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The Magic Show [Hardcover]

Mark Setteducati (Author), Anne Benkovitz (Author), Steve Ellis (Illustrator)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)


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Book Description

The first-ever self-performing book of illusion, The Magic Show is unlike any other book of magic ever published--it actually does the tricks and illusions. The reader is the audience , and the audience will be wonderstruck.

How can a book read your mind? Or carry out a complicated sleight of hand that will leave you utterly astounded? Created by two magic inventors (one a practicing magician and the other a magic-trick designer), and featuring state-of-the-art paper engineering and printing, The Magic Show features 12 no-fail interactive tricks. Pick a card, any card, and the book will accurately guess it every time. Spin the wheel and watch brilliant spheres mysteriously change colors. There's the Devious Dominoes, the Six Sorcerers, the Artful Aces. Illustrated with four-color mixed media art, The Magic Show is as exhilarating as sitting front row at a real performance. But with one huge advantage--a convenient "reset" book that's tucked into the last page allows you, the reader, to reset each trick with or without learning the secrets of the illusions.

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From Publishers Weekly

A book is a repository of text and images, but it is also (excepting e-books) a physical object. Sometimes the physical medium of a book rivals its message in impact, as with coffee-table books, minibooks, pop-up books-and with this delightful and genuinely creative book that allows its users to put on a 12-trick magic show. Setteducati is a professional magician and renowned inventor of magic; Benkovitz is a game, magic and toy inventor. They, along with a game inventor, Ivan Moscovich, who's listed as the book's "creative advisor," appear throughout the book via appropriately gaudy, caricatured illustrations by Ellis that depict the principles moving through a magic house. The book is a marvel of design, with the tricks hinging on turnable wheels, envelopes, slots, tabs, translucent flaps and so on. Trick 1, "Astounding Spheres," for example, depends upon a sturdy, partially hidden disk embedded in the book's cover, with only the top and bottom of the disk visible, through cutaways. As the disk is turned clockwise, red spheres visible on it through the top cutaway move behind the cover proper, then reappear in the bottom cutaway as green spheres. It's a nifty trick, as are most of the others--including mind reading, escape artistry and card wizardry--some involving principles of misdirection, others depending on simple mathematical principles, but all presented with a flourish. Not every trick is a dazzle, but the book as a whole is a razzle-dazzle that adults and kids should enjoy time and again (the book includes extra pieces and reset instructions). With the holidays approaching, this could, and should, be a big seller. (Dec.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"We played with the Magic Show one yawner of a day, and our boredom disappeared." -- Kansas City Star

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 20 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; 1 edition (October 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761115951
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761115953
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magic the will amaze kids as well adults, January 8, 2000
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Let me start out by saying I am a professional magician that has been in the business for over twenty years. So I have seen my share of magic books good and bad. The Magic Show book is easily the best book I have seen for kids as well for adult in over 15 years. Actually I have never seen and magic book as well illustrated as this one..kudos to Steve Ellis. What I loved about the book is that each amazingly rendered page hypnotically leads to the next trick, like a magic story. Then after the last trick in the book fools you, you'll rush to show the book to your friends, so you can start from the begining. Also what I love about the book is that its a great book for kids to bring with them on a long trip in the car or waiting at the airport. I only wished I had a book like this when I started out as a magician. The tricks inside even fooled me (but please don't let other magicians know that). Sincerly C. Polaris
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's not just a book--it's a show!, November 24, 1999
This review is from: The Magic Show (Hardcover)
This is a first. This book is a prop that lets you do a magic show for yourself. You'd think that if you're doing the magic show it would be pretty tough to fool yourself. You'd be suprised. As you turn the beautiful pages of this graphic masterpiece of a book and follow the directions, you can't believe the miracles you're seeing. And then once you've performed the book for yourself you can use it on a completely different level to fool yool your friends. This is perfect for almost any age, anybody who likes magic, or really interesting pop-up-type art books. Simply terrific.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun for all ages, December 8, 1999
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This is possibly the most innovative,unique, fun book I have ever seen. The book is a self performing magic show that will completely baffle and intrigue you. Guaranteed to cause a sleepless night trying to figure out these tricks. The layout, graphics and pop-up features add a marvelous dimension. I would highly recommend this book as a gift for either child or adult. You don't have to be a magic fan to enjoy it!Congratulations to authors Mark Setteducati and Anne Benkovitz for giving us something different to cheer about!
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