- Paperback: 264 pages
- Publisher: Southwater (24 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844761851
- ISBN-13: 978-1844761852
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 16.6 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 745,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Magic is universally recognized as a wonderful form of entertainment, both as a hobby and a professional art form. This book reveals the secrets of a wide range of tricks and explains how to achieve a polished performance, with tips and advice on planning, patter, diversion, movements, rehearsing, and creating your own performance style. The book opens with an introduction to the most important events and names in magic's rich history, including comedy and close-up magicians, illusionists and television magicians. Then the heart of the book is the detailed revelation of 120 tricks, under the seven major magic categories: Card Magic: The scope for performing tricks with cards is enormous. This chapter explains how to grip, shuffle and control cards, how to force cards, do self-working tricks and perform advanced card flourishes. Dinner Table Magic: Items found on the dinner table can be used to entertain and amaze your guests. The tricks in this chapter focus on glasses, napkins, cutlery, straws, cups and sugar cubes. Match Magic: The shape and size of matches make them ideal for creating optical illusions and simple magic tricks. With a box of matches in your pocket, you can perform an entire magic show. String, Cord and Rope Magic: The cut and restored rope effect is a staple of the magician's repertoire. This chapter shows how to do this and other illusions such as making a knot disappear at will. Mind Magic: Your audiences will believe that you have psychic powers with the routines in this chapter. There are many ways of creating the impression of mind-reading and thought transference. Silk, Thimble and Paper Magic: Magic tricks using handkerchiefs and small objects have always been popular. This chapter shows how to do a variety of sleights of hand with these everyday props. Money Magic: Everyone enjoys watching money appear out of thin air. Once you have learnt basic techniques such as palming and vanishing, there are many tricks to perform with both coins and banknotes. With all these incredible magic tricks and more than 1,100 step-by-step colour photographs, this book will enable you to amaze your friends and family.
About the Author
Nicholas Einhorn is a highly experienced magician. He is a member of The Inner Magic Circle and has been awarded the prestigious "gold star" for his high standard of performance. He became The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year in 1996. He is a frequent performer at celebrity parties, and television credits include TV AM, Sky Star Search, This Morning, The Human Brain, Carlton Kids and The Hidden World of London. His illusions have been purchased and performed by magicians all over the world, including some of the biggest and most established names in the business, such as Paul Daniels and David Copperfield.
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Plainly Written and Beautifully Illustrated Book of Magic Tricks
30 Nov 2009
Format:Paperback
Einhorn teaches 120 tricks in 256 pages. Beginning with an interesting, though brief, history of magic, the remainder of his book is devoted almost entirely to impromptu and close-up magic with cards, matches, strings, ropes, silks, thimbles, paper, money, and items from the dinner table. All but a dozen or so of the tricks can be done without gimmicks or fakes using items that can be carried in your pocket or that you have at hand. When gimmicks or fakes are required, Einhorn teaches his readers how to make them. No expensive purchases are necessary.
My copy of the book was purchased at a book store and came packed in a Magic Kit along with several props: Pack of Playing Cards, Magic Scarf, Magic Rope, Dice, Plastic Coins, and Thimble.
Included in the book is the trick that fooled Houdini when he saw it performed way back in the 1920s. A watch is borrowed from a spectator and placed under the center of a handkerchief. Several people are asked to reach underneath to verify that the watch is indeed still there. The magician then makes a magical gesture and whips the handkerchief away, showing that the watch is gone!
The most spectacular trick in the book is Snowstorm in China, an illusion that is performed by professional magicians around the world as a sensational closing routine for their shows. This trick is done with tissue paper, first torn into strips, then dipped in a glass of water, removed, rolled into a ball, and squeezed dry. To aid the drying process, the magician picks up a Chinese fan. As the ball of wet tissue paper is being fanned, the tissue paper begins to turn into confetti, creating a miniature snowstorm that fills the air and covers the stage.
This book is beautifully illustrated with 1,000 full color photographs. There is an elaborate table of contents in front and a detailed index in back, along with a brief glossary and a helpful international list of magic shops with their street addresses and Internet URLs, but no bibliography.
Einhorn's book contains much of value for the budding magician from junior high age on up. More seasoned magicians, whether amateur or professional, will also find items in this book which can be added to their repertoire.
My copy of the book was purchased at a book store and came packed in a Magic Kit along with several props: Pack of Playing Cards, Magic Scarf, Magic Rope, Dice, Plastic Coins, and Thimble.
Included in the book is the trick that fooled Houdini when he saw it performed way back in the 1920s. A watch is borrowed from a spectator and placed under the center of a handkerchief. Several people are asked to reach underneath to verify that the watch is indeed still there. The magician then makes a magical gesture and whips the handkerchief away, showing that the watch is gone!
The most spectacular trick in the book is Snowstorm in China, an illusion that is performed by professional magicians around the world as a sensational closing routine for their shows. This trick is done with tissue paper, first torn into strips, then dipped in a glass of water, removed, rolled into a ball, and squeezed dry. To aid the drying process, the magician picks up a Chinese fan. As the ball of wet tissue paper is being fanned, the tissue paper begins to turn into confetti, creating a miniature snowstorm that fills the air and covers the stage.
This book is beautifully illustrated with 1,000 full color photographs. There is an elaborate table of contents in front and a detailed index in back, along with a brief glossary and a helpful international list of magic shops with their street addresses and Internet URLs, but no bibliography.
Einhorn's book contains much of value for the budding magician from junior high age on up. More seasoned magicians, whether amateur or professional, will also find items in this book which can be added to their repertoire.
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How to Do Magic Tricks
19 Jan 2007
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I purchased for a friend for Christmas and he loved it.
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