{"product_id":"magic-for-dummies-isbn-9780764551017","title":"Magic For Dummies","description":"You don’t need a white tiger, expensive props, or hours of preparation to do magic. With a little practice, some clever misdirection (which lays at the heart of all magic tricks), and showmanship, you can surprise family, friends, and coworkers using a few everyday items!  \u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking to saw a beautiful women in half or make buildings disappear, we’re sorry, but this book isn’t you. But if you want to act out little miracles that you can perform on the spur of the moment with items that are usually within reach, then \u003ci\u003eMagic For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e can show you how.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagic For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e features more than 90 easy-to-perform deceptions, illusions, and sleights of hand for any event or occasion. You’ll discover how to perform entertaining card tricks, coin tricks, disappearing acts, as well as the always-popular mind reading trick. You’ll even see how easy it is to make money disappear as well as melt a saltshaker! Chock-full of show-stopping tricks, \u003ci\u003eMagic For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e will:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet you started with easy-to-learn magic tricks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLet you turn a restaurant into a your stage with tricks that include utensils, mugs, and even food\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShow you how to use a deck of cards to perform endless magic tricks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake you the life of the party with tricks such as “Call This Number,” “The Strength Test,” and “The Phantom Photo”\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet you out of tough situations by giving you ten things to say when things go wrong\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with photos, patter, and presentation tips for every trick in the book, \u003ci\u003eMagic For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a great opportunity to become familiar with some of the coolest magic tricks ever performed. With the help of author David Pogue and the stunning tricks contributed by thirty-five of America’s top professional magicians, you’ll be leaving your friends, family, and coworkers spellbound at your mastery of the mystical arts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere the tricks came from 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf handedness 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow This Book Is Organized 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Becoming Magical 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Wizardry Anywhere 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: The Restaurant Zone 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Pick a Card  Trick 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V: Party Time 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VII: Appendixes 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process of Learning a Trick 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Circle 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Becoming Magical 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: All Form, No Content 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Anti-Gravity Pencil 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Disappearing Anything 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe One-Legged Leg Vanish 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFingertip Munch 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Get Rubbery 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stretchiest Thumb in the World 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stretchiest Finger in the World 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stretchiest Arm in the World 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOff the Wall 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s a bird, it’s a plane  24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial climbing 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mugger nobody knows 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: The Instant Gratification Chapter 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo-Card “Sleight of Hand” 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tale of the Tightrope Walker 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pencil-and-Quarter Double Vanish 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Wizardry Anywhere 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The Financial Wizard 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard, Cold, Pencil-Breaking Cash 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSheep and Thieves 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vanishing Quarter, Show-Off Edition 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Money Rises 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 7-Penny Reflex Test 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Show Me the Money 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeads or Tails: The Shadow Knows 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: New Uses for Old Office Supplies 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePencil up the Nose 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheapskate Houdini: The Triple Rubber Band Escape 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage I: The rubber band jumps 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage II: Locked in place 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage III: Dueling bands 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Antigravity Ring 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-It-ive Identification 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Photocopied Card Trick 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: What to Do with Other People’s Clothing 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGive Me a Ring Sometime — and a String 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking through Ropes 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScarf Decapitation 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGive That Purse a Hand 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Take It Outside, Pal 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Missing Spray-Paint Marble 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ninja Key Catch 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStraw through the Jaw 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Astonishing Straw-Wrapper Restoration 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Creepy Little Baby Hand 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe $100 LifeSaver Trick 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unforgettable “Cloudy” Toilet Paper 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Restaurant Zone 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Cutlery Is Your Friend 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bendy Spoon, Part I 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBendy Spoon II: The Return 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Classic Salt Shaker Penetration 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForks a Lot 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three-Mug Monte 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree-Object Monte, Freakout Edition 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Playing with Your Food 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sugar Substitute 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evaporating Sugar 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Linking Pretzels 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeans through the Orifices 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBouncing the Roll 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Floating Dinner Roll 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Matches Made in Heaven 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking an Ash of Yourself 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAshes through Someone Else’s Palm 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three-Matchbox Shell Game 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeighing the Matchbooks 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Static-Electricity Test 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntermission 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Day in the Life of a Semi-Pro 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntertainment Weekly 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Restaurant Summers 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Offer 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Show 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s in the Cards 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Pick a Card Trick 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: I Could Have Dealt All Night 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Shuffle without Really Accomplishing Anything 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Do As I Do 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hands-Off, Mixed-Up, Pure