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Dave Arch Interview
Dave Arch & Scott Wells
Listen in as Scott Wells, host of The Magic Word Podcast interviews Lybrary author, Dave Arch, on a wide range of topics including his school show business model, his work in teaching magic to corporate trainers, the systematic growing of a local magic club, and Dave's series of ebooks and videos on Scientific Cold Reading released through Lybrary.com.
1st edition 2018, length 1 h 4 min
Tricks For Everyone
David Devant
Clever conjuring with common objects. Illustrated with 134 photographs.
From the introduction:
The following chapters will be found to be practical lessons in conjuring. Many people have the erroneous idea that if they know how a trick is done they are quite capable of presenting it to an audience. I have always found that a very little experience will show such persons that the mere knowledge of the secret of a trick is not of much value to a beginner unless it is accompanied by some simple instructions showing him the best way of using his knowledge. Therefore, I shall not merely give...
J. C. Grand Finale
Jack Chanin
Silks at your finger tips.
From the introduction:
I have performed this silk act many times and have received numerous requests to put it in print. I am certain that if the reader of this book will apply himself to the contents and study the illustrations carefully he will have at his command not only a beautiful act but one that he will be more than proud to present any place and under any conditions. The possibilities for adding to this act and making it still more spectacular are unlimited. Within these pages you will find added suggestions that I have used myself and found to be practical,...
Jaysee Silk Color Change Supreme
Jack Chanin
From the introduction:
The author believes, along with several other well known professional magicians, that it is one of the cleanest cut color changing routine to be obtained, and in closing wishes to thank Mr. William H. Hanna for the valuable assistance given, with several of the moves and the fine illustrations in this book.
1st edition 1936, 10 pages; PDF 8 pages.
Tips on Tricks
Milbourne Christopher
Christopher reveals his favorite tips, ideas, gags, patter and effects from his own shows. Get more from the magic you already own.
Divided into three parts, you get Tips on Tricks; Nite Club Magic (featuring suggestions from the author and Russell Swann); and Up From the Audience - a chapter of practical tips for getting the best audience helpers up on stage to assist you.
A wealth of practical, tested material for any performer, written by the author who brought you Stretching A Rope. One of the finest values in magic.
"[A] non-padded presentation of bits, gags and "business"...
Paper Paradox
Dave Arch
Have you ever seen the paper puzzle where you try and find a hidden message or picture without tearing or ripping the folded paper? If not, you can see it here:
You'll be taken step-by-step in this instructional video as you learn to make The Paper Paradox (without any complicated origami folds) for your own fun (and/or marketing). You'll also receive an MSWord template for customizing to your own message (download from the digital shelf). Prospects sure keep this puzzle longer and show it to more people than any business card.
1st edition 2018, length 6 min 30 s.
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Solar Wind
William Lee
Solar Wind - The Perpetual Floating Card - is not so much a magic trick as it is a piece of magic art. A card hovers above the deck...and just keeps on hovering. Leave it on a desk, table, or shelf and it could be enjoyed for years.
Is the method invisible? It depends on the surface, the background, and the lighting. Set up on a dark surface it is very difficult to see the mechanism, even from a couple of feet away. By choosing the right conditions it is possible to make it even more invisible. However, the method is not 100% invisible.
This is hard to build. Some of the steps require...
The Telesthesia Code
Unknown Mentalist
This is a two person telepathy act. The Telesthesia Code is simple and easy yet undetectable. You and your assistant (or partner or spouse etc) can learn this code in under 5 minutes. There are absolutely no words that need to be spoken nor any body signals required. You and your assistant do not even face each other and there is no eye contact. And yet, you can seemingly relay thoughts to your assistant.
This method is ideal for close up situations and with a bit of audience management can easily be adapted to a parlor situation too.
The effect as it plays out from the audience point...
Top Secrets of Magic 3
J. G. Thompson Jr.
From the introduction by Martin Gardner:
With this distinguished background it is little wonder that his latest series of books, Top Secrets of Magic, of which this is the third, is a veritable treasure trove of material, clearly and simply explained, and displaying a remarkable knowledge of what has been done and is being done today in every branch of conjuring. The large clear photographs make the text delightfully easy to follow. Magicians throughout the world will look forward now to volume 4, then 5, and as many more as Jim will find time to write, for he is putting together...
