Even today, years after they first began, people still love to watch magicians perform classic magic tricks. Readers of this illuminating volume learn about some of the oldest and most well-known magic tricks still being performed today. They investigate the magicians who perform these tricks, past and present, and even find out some of the secrets to how these illusions are done. This engaging book is packed with colorful photographs and interesting text that will keep curious readers turning the pages.

Reveals the secrets of some of the most famous magic tricks that have been baffling audiences for years. 8-11 yrs.

DIVIllustrations, simple instructions for performing over 100 tricks, including The Inexhaustible Hat, The Chinese Rings, Steel Through Steel, Fingers That See, much more. /div

Abracadabra! Virtually every type of incredible magic trick imaginable is right here, in this huge collection. Choose any one from this great repertoire of seemingly unexplainable hocus-pocus and you will astound people without fail. Use mental magic to mystify a crowd with uncanny mathematical talent. Defy reality by performing the French Drop, a coin sleight that will astound spectators with your ingenious skills. Create suspense when you make a "spirited" handkerchief rise and fall. There's no end to the fun.

Presents step-by-step instructions for performing hundreds of tricks, provides tips on establishing a stage presence, and offers methods and styles of master magicians

Learn card tricks, coin puzzlers, mental magic and rope and ring tricks.

This classic magic tricks book has long been out-of-print, but is now again available to magic enthusiasts and collectors. Of enormous importance to the field of amateur magic, Magic: Tricks & Illusions feature over 250 feats and tricks. All routines are outlined and illustrated, with a springboard of derivations offered for the ambitious entertainer. Ranging from simple routines to elaborate maneuvers, these tricks will appeal to the person with a penchant for performing as well as to the individual with a curiosity about how magic works. Classic magic acts include: The Vanishing Bird Cage The Chinese Egg Bag Trick The Flying Coin The Bodiless Lady Illusion The Flying Coin The Talking Scull And hundreds more!