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Art and Artifice, Jim Steinmeyer
Secret Revelations, Criss Angel
The Magician and the Cardsharp, Karl Johnson
Freak Out Your Friends, Pete Firman
Idiot's Guide to Street Magic, Tom Ogden
Carter Beats the Devil, Glen David Gold
The Secret Life of Houdini, Kalush and Sloman
With 50 rude, sick, and mind-blowing stunts, any practical joker or novice magician will be armed with an arsenal of fresh, fun, and easy pranks to play on friends and loved ones. Each trick is fully outlined with thorough directions and colorful, step-by-step photographs and needs minimal preparation—no top hats, capes, or trap doors are required. Jokers will be able to resurrect dead flies, snuff out lit cigarettes on their tongues, swallow table knives, bend spoons with their noses, cut off their thumbs with scissors, and make messages appear on their skin, all to the wonder and amusement of onlookers. Simple yet impressive card tricks are also included for the "prestidigitally challenged." |
Review of Pete Firman's Freak Out Your Friends
Pete Firman is a very talented and very unique magician and comedian. He has starred on the British television magic shows Dirty Tricks, Monkey Magic, and The Secret World of Magic.
The book teaches really wierd tricks and pranks that will gross out your friends. Some of the tricks are based on principles in magic, and some are basic bar bets, both of which will guarantee an entertaining night for all. Pete has a witty sense of humor that will be a joy to read, and once practiced, the tricks will make you the talked about trickster.
The book is extremely well produced. Pictures and side notes are included with the material. Pete has comically included tid bits about how to perform these effects safely and how to get the best reaction. Once you pick up the book, you won't put it down until you've absorbed the plethera of ideas Pete Firman has presented. All of the effects are tried and proven, and they'll definitely freak out your friends. If you don't have a copy of the book yet, you can grab it by clicking on any of the links. Amazon provides the best prices for books, so you will be taken there to get your copy. Also, consider the other wonderful books mentioned below this review.
Everyone knows that most magic tricks are simply sleight-of-hand. Mental magic, on the other hand, can give the illusion of real paranormal powers. This dazzling collection offers a rich selection of mind-reading, spirit-raising, future-telling illusions, complete with tips on how to present them most effectively. Read palms with amazing accuracy, predict the future with tarot cards, conjure up table-tipping spirits, find psychic connections between people and their possessions, receive uncanny messages from the beyond, and even seem to know what people are thinking. Of course, it's all in fun and all the explanations include the magician's "patter" that goes with each trick--assuring that no matter how spooky the effect, the audience isn't shocked or terrified, but delightfully amazed. | |
Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats (requiring no special equipment). Author offers insider’s tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging and all else needed to make any trick a foolproof success. Lucidly written, thoroughly diagrammed book by one of magic’s legendary figures. | |
Tricks with Your Head is the world’s greatest (and only) collection of hilarious, mystifying, and sometimes repulsive magic tricks that you can perform with your very own head. If you’ve only thought of your head as a receptacle for so-called higher learning, or as a structure for keeping your haircut from falling into your body cavity, rejoice! Now you can use that ten-pound meatball between your shoulders as a source of ribald entertainment. Best of all, when you learn to perform a head trick, you can never be caught without your prop. Mac King and Mark Levy have perfected the ultimate mix of head games (literally) in this clever illustrated volume that teaches you how to:
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