This is the Fresno Magic Club’s growing digital card catalogue of magic books, tables of contents, and indexes. It is designed to help magicians search across classic and modern magic literature by topic, title, author, routine, prop, or technique.
Search for subjects like Thumb Tip, Cups and Balls, Billets, Memorized Deck, Card Control, Coin Vanish, False Shuffle, and more. As the catalogue grows, this page will become the main entrance to the club’s digital library.
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13 steps to mentalism
SYNOPSIS: The book describes various techniques used by mentalists to achieve what appear to be psychic phenomena such as telepathy, precognition, extra-sensory perception, telekinesis and the ability to communicate with the dead as a medium. The book has detailed information regarding cold reading, hot reading, the construction and use of such devices as the swami…
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400 Tricks you can do
SYNOPSIS: Here are over 400 tricks with dice, coins, matches, cards and cigarettes revealed by world-famous magician, Thurston the Great. Each startling trick is simply explained and will baffle and delight your friends. Originally printed in the 1920s under the titles “200 Tricks You Can Do” and “200 More Tricks You Can Do,” these volumes…
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a close up kinda guy
SYNOPSIS: What the heck is a Close-up kinda guy anyways? On the one hand you’ve got your asic skilled Close-up artist, well-versed in bold bluffs, cheap shots, and other pseudo strategies of deception. While on the other hand (the clean one) you’ve got your basic fun kinda guy, genetically compelled to provoke verbal warmies, mental…
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absolute madness
SYNOPSIS: Featuring 18 effects, 4 essays, dozens of photographs, and 182 pages, this is some of the most hard-hitting magic Craig has ever released. This hardcover book is the culmination of thirty years of performing in front of real audiences and features a special link to a show filmed in the P3 Magic theater of…
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afterthoughts
SYNOPSIS: Harry Lorayne wrote Afterthoughts in 1975, while at the center of the thriving New York City magic scene. In typical Lorayne fashion, this book is filled with workable material described in a clear and friendly manner. Highlights include a fan steal, innovative lapping techniques, and the now classic Tally-Ho Ace Locator. Most importantly, there…
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Ambitious card omnibus
SYNOPSIS: Here’s a welcome surprise! The Ambitious Card Omnibus by Stephen Minch was a slim but dense volume dedicated to all the best phases of the Ambitious Card plot. There are standard handlings as well unusual phases that have been largely forgotten since its 1987 publication. The book is written by magic’s foremost author, Stephen…
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Annemann’s enigma
SYNOPSIS: Annemann’s Enigma combines hundreds of archival photographs and artifacts with the entire body of writings of the legendary Theodore Annemann (1907-1942), including all his books, articles, and manuscripts. You’ll read a new biography examining unknown moments of the great mentalist’s life, along with rare photos never before seen.The accompanying CD includes 932 searchable pages…
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Anthony Owen’s secrets
SYNOPSIS: Anthony has created magic and mentalism with business cards, playing cards, borrowed objects, and more. The focus in Secrets is on parlor material, which should be a refreshing surprise for those of us who are constantly in search of good material for large groups. Anthony’s material is almost always interactive, and focused on premise…
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Approaching Magic
SYNOPSIS: Approaching Magic by David Regal is a collection of original close-up magic that reflects Regal’s creative thinking, practical construction, and entertaining performance style. The book features commercial routines using cards, coins, and everyday objects, along with insightful discussions on presentation, routining, and audience management. Blending clever methods with engaging plots and humor, Approaching Magic has become a…
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Art of astonishment series
SYNOPSIS: Paul Harris’s The Art of Astonishment is a three-volume collection showcasing some of the creator’s most imaginative and influential magic. Blending inventive methods with memorable presentations, the series explores visual magic, offbeat plots, and audience-centered performance, featuring effects with cards, coins, mentalism, everyday objects, and impromptu magic. Considered a modern classic, the books have inspired countless…
