The Magic Show - Hardcover

Benkovitz, Anne; Setteducati, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761115951 ISBN 13: 9780761115953

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1999

Synopsis

The first-ever self-performing book of illusion, The Magic Show is unlike any other book of magic ever published--it actually does the tricks and illusions. The reader is the audience , and the audience will be wonderstruck.

How can a book read your mind? Or carry out a complicated sleight of hand that will leave you utterly astounded? Created by two magic inventors (one a practicing magician and the other a magic-trick designer), and featuring state-of-the-art paper engineering and printing, The Magic Show features 12 no-fail interactive tricks. Pick a card, any card, and the book will accurately guess it every time. Spin the wheel and watch brilliant spheres mysteriously change colors. There's the Devious Dominoes, the Six Sorcerers, the Artful Aces. Illustrated with four-color mixed media art, The Magic Show is as exhilarating as sitting front row at a real performance. But with one huge advantage--a convenient "reset" book that's tucked into the last page allows you, the reader, to reset each trick with or without learning the secrets of the illusions.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

STEP RIGHT UP! PRESENTING THE FIRST-EVER SELF-PERFORMING BOOK OF ILLUSION

How can a book read your mind? Or perform sleight-of-hand? Created and hosted by Mark Setteducati and Anne Benkovitz, THE MAGIC SHOW is unlike any other book of magic in that the book actually performs magic for you.

--Pick a card, any card, and the book will accurately guess it. Spin the wheel on the front cover and watch the spheres mysteriously change colors. Count the Sorcerers--oops, better count them again. Cut the author in half!

--THE MAGIC SHOW is as exhilarating as sitting in the front row at a real performance, but with one big advantage: A convenient reset book allows you to reset each trick--with or without learning the secrets of the illusion.

--THE MAGIC SHOW performs with you or for you!

About the Author:

Anne Benkovitz, an inventor and designer of toys, games and magic, is the founder and creative director of Design Magic NY, a product development studio in New York City. She has created many innovative and internationally marketed products and was a major contributor to the highly acclaimed Magic Works™ series. Ms. Benkovitz also teaches toy and game design at New York's School of Visual Arts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0761115951
• ISBN 13: 9780761115953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 20
• Illustrator: Ellis Steve