Overview

A professional presents tricks for magicians at every level of skill, especially novices. Intended for performances in bars, restaurants, and other close-up venues, these 29 routines include original illusions and traditional crowd pleasers. Move objects with your mind, pass coins through tables, escape police restraints, and reveal other people's thoughts! Diamond Jim Tyler shows how to transform an ordinary act into a truly entertaining show. Learn 29 routines that include several original tricks as well as many tried-and-true crowd pleasers. Written for beginners and used by pros, this guide is designed for illusionists performing in small venues - bars, restaurants, and other places where audiences will be watching from close range. Its tricks for every type of magician include a variety of routines involving cards, money, fire, mind-reading, and comedy. Diamond Jim offers tips on patter and a helpful glossary of magic jargon. More than 300 photographs illustrate his easy-to-follow instructions. AUTHOR: A professional magician since the age of 16, Dallas-based Diamond Jim Tyler performs, gives private lessons and group lectures, invents routines, and markets magic effects all over the world.

Full Product Details

Author:   Diamond Jim Tyler ,  Robert Zafran ,  Sue Coffman ,  Jim Tyler
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.485kg
ISBN:  

9780486478913

ISBN 10:   0486478912
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   24 June 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Jeff Davis Foreword by Jon Racherbaumer A Night in the Life of Diamond Jim 1. The Gunslinger 2. New Age Spellbound 3. One-Armed Aces 4. The Hitchhiker 5. Baseball Diamond 6. The FBI Trick 7. Paperweight 8. Finger Ring and String 9. Soaring Straw 10. Comedy Shuffling Routine 11. Invisible Thumbscrews 12. Cat and Mouse 13. Fireball 14. Mathemagic 15. The Animated Cardbox 16. Three Burnt Matches 17. Burning Impression 18. Trapdoor Coins 19. Diamond Back 20. Reel Fun 21. Frog Hair 22. Sacring of Wicca 23. The Smoking Spoon 24. Diamond's Dazzler 25. Nimble Corks 26. Wise Guys Can't Count 27. Whatever It Takes 28. Pieces of Eight 29. The Birthday Bill Glossary About the Author

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A professional magician since the age of 16, Dallas-based Diamond Jim Tyler performs, gives private lessons and group lectures, invents routines, and markets magic effects all over the world.

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