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Magic Book Reviews
Performance Storytelling by Leslie Melville
Reviewed by Quentin Reynolds, March 2023
A New Messiah by Tony Nicholson
Reviewed by David Leigh, June 2022
Milton Woodward: The Magician that Changed Magic
Reviewed by David Budd, June 2022
The Jack Hughes Ultimate World of Magic
Reviewed by Jack Brown, March 2022
Reviewed by Paul MacLeavy, June 2020
A Lifetime in Magic – Volume 2 - Devin Knight
Reviewed by Jay Fortune, March 2020
The Life And Afterlife of Harry Houdini by Joe Posnanski
Reviewed by Roger Woods, December 2019
Life’s a Beach Volume 2 - Gary Jones
Reviewed by Jay Fortune, December 2019
Ernest Sewell and the London Magical Co. by Philip David Treece
Reviewed by ian Keable, November 2019
Life’s a Beach. The Magic of Gary Jones. Volume 1
Reviewed by Jay Fortune, March 2019
Reviewed by Quentin Reynolds, February 2019
The Real Deal A Magician Prepares - Dennis Loomis
Reviewed by Quentin Reynolds, August 2018
The Revelations of Eddie Q - Andrew Normansell
Reviewed by Andrew Normansell, July 2018
Lotz of Magic for Kidz - John Breeds
Reviewed by Peter Randini, June 2018
Johnny Hart - International Star of Magic
Reviewed by Duncan Trillo/MagicWeek, June 2018
Spun Into Gold - ‘The Secret life of a Female Magician’ by Romany Romany
Reviewed by Jay Foryune, May 2018
Reviewed by Paul Romhany, March 2018
Victorian Seance & the Birth of Mentalism by Paul Voodini
Reviewed by Jonathan Royle, December 2017
Magic In The Real World What You Need To Know Before You Quit Your Day Job by Christian Painter
Reviewed by Quentin Reynolds, August 2017
Houdini's Final Incredible Secret: How Houdini Mystified Sherlock Holmes' Creator by Bob Loomis
Reviewed by Roger Woods, September 2016
Crafted With Carey by John Carey
Reviewed by Jay Fortune, July 2016
The Mentalism & Mind Reading Secrets of Repro Magic
Reviewed by Stuart Cassels, May 2016
Wayne Dobson - The Definitive Collection
Reviewed by Jay Fortune, April 2016
Mel Mellers - The Travelling Trickster
Reviewed by Jay Fortune, April 2016
Reviewed by Quentin Reynolds, March 2016
Fifty Shades of Gold: 50 Stagecraft Secrets by Wayne Dobson
Reviewed by Ian Keable, January 2016
Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer. The Life and Magic of an International Magician
Reviewed by Duncan Trillo/MagicWeek, November 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With no Method by Justin Higham
Reviewed by Elliot Hodges, November 2014
Charles Dickens Magician: Conjuring in Life, Letters and Literature, by Ian Keable
Reviewed by Geoff Tibbs, November 2014
The Approach by Jamie D. Grant
Reviewed by Phil Sweeting, August 2014
Reviewed by Al Smith, August 2014
Basic Basic Card Magic by Paul Hallas
Reviewed by Al Smith, June 2014
Reviewed by Al Smith, June 2014
Maths Tricks and Number Magic by Chris Wardle
Reviewed by Al Smith, May 2014
'A Tall Tale - Lecture Notes Without The Lecture' by Sean Lobban
Reviewed by Colin Dymond, August 2013
Marked 4 Life: Minor Miracles with Marked Cards By Wayne Dobson
Reviewed by Ian Keable, August 2013
The Collected Card Magic of Mark Leveridge - Volume 3
Reviewed by Jay Fortune, August 2013
"Magictales" Two by Leslie Melville
Reviewed by Quentin Reynolds, June 2013
Reviewed by Duncan Trillo/MagicWeek, June 2013
Reviewed by Elliott Hodges, April 2013
Reading Writing: Handwriting Analysis for Mentalists and Magicians
Reviewed by Ian Keable, April 2013
Reviewed by Roger Woods, December 2012
Tommy Cooper ‘Jus’ Like That!’ A Life In Jokes and Pictures - John Fisher
