‘GiSulHak: The Art of Conjuring by Chi-Yong Song,’ Translated, Edited, and Annotated by Won-il Kim
An early Korean conjuring book that is surprisingly “young.”
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‘Çerca’ by Robert Mansilla
Solid material from a working pro’s formal close-up repertoire that gives is both the “how” and the “why.”
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‘Houdini: The Man Who Died Twice’ by Larrian Gillespie
Taking another look at the famous magician’s untimely death. Was it what we thought it was?
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‘Thieving Bastards’ by Andrew Wimhurst
Getting a first-hand look at some of the grittier terrain of the gambling underworld.
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‘Unclear Guide to Magic’ by Jack Rhodes
A magnificent series of lessons from a former nuclear engineer.
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‘The Ross Johnson Legacy: Hard-Hitting Mentalism’ by Lawrence Hass with Ross Johnson
A terrific package of hard-hitting mental magic.
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The Mal-Observation Report by Richard Hodgson and SJ Davey
Looking at the history of parapsychology and its intersection with conjuring.
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On Second Thought by Paul Draper
A collection of monthly columns becomes a practical handbook for the modern mentalist.
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Ed Marlo Forty Years Later by Kevin Kelly and Randy Wakeman
A collection of unpublished and lesser-known material aimed at dedicated Marlo students.
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The Business Side of Show Business by Caroline Ravn
A practical, actionable handbook that covers the business side of magic.
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Expert Dice Magic by Gianfranco Preverino
A quintessential and comprehensive resource for all things deemed dice magic.
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Gibecière, Vol.21, No. 1
The latest edition dives characteristically deep into stories from Britain, Europe, and China