These 100 witty, catchy puzzles will provide solvers with dozens of challenging situations to untangle and hours of delight in the process. The mathematics required is elementary, but don't be fooled by this fact! They require a logical mind and...

In this outstanding new collection, an expert presents step-by-step, foolproof instructions for 65 of his most impressive card tricks, guaranteed to work flawlessly and to delight audiences. Mystifying, entertaining illusions include "Prediction Wallet," in which the card a spectator has...

Editor of Word Ways, the journal of recreational linguistics presents more than 1,100 anagrams (rescrambled words and phrases) and an equal number of palindromes (sentences that read the same way, backwards and forwards) in short sentences, poetry, a short story...

Originally released in 1962, Panorama of Magic was an instant hit around the World causing many editions to be printed over the years. Forty-nine years later we located un-opened boxes of the first edition in Milbourne Christopher's library and now we can...

This book is for the amateur magician who wants to learn (and start performing) well-known card tricks that professionals use. Fifty easy, yet effective tricks are presented, offering a well-rounded repertoire on which the beginner can draw while developing further...

This marvelous treasury of card magic presents the exact details of 155 professional card tricks-none of them requiring sleight-of-hand dexterity-assembled by the world's number-one wizard, John Scarne. An authority on gambling and card tricks, Scarne won renown for teaching professional...

Make broken objects whole again! Float a table in mid-air! Read people's minds! Induce a hypnotic trance! All these and many other classic tricks are within your grasp when you follow the directions in this amazing book by one of...

DaVinci, the Masons, The Knights Templar, and you are interested in code making and code breaking. Dover re-print of the 1936 classic. Out of Print and in mint condition. If you have read "The Da Vinci Code" and have an...

70 Foolproof TricksFor centuries, rope tricks have been staples of the magician's repertoire. Surprisingly, many of the best ones are "self-working," meaning they do not require unusual dexterity or long hours of practice. This excellent guidebook, written by one of today's...

What is a self-working card trick? A trick that does not depend upon legerdemain or special abilities on the part of the magician, but a trick that works automatically because of the mathematics inherent in the card deck itself. Long...

56 Foolproof Tricks"Close-up card magic is performed right under the noses of the spectators. It has an immediacy that cannot be duplicated by platform magic. Seasoned professionals agree there is no better way to learn how to handle an audience...

For magicians wishing to start a magic act with a dramatic visual effect, there is no better choice than a handkerchief trick. In fact, such airy bits of baffling illusion are among the most graceful and sophisticated tricks in the...

Karl Fulves, one of the most renowned modern writers in the field of magic, presents here 67 new and foolproof tricks-spectacular mental feats that seem impossible, but are easy to perform. None of the tricks require long practice, supernormal dexterity,...