applications to ever more clever and confounding tricks and routines, many with full and very entertaining presentations!