Magic by Joshua Jay, Book Trailer

Magic is everywhere, from the big spectacle celebrity of David Copperfield and Siegfried and Roy to the quirky Penn and Teller to the spooky David Blaine and Criss Angel to the endless material on YouTube. But until now, learning it has never been easy—that's all about to change with Magic, a book that does for close-up magic what How to Grill does for barbecue. Written by charismatic young magician Joshua Jay, Magic combines expertise, photographs, step-by-step directions showing how to perform 100 tricks, and a DVD that demonstrates 35 of them.

Joshua Jay took home the top prize at the World Magic Seminar (the Olympics of magic) when he was just 16 years old. Ten years later, he continues to perform magic, write about magic, eat, sleep, and breathe magic. Here, he brings all his passion and knowledge to teaching magic. Each trick is broken down into the Effect, the Secret, the Set-up, and, most important, the Performance, with lessons on what to say, how to direct the audience's attention, where to keep your hands, and so on. (In other words, how to be smart about the things your audience is surprisingly clueless about.)

Here are the Ten Greatest Card Tricks; tricks to dazzle a dinner date; tricks to perform for the boss (poke a hole through his shirt, then magically mend it); tricks especially for kids; and even tricks for an audience in another state—with "Australian Self-Help," you can find a participant's chosen card over the phone. It's the Aha! book for a subject whose time has come.
http://www.workman.com/products/9780761149873/

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[Jerrybonilla2000]

Hav the book already..(includes dvd!!!!!)

[rich92102]

i dont think joshua jay like his magic show like that . am going to ask him

[CARDMAN365]

great book on magic.

[vampirekilla556]

i have this book

[magicmaster20]

i got this dvd from my aunt.now i know so many tricks.its awesome.

highly recomended

[limon2k7450]

i got ths book last week n the mathemagic is class!, i showed my mum it n she thought id been listening in skwl lol!

[smuker107]

this book rocks my friends love my new found skills

[LilDrummerBoy4]

I got this book a month ago. Highly recomended. it helped alot. not only does it teach tricks but it teaches tecnique. DVD rox too!!!

[Nordatrax]

I just got the book a few days ago and it's FANTASTIC. I've been doing magic for a few years but already I've learnt so much about being a better magician- not to mention killer new tricks!

Highly recommended!

[magicoflego]

I love this book, the DVD included is superb, and great explanation from Joshua Jay