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Learning From Experience

The Professional Worker Series Vol.6 by Mark Leveridge
£10.00

Learning From Experience is a 44 page e-book in which Mark looks back over 40 years of full time professional experience and identifies 20 key things about performing commercially for lay people that he wishes he had known when he started.

Organising these into 20 Key Facts, Mark explains the lessons that he has learned in this rich period of experience about performance, marketing, fees, trick selection, dealing with spectators and more, and sets out clear advice and food for thought to help you to short track your way to making good decisions. Here is a list of the contents.

Key Fact #1 – The Booker Isn’t Always Right. Key Fact #2 – Fee Levels Can Define Show Types. Key Fact #3 – Presentation And Personality Are More Important Than The Tricks. Key Fact #4 – Organising Your Workspace. Key Fact #5 – Targeted Advertising Is Best. Key Fact #6 – Your Website Is Your Shop Window. Key Fact #7 – Actively Pursue Testimonials. Key Fact #8 – Responding To Show Enquiries. Key Fact #9 – The Social Media Black Hole. Key Fact #10 – The Benefits Of A Bulletproof Repertoire. Key Fact #11 – Conversational Patter. Key Fact #12 – Classic For A Reason. Key Fact #13 – Getting And Keeping Attention. Key Fact #14 – Being Self Contained. Key Fact #15 – The Importance Of An Amplifier. Key Fact #16 – Slow Down. Key Fact #17 – Dealing With Volunteers. Key Fact #18 – Hecklers May Not Be Heckler.s Key Fact #19 – Be Wary Of Topical Patter. Key Fact #20 – Show Business – 20% Show, 80% Business.

This is a goldmine of relevant advice and opinion which should be helpful to magicians of all standards and types. Laced with anecdotes from Mark's professional life, Learning From Experience will give you just that, the chance to learn from his experience.

Available from: www.markleveridge.co.uk

Kranzilla Unleashed
A book featuring the creative magic and comedy of Nathan Kranzo
£30.00 + P&P

Clever, quirky, original, commercial, funny, different, practical - these are just some of the words that you can use to describe the magic of Nathan Kranzo.

In this collection of his ideas for stand up and close up, you will find magic to suit a wide spectrum of tastes and audience types. With effects ranging from visibly sliding a tan line up your arm, right through to enabling a spectator to cut to the four Aces, Nathan combines raw cunning with extensive magical knowledge to produce magic that is always interesting and usually totally baffling.

And running through all the material is the Kranzo sense of humour which is at one moment subtle and mischievous, and the next raw and basic! He loves to have fun with his spectators and while much of the magic in this book includes his comedy presentations, Nathan also explains a number of great visual gags that you can place straight into your act.

Nathan's audiences love his memorable magic, and so will you!

Available from: www.magicseen.com

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Discount Magic

Out Of Credit £9.98 - The next generation mentalists credit card with contactless technology.

7 Reveals in 1 Card.

Perform number forces, card forces, verbal forces and comedy magic all from your wallet!

Includes specially produced "Credit Card" and full instructions for 8 effects, which include a contactless prediction.

Great to carry and perform.

Order from www.discountmagic.co.uk/shop/mentalism/out-of-credit

Join The Mark Leveridge E-Club

The E-Club, which is now in its 11th year, has three levels of membership, each with distinct benefits.

E-Club Lite - free. You will receive an email newsletter on the first of each month. The newsletter contains: 1. The latest news from MLM. 2. Free advice and taster offers from MLM. 3. Information about the latest offers. 4. Details of the latest monthly podcast. 5. Free access to the monthly E-Video Newsletter.

E-Club Pro - £12.00pm. 1. Gain username and password access to hundreds of pages of exclusive online content. 2. Get free access to the monthly E-Video Newsletter. 3. Receive a link to the Mark's Monthly Message advice videos delivered to your inbox in the middle of every month. 4. Receive an email newsletter on the 1st of each month. 5. Enjoy a members only 50% discount on all full price MLM download purchases.

E-Club Elite - £20.00pm. 1. Benefit from everything enjoyed by Pro Members. Plus.... 2. Receive a useful Elite Members Only Resource Newsletter each month with links to exclusive advanced extra material including video tutorial on marketing and show creation, plus extended in depth versions of the Mark's Monthly Message advice videos. 3. Get personal access to Mark, via telephone or Zoom, for advice and help on magic projects important to you. 4. Get access to the Magic Den where you can download for FREE any of a selection (changed monthly) of MLM marketed products.

There is no set subscription period for the E-Club - stay as long as you want - and payment for the Pro and Elite levels of membership is taken using a monthly PayPal automated payment. For more information go to www.markleveridge.co.uk.

