Modern Con Man Collection (3 DVD Set) by Todd Robbins (DVD)

You may have seen Americas 1 Con Man Todd Robbins on Leno Letterman or Conan. But its just as likely youve never heard of him – because Todd is a well-known authority and practitioner of all things deceptive. Now in The Modern Con Man Collection Todd shares his catalog of cons and playful scams. This 3 DVD set shows you how easy it is to scam bet and trick your way to a free drink a few extra bucks at the poker table and laughs at the expense of your co-workers. Expect to make friends too with this fun tongue-in-cheek guide to suckering those you love – and those youd like to know. Learn games youll never lose tricks they wont figure out and cons theyll never see coming. With his concise and witty direction Robbins ensures that all youll need to succeed is a smooth smile. Everyone loves a good con. And now thanks to Todd Robbins everyone can get in on the action Based on Robbins bestselling book The Modern Con Man. Total Running Time Approximately 195mins… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Heptagon by Patrick Redford

Powerful Mentalism Performable Over the Phone or in Person As part of a 5 comic book series Heptagon (preceded By Triangle amp followed by Square) is a comic devoted to mentalism over the telephone. This stuff doesnt suffer from your usual transparent mathematical or psychological methodology. Artist Jesse Rubenfelds art is beautiful the page layout is stellar and overall the product productions are top notch. Imagine being able to perform strong commercial mentalism remotely over the telephone without having to resort to contrived mathematical feeling procedures or having to rely on traditional psychological forcing techniques. These routines are just as impressive over the phone as they are in person. Dead Phone – Divine and predict the location of three weapons hidden in three different pockets of your subject. Drinks on Me – A 100 Safe Acid Roulette Game. The Call – Successfully call the winner of three rounds of RPS amp know the exact objects thrown in the last play. Memory Prison – Memorize the subjects deck of cards in 30 seconds then teach the subject to memorize a deck of cards in under one minute all over the phone. Coin Claw – Feel exactly what the subject feels and identify which of four coins is being held at seemingly any given time. Coin Cast – Perform a which hand is the coin in effect and also be able to call if the coin is heads or tails up in the subjects hand. Yes even over the phone Lie Detector – The performer is able to correctly spot when the subject is lying or telling the truth without fail. Remote Composition – A different presentation of the previous routine with a psychic theme rather than a psychological. This works well as a fail-safe for Joshua Quinns Duplicity. Subliminal Persuasion Kicker – Have the subject write down an open prediction about a physical set of actions he or she will do only to have him or her cause it to come true moments later without being aware of it. Tracing Dick – A drawing duplication for the phone Pages 52 – Soft cover – 10 x 6.5 – Full-color and black-and-white illustrations… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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The Rosini Secret by Docc Hilford (Book)

The Rosini Secret by Docc Hilford The Ultimate in Close-up Billet Reading Effect A small piece of paper is torn from a menu. A participant writes a brief question on the blank side of the paper and folds it. The mentalist uses a deck of cards in their box as a little tray to display the folded paper. The folded paper is returned to the participant. The cards are removed from the box and shuffled by the sitter. She removes five cards and theyre returned to the box and put away. As far as the mentalist is concerned EVERYTHING IS DONE The folded paper is burned and the mentalist reveals the spectators question through his interpretation of the five chosen cards. The mentalist undetectably switched the paper for AN EXACT DUPLICATE and read the question without any moves. THE SPECIAL CARD BOX DOES EVERYTHING Just let the sitter drop her billet on the card box and with it seemingly in view at all times the billet is automatically switched. As the cards are removed and replaced in the box you openly read the message You learn how to gimmick any card box with a few minutes of work and some basic tools like scissors and glue. A great feature is that everything resets almost automatically preparing you for the next table if you do restaurant work. You can tear a corner from a placemat or menu to use a billet WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE DUPLICATE BILLETS PREVIOUSLY PREPARED. The read can be done completely surrounded and without additional props. No turning away or looking into the crystal. All you need is a box of unprepared playing cards an impromptu billet and the Rosini Secret Pages 24 – Saddle Stitched BampW …

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Tricks of the Imagination by Robert E Neale (Book)

Tricks of the Imagination contains twenty-five fully realized routines using a cast of gods and dyslexic sign painters gypsies and con men gamblers and nuns computers and haunted rooms. With these presentations the reader is shown that Real Magic lies not in the tricks but in how they are told. Robert E. Neales material offers drama and humor elements that involve an audience emotionally while building an atmosphere of genuine magic. This volume is at the same time an important work on close-up presentation a collection of diabolically clever secrets and one of the most entertaining magic books you will ever read. Pages 198 – Hardbound Illustrated… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 1 No. 1 (Winter 2005) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

