Street Magic: Street Tricks, Sleight of Hand and Illusion

by Paul Zenon

It's magic—close-up, in-your-face magic, as taught by Britain's leading comedy conjurer. Zenon presents all his great tricks and illusions in an accessible jargon-free format that's well illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams. There's no skimping on important detail, and the book begins with the simplest tricks, so beginners can focus on entertainment rather than sleight-of-hand. As skills grow, novices can progress to card counting, predictions, graphology, and a heart-stopping routine where the dead seem to appear.
Also “One for the Road,” possibly the world's very best trick!

Genres: Magic, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Ryan Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book and pretty good effects in the book also.

[Amanda Schaefer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found it boring and difficult to read through 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Ashley Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Went through a phase recently of wanting to learn magic and this was the first book I ordered. I must admit I've never actually heard of Paul Zenon but he seems to have some sort of pedigree in magic so that's good enough for me.

Compared to some books, which seem to include photos from weird angles, this is fairly easy to follow - largely due to the drawings it uses. It is also written with a nice dose of humour which, for me at least, makes it a more enjoyable read.

Magic is a great thing to learn to jazz up parties or just break the ice somewhere so if you're wanting to get into it get a copy of this!

[Stevek · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't believe I'm the first person to review this book. The rest of you must be wasting your lives.

It's a typical magic book, the first couple of tricks are doable by your average lazy bloke, the rest have to be practiced or require some actual skill, so I didn't get very far.