Books

Norman L. Gilbreath first wrote about his discovery of the Gilbreath Principle in 1958. It was a revolutionary concept that had the potential to create a new wave of magic. The ability to hand a deck of cards to a participant, have them shuffle, and still be able to produce miracles was astounding. Especially when it was all self-working, hands-off, and ungimmicked. Unfortunately the magic community never tapped the full potential of this principle, leaving it to be forgotten apart from for the studious

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What is Psyware?

Psyware is Matt Mello’s groundbreaking approach to propless name guessing and star sign divinations.

The effect begins with a stranger thinking of a common female name, preferably someone whom they know. You go through a very fair and open process that allows the performer to provide a personality reading or fortune telling effect. Following this reading, the performer can accurately guess the thought-of name.

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Read Maximum Entertainment 2.0, the MOST beloved and practical book for the magician and mentalist who wants to rise above the crowd.

Revised. Expanded.

Now more than 75 pages longer, with tons of amplifications, clarifications, and additions, all aimed toward making you a better, stronger, more impactful performer.
Yet the same price as when it debuted in 2003.

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Told you so by Aire Allegro
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“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Mentalism is a subjective art form and we each do things are own way. Aire has taken a challenge I set Her and ran with it and the result is stunning! I’m proud to say this totally exceeded my expectations and I want to go on record and say I was wrong. My mouth is firmly closed! -Peter Turner

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Pit Hartling is among the top creators, authors and performers of card magic in the world today. His book Card Fictions has become a modern classic. This time Pit has turned to the memorized deck. The results are exceptional.

• New concepts in memorized-deck magic.
• Wide range of effects.

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“Very well thought out routine outstanding work as always from Nefesch. I love it!” –Neal Scryer

Hi Nefesch, thanks for sharing your book. I really enjoyed it – great work! There is a lot of great thinking here, and I really enjoyed seeing how your

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With 2001’s Shattering Illusions, Jamy Ian Swiss cemented his role as magic’s preeminent essayist. Perhaps no book ever written on the subject of magic has been so controversial and debated as Shattering Illusions, and it remains relevant and topical today. This book is a neo-classic and worthy of careful study.

Long out of print and on virtually every “must-read” magic list since its first printing, Shattering Illusions is finally available again, in a brand-new edition that features a new cover design and layout.

Shattering Illusions contains twenty essays that will reshape the way you think about magic. Jamy Ian Swiss examines why we do magic at all, what it means to be “commercial” in magic, what makes for good and bad magic, why critics and the public hold magic in such low regard, and much more.

Praise for Shattering Illusions:

“Jamy Ian Swiss is an esteemed colleague, a terrific performer, and someone who cares very deeply about the art of magic… For Mr. Swiss, complacency is not an option… Shattering Illusions contains no tricks, but it contains many of the real secrets of successful magic… Shattering Illusions is an important book. Buy it. Study it. Think about it. You’ll be a better magician for having done so.”
– Michael Close, MAGIC, November 2002

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