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Brick Tilley began as an extra on the famous ER series TV show. He worked his way up to stand-in and finished as an actor. This is a diary he kept during 15 seasons. Included among other things is a detailed history of the Warner Brothers Studio and a description of a typical day of filming on the lot.

It is a must-read for anyone who is interested in working in the motion picture industry. This is the information you need in order to have a successful career in film.

You will learn a lot of bits and pieces about the cast and crew, and what it was like working for the show, including...

A simplified system of fortune telling.

One of the most effective ways of entertaining informally is by Fortune-Telling and, as a magician, you must have been asked many times if you can "tell fortunes". To do this properly requires much study and memory work, time you can probably not afford. So here is a new, simplified system that can easily be applied to Palmistry, the Tarot, Sand Reading, and almost every other form of divination. Apart from anything else, it's a great way to make friends.

The problem has always been to obtain sufficient 'cues' with which to give a 'reading'. Whilst...

This ebook is about a principle (a shuffling principle) that I discovered. More accurately, it is an extension of an already existing shuffling principle. In the original principle, the deck can be given one riffle shuffle at the end of a card location routine, after which the selected card can be located. In my variant principle, the deck can be given not one but two riffle shuffles at the end of a card location routine, after which the selected card can be located.

The ebook contains a detailed essay on both the original principle and the new principle, where the two principles are compared....

Sold today as Magic Coloring Book, for centuries these have been known as Blow Books. Senior Antonio Blitz worked from the 1830's through the 1860's. He possessed a rare hand-illustrated version. Kept constantly wrapped in heavy paper, he only unwrapped it while performing. This suggests he considered it to be of great value. We offer a few suggestions so that you can get the most response from this 200-plus-year-old marvel.

Note: This download video does not explain how the blow book is gimmicked or how to make one yourself. It is a common dealer item. The video provides a...

An original blurb read: Tragic Magic containing original magical sketches, tricks, some humour, and many interesting items that will grip you.

From The Sphinx: And here is another one that awakens my cereberzation - Harry Leat's Tragic Magic. Here is a book of 122 pages of the queerest conglomeration of sense and non-sense, good magic and irrelative matter - yet relating to magic - that has yet crossed my rugged editorial path. The table of contents lists 42 items, and I advise the purchaser of the book not to skip a single one of them. I do not know why the book is named Tragic Magic, for the magic...

These effects are designed to be performed in coffee shops, restaurants, offices and homes rather than the formal performance areas of the stage or parlor. They are designed to further your reputation as a mystery worker and will serve you well in your every day life.

This is a limited edition ebook, limited to 200 copies. Lybrary.com is authorized to sell 80 copies. Once 80 are sold it will vanish from the online catalog.

1st edition 2007; 15 pages.

From the introduction:

This recording was originally created and released by Val Andrews. In 1977 it was purchased by Martin Breese and is now owned and copyrighted by Lybrary.com.

runtime 45min

New and good illusions are hard to find nowadays. In this manuscript magic consultant and illusion designer Timo Dante publishes an illusion from his own collection.

As a magician you always want to look good and appear as such on stage. Air Dream is an appearance-illusion that even fools magicians:...

1st edition 2010, 36 pages.

Once again, Mark has put together a series of different effects tied together in a different way so that 90% of the script does not have to be memorized.

In addition to everyday items that are needed, one magic prop is required. Artwork that is a must for the climax of the séance is included.

For every sale, a $2.00 donation will be made to www.preventchildabuse.org.

1st edition 2013, 32 pages.

Let's assume you are the spectator and I am the magician. I have two identical large-print dictionaries. You chose a page (left or right), a column (left or right) and the word position from the top of a page, but not a page number. I hand you one dictionary and go into an adjoining room and select a word, on any page of the selected side of my dictionary, in the column and position you have chosen. While you do the same with your dictionary...a word, on any page, in the column and position you have selected! I return and you and I exchange...

From the introduction:

For the first time in this 15 min video (yep 15 mins it's that easy) Scott reveals the business card peek he has been using in his close up mentalism performances for many years. No manufacturing or craft skills required, no peek wallets, no business card cases, no envelopes, no special pens or any other paraphernalia, just your business cards and a pen.

One totally impromptu method, one requiring a one off 30 second set up and three variations to suit all styles.

Drop half a dozen of your business cards in your pocket along with a pen and you are all set to perform drawing duplications,...

Use Your Head - The spectator's selected card appears on your forehead.

The Surprised Gambler - A rapid gambling expose' with a surprise finish.

