Amaze your friends with the incredible sliced banana trick! Make money disappear into thin air! Make objects levitate! Force solid objects to pass through your own flesh! Containing over 40 tricks and sleights of hand, this is a must-have book for all budding magicians. Close-up photography of young magicians at work, and 'hidden views' of the tricks give clear instructions as to how the tricks are performed. There are also individual chapters on the dramatic history of magic, including sections on close-up magic, comedy magic, dangerous magic, mind magic and silent magic. With fascinating anecdotes about some of the world's greatest magicians - from Harry Houdini to David Blaine - this book reveals the mysterious secrets behind amazing magic tricks.