

This handy little book explains and shows clearly how to perform around 100 close-up magic tricks and illusions. Paul Zenon, David Blaine and Dynamo and a host of other great magicians have made fooling people cool again. More than 100 tricks of many types are fully explained, from tricks so easy they are self-working to more complicated slieght-of-hand illusions that require a lot of practice. Zenon gives advice about how to best perform the tricks, when and how to use them for best effect, as well as his unique insight to the world of magic and illusion. Review: Good fun book - My daughter enjoyed this book and has a new collection of things to annoy everyone with Review: Well written and easy to understand - Well written and easy to understand. Seems to go from super easy to difficult pretty quickly though (just me?). Starts with the easy tricks like making a pen disappear (chuck it behind your mark's head), to digital dexterity tricks manipulating coins, then ends with quite complex card tricks. Good starter guide for anyone with an interest in any sort of performance magic.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 188 Reviews |
H**Y
Good fun book
My daughter enjoyed this book and has a new collection of things to annoy everyone with
A**S
Well written and easy to understand
Well written and easy to understand. Seems to go from super easy to difficult pretty quickly though (just me?). Starts with the easy tricks like making a pen disappear (chuck it behind your mark's head), to digital dexterity tricks manipulating coins, then ends with quite complex card tricks. Good starter guide for anyone with an interest in any sort of performance magic.
S**Y
Great all rounder
This is a very good book, I've been a fan of Pauls since I was little and I saw his tv specials. The book gives you many tricks and sleights to perform, graduating in difficulty as the book goes on. There is detailed pictures as well to give you a visual representation of the text and make it more comprehensible. I also really like Paul has put in suggestions for talk and patter which you don't get in many magic books, but this gives, especially beginner magicians, a full rounded act to perform and get started with rather than struggling to think what to say. The book is a pocket sized so you can carry it out and about. With most magic books, this is a good book to dive in and out of when you want to learn something new, rather than try and digest it all in one go.
C**Y
great present
got this for my litle brother as he was into dynamo the magician. its a great step by step book and is full of great little card tricks. it has illustrations as well as instructions to follow and my brother mastered some of the tricks right away. its about A5 size and makes a great little sotcking filler. would recommed it for anyone who is magician mad!
J**Y
Three Stars
Bought for my young nephew, bit complicated for him.
Z**9
Street Magic: Street Tricks, Sleight of Hand and Illusion
This book arrived promptly, well packaged and exactly as described so a good purchasing experience. The book itself is very much a budget paperback with thin cover and pages printed on low quality paper, but having skimmed through the contents it is well written by Paul Zenon who as a professional magician knows what he is talking about. A book for the enthusiast, but well worth the purchase price.
A**O
Offers a great set of basic magic skills and it is well ...
This was an interesting read, as you can probably gather, there are lots of tricks with coins, cards annd misc. other props. Offers a great set of basic magic skills and it is well written and illustrated. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interesting in learning some basic illusions and their workings.
E**A
Brilliant
Love this book. It's easy to follow and yet the few tricks I've tried out have really impressed my friends and family. Worth the buy, adn can't wait to get stuck in with more tricks.
R**E
Fรกcil de entender y seguir
Sencillo, explicaciones muy buenas Me sirve como ayuda e ideas para shows de magia
C**N
Consigliato, effetti validi e impromptu
Libro ricco di validi effetti, per la maggior parte impromptu quindi senza grandi preparazioni, che spaziano dalla cartomagia, alla magia mentale, alla magia con oggetti comuni. Consiglio vivamente questo testo sia ai principianti, che agli utenti intermedi.
M**O
Looked better than I thought
Nice quality, very informative, takes practice
P**T
Per principianti o per chi cerca nuove idee...
Volumetto semplice e facile da leggere, qualche effetto e' degno di nota, molti sono semplici effetti adatti per principianti.E' molto vario, non solo carte, ma di tutto un po'.
T**S
Five Stars
Great book but needs to be read very slow
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