Magic For Dummies - Softcover

Pogue, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1394343248 ISBN 13: 9781394343249

Verlag: For Dummies, 2025

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Develop the knowledge, skill, and showmanship you need to thrill audiences of all ages

Magic For Dummies is your introduction to mystifying friends, family, and the world at large with the art of the magic. Emmy award-winning author David Pogue teaches you dozens of fun, inexpensive tricks that you can do with everyday objects like office supplies, clothing, food, and even your phone. Card tricks, sleight of hand, disappearing tricks―it's all in here. You'll also learn how to practice and improve your skills, so you can take your magical performances to the next level. Plus, this book includes tips on how to refine your techniques, so you can dazzle any live or virtual audience. This entertaining introduction to the world of illusion is a must for aspiring magicians.

• Get easy instructions on how to perform and perfect basic magic tricks
• Become a more entertaining magician, with tips on connecting with your audience
• Discover the fun of performing magic tricks for friends and strangers, in person and online
• Wow people of all ages with card tricks, optical illusions, and beyond

This book is for readers of all ages who want to learn the art of magic, including beginners and those who have already tried a trick or two.

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David Pogue is a seven-time Emmy-winning correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” a New York Times bestselling author, five-time TED speaker, the writer or co-writer of more than 120 books, and a 20-time host of NOVA on PBS. He’s done magic since he was five.

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An easy and fun guide to magic

Magic isn’t old dudes in tuxedos anymore. Today, magic is anyone, anytime, anywhere. It’s about dazzling and entertaining other people, in person or online. Magic For Dummies is packed with funny, freaky, and inexpensive tricks that anyone can do, from transformations to mind reading. All you need is a deck of cards, your phone, stuff on the dinner table―or no props at all! With David Pogue’s practical guide for new magicians, you’ll soon discover that magic is the ultimate icebreaker, confidence builder, and social-media viral engine.

Inside…

• Do your first trick in five minutes
• Savor the thrill of showing off
• Blow minds with cards, spoons, or money
• Do cool stuff with your phone
• Perform miracles over Zoom or FaceTime
• Crack people up when things go wrong
• Liven up a party with group tricks
• Dive into a fantastic new hobby

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: For Dummies
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1394343248
• ISBN 13: 9781394343249
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland