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David serves up further insight in fourteen thought-provoking essays. Ingredients: Experience, Insight, Artistry, Practicality, Sound Advice. Among the delectable effects on the menu: Psilocation: After a volunteer legitimately shuffles a freely selected card into the deck, the magician locates the card in a most unlikely manner: with eyes closed, using only his sense of touch. Lucky Penny: The magician offers to share a powerful good luck charm that he keeps locked inside a small box. After the lucky coin is marked by someone in the audience, it suddenly disappears. The performer's luck seems to have run out -- until the marked coin rematerializes inside the locked box! Dinner with the Borgias: Three guests from the audience are invited to experience a theatrical lesson in the perils of Renaissance politics. Each guest must select from among four golden goblets, three of which have been symbolically "poisoned." Who will survive? Here's a hint: Bet on the magician. 136 pages of recipes for great magic that your brain and your audiences will enjoy! Hardcover from Hermetic Press, with an introduction by Eugene Burger and 60 illustrations by Kelly Lyles. "There are both excellent thinking and superb effects here." -- The Linking Ring Along the way, learn thirteen clever magic effects with full presentations, including: Baffling Borromean Rings: Three permanently interlocked rings change their configuration, even when a spectator holds them to make sure that this is impossible! The Last Dream: With tombstone-shaped cards, the performer takes his audience on a nightmarish trip through mortality. Counting Scarecrows: An origami crow magically outwits a group of "hunters" who are guided in their movements by a volunteer from the audience. Whatsabox: A simple box of cardboard turns out to be far from simple. First it has an open top and closed bottom, then two tops, then two bottoms. A ball placed into the box is mysteriously trapped inside, then just as mysteriously released! The Magic Mirror demonstrates that magic can be many things: comic, serious, thrilling, playful, eerie, intelligent, and even inspiring! 182 pages in quality hardcover from Hermetic Press, with illustrations by Kelly Lyles and David Parr. "Extremely well written. This is a fascinating book." -- Genii Magazine A volunteer from the audience cuts the deck -- and wins! A mortal has cheated Death! But the Reaper has a final secret to reveal: He knew the outcome of the game before it even started! No sleight of hand required! Complete script, instructions and special props included! "Easy and fast reset, no sleights, just good presentation of the interesting, different script. Highly recommended." -- The Linking Ring Take an amazing detour into the land of flim-flams, con-games and swindles! A borrowed five dollar bill is held by an audience volunteer; an examined one dollar bill is held by the magician. Everything appears to be on the up-and-up. But the performer demonstrates that appearances can be deceiving -- when the bills suddenly change places! No complicated sleight of hand! Both bills are examinable! Works with the new U.S. currency! Includes complete script and special items! A wonderful new version of the classic bill transposition, with instructions by David Parr and an introduction by Eugene Burger! "Your wallet should never leave home without it." -- Genii Magazine These cards are identical to the ones David Parr and Eugene Burger use -- except your custom cards will feature your name and year of birth on them! Each set of cards is handmade, and comes with a booklet teaching David's technique and handling, as well as the complete script. After placing your order, you will be contacted via e-mail about the name and year of birth you want to appear on your custom cards.Brain Food
Professional magician David Parr opens his mind to present you with eight complete routines (seven close-up, one stand-up) prepared and refined in the kitchen of real-life performance. Ingredients: Bills, Coins, Cards, Werewolves, Poison, Psychology, Intelligence, Humor, Weirdness, Entertainment.
$30.00
The Magic Mirror
Join Dr. Robert E. Neale and David Parr as they explore the innermost workings of magic, from prehistory to the present day! Over time, magic has taken many fascinating forms. Examine the various theatrical, social and historical expressions of magic, indentify their similarities and differences, and uncover a method for classifying magic effects by their psychological roots. Then use this system to build powerful presentations around your magic!
$30.00
A Game of Life and Death
Care to join the specter of Death in a friendly game of Cut the Cards? Be careful: Cutting to the ace of spades may lead to a Grim Fate indeed.
$15.00
The New Slow-Motion Swindle
Now updated for the new U.S. currency!
$20.00
David Parr's Magician's Wax
David Parr has searched the world over for the perfect adhesive magician's wax. After many years, his quest is at an end. This wax is the best. It is very soft and sticky -- even in cold Midwestern winters! And it's white, making it virtually invisible on many surfaces. This wax has countless magical applications, some of which are found in David's books! (And here's a useful tip: David also uses this wax for keeping stage props in place, so an accidentally bumped table doesn't cause delicate objects to crash to the floor!)$7.00
The Last Dream
If you've read The Magic Mirror, you're familiar with Robert Neale's close-up effect "The Last Dream," a hauntingly entertaining routine performed with tombstone cards. Now imagine performing this eerie effect on stage! David Parr is creating custom sets of Last Dream cards for stage and platform performance. The cards are 5 x 8 inches, printed in black and white on heavy card stock, with no shiny finish to pick up glare from stage lights.
$50.00