Amazing Human Lie Detector - Table-Hop Pro Size

by Eddie Burke

Entertaining, effective & straight forward it almost works itself. Packed with audience participation. Eddie used this for several years as part of his billing as The Human Lie Detector.

You pass out five large playing cards for examination, these can be mixed and shuffled by your audience, as you explain that you have studied lie detection without using a Polygraph machine and you rely instead on people’s breathing, palpitations, hesitation, and general body language for your clues.

With your back turned to your participant you instruct him over your shoulder to mix the five cards even more thoroughly. Then you ask him with the cards in his own hands to simply think of one of the five cards while your back is still turned so you cannot receive any clues as to the card he has in his mind.

Now you ask him only to answer yes to your following questions, in this way he will tell four lies and only answer truthfully on ONE occasion.

Taking a card in turn you ask questions such as, “Is your card a RED card?” or a heart card etc, to each question he answers yes. In this manner you eliminate in turn four of the cards, until you are left holding just one card back to the audience.

Now you ask him to truthfully name his simply thought of card, let’s say he names the, “Jack of hearts.” You turn around the card you are holding for everyone to see it is indeed the Jack of Hearts!

This clever method is 100% certain. The card is different every time you perform it. Yet you always reveal the card he is merely thinking of correctly. No stooges, no peeking. Everything can be left for examination.

Comes complete with instructions and five unfaked playing cards in Table-Hop Pro size.

Post FREE within the UK

Only £9.99 from www.mreenterprises.co.uk.

L.P.I (Looch Pocket Index) - Stainless Steel Edition

Back in 2007, Looch set the Mentalism world on fire by introducing the L.P.I (Looch Pocket Index). This well designed pocket miracle maker instantly sold out and was considered by the pro’s as one of the best pocket indexes ever made.

Over the years one of the most frequent requests from fellow mentalists was for the L.P.I to be made available again. After years of research, discussion and development, Read My Mind Ltd are delighted to announce that this incredible product is finally back and better than ever!

Each L.P.I has been expertly manufactured in Stainless Steel and will last a lifetime of performance use. Load up your L.P.I with billets, folded business cards, or even currency and it will always be ready to assist you in producing mind blowing mental miracles for your audiences!

Each Stainless Steel L.P.I comes with its own custom printed velvet bag and access to an eBook with detailed instructions. You will also be granted access to the Facebook owners group to share ideas and routines with each other. (Facebook account required)

*Please note, the L.P.I is designed as a billet index, with the primary focus being to simply and efficiently organise a range of ‘outs’ and give you instant access to them during performance. It will not hold a full deck of playing cards.

What the Pro's are saying about the L.P.I (Looch Pocket index)

"The best mentalism uses ‘invisible’ props which are seen but go unnoticed, or, in the case of a good billet index, completely unseen. Looch has designed and carefully built an exceptional index and it can certainly be used to produce devastating effects." Ken Weber

"I have long searched for a perfect billet index; finally the search is over, thank you." Lior Manor

"The LPI is well conceived, carefully executed, delightfully compact, flawlessly functional, and soon-to-be scarce. I've never used a better billet index." Doug Dyment

"A well made tool, and more importantly readymade, with a plethora of possibilities." Marc Salem

"I recently used LPI at a convention; I like it because it is simple and can't go wrong, it worked perfectly." Richard Osterlind

Order from: www.readmymind.co.uk

Blink - Read My Mind Ltd

Read My Mind Ltd presents a brand new peek case that will blow your mind.

Blink is an instant access peek case that gives you an immediate view of what has been written / drawn on the back of a business card. This premium quality leather business card case has been designed by Looch and hand crafted by some of the best leather makers in the magic industry. Blink is already being heralded as one of 'The best peek cases ever created' and 'One of the top mentalist products of the year'.

With Blink you are able to have a business card returned and the case closed, there is nothing to see on the front, side or back yet at the moment you choose, you will have immediate and instant access to their secret information. Blink has an exciting, innovative NEW method that enables a clear unobstructed view of your participant’s thoughts - it’s quick, it’s easy, it’s amazing.