Top Secrets of Magic 2
J. G. Thompson Jr.
From the introduction by Milbourne Christopher:
I first heard of Jim Thompson in the pages of Ted Annemann's Jinx. Then his main interest was mental magic. I have never seen him perform, but I have seen many magicians use the tricks he has put into print. I always visualize him as a mild-mannered man who would make an excellent beacon in a blackout. See his "Moonlight Madness," page 301 in Annemann's Practical Mental Effects, or page 265 in My Best.
This current volume of "Top Secrets" is the second in a planned trilogy. You have most of the...
Top Secrets of Magic 1
J. G. Thompson Jr.
What a wonderful book on sleight of hand magic with small objects this is - profusely illustrated with more than 200 photos, by a recognized inventor, author, and reviewer of magic.
From the introduction by Blackstone:
But, there has always been a dearth of practical routines, probably due to the difficulty encountered by most magicians in linking tricks into a smoothly flowing series of mysteries and, perhaps, because of some innate trait of laziness found in most of us. That is why I am so impressed and pleased with the text of Jim’s book. It truly helps to fill an unfortunate...
Hello Sucker! Encyclopedia of the 3 Shell Game
Jack Chanin
Encyclopedia of the 3-shell game, completely exposed, revised and enlarged, including the latest routines, profusely illustrated, and comprehensively described.
Table of Contents
- Forward
- Forward, Junior
- The Author Speaks
- Chapter 1 Point On Shells
- Chapter 2 The Correct Pea
- Chapter 3 How To Make A Pea
- Chapter 4 The Size Of The Pea
- Chapter 5 Working Surface
- Chapter 6 The 3 Shell Game
- Chapter 7 Fundamentals
- Chapter 8 Red, White & Blue
- Chapter 9 You Hold It
- Chapter 10 Over The Top
- Chapter 11 Double Pea
- Chapter 12 Back Hand Trick
- Chapter 13 Variation
- Chapter 14 Which One, Bub? ...
Im Fokus Nr. 2: Nie wieder
Christian Scherer
Die äusserst überzeugende und täuschende Präsentation eines Klassikers.
Der Vorführende berichtet, wie er als Anfänger von einem Falschspieler hereingelegt wurde. Dieser zeigte drei Riesenkarten vor, eine Dame, einen König und ein Ass. Der Vorführende sollte Geld auf eine Karte setzen. Er setzte 10 Euro auf den König, diesen stellte der Falschspieler beiseite, die beiden anderen Karten daneben. Als er die einzelne Karte umdrehte, war es jedoch nicht der König, sondern die Dame, und der Vorführende verlor. Nun setzte der Vorführende 20 Euro auf das Ass, an der Stelle des Asses...
Magisches Spezialthema Nr. 12: Das Schatzkästlein der Zauberkunst
Dr. Hans-Gerhard Stumpf
- Farb - Chips mit Karten
- Die 'alte' Schraubenmutter im neuen Gewande
- Ein zweiter Durchdringungs-Effekt
- Der Griff in die Vergangenheit
- Der zersägte Luftballon
- Unsere Messerfärbung
- Das Rätsel in ROT und SCHWARZ
- Ein etwas brutaler STOP - Trick
Erstausgabe 1983, 24 Seiten; erste digitale Ausgabe 2018, 22 Seiten.
Telepathic Trio
Eddie Clever & J. G. Thompson Jr.
Thompson and Clever unite again to bring you three baffling mental mysteries that you and your audiences will enjoy.
Magicians and mentalists everywhere raved about this collection when it was first released. Long out of print, this revised manuscript is once again available to a new generation of performers.
Sh-h-h-h-h-h! (Clever) - A spectacular blindfold mystery with secret agent patter. Audience members tear a spectator-written letter to shreds and hand the pieces to the performer behind his back. The performer, unable to see the pieces or even discern which side is up, unfailingly...
Puzzling Placemats
Dave Arch
The next time you perform at or host a dinner (Thanksgiving?) consider making copies of these three different placemats - setting them out on the tables for people to play with during the dinner or prior to your show. The magic works for them, and they won't even be sure how it worked! They'll take the placemats with them to show their friends. While you're at it, why not put your contact information on the back? Includes a Bermuda Triangle Mystery based on a Jim Steinmeyer idea and a Terri Rogers' concept of using patterned borders for a fun pencil race. Designed by a professional graphic artist, these...
Plans For Deception
Peter Warlock
From the Foreword:
The welcome accorded to Design for Magic has given me the necessary encouragement to present this present volume. I hope that among the score of original ideas and effects, there may be something of use for every type of magician. Some of the effects rely in part upon mechanism for their accomplishment. My views on mechanism in Magic agree with those well expressed by John Mulholland, who a few years ago wrote the following in The Sphinx.