The first issue of Gibeciere features several very salient articles as well as introductory pieces by Stephen Minch the Editor and William Kalush the Executive Director. A fascinating article on The Yawning Mouth by Volker Huber starts the issue. Mr. Huber looks at the origins of the principle and then moves forward to the various incarnations it will take in the course of its history including Jacobs Ladder and the Himber Wallet. Vanni Bossi contributes the next article entitled On the Prearrangement and Mnemonic Use of a deck of Cards which as you may have guessed looks at early references for arranged playing cards and methods for taking advantage of the order for magic and related purposes. The third article Sharpers and Their Tricks in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Times by Robert Jutte features commentary on organized crime during that period specifically with regard to gambling cheats and their argot society and methods. The final article is by Ricky Jay and is a history on Davenport Brother amp Fay a duo of Ira Davenport and William Fay trying to recreate the act that had won the Davenport Brothers their fame and notoriety prior to William Davenports early death. As you can see the first issue contains a wealth of fascinating articles and since we have only printed a limited number and do not intend a reprint now is a good time to acquire one of these for your collection. Pages 138 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 1 No. 2 (Summer 2006) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Issue two of Gibeciere continues the scholarly tradition begun in issue one with three exceptional articles. The first article marks the beginning of Mitsunobu Matsuyamas enlightening series of articles An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country. Albrecht Heeffer contributes the next article Recreations Mathematiques A Study of Its Authorship Sources and Influence. Here Dr. Heefer presents a new candidate for the authorship of the book as well as a detailed look at its place in the literature. We round out these pieces with a biographical article by Mike Caveney on Del Adelphia The Cowboy Magician a previously forgotten yet fascinating character in our history. These articles cover a broad spectrum of wonderful topics and it is with pleasure that we offer them to the fraternity. Pages 197 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 6 No. 1 (Winter 2011) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

The 11th issue of Gibecire is finished and we are very excited. This particular issue contains a real treat as we have finally persuaded the delightful Jim Steinmeyer to contribute an article an addition to our list of contributors that we have been hoping for since the journal began. Additionally we have articles by Mitsunobu Matsuyama William Kalush and Stephen Minch and a translation from Lori Pieper Jim Steinmeyers article The Spider in the Flies neatly transitions from Joshua Jays Tragic Magic in the last issue as it has to do with murder although it is not the magician this time who is the victim. There is quite a bit more to this novel mystery which we leave you to work out by reading Mr. Steinmeyers enlightening article. Mitsunobu Matsuyama provides a seventh() installment in his fascinating series An Investigation into Magic in Japan. This time the history intertwines with several of magics biggest names Maskelyne Devant and Chung Ling Soo. M. Gintaro may have performed at the Maskelyne and Devant theaters more than any other magician possibly more than 6000 performances Frank Kametaro was Chung Ling Soos right-hand man who also tragically gave the order to fire during the performance of the bullet catch which cost the life of Soo. These and several other individuals are documented in this installment. We round out this issue with a new translation of the magic section of Ozanam by the ever diligent Lori Pieper

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Gibeciere Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2009) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Our fourth volume begins the year with two new and fascinating articles. As with all of our contributions these articles feature novel discussions of previously little known or practically lost historical information. We begin with The Thought-Reader Craze by Barry Wiley. Well known for his scholarship this article features original research and commentary on the fascinating beginnings of the one-man mental act and the techniques of contact mind-reading and muscle reading. A number of engaging characters and stories emerge during this study featuring John Randall Brown Washington Irving Bishop and Stuart Cumberland. Our second article in this issue features the fifth installment of Mitsunobu Matsuyamas An Investigation into Magic in Japan After the Opening of the Country. The previous four installments have appeared in previous issues and are quite glorious. This article is similarly endowed. Of course we have included a number of striking photos and graphics to highlight the text. Additionally the issue features a number of improvements in design including a splendid embossed cover that make this one of the most beautiful issues ever. Pages 195 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2007) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Our third issue continues Gibecieres enlightening forays into the magical tradition with four exquisite articles. As usual the contents feature brand new revelations and insight into our history. We start with Volker Hubers The Educated Swan. Here he looks in depth at the history and development of this centuries-old trick. This issue continues Mitsunobu Matsuyamas look at Japanese magic from issue two with An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country Part II. Aurelio Paviato looks into an early book to bring us a number of salient references to cheating and magic in Notes on Pietro Aretinos Le Carte Parlanti. We conclude with a fascinating discovery of what may well be a previously unrecorded professional magician in the Bamberg line. Peter Bruning documents his findings in the article Abraham Bamberg The Augmentation of a Dynasty. All in all a great issue from our talented contributors. Pages 158 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2007) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Gibeciere Vol. 2 No. 2 (Summer 2007) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

In this issue weve made a brief departure from our usual style. In lieu of articles on various subjects weve dedicated our current issue to the translation and analysis of one of the rarest and most important books in the history of magic. In 1593 Venice Italy Horatio Galassos Giochi di carte belissimi (Most beautiful card games) was printed for the first time. No less important for our history than Scots Discoverie of witchcraft or Prevosts La premiere partie des svbtiles et plaisantes inventions Galassos book broke new ground in early card magic. During the late 16th century we have numerous accounts of great sleight of hand men traveling around Europe performing card magic but with Galassos seminal work we now have a book with numerous methods. Here for the first time is the explanation of what became the famous 21 card trick. Also here for the first time is the system that would later be attributed to Si Stebbins. This rare treasure which is only known in two examples has now been translated into English by Lori Pieper. More importantly we now have the distinct pleasure of publishing the esteemed Vanni Bossis detailed analysis of this wonderful book. Pages 187 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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