Impossibility 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAces by Touch 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing to the Aces 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Envelope, Please 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoul Mates 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Pick a Number” Spelling Bee 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shuffling Lesson 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSleight of Foot 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future Deck 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDream a Card, Any Card 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: The Build-Your-Own-Card-Trick Kit 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow This Chapter Works 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForces 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cut Anywhere force 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Under the Hanky force 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bottom-Deal force 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Countdown force 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevelations 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geiger Counter 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jumping Out revelation 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeeling by Muscle 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Name of the Card Is” revelation 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlap It! 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Above and Beyond” revelation 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Magic For Dummies Grand Finale 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Party Time 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Rope 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Classic Cut-Rope Restoration 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRing off Rope 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEscape from the K-Mart Tie 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: I Knew That! 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three-Card “Pick by Touch” Test 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Triple-Prediction Spouse-Clincher 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Math\/Geography\/Animal\/Color Test 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivide \u0026amp; Conquer 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Book Test 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Vegetable Prediction 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Telephone Trick I: Call This Number 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Telephone Trick II: Call the Phantom 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Group Hysteria 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Torn and Restored Toilet Paper 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Can’t Do as I Do 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strength Test 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Phantom Photo 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Late-Night Party Murder Mystery 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Ten Basics of Good Magic 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Reveal the Secret — Ever 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Repeat a Trick 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow When to Start 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow When to Stop 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Up Your Audience 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuit the Tricks to the Crowd 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Great Trick Is Worth Ten Not-Ready Ones 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeep at It 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAct the Part 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake It Yours 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Ten Classic Moments in Magic History 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert-Houdin Prevents War with a Trick 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHerrmann Pulls a Coin from a Roll 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalini Produces a Block of Ice 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoudini Becomes Dangerous 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlackstone Saves His Audience 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichiardi Jr Bisects His Daughter 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Tomsoni Capitalizes on His Mistakes 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoug Henning Comes to Broadway 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCopperfield Changes the Scale of Magic 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou See Your First Magic Trick 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Ten Dead Magicians Worth Knowing 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Henry Anderson (1814-1874) 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarry Kellar (1849-1922) 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServais Le Roy (1865-1953) 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoward Thurston (1869-1936) 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHorace Goldin (1873-1939) 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Dunninger (1892-1975) 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardini (1899-1973) 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlydini (1901-1991) 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEd Marlo (1913-1992) 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDai Vernon (1894-1992) 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18: Ten Things to Say When Things Go Wrong 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19: Ten Ways to Get More into Magic 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch Other Magicians 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGo to Magic Shops 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch TV Magic Specials 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin a Magic Association 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead Magic Magazines 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurf the Web 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral magic 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic history 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic dealers 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual magicians 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent events 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch Magic Tapes 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake a Course 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerform 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Appendixes 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A: Magic Stores, Publishers, Societies, and Magazines 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic Shops 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook and Video Sources 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizations 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic Magazines 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B: Magic Words: A Glossary 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C: Trickography 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntermission 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters 16 and 17 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendixes 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 353\u003c\/p\u003e About David Pogue David Pogue is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and has performed magic at parties, special events, on TV, and even over the radio for 25 years. He created and taught the beginning magic programs at the New School for Social Research and the Learning Annex. He has been known to mesmerize audiences with his magic tricks while on tour promoting his many bestselling books, including Macs?? For Dummies??, 5th Edition, Opera For Dummies??, and Classical Music For Dummies??. Contributor Mark Levy, magic consultant, has levitated and read spectators' minds for nearly 30 years. His writings have appeared in some of magic's most revered literary sources, including Richard Kaufman's CardMagic, Apocalypse magazine, and Magic.  \"A book that all magicians of any age and level of experience will cherish and refer to for years to come!\" — Lance Burton, World-Renowned Magician \"A wonderful introduction, not only to ‘how it's done,’ but also to ‘how and why You can do it’!\" — Tobias Beckwith, Magic Producer and Manager  \u003cp\u003e350 Step-by-Step Photos Featured!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerform Magic at the Drop of a Hat You don't need a white tiger, expensive props, or hours of preparation to do magic. With a little practice and showmanship, you can bewitch family, friends, and coworkers using a few everyday items! Make money disappear, melt a salt shaker, and even read someone's mind! The trick to spicing up your next party, presentation, or evening out is easy — just pick up Magic For Dummies\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e! 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