Mind Magic: Extraordinary Tricks to Mystify, Baffle and Entertain (Hardcover)

~ Marc Lemezma (Author)

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Product Description

Everyone knows that most magic tricks are simply sleight-of-hand. Mental magic, on the other hand, can give the illusion of real paranormal powers. This dazzling collection offers a rich selection of mind-reading, spirit-raising, future-telling illusions, complete with tips on how to present them most effectively. Read palms with amazing accuracy, predict the future with tarot cards, conjure up table-tipping spirits, find psychic connections between people and their possessions, receive uncanny messages from the beyond, and even seem to know what people are thinking. Of course, it's all in fun and all the explanations include the magician's "patter" that goes with each trick--assuring that no matter how spooky the effect, the audience isn't shocked or terrified, but delightfully amazed.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: New Holland (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843304767
• ISBN-13: 978-1843304760
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,463 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool book, January 12, 2009

By	Louis E. Comeaujr (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mostly cool tricks and mostly easy to understand and learn.

I only used a couple so far, but the ones I learned were relatively simple and they worked well. My friends and family were amazed.

One caution...fight the temptation to repeat them at what will surely be popular demand by your audience! As they lose their entertainment value with each repeat in front of the same people. The smarter (or more attentive) folks will start to figure them out!(This is actually the case with any magic and does not take anything away from the tricks themselves!)

Overall, I recommend the book. I had a lot of fun with it.

4.0 out of 5 stars That's magic!, October 24, 2009

By	Derek J - See all my reviews

If you want to dazzle your friends down the pub with amazing magic (that they really will think is magic) then this is the book for you!

It gives you step by step instructions of how to do each trick and it reveals some of the deepest secrets of the magic circle and their tricks!

Easy to do tricks. You rarely need any more props than what you can find on your coffee table and everyone can do them!

7 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars sleight magic, July 30, 2008

By	Charles A. Morgan "C Morgan" (Pensacola) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

No what I expected. Was looking for a lot more. Not a lot of info.