Paper Clip Discovery - Three selected cards end up paper clipped together. Bob Hummer contributed with Gardner on this one.

Vanish and Spell - After a selected card mysteriously vanishes from the pack, the spectator finds it by dealing and spelling.

Deck Through Handkerchief - A selected card penetrates a handkerchief. Next, the entire deck penetrates the hanky, leaving a second selected card behind.

The...

YES, the predicted stories may be selected in advance by the performer, to ensure they are "buzz-worthy."

YES, the newspaper is from a major metropolitan city.

YES, only one envelope is mailed.

YES, the same, mailed envelope is the one opened during the performance.

YES, you may use tracking (and pass this information on to the recipient) to ensure that each step of the routing and delivery can be verified.

YES, not one, not two, but five predictions can...

Some time ago, a weird and bizarre deck, unlike any other, came on the market - the Dead Rebel, Angels and Demons deck. (Check your favorite dealer to purchase it. This download does not include the deck.)

Apparently, it did not sell as well as was expected. There may be two reasons for this. First, it's weird and not the sort of thing your average magician might want to use. Secondly, only one routine came with the deck, a version of "Out of This World" - not a routine to set any audience on fire.

However, when I got the deck, it inspired several more engaging routines. In the manuscript,...

You begin with a challenge: can the spectator remember just four cards? You clearly display the Two of Hearts, Three of Diamonds, Four of Spades, and Five of Clubs. They're simple, random, and unforgettable. Or so they think.

Phase 1: The Transformation - Without a moment's hesitation, the four random cards are turned over to reveal they have transformed into the four Aces. The spectator's memory hasn't just failed; it has been completely rewritten.

Phase 2: The Callback - The spectator gathers the deck. To prove your control over their "fake memories," you instantly cut to the original...

18 contributors offering 26 Routines, including 110 Photos! Here is the lineup: Roy Walton, Gordon Bruce, Dave Robertson, Gavin Ross, David Walsh, Peter McLanachan, Steve Hamilton, Richard James, Gary Middleton, R. Paul Wilson, George McBride, Peter Duffie, Iain Girdwood, Scotty Johnston, David Forrest, Euan Bingham, Jim Boyd, Val Le-Val.

20 of these tricks have never been in print before!

1st edition, 2005; 80 pages.

Autograph Hunter: Roy causes a spectator's signature to jump from one card to anther. You'll love this!

The Hands of a Surgeon: Gordon compels an unwitting spectator to cut to the four Aces. It's not often Gordon publishes material, so...

This was Werner Miller's first English publication and it holds 51 astonishing tricks, all based on clever mathematical principles. You will find next to tricks with cards, numbers, and dice also topological tricks with paper and cardboard.

One of my favorite tricks is called "Quick Change Square" where a 4x4 square changes from a non-magic square to a magic square in a flash. In "Crazy Square", Werner combines the olde "Chinese Compass" with the "magic square" and produces a witty, lively piece. In "Aeolic Prelude", Werner takes a compass and an ESP deck to produce a nice little bit of ritual...

This is a two part routine - vanish three coins, one by one, and reproduce the same three coins again one by one.

The reason Radek prefers to first vanish coins and then make them reappear, as apposed to have three coins appear and then vanish them, is the fact that you can do this routine with borrowed coins. You start with examined coins and then show a miracle which is much stronger than the other way around. You borrow coins or take them out of your pocket – at this point there is no doubt these are just three regular coins. Magic starts when you vanish them. When the coins are re-produced...

Welcome to issue 3 of Card Shark, the highly anticipated monthly card magazine that contains awesome tricks from magicians around the world. Issue 1 (which is currently on top of the 'Hot list', meaning it is the bestseller in the last three months!) contained 5 tricks, Issue 2 (also in the Hotlist) contained 5 tricks, but this Christmas special contain 8 great tricks from well - known young magicians.

1. Edgy by Kevin Schaller - This could have easily been marketed as a single trick download, it is a very clever and visual prediction effect, where the card visually changes colour, and so does the face. ...

control routine with a watch, all the structure of the routine shapes a strong skeleton around which Jose has built a strong routine and taken care of every detail, wonderful!" - Nefesch

An impromptu demonstration of psychological influence with a borrowed watch! You make two predictions – one involving the spectator's conscious mind and the other involving her subconscious. Both predictions prove to be 100% accurate! Your spectators will have no choice but to believe you can control their thoughts and actions.

1st edition 2012, 8 pages.