About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-10048627134X

ISBN-139780486271347

eBay Product ID (ePID)14038311242

Product Key Features

Book TitleBook of Magic for Young Magicians : the Secrets of Alkazar

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGames & Activities / Magic

Publication Year1992

IllustratorYes

FeaturesReprint

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorAllan Zola Kronzek

Book SeriesDover Magic Bks.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight5.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN92-015036

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingA

Grade FromFourth Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal793.8

Edition DescriptionReprint

Table Of ContentPreface 1 MISDIRECTION: Passing Through 2 THE HANDLING: Sweet Deception 3 SECRETS: The Stamp Collector 4 PRESENTATION: The Cords of Shastri 5 PATTER: Cut and Restored Rope 6 REPITITION: Homing Stones 7 "CARDS, PART ONE: Magnetic Touch" 8 "CARDS, PART TWO: Super Ears" 9 "CARDS, PART THREE: The Speller" The Assistant The Mirror ESP 10 NATURALNESS: Coins Through the Table 11 ROUTINING: Card in Orange 12 PERFORMANCE: The Spirit of Isis Afterword

Synopsis"People have always been fascinated by magic," says author, teacher, and magician Allan Kronzek. In this entertaining how-to book -- prepared especially for young, aspiring magicians -- he shows how to learn and perfect mystifying feats of illusion that will baffle any audience. Simple directions and clearly drawn diagrams enable beginners to master a host of dazzling deceptions: passing objects through solid barriers, cutting and restoring a length of rope, card tricks featuring the "magnetic touch," and many more. Young magicians will also find complete directions for performing "The Spirit of Isis" -- a dramatic tour de force in which one figure seemingly becomes another. Step-by-step instructions demonstrate each step of the learning process -- from understanding the effect to be achieved to successfully performing the trick itself. Mr. Kronzek, a professional magician, provides numerous helpful hints and secrets of the trade, including how to misdirect the audience's attention, practicing deception while handling props and equipment and how to develop a natural approach and smooth line of "patter." With this book and a bit of practice, young would-be magicians will soon be on their way to mastering a grab-bag full of tricks that will astonish and delight family and friends alike., Simple instructions, diagrams for mastering such effects as passing coins through tables, cutting and restoring rope, much more; plus advice on presentation, patter, misdirection, and performance.