Synopses & Reviews
With a foreword by David Copperfield!
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Theres nothing like performing magicand theres nothing like plodding through a text-heavy book on the subject whose illustrations dont quite do the trick.” By the publisher of Genii: The Conjurors Magazine, this book packs 450 full-color, step-by-step photographs, many from the magicians point of view, plus advice on how to patter with an audience while pulling off mind-blowing deceptions, illusions, and sleights of hand. From simple to advanced, and using household and inexpensive props, Knack Magic Tricks includes tricks using cards, coins, handkerchiefs, and fruit, as well as mental tricks, anytime tricks, standup tricks, and tricks especially for kids (to be performed both for them and by them).
Synopsis
From simple to advanced, and using household and inexpensive props, Knack Magic Tricks includes tricks using cards, coins, handkerchiefs, and fruit, as well as mental tricks, anytime tricks, standup tricks, and tricks especially for kids (to be performed both for them and by them).
Synopsis
Theres nothing like performing magic—and theres nothing like plodding through a text-heavy book on the subject whose illustrations dont quite “do the trick.” Enter
Knack Magic Tricks. With instructions distilled to the most essential information you need, combined with 450 full-color photographs that lead you step by step through each action (many from the magicians point of view), this book makes learning magic easier than you ever thought possible. Written by a noted authority, and using household and inexpensive props, it also offers plenty of advice on how to entertain an audience while performing mind-blowing deceptions, illusions, and sleight of hand. 450 full-color photos showing:Card Tricks * Coin Tricks
Mental Mysteries
String Tricks * Rope Tricks
Bill Tricks * Fruit Tricks
Handkerchief Tricks
Cup Tricks * Magic for Kids
About the Author
Richard Kaufman is the editor and publisher of Genii, The Conjurer's Magazine, an acclaimed magicians' journal. He has written and edited many books on magic for magicians and the public. Elizabeth OKeefe Kaufman is an award-winning reporter, photographer, designer, and previously the managing editor of National Jesuit News. Today shes publisher and art director of Genii.