Their secret can be yours within the ‘Blink’ of an eye…

"Blink is definitely one of the best peek wallets ever created and certainly one of the top mentalist's products of the year." Jheff

“Blink is an ingenious, refined and highly practical addition to the arsenal of the modern performer. Recommended!” Jermay

"The secret is totally new and allows you to get your peek, in a 'Blink!' as soon as that blink is over, the wallet is back to normal. You can actually get your peek as you place the wallet into your spectator's hands! Looch has a reputation for putting out high-quality products. This may be his best one yet." Richard Osterlind

 
Blink is available at: www.readmymind.co.uk

PropDog Card on Ceiling Wax

The Card on Ceiling trick has been around since the early part of the century and was originally performed with tacks but over the last few decades, magicians have been using wax as an alternative.
PropDog came up with what we think is a great improvement to the wax and that is to colour it to make it much more invisible depending on hour you use it.
The PropDog Card on Ceiling Wax has been specially formulated in conjunction with a dedicated wax manufacturing company to be of the perfect consistency for the trick. It's not so sticky that it leaves a sticky residue on your fingers, but sticks perfectly to ceilings and walls and means you can use smaller amounts, giving you more performances per tub. All colours have been professionally matched and the colourant is wax based, so will not stain the ceiling. Of course the chances of actually flashing the wax is very little and it's never been a requirement before, but as this wax is cheaper than other versions, then using it can only make your act better.

The Colours
For those who like to hide their wax in plain sight, we have:
Sharpie Grey - For those who hide the wax on their Sharpie, a small amount on the bottom of your Sharpie is almost imperceivable. Just steal the wax off as you give the Sharpie to the spectator to sign their card.
Sharpie Black - For those who hide it on the lid of their Sharpie or on their belt. Just steal it off the lid or your belt as you give out the Sharpie.

For those who hide the wax out of sight, we have:
Bicycle Blue and Red - Professionally colour matched to Bicycle Card Red Backs. Once loaded on the card, if you were to accidentally flash the top of the cards whilst performing the trick, it is far more unlikely that the spectator will notice the wax.
Natural - for those who are not really bothered and just like to use the standard colour.

The wax comes in three tin sizes: 15g, 30g and 50g. As a guide, the standard Michael Ammar tub contains around 35g.

A 50g tin of wax will give you enough wax for approximately 300 performances.
A 30g tin of wax will give you enough wax for approximately 180 performances.
A 15g tin of wax will give you enough wax for approximately 90 performances.

Please note that these tins only contain Card on Ceiling wax and they do not come with a routine or instructions on how to perform the effect.

You can view the full range here: www.propdog.co.uk/accessories/putty-waxes

Play-Chop - UK EXCLUSIVE

The classic chop cup, now with Play-Doh®.

Ask a spectator to make a ball with the Play-Doh® from a small pot. From that moment you can perform any chop cup routine with a large ball and a cute animal final load. Modern magic with organic props!

A fantastic way to bring a classic of magic to children or even adults.

Available from www.practical-magic.com

Clone Coin by Mark Lee

This is a super clean 'Special' coin that can be shown clearly as a regular coin. There are two effects included, but once you see the ingenuity of the coin, there are many more possibilities. Effect one, is a simple coins across in your hands effect. You start off by displaying two coins openly, there is obviously nothing else in your hands. You place the two coins, one at a time, and very cleanly, from your right hand to the left. You now pick the two coins up with your right hand, and display them. They are then thrown one at a time into your left hand (you can even hear them clinking), and you grip them, making a fist with both hands. You make a magical gesture, and although your hands never come anywhere near each other, you can now show that you have one coin in each hand! Effect two, is a coin matrix effect. Using four coins, which are shown and counted, and two regular playing cards, borrowed if you wish. The coins are spread out in to a square formation. Two of the coins are now covered by the playing cards. When one is lifted, a coin has gone, and when the other card is lifted there are now two coins under it. This is repeated, until all the coins are now under one card! You can now show you have only two cards and four coins! These are available in the 10p coin version as standard, but you can order any coin you require. - Standard 10p coin plus instructions - £25.00 + £2.95 UK postage or £4.95 overseas.

Order from: www.merlinswakefield.com

Revolution

A MagicBox Exclusive. Welcome to a new world of visual coin magic that will leave your audiences devastated and gasping for more! Imagine being able to take a 10p coin, throw it to a spectator and when they catch it they discover it has turned into a 2p. Imagine handing the spectator a 10p and a 2p, they then give you the 2p and you visibly change it into a 10p! They open their hand to find they are holding the 2p! With Revolution you can perform all these miracles and more!!

Order from: www.magicbox.uk.com

Impossible Card Magic

Impossible Card Magic is a perfect title for this DVD. Every effect on this tape is impossible to figure out when you first see it - you will be fooled! The skill level ranges from intermediate to advanced but the effort involved in learning these routines will surely put you ahead of the crowd. All the routines are show-stoppers and all the methods are new and original. This is card magic that will fool and entertain. Includes Raise Rise - One of Ray's signature pieces, an ambitious card sequence where a signed selection is placed near the bottom of the deck, sticking out for half its length. Visually, the card jumps up to the middle of the deck, then near the top, then becomes the top card! The card magic contained on this DVD is not easy but each effect is well worth the practice. Highly Recommended!

Order from: www.alakazam.co.uk