Spectacle offers a stellar selection of new magic for every taste and ability. Magicians in search of astonishing, performance-tested magic will find nothing less. Each item is thoroughly explained in both words and drawings.

The contributors include Tommy Wonder, Daryl, David Roth, Finn Jon, Jonathan Pendragon, Lisa Menna, Rudy Coby, Richard Kaufman, Michael Rubinstein, Jeff McBride, Peter Samelson, Ray Kosby, Bill Goodwin, Jay Sankey, Ray Grismer, David Solomon, Geoff Latta, James Dimmare, Gary Lee Williams, Rick Anderson, David Regal, Paul Cummins, Rocco, Louis Falanga and Mike Montgomery!

Seldom have so many of magic"s elite so generously contributed select effects from their repertoires as is seen here. In the pages of Spectacle, Stephen Minch has assembled a wealth of exceptional magic by the craft"s brightest talents. Cards, coins, close-up, mentalism, platform and stage magic - all first-rate material from today"s most respected performers and creators, seasoned with one of two fresh discoveries.

Twenty-nine tricks and routines, 168 pages with 139 clear illustrations.

Chapter One: Cards

The Cinderella Card-Stab - Lisa Menna
The Tsunami Card Rise - Rudy Coby
Deadlier than the Male - Geoff Latta
Baby Face - David Regal
The Face-Up Rub-a-Dub-Dub Vanish - Jay Sankey
Color (Re)Set - Louis Falanga
Never the Twain Shall Mix - Ray Kosby
The Coffin Change - Ray Kosby
A Case of Mistaken Identity - Bill Goodwin
The Double-Lift Pass - Richard Kaufman
Economy Flight - David Solomon
On Call - Paul Cummins


Chapter Two: Coins

Counterfeiter"s Spellbound - Tommy Wonder
From the Elfin Howard - Geoff Latta
Elbow, Knee and Neck - Daryl
Limbo in China - David Roth
Spinning Silver - Peter Samelson


Chapter Three: Close-Up Miscellany

Confessions of a Bubble-Gum Addict - Mike Montgomery
Carbon Copy - Jeff McBride
The New Theory Chop Cup - Finn Jon
The Sicilian Defense - Rocco Silano
Firefly - Michael Rubinstein
Lingering Illusion - Jay Sankey


Chapter Four: Mentalism

The Janus Predictions - Ray Grismer
Hitchhiker - Gary Lee Williams
Lasting Impression - Jay Sankey
The Hand That Speaks - Jonathan Pendragon


Chapter Five: Stage

The Astaire Change - James Dimmare
Solid-State Salt Pour - Rick Anderson