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AND ALSO
David Copperfield - A Magic Life (Benoit
Grenier)
The Man Who Would Be King (Andrew Normansell)
Masterclass - The First Four Years
Comedy Buffet (Graham Hey)
WD40 (Wayne Dobson)
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Announcing a brand new book featuring the magic of the UK's most creative minds, it's
Magicseen Magazine's
Best Of British
Right
from its first issue, Magicseen Magazine has sought to showcase talent from the
UK, talent that sometimes can be a little swamped by high profile personalities from
other parts of the world. To put this right, Magicseen approached a list of the
UK's top performers and creators and invited them to contribute to a book that
is designed to show the world what they have to offer. Best
Of British contains routines from over 20 creative British magicians,
including Wayne Dobson, Peter Duffie, Geoffrey Durham, Paul Gordon, Simon
Lovell, Shaun McCree, Marc Paul, Scott Penrose, Mark Shortland, Paul Stockman
and many more. It's a fabulous collection of close up, stand up and mentalism
effects from stars who really know what they are doing, and it's a must-read
publication for anyone interested in good quality routines. The book is nicely
produced in soft back with clean line illustrations throughout by Magicseen's
Design Manager Phil Shaw and is a worthy addition to any magical library.
Printed Book £20.00 + P&P
Roulette
Author
Chris Rawlins is a young, inventive mentalist who just loves to share his work
and ideas with fellow performers. In this his second book, Chris offers a
combination of full routines, moves, additions and essays, all of which come
with his own personal stamp and twist. Credit Guard is a clever idea using a
borrowed credit card which concludes with you revealing four numbers from the
card; Clipboard Peek details a simple yet effective way to create a peek device
from an innocent looking clipboard; in My Version Of A Classic Chris puts his
mind to creating a practical solution for the Chair Test; Scramble is an
impossible seeming word prediction; Phonebook Prediction Addition gives you
Chris's tweak on a strong Banachek phonebook test; My Yellow Ball Which Fooled
Marc Oberon is a cheeky idea in which you unerringly can reveal under which of
three cups a bright yellow ball is hidden; Kicker Chirp Top is a nifty little
prediction idea for close up using two poker chips; the Push Slide Peek is a
modernisation of an old card move; A Little Lead In is an intro which could be
used as a set up for a more major routine; with P.I. Chris takes a killer
principle of Luke Jermay and harnesses it for a strong close up mental routine.
If you enjoy modern mentalism you'll enjoy this 70 page E-Book.
E-Book only £10.00
David Copperfield - A Magic
Life
Written by Benoit Grenier
A Magicseen Publication
David
Copperfield is arguably the most famous magician in the world as for decades he
has dominated the world magic stage through his many widely seen TV specials,
featuring some of the most staggering and memorable illusions of all time, and
through his constant touring with his live stage show. In this book, author
Benoit Grenier takes a close look at Copperfield, both the man and master
magician, and gives a candid view of what it is that makes David Copperfield
such a long standing success. Although none of David's illusion secrets are
revealed, the reader is nevertheless taken behind the scenes and is afforded a
unique perspective and insight into the life of this magic superstar. Benoit
traces the path Copperfield has taken from his childhood right through to his
modern day iconic standing in the world of entertainment, and it makes for a
fascinating and enlightening read. If you have ever wondered what it must be
like to be the most recognised magician on the planet, this book will tell you
and it goes a long way to explaining the Magic Life that David Copperfield
enjoys.
Printed Book £20.00 + P&P
The Man Who Would Be
King
Andrew Normansell
A Magicseen Publication
Magicseen
Publications are pleased to announce that a book featuring the magical thoughts
and routines of pro entertainer Andrew Normansell called "The Man Who Would
Be King" has been. Readers of
Magicseen will be familiar with Andrew as there have been a couple of features
on him and he has also appeared a few times answering questions in the Close Up
Clinic. Now Andrew reveals the secrets of his commercial success by recounting
his life story so far, gives readers excellent food for thought in a section
called Devil's Advocate in which he passes opinion on all manner of magical
themes, and finally he also gives full details of 28 of his pet routines for
close up, stand up and mentalism. Everything Andrew does is geared to commercial
performance and his methods are delightfully straightforward. Nicely produced,
this book will be of interest to anyone who aspires to the performance of
commercial magic.
Printed Book £20.00 + P&P
Masterclass - The First Four
Years
A Magicseen Publication
Although
Magicseen Magazine is primarily a features publication rather than a tricks
magazine, it does have two or three routines to learn included in the
Masterclass section of each issue. In the first four years of publication, 61
contributions have appeared and these have now been collected together and are
offered as a stand alone publication either in printed book format or as a
download. There are contributions included from names such as Max Maven, Boris
Wild, David Stone, Aldo Colombini, Wayne Dobson, Jay Sankey, Mathieu Bich, Marc
Paul, Trevor Lewis, Joshua Jay and so many more, and they have all provided a
varied and interesting selection of material for you to enjoy. Whether you are
into close up, mentalism or children's magic, there are items of interest for
you here, and it's not until you see all the contributions collected together in
one place such as this that you realise what a wealth of material has been made
available. Available in printed and E-Book formats.
Printed Book Version - £12.00 + P&P
E-Book Version - £9.00
Comedy Buffet E-Book
Graham Hey
Magicseen
Deputy Editor Graham Hey is an experienced stand up comedy magician as well as
being a prolific writer of comedy material for some of the big names in show
business. In Comedy Buffet Graham presents a large collection of verbal
and visual gags which entertainers will find a wonderful resource and which will
enable them to lighten up their own performances. Tricks are available
everywhere, but up-to-date comedy patter and gags are much harder to come by,
and so this E-Book provides one of the few contemporary sources on the market.
And apart from anything else, you'll have a huge amount of fun just reading
through the material!
E-Book £9.95
WD40
Wayne Dobson
A Magicseen Publication
Wayne Dobson has had a life full of incredible highs and hard-to-bear lows, and
in this candidly written E-Book, he lays it all before you. The full story is
here charting his meteoric rise to international fame and TV stardom in which,
when he was at the height of his powers, he became a household name in the UK
and was seen as a genuine alternative to Paul Daniels as a mainstream TV
magician, right through to his valiant and uncomplaining struggle with MS. It's
a tale of courage, is often very funny, and it is always fascinating.
As well as Wayne's life story this excellent E-Book provides full details of 40 of Wayne's close up and stand up routines. Everything Wayne does is commercial and the methods are always straightforward and practical. You are bound to find many effects in this comprehensive collection that you will like and will use.
E-Book £15.00
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