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Theory, Articles & Reviews

Theory is too often neglected. As the saying goes "The most practical thing is a good theory," you should be well grounded in magic's theory. We offer a wide variety of titles from the classics Our Magic, The Art of Magic and Fitzkee's trilogy, to modern articles by some of the most respected and outspoken teachers like Jamy Ian Swiss and Michael Close. You might also want to browse our Marketing category which offers a lot of advice on how to present yourself in a professional manner.

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A Masterclass in Comedy Vol. 1
A Masterclass in Comedy Vol. 1

Terry Seabrooke is a genius at comedy. He has only to walk out in front of an audience and they begin to laugh. In these recordings Terry explains how you take a standard prop and turn it into a comedy item.

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Terry Seabrooke  2008-12-04   $9.00  Read More 
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A Masterclass in Comedy Vol. 2
A Masterclass in Comedy Vol. 2

This is volume two of Terry Seabrook's comedy masterclass. How do you take any object and turn it into a comedy item?

Terry is one of the funniest magicians. He has entertained lay audiences and magicians and they all fall under his spell. It is all

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Terry Seabrooke  2008-12-04   $9.00  Read More 
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A Simple Guide to Creativity
A Simple Guide to Creativity

A thoroughly understandable explanation about how to create new magic and the techniques for improving the magic that you already do. De-mystify the creative process and open up your mind to simple yet effective ways to improve your magic.

Over the
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Mark Leveridge  2007-11-13   $14.00  Read More 
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Acting for Magicians
Acting for Magicians

A practical workbook for the serious performer.

One of the main reasons magicians neglect the "acting" part of magic is because magic is such a demanding discipline to learn. A performing magician wears many hats. The magician has to learn sleights,

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Richard L. Tenace  2009-07-07   $12.00  Read More 
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Ask Roberto Giobbi
Ask Roberto Giobbi

This is a completely new type of product we are all extremely excited about. It is your personal line to one of the most respected teachers of magic and card magic in particular - Roberto Giobbi.

Imagine you could ask Roberto anything you wanted and

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Roberto Giobbi  2009-04-15   $19.00  Read More 
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Creativity - The Secrets of Invention
Creativity - The Secrets of Invention

At the 5th British Close Up Magic Symposium, John Bannon and Mark Leveridge held an open discussion for nearly an hour on creativity in close up magic. The techniques revealed in the course of this discussion will enable you to set about creating and refining
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John Bannon &
Mark Leveridge
 2008-01-30   $15.00  Read More 
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Encore: Creativity in the Art of Magic
Encore: Creativity in the Art of Magic

Robert Houdin once said, "A magician is an actor playing the part of a magician". If this is true, then what character are you playing on stage and how are you playing it? To be an entertainer one must learn to be and think creatively. This 21 page lecture
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Kyle Peron  2009-01-25   $15.00  Read More 
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic

This is a new edition of the famous and unique magic dictionary by Bart Whaley. Bart has continued to correct entries in this dictionary until the present. We have converted everything to PDF and added bookmarks for each entry in the dictionary as well
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Barton Whaley  2007-02-08   $50.00  Read More 
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Hobservations on Comedy Clubs
Hobservations on Comedy Clubs

The title might be a bit misleading as most of the advice is applicable to any magician who wants to add comedy to their performance.

If you are serious about mixing magic and comedy you need to read this. It will either make you reconsider your choice

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Jeff Hobson  2009-07-07   $14.00  Read More 
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How to be a Part-Time Pro
How to be a Part-Time Pro

Gene Anderson shares his international experience and opinion on things ranging from the difference between semi-pro and part-time pro, timing, entertaining. Excellent information on how to improve and get the most out of your act.

This tape contains

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Gene Anderson  2009-10-21   $12.00  Read More 
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Jamy Ian Swiss Book Reviews
Jamy Ian Swiss Book Reviews

Unless you have been hiding in the basement for the last decade, you know Jamy Ian Swiss has been writing insightful, well written, educational, funny, and opinionated book reviews for Genii magazine. Swiss, soon to begin his ninth year of book criticism,
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Jamy Ian Swiss  2005-09-09   $27.50  Read More 
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Magic by Misdirection
Magic by Misdirection

This volume, book three in the trilogy, is all about the psychology in magic. Mechanics alone, a sleight or move, are not sufficient to produce a strong magic effect. Dexterity by itself is more like juggling. Only if misdirection, the psychological aspect
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Dariel Fitzkee  2006-08-11   $9.00  Read More 
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Magic by Theory
Magic by Theory

As the title suggests, this is a pure work about theory, but not old and dusty thoughts, instead a fresh and new look by Daniel Tyler. Certainly you will find topics which are as old as magic, such as 'the merit of gimmicks' and 'misdirection', but you
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Daniel Skahen  2005-09-10   $7.50  Read More 
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Magical Cartoons & Interpolations
Magical Cartoons & Interpolations

Harry Leat presents a great selection of cartoons with a magical theme, many of which reveal a universal truth. They will make you think, just as they will make you laugh. Harry also continues his stories from Forty Years in & around Magic.

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Harry Leat  2005-09-08   $3.00  Read More 
Michael Close In Review
Michael Close In Review

Read and search all the reviews from Magic Magazine from 1995-2005. It contains almost 1400 pages of text, over 1500 books, videotapes, DVDs and tricks from the last 10 years.

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Michael Close  2006-01-27   $20.00  Read More 
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Mysterious Mr. Yu
Mysterious Mr. Yu

Mysterious Mr. Yu or Haldane of the Secret Service is a story (film script) to one of Houdini's own movie creations. It features Houdini as Haldane, a secret service agent who fights an evil ring of counterfeiters, interwoven with a love story.

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Harry Houdini  2005-09-07   $2.00  Read More 
Our Magic
Our Magic

Two things are noteworthy. One, it is a must read book for magic theory interested. Two, it has a 20 page biographical index of card tricks. This includes sleights as well. Anybody doing research on card moves or routines should have this index. It makes
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Nevil Maskelyne &
David Devant
 2005-09-07   $8.00  Read More 
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Paul Fleming Book Reviews Vol. 1-3
Paul Fleming Book Reviews Vol. 1-3

Paul Fleming wrote what some consider the best book reviews in magic ever. This is the collection of all three volumes, in total 167 book reviews. Many reviewers then and now chose to write largely very positive reviews, more like an ad rather than a critical
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Paul Fleming  2007-01-12   $15.00  Read More 
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Performance: The Magic of Magic
Performance: The Magic of Magic

What is it that enables a magician to truly connect with their spectators and create magical moments? I believe the answer can be summed up in one word: PERFORMANCE

An in-depth discussion of the components of PERFORMANCE, including all forms of misdirection,

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Hank Morfin  2009-10-26   $15.00  Read More 
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Pocket Power
Pocket Power

Jarle Leirpoll is one of Norway's leading Stand-Up and Close-Up performers. He received the Norwegian magician of the year award in 1998. You will find effective and deceptive ways to switch, ditch and steal - using only the normal pockets and occasionally
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Jarle Leirpoll  2005-09-08   $13.00  Read More 
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