Magic Books

If you think packet card effects are “hot”, but some of your audience don’t, you should read this book. Many very good packet card effects do not find favor with some audiences. Kids don’t understand playing cards. Teenagers of the fairer sex just don’t “dig” card tricks (or most magic tricks for that matter). Many … Read more

In my 50+ years as a magic creator, author, and dealer, I have lived through more than a couple of operational changes. When I started my magician’s service, freight and distribution were not a consideration, and our initial trade terms in this country were a minimum order of the then equivalent of 80 US cents, … Read more

I have been enamored with this principle for the past 50 years, and some of my earliest “commercial ” creations were devised on the Parity Principle. This manuscript attempts to explain and exploit the principle for “across-the-table” use to even a large stage demonstration, with an abundance of practical examples that you can just “print … Read more

The Wild Card effect has been one of my favorite packet effects from as far back as I can remember and is indisputably one of the best card packet effects of all time. Unfortunately, in its original form, it does not meet my concept of good magic. It does not answer the basic audience dilemma … Read more

This “Scrapbook” is a small, haphazard collection of some of my contributions to the Art of Magic, over the past 50 years. Since the late 1960’s I have contributed hundreds of my ideas to over a dozen national and international magic magazines, run a Magician’s service producing over 2000 magic items, (some hundreds of which … Read more