Abracadabra!: Secret Methods Magicians & Others Use to Deceive Their Audience (1997)

by Nathaniel Schiffman

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Explains the precepts of misdirection, optical illusion, and other techniques used by magicians to manipulate an audience.

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1997

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(Foreword by Henry Gordon): In this age of information overload the inventory of magic books on the market is huge.

(Preface): Isn't this breaking the Magician's sacred rules of secrecy? Yes.

There are a few theories that come up every now and again, theories that have been with us for many decades and attempt to explain the phenomenon of magic.

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