101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain makes kids into magicians who are always ready with a trick or a gag. The easy-to-follow illustrations make learning magic simple! Who isn't amazed by a perfectly pulled off magic trick? 101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain turns you into the charismatic magician who's always ready with a trick and clever quip. This magic guide is the perfect combination of tricks, jokes, pranks, and illusions that aren't only entertaining for you, but also acts as your manual to learning new tricks and jokes that will amaze and entertain your friends and family members. With this book you can: Make a magic wand vanish up your nose Remove a ring from a piece of string Make predictions Read your friends’ minds Make one arm longer than the other Plus 96 other fun gags, magic tricks, and jokes to perform! 101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain can help you become a confident, funny magician by showing you unique tricks and gags with clear, easy-to-follow instructions and humorous illustrations. It provides tips on effectively telling jokes, how to deal with hecklers, as well as step-by-step instructions for 50 magic tricks. Additional instructions include performance tips that help you to create a complete magic act. Once you master the tricks, jokes, pranks, and illusions in this book, you will be able to amaze your friends and family! All you need is some skill and confidence and you’ll be surprising and making people laugh in no time.

Jokes, magic tricks and card tricks to try on your friends and family.

Provides tips on telling jokes, how to deal with hecklers, as well as step-by-step instructions for fifty magic tricks.

It's the best introduction ever to the world of trickery, legerdemain, and prestidigitation! An eminent member of the esteemed Magic Circle--elite magicians who have attained the highest standard in their art--offers you endless hours of entertainment performing amazing feats of conjuring. First, find out something about the fascinating history of illusionism. Then put together your bag of tricks, made up of only a few household props, and you are ready to entertain! 40 incredible capers are accompanied by color photographs. "Force" the spectator to choose a particular card; make coins vanish into thin air; hang a bangle on an already-knotted rope; and do divine divination. Plus: the "three M's" of magic (misdirection, motivation, and moment) and special insider terminology.

Belief in magic has been around since early human civilization. Whether ancient black magic or medieval witchcraft, practices believed to call upon supernatural forces are part of nearly every culture. Even in secular societies, stage magic and children's series such as Harry Potter hold a respected place as a form of entertainment. In this title, the history of magic-both paranormal and performative-is explored in all its facets. Readers will be introduced to magical practices and the science that explains many of them away.

Demonstrates how to perform different types of card tricks with step-by-step instructions and photographs.

Now is your chance to learn 101 magic tricks, specially selected for the amateur, which don't require any equipment, and are easily explained.