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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best of friends
SYNOPSIS: These pages are crammed full of good to great to terrific magic. By great people. Over 120 card effects, routines, ideas-including Ace Sandwich, Future Change, Fast Stack, Sum Hummer, Fascinating Pair, Sweet Four-Card Change, Vanishing Aces, Strategy, Unshuffled, Reversatility, Thats Incredible, Miracle Time, Force Feed…from people like Tom Mullica, Martin Nash, Larry Jennings, Charles…
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books of wonder
SYNOPSIS: The Books of Wonder by Tommy Wonder is a two-volume masterpiece that blends ingenious original magic with thoughtful essays on performance, psychology, misdirection, and the art of entertaining. Covering close-up, parlor, and stage magic, the books present both practical routines and the philosophy behind them, making them an essential resource for magicians seeking to elevate…
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By Forces Unseen
SYNOPSIS: Among the effects taught in this truly remarkable volume you will find chosen cards that fly from the deck when you clap your hands, cards that materialize at your fingertips when someone concentrates on them, selections that pop from the middle of the pack with a flick of your wrist…and 17 other extraordinary events.…
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Calico
SYNOPSIS: Calico is a collection of original close-up magic by Rick Smith Jr. (published by Meir Yedid Magic) featuring practical routines with cards, coins, rubber bands, bills, and everyday objects. The material emphasizes strong visual effects, commercial performance, and clever methods that balance technical skill with audience impact. Designed for working magicians, the book offers polished…
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Card College Series
SYNOPSIS: Card College by Roberto Giobbi is a five-volume course widely regarded as the definitive modern textbook on card magic. Beginning with the fundamentals and progressing through advanced sleight-of-hand, the series combines detailed instruction with theory, psychology, practice techniques, and complete routines. Rather than simply teaching moves, Giobbi explains how to construct deceptive, entertaining performances, making…
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Cardshark
SYNOPSIS: Cardshark by Darwin Ortiz is a wealth of extraordinary material from an internationally renowned magician. Darwin Ortiz is unquestionably one of the top card men in the world today. In this book, he offers you the chance to learn the routines that have earned him his living and his reputation. He discusses and explains…
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carneycopia
SYNOPSIS: Carneycopia is widely regarded as one of the finest books ever written on practical close-up magic. Written by Stephen Minch and featuring the work of John Carney, it combines more than forty polished routines with thoughtful essays on presentation, psychology, timing, misdirection, and audience management. Rather than focusing solely on methods, the book teaches readers…
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Close Up Entertainer
SYNOPSIS: Close-Up Entertainer is one of Paul Harris’s classic early works and a precursor to many of the ideas later refined in his acclaimed Art of Astonishment series. The book features twenty-nine inventive routines using cards, coins, bills, cigarettes, wax lips, and other everyday objects, all presented with Harris’s signature blend of offbeat humor, strong visual magic, and…
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close up fantasies series
SYNOPSIS: The Close-Up Fantasies series represents Paul Harris at the height of his creative explosion during the early 1980s. Across the three volumes, Harris presents dozens of original close-up routines featuring cards, coins, bills, everyday objects, and unconventional props, all characterized by his signature blend of visual impossibility, playful humor, and imaginative thinking. The books challenge traditional…
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close-up card magic
SYNOPSIS: Harry Lorayne’s Close-Up Card Magic is considered one of the foundational texts of modern card magic. First published in 1962, it teaches a carefully curated collection of practical, audience-tested routines that emphasize strong effects, natural handling, and commercial performance. Lorayne’s conversational teaching style makes even advanced sleights approachable while stressing timing, presentation, and the importance of…
