Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats requiring no special equipment. Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging and all else needed to make any trick a foolproof success. Lucidly written, thoroughly diagrammed book by one of magic's legendary figures.

2016 Reprint of 1944 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This Martino Edition was originally published by Holden Magic Shops in 1944 as "Annemann's Practical Mental Effects: A Comprehensive Collection of the Best Mental Tricks of Recent Years." It is reprinted in its entirety. Theodore 'Theo' Annemann was a professional magician whose specialized in the field of mentalism. He is most famous for inventing and refining many of the standard mentalism routines that continue to be used by magicians today. This book is considered a...