This is a basic book which describes, in detail, the utility prop magicians commonly use called 'the pull'.
Jack Bridwell tells all about this universal magical gimmick. He explains how to set it up and the dozens of different effects that can be accomplished with it.
Puppetrix tells you how to bring new life to the old glove puppet. This book details a magic sequence with plenty of humorous and exciting situations. Throughout, the puppet feuds with the magician for a novel act.
There are also other ideas, including Mr. Larsen's "Little Joe and His Box of Tricks" routine, and T. Page Wright's presentations and suggestions.
Aldo Colombini knows how to entertain and how to make an audience REACT. This book contains another large collection of 40 proven miracles of magic. These effects provide maximum entertainment value with minimum technical skill and will compel your audience to react to the magic. An outstanding collection of very clever material.
Ormond McGill explores the realm of Mental Magic. Each chapter is a lesson, through examples, on the basics of learning how to read minds though contact and non-contact methods. There are instructions on Hypnotism and Mind-Over-Body magic, Developing Your Clairvoyant Talent, and the Art of Psychometry (reading the past of objects). One chapter concentrates on training the memory for Master Memory Demonstrations. Using the methods detailed in each chapter, the final result is The Real Mental Magic Show, presented at the end of the book complete with patter.
Each chapter is comprehensively annotated and referenced for further study into this fascinating phenomenon.
