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Not a book of optical illusions, but a complete treatise on the optical principles used in magic. The book covers Retention of Vision; Position Illusions; Blackout; Angles of Vision; Background masking and blending; Mirrors; Lighting; Lens transmission; Chromatics and much more. If this sounds like one of your high school physics books, fear not. The reading is incredibly interesting and really exciting! The author gives many examples of tricks and illusions using the principles he explains. You will be fascinated (so thats how those are done!). Not just for the stage magic guys. Close-up folks will find lots and lots of valuable information within. This book will become a classic of magic. It belongs on every magicians shelf. [Editor's summary]

The second volume of S.H. Sharpe's massive work. This book presents the classifications, principles and examples of important psychological techniques every magician should know about. Never before has there been a reference manual as complete as this. It is a veritable encyclopedic work. The author has done a superb job in analyzing and classifying the Principles used in the Psychology of Conjuring. He identifies four Fundamental Principles (Objective Illusions, Subjective Illusions, Influence by Suggestions and Intellectual) and 15 Specific Principles. The book is divided into four chapters. Chapter One deals with the Objective Illusions of Taste, Touch and Smell as well as Visual and Auditory Illusions. Chapter Two covers the Subjective Illusions of Time, Interest, Age Disorientation, Illusion of State, Assertion, Subconscious Impressions, Associations, Comparisons, Inference, Mental Supplementing, Pre-conditioning and Confusion Illusions. Chapter Three offers Influence by Suggestion, Creating Atmosphere, Imaginary Impressions, Emotional Secrets, Showmanship, Stagecraft, Influencing Choice and Misdirection. Chapter Four covers the intellectual side of conjuring psychology, specifically Character Assessing, Detection by observation and Deduction, Artificial Memory Techniques, Verbal Substitution, Codes, Cue sand Clues. Over 180 pages of valuable information. [Editor's summary]