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Paul Kieve
Hocus Pocus: A Tale of Magnificent Magicians and Their Amazing Feats
Bloomsbury (304 pages) 9780747590897
The author is an avid collector and hoarder of all things related to stage magic. After a performance one night he goes home feeling exhilarated with his own prowess when the figures of great magicians begin to step out of the posters on his walls. This fantasy opening leads into a wonderful mass of information about magicians and their particular tricks, crafts and illusionist skills. There are instructional segments on how to replicate some of these and also how to develop exercises in baffling others with magical feats. Altogether this is an original and wholly captivating book, with the bonus for many of an introduction by the Harry Potter actor, Daniel Radcliffe.