Take sixteen road-tested, audience-proven routines from one of the funniest magicians on stage today, combine with nine essays, hundreds of stylized color photos, fresh & original art, and a worker's perspective on the way to make your work your own, and what do you get?Offbeat.

Collection of close-up magic by an international group of magicians. There are no numbered chapters, but chapters are broken up by magician.

Written by male model/master magician Handsome Jack (with footnotes by John Lovick), this treatise is a rarity in the magic world: it's as funny (and attractive) as it is instructive. Handsome Jack, etc. details twenty stand-up (and close-up) routines with complete scripts, histories, and commentary on their development and performance.In addition to Jack's urbane descriptions, Lovick provides two essential essays on the subjects of scripting and persona.

Three Poker Chips. One Perfect PredictionCraig Petty is back with another jackpot, walkaround miracle!Picture this: 3 poker chips are out on the table. You ask somebody to think of any playing card. You make three bets, one by one, with each chip going into their hand. First on the suit, second on the value and thirdly... you bet that you knew their card from the very beginning.Slowly, you turn each chip over to reveal the exact name of their thought of card printed across the back of the three...

VIP PASS is a credential that allows you to teleport signed cards, bills, coins, tickets, pieces of paper or endless objects in a powerful way. You can also predict the thoughts and choices of spectators in a very clean manner. And the most impressive part: The spectator wears this amazing device all the time, hanging from their neck from the beginning -- they see it empty until the last moment!It includes six covers with different designs so you can choose the one you l

The magician shows an empty tube open at both ends and then places it on a flat wooden base. He drops a flower dart in it or sprinkles some invisible magic seed. After some magical gesture, when he lifts the tube, a large bouquet of flowers appears. It is even larger than the tube!

Show two cups to be empty. Suddenly, one cup becomes full of salt. You display the salt by pouring it from cup to cup. All of the salt vanishes without a trace, and changes into a white silk handkerchief. Real salt magically appears from an empty cup. The salt then vanishes completely and transforms into a bright white handkerchief, making this the perfect trick to perform at a party or for large groups. Background Most props used in magic illusions capitalize on making maximum use of a secret s...

The printing press of your dreams!Rub a blank sheet of paper, and instantly transform it into a genuine currency note! With the enclosed prop, you can apparently print money without any effort at all. Yes, the money at the end of this trick is real. A pocket printing press that your audiences will admire with envy and delight!