Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
I have noticed that there have not been too many hits to the Library Research page in the magic library and I wanted to encourage users to take a look (if you have not allready) as we are creating an index of worth while tricks and methods found in the free books. For example some of you may recognize our latest finding, “The Phantom Artist” from Practical Mental Magic By Theodore Annemann pages 100-102. Here is an effect that has been improved upon and being sold today on DVD as a rep making street magic effect. So be sure to not neglect the Library Research page and be sure to email us your findings if you feel like sharing.
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Through my online journeys and searches over the past few days trying to find more content for the site, I am finding myself in awe over the insane amount of free information that exists out there regarding magic and illusions. I’m not talking about “exposure”, that is boring, I’m talking about good solid “Textual Data” on magic. The following are books for download at Google books, and all completely FREE. Some are only previews, while many that I came across have much of the book available.
Check this online copy of the “Memoirs of Robert Houdini” for download at google books.
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
or The Complete Idiots Guide to Magic Tricks, a 374 page book on magic tricks
Science Experiments Index - (Science and magic Rocks!)
Presenting and Training with Magic - 53 simple tricks you can do to energize any audience.
Magic in Theory: An Introduction to the Theoretical and Psychological
Self-Working Card Tricks: 72 Foolproof Card Miracles for the Amateur Magician
Scarne on Card Tricks - 55 professional card trick
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks - 402 pages (wow)
The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks - 352 pages
The Art of Magic -352 pages
Self-Working Number Magic: 101 Foolproof Tricks - 154 pages
and the list goes on and on and on to no end.Id be willing to bet you that almost any modern effect out there today was inspired by a trick that was learned by the creator from books JUST like the ones listed above. Id even bet there is a torn and restored card routine you could tweak in one of those books. This is such a great find I am creating a page titled “Magic Library” in the upper right sidebar which will contain this list of links AND I will continue to update it and organize it as I find more relevant books to add to the library (and trust me I will) so be sure and bookmark the library and NOT this post.
Cheers
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