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A Magic Set for a Young Person

Consider Peterson’s (formerly Barron’s) Little Box of Magic Tricks. I’ve seen the Ideal 100-Trick Spectacular Magic Show Suitcase well spoken-of. Consider too Joshua Jay’s The Complete Magician Kit. Melissa and Doug have magic kits for younger children. The Klutz Book of Magic includes props and can be considered a magic set all by itself. InContinue reading “A Magic Set for a Young Person”

Legit Sources for Free Magic

(Note: Some may require (free) login/account): Lybrary.com Trickshop.com Vanishing.Inc. Big Blind Media Penguin Magic RP Magic Easy-to-Do Card Tricks (Aaron Fisher) The Learned Pig Project The Open Library The Online Books Page from the University of Pennsylvania Public Domain Magic Books Your local public library

Why Magicians Don’t Get Second Dates

Magic Shop Needs Help

To all my terrific customers! Just got this note from our pal David Oliver. I am asking every one of you as a favor to one who has always been a friend and mentor to all magicians, Denny Haney, to please do what you can to help one of the few truly great magic storesContinue reading “Magic Shop Needs Help”

Setting a Magic Set

So, for some wild reason, you feel the need to put together a magic kit for someone you really like. Rather than going out and laying down a couple of bills on an “executive magic kit” (as you can find various places), here’s what I’d do: In A nice leather briefcase, put: A copyContinue reading “Setting a Magic Set”