A step-by-step guide to performing 101 magic tricks using easily available objects as props.

Provides instructions for a variety of tricks, from walking through a brick wall to linking paper clips in space, and advice on making the necessary costume and props and presenting your act to an audience.

"How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze us. How do magicians make us see the impossible? The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind, revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly impossible effects by interfering with your cognitive processes. Along the way, this lively and informative book provides a guided tour of modern neuroscience,...

Cass and Max-Ernest discover the Museum of Magic, unscramble more coded messages, and solve new mysteries in their attempt to thwart the Terces Society's ambitions of discovering immortality

The Wizard's here and he's talking to you, revealing more of his magical secrets! Put on your conjurer's costume and gather your bag of tricks (the Wizard will tell you what you need), wave your wand, and let the magic begin! Open the book of "spells" to start practicing tricks once understood only by master wizards.

Provides illustrated instructions and describes the materials needed for various magic tricks.

"As Trent Zimmerman struggles to move past a traumatic event that took place several months earlier, he befriends class outcast Fallon Little, who helps him understand that he can move on"--

"This book doesn't just promise to change the way you think about sleight of hand and David Copperfield-it will also change the way you think about the mind." -Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and Proust Was A Neuroscientist Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to allow scientists to study their techniques for tricking the...

"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--

"Magic is a word we use to describe something amazing, awe-inspiring, or spectaular. Truly great magic makes us believe in things we know can't be real. In the hands of the greatest magicians, even a simple card trick can become truly wondrous. Now, in this nonfiction narrative of magic through the ages, HP Newquist explains how the world's most famous tricks were created. From the oracles of ancient Egypt and the wizards of medieval Europe on to...