This book is nothing more than a journal for magicians.

Nothing delights and amazes more than brilliantly performed magic tricks and this comprehensive box set contains everything the budding magician needs to put on a dazzling show.

An introduction to the art of masterful deck construction.

In this book, Marc Lemezma, a leading member of the Magic Circle, guides the reader through numerous magical manoeuvres with easy-to-follow text, technical artworks and dialogues between audience and performer. A great follow-on from Mind Magic, this essential guide explains every element of interpreting and performing your tricks with that all-important wow factor. The 13 tricks in this book focus on the psychological aspects of magic: learn how to trick your audience into thinking that you can interpret non-verbal communication such as body language and gestures, how to be a master of persuasion and even how to appear to be able to predict future events. Other techniques shown include how to perform rapid calculations and seances as well as incredible physical feats. Aimed at both both novice and advanced magicians, Marc LeMezma shows just how easy it is to learn the psychology behind the magic, and to perform tricks that will astonish your audience.

For the first time ever, a portfolio of illustrated work from the award-winning artist, John Howe, which reveals the breathtaking vision of one of the foremost fantasy artists in the world. Myth and Magic is arranged into six sections, which looks at the books by J.R.R. Tolkien that have inspired John, as well as a fascinating tour through the paintings that he has produced for some of the finest fantasy authors working today. From the beloved painting of Smaug which decorates The Hobbit, his numerous and bestselling calendar illustrations, the world famous "Gandalf" picture, which is synonymous with the HarperCollins one-volume edition of The Lord of the Rings, this large-format hardback will delight fans of Tolkien, and anyone who has been captured by the imagination of the artist who so brilliantly brings to life the literary vision of J.R.R. Tolkien.