The Card Activist - Peter Duffie
Cryptical Envelopment by John Hostler
The Real Secrets of Card Magic by Paul Gordon
The Complete Works by Wolfgang Riebe Ph.D
Colin Dymond – Making Magical Memories
Some Things with Cards by John Holt
The Great Lafayette by John Alexander and Christopher Brinson
Look, No Hands by Wayne Dobson
Card Magic USA (ebook) compiled and edited by Peter Duffie
Magic Shows: 30 Years of Programmes from Daniels to Derren by Ian Keable
Magic Shows: 30 Years of Programmes from Daniels to Derren by Ian Keable
Owen Clark - A Genius Forgotten
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks VIII
Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring
Ultimate Reflections by Tony Griffith
Twilight Lounge by Andrew Normansell
Mischief - Radical Hypnosis & Mind-Control by Ian Harling and Martin Nyrup
Secrets of Improvisational Magic by Justin Higham (review 1)
Secrets of Improvisational Magic by Justin Higham (review 2)
David Copperfield - A Magic Life
Close Up Success - Parts 1 & 2
Dobson's Choice, Special Effects
Mister Meech's Merged Mail Outs
Seven Keys of Kalanag by Val Andrews
The Magic Gourmet by Lewis Jones
Pasteboard Adventures by David Gemmell
Stand Up: A Professional Guide to Comedy Magic by Ian Keable
Final Reflections by Tony Griffith
Andrew Normansell: The Man Who Would Be King
How To Create Kids' Magic and Triple Your Income! - John Breeds
The Plot Thickens - Oliver Meech (second review)
The Plot Thickens - Oliver Meech
Stand-Up, A Professional Guide to Comedy Magic - Ian Keable
Geoffrey Durham Professional Secrets
The Magic Circle - Performing Magic Through the Ages
Hocus Pocus - A Tale of Magnificent Magicians and Their Amazing Feats
The Magic Business (DVD ROM) - Michael Bailey
The Signed Card Strikes Back - Michael Vincent - CD ROM
Tony Griffith's Creative Magic Lecture Notes 2007
Designing Miracles: Creating the Illusion of Impossibility by Darwin Ortiz
Tommy Cooper Always Leave Them Laughing - John Fisher
Choosin' Cruisin' as a Career - Mel Harvey
Rara Avis - Sixty years of Magic from the Private Notebooks of Jack Avis
Another Bite of the Cherry: Cheetah's Handbook Volume 2
Advanced Illusion Projects - Tim Clothier
Handle Hecklers - Keith Fields
Some More Tricks - Anthony Owen
The Handy Lecture - John Archer
Comedy Writing Workshop - John Archer
Making Money From Magic - Drew McAdam
Showmen or Charlatans? by Roger Woods and Brian Leadis
Deeper and Deeper - Secrets of Stage Hypnosis
Telepathy Personified- Ron & Nancy Spencer
The Cheetah's Handbook (ebook)
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz Vol 5
Sleight of Mind - Harling & Nyrup
Subtle Miracles - Peter Duffie
Go on... Steal Yourself - How to be a Pickpocket
Mysterious Stranger: David Blaine
Patrick Page's Book of Visual Comedy
Ahead of the Pack - Avis & Jones
Tradecraft - The Art and Science of Cold Reading
Dobson's Choice - Wayne Dobson
The Full Facts book of Cold Reading - Ian Rowland
Final Séance - Massimo Polidoro
Chan Canasta - A Remarkable Man Volume Two
Mastering Hypnosis - a Performer's Guide
The Turk, Chess Automaton - Gerald M. Levitt
Stand-up Walkaround - Shaun McCree
Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety - Jerry Mentzer
Lake Tahoe Card Magic by Louis Falanga
The Complete works of Derek Dingle
Card Concepts - Arthur F. MacTier
Mastering the Art of Magic - Eugene Burger
Chan Canasta - A Remarkable Man
Roberto Giobbi's Card College Volume 3
Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy by Jay Sankey
The Fients and Temps of Harry Riser
The Art of Magic by Carl Waldman and Joe Layden