{"title":"Books Back in Stock","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selection of popular books now back in stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"very-hush-hush-by-john-bannon","title":"Very Hush Hush by John Bannon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/monstermagic.co.uk\/pages\/john-bannon\" title=\"John Bannon\"\u003eJohn Bannon\u003c\/a\u003e is back with this, his latest collection, Very Hush-Hush, forty card tricks with a \"mental\" slant that require little to no sleight-of-hand.\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn five large chapters, John explores impossible location effects (including some that can be performed over Zoom), prediction tricks with and without multiple revelation procedures, and performance pieces with a mental magic\/ mindreading theme, among other cunning card effects in the miracle class.\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd you've never seen a magic square quite like this. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first chapter of Very Hush-Hush, \"Parts of the Sum,\" deals directly with Bannon's brilliant pasteboard-driven takes (yes, more than one) on this classic mental mind-bender, and allied effects. One method allows you to \"predict\" a magic square, while another uses no numbers at all. You read that right.\u2028\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, you'll learn a host of helpful sleights and subtleties, including false cuts and shuffles, switches, and other moves. And while there is no real finger-flinging required, yes, you still have to practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything is conveyed in Bannon's familiar third person tongue-in-cheek tone (patter and one-liners included), with a casual storytelling-like feel that makes reading the book seem more like a conversation than a bout with an instructional textbook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book has style.\u003cbr\u003eTell your friends it's TLDR; then keep it all on the QT. This is one tome you won't want anyone else getting their hands on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 260+ page 7 x 10\" quality hardcover, bound in cloth with pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Bannon has been screwing around with playing cards for over forty years. He is a worldwide best-selling author of books on close-up magic, including Impossibilia, Smoke and Mirrors, Dear Mister Fantasy, High Caliber, Destination Zero, and Mentalissimo.\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Very Hush-Hush is another winner from John Bannon. For those of you looking for baffling routines that won’t bust your chops, or for lovers of elegantly constructed card magic, this book is a must-buy. Highly recommended.\"  \u003cstrong\u003e- Michael Close\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squash Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45088193610025,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/6593\/0281\/files\/Very-Hush-Hush-by-John-Bannon.jpg?v=1684690481"},{"product_id":"parallax-by-max-maven","title":"Parallax by Max Maven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You have found magic. Now, what are you going to do with it it?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo muses Max Maven in the pages of Parallax, a collection of 61 influential, thought-provoking, and oftentimes controversial  essays he contributed to MAGIC magazine from September 1991 to August 1996.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRich with commentary, observations, and caustic editorializing—all composed in in a tone both rich and distinct—these essays have finally been collected in a single volume.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise for Parallax calls this book Max Maven's \u003cbr\u003e\"finest creation\" (Mac King), \u003cbr\u003e\"unprecedented\" (Jamy Ian Swiss), \u003cbr\u003e\"a manifesto on magic as an art form\" (Stephen Minch), \u003cbr\u003e\"ahead of its time\" (John Lovick), \u003cbr\u003e\"smart and funny\" (Stan Allen), \u003cbr\u003e\"essential reading\" (Jeff McBride)\u003cbr\u003e\"one of the most important books of our time\" (Todd Robbins).\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are very few collections of essays in the world of magic, and fewer still that are as pointed or as relevant to those who consider themselves a genuine student of the art. Nor are there many examples of writing as deeply serious and simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny.\u2028\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA 208-page 6 x 9\" illustrated cloth-bound volume with smyth-sewn binding. With an introduction by Stephen Minch, founder of Hermetic Press.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squash Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45691431256361,"sku":"","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/6593\/0281\/files\/Parallax-by-Max-Maven.jpg?v=1689943956"},{"product_id":"unreal-by-bruce-bernstein","title":"Unreal by Bruce Bernstein","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnreal by Bruce Bernstein is on of the most anticipated books on mentalism for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruce Bernstein has spent over three decades creating, refining and developing some of the most devious feats of mentalism known to man. He's become a trusted, go-to source for many of the greatest mind readers of the last twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe's collected an enviable list of endorsements from nearly every great magician and thought reader of the last thirty years. And now he's gathered together years of thought-provoking, engaging writing into a hardbound collection that showcases his work in the finest possible light.\u2028\u2028It's called Unreal.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnreal by Bruce Bernstein contains Bernstein's most baffling, amazing brainchildren. From commercial predictions (Eat at Joe's), to mind-numbing card miracles (Psych-Out, a revelatory 10 Card Poker Deal), to must-learn techniques (Bernstein Center Tear), and beyond, Unreal covers territory essential to every wonder worker's repertoire.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnreal outlines mysteries with the most basic of objects: slips of paper, cards, and money, as well as inexplicable feats of thought reading: predictions, mind reading feats, psychometry, utility techniques for obtaining secret information, cold reading scripts and techniques, and more. Ten new essays compliment the tricks themselves, each written specifically for this book.\u2028\u2028All of the miracles described in these pages are within the skill set of the average mentalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo complicated sleight-of-hand or digital dexterity is required. That said, a healthy dose of chutzpah may be necessary.\u2028\u2028It's all explained in a familiar, engaging style, expertly illustrated by Tony Dunn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnreal may be the book's title, but performing the miracles it explains is most definitely within reach of everyone that reads it.\u2028\u2028A deluxe foil-stamped hardcover, 242 pages, with black-and-white illustrations and an introduction by Jon Stetson.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squash Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45695710232873,"sku":"","price":58.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/6593\/0281\/files\/Unreal-by-Bruse-Bernstein.jpg?v=1689949948"},{"product_id":"sleightly-absurd-by-charlie-frye","title":"Sleightly Absurd by Charlie Frye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Charlie Frye's Sleightly Absurd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCVtbbs1EP8?list=TLGGLZsKC6oqinYwNjA5MjAyMw\" height=\"421\" width=\"744\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring, vivid volume like no other! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSleightly Absurd is a journey through the mind of a mastermind - Charlie Frye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin its pages, you'll find a slew of hard won secrets he has developed, refined, and performed over some four decades on six continents, as a professional entertainer on stages the world over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is filled, nearly to overflowing, with bewildering, bemusing musings and miracles that—until now—have been the guarded brainchildren of this perplexing practitioner of the dark arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow you, dear reader, can gain a backstage view explaining the ins, outs, and inside outs of over fifty fantastic feats, each mined from the mind of this peerless prestidigitator.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong the high class conjuring conceits explained are tricks with coins and cards—of both ordinary and extraordinary sizes—including a lengthy and advanced treatise on the elusive “ACAAN”; parlor and stage effects; three versions of the “oldest trick in the book”; Frye’s trademark Eccentricks (cartoon-illustrated gags, tricks, and stunts); mind reading miracles; close-up dodges with dice; and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe work is rounded out with an uproariously funny memoir and a series of thought-provoking essays on character development, practice, and other practical matters for the modern mystery entertainer, and all others who take their art more seriously than themselves.\u2028\u2028A book like no other—because there is no other!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo expense spared in its production!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA colossal colossus of conjuring and chicanery, from the one and only Charlie Frye!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVerily his equal does not exist!\u2028\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 298-page deluxe oversize 8 x 10\" hardcover volume illustrated with over 1000 photographs. 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