Performance of Close-Up Magic by Eugene Burger (Hardcover)

A series of essays from Eugene Burger on what makes close-up magic work. This book isn’t about learning more tricks. It’s about making the magic you already do better, through reflection, practice and rehearsal.

Contents:

About the Writings
Foreword by Channing Pollock
Groundwork
What Is Close-Up Magic?
The Main Road
The Bert Allerton Aspirin Tin Routine
Hands
Making Cigarettes Disappear
The Pivot Vanish
Up the Nose
Using A Cigarette Pull
A Question of Character
Uncle Geek
Three-Card Monte As A Magical Entertainment
Magic Lectures
Rosini's Double Reverse
Conversation at the Airport
The Animated Matchbox
Performing for Magicians
Stealing
Spirit Candle in the Bottle
Books
Sylvia's Cards: An Excursion into Bizarre Magick
Negative Thought
The Haunted Pack
Questions and Answers on the Haunted Pack
Daydreaming and Imagination
An Imaginary Conversation with Eugene Burger
A Final Examination

The book opens with a foreword by Channing Pollock. It’s a good fit for any magician at any level.

Format: 134-page hardbound book