"When mechanics are used in Magic, they must be so designed and constructed that they are infallible. When a trick...
Adventures of a Ventriloquist
John Manley
The magic of the voice with many hints for beginners.
From the Introduction:
For nearly the whole period of the present war I have lectured to and entertained many tens of thousands of members of H.M. Forces—men and women—in Camps, Sites and Barracks of every type, including Military Hospitals, Institutions and a multitude of children.
It is at the repeated requests of these men and women in the Forces that I am writing this little book of my ventriloquial experiences collected over a lifetime, and I am hopeful that it will act as a tonic and give encouragement to all who may be...
Magic For the Millions
unknown
How to do magic easily and quickly, including illusions, stage magic, parlor magic, sleight-of-hand, and party stunts.
From the Foreword:
The Author of Magic For the Millions is a retired magician of many years' experience as a professional showman, entertainer, writer, compiler and creator of humor. He lets us peek into the mysteries of magic; he regales us with a lot of new party stunts; he tells us what to do to amuse guests at the dinner table.
Table of Contents
- PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD
- Sawing a Pretty Girl in Halves
- The Famous Mail Bag Escape
- Escape from a Paper Sack
- Madam Spoof,...
Ad Rem 6
Werner Miller
Mathematische Sonderheiten ausgenützt um zu verblüffen, vergessene Trickprinzipien, und ander Gustostückerln.
[Die Effekte überlappen sich zum Großteil mit der englischen Sub Rosa Serie.]
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Ein brach liegendes Trickprinzip
- Dunkle Persönlichkeitsseiten
- Aug' um Aug'
- (K)noblesse oblige
- Vis-a-vis
- Bei Bedarf "löchrig"
- Binärer Zahlenkompass
- Binärer Kartenkompass
- Binärer Kartenwürfel
- Abseits von Binär und Ternär
- Es geht noch mehr!
- Owlright
- Vier Fragen
- Sieben Fragen
- "Bubenstück"
- Alternat-IV-en
- occhi-doki
- Vari-8-ionen
- Schwier16, aber...
The Master Code
Robert A. Nelson
Positively the last word on two-person mentalism, allowing names, dates, personal effects, zodiac signs and much more to be quickly and effectively transmitted without the use of electronics or gimmicks.
Your audience will be spellbound as they witness your sensational and uncanny demonstrations of Mental Telepathy. Audience questions, personal articles, birth dates, zodiac signs and more are revealed by the on stage psychic. If you remember the mesmerizing nightclub performance by the suave mentalist in the motion picture "Nightmare Alley," then you've seen a sample of what a successful...
The Ready Reader
Anthony Nelmar Albino & Devin Knight
This ebook is part of Forbidden Knowledge.
This little-known system is unique and one of the best systems every developed for cold reading a person. This system was first released by Nelmar in the late 30s. The cool thing about this system is that no two readings are alike, yet, they are spot on and very accurate. Yes, that means if people compare notes afterward, they both will have non-similar readings that apply to them almost 100%.
This is not possible if you are using one of the Nelson stock readings, as with that method the reader memorizes a stock reading that applies to almost anyone and repeats...
Giant Balloon Reindeer
Dave Arch
Ready to up your game beyond a pencil balloon animal . . . but don't have time to learn a complicated series of sculptures large enough for the platform or stage? Want a multi-phased balloon sculpture that plays well on stage and also serves equally well as a back-of-the-room sales piece? In spite of the fact that you only create one balloon reindeer as part of your show, no one in your audience needs be disappointed since they can purchase a kit (thoughtfully provided by you) with the necessary balloons and an instruction sheet that explains how to make one of the reindeers at home.
This...
Im Fokus Nr. 1: Entfesselt
Christian Scherer
Die Reihe «Im Fokus» von Christian Scherer
In dieser Reihe des bekannten Autors werden keine "Street Magic"-Kunststücke beschrieben, sondern Kunststücke mit starker Publikumswirkung für eher formale Vorstellungen im Close-up- und Salonbereich. Es handelt sich nicht um Puzzles, die man nach einmaligem Durchlesen vorführen kann. Für das Meistern guter Zauberkunst gibt es keine Abkürzungen. In den mit zahlreichen Illustrationen versehenen Beschreibungen mehr oder weniger bekannter Kunststücke und Variationen davon wird das Zusammenspiel von Präsentation, Technik und Misdirection erläutert....