I have searched here and at the Magic Cafe website and built a list of books and videos based on what I have found in both places. Items in bold are the ones th at seem to be most recommended to start with. General Magic Books Mark Wilson s Complete Course in Magic - Mark Wilson Magic: The Complete Course - Joshua Jay Amateur Magicians Handbook - Henry Hay The Magic Book - Harry Lorayne Now You See It, Now You Don t: Lessons in Sleight Of Hand - Bill Tarr Magic For Dummies - David Pogue The Art of Magic and Sleight of Hand - Nicholas Einhorn Practical Encyclopedia of Magic - Nicholas Einhorn The Tarbell Course In Magic - Harlan Tarbell Cyclopedia of Magic - Mark Wilson Learn Magic - Henry Hay Close Up Card Magic - Harry Lorayne Stars Of Magic - various Greater Magic: A Practical Treatise On Modern Magic - John Northern Hilliard Self-Working Card Tricks - Karl Fulves Self-Working Coin Magic - Karl Fulves Self-Working Mental Magic - Karl Fulves Self-Working Paper Magic - Karl Fulves Self-Working Rope Magic - Karl Fulves Self-Working Table Magic - Karl Fulves Martin Gardner s Table Magic - Martin Gardner 101 Easy-To-Do Magic Tricks - Bill Tarr The Complete Idiot s Guide to Magic Tricks - Tom Ogden Complete Methods of Miracle - Rae Hammond Professional Magic for Amateurs - Walter Gibson Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic - Joseph Dunninger The Magic Show: A Guide for Young Magicians - Bob Friedhoffer The Amazing Book of Magic and Card - Tricks-Jon Tremaine Pure Magic: A Primer in Sleight of Hand - Henry Gross The Secret Art of Magic - Eric Evans and Nowlin Craver The Magic Of Michael Ammar - Michael Ammar Abracadabra: Secret Methods Magicians and Others Use To Deceive Their Audien ces - Nathaniel Schiffman The Encyclopedia Of Magic And Magicians - T. A. Waters The Illustrated History of Magic - Maurine Christopher The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the Marvelous Chinese Conjurer - Jim Steinmeyer Hiding the Elephant - Jim Steinmeyer Street Magic - Paul Zenon Modern Magic - Jean Hugard Magic and Meaning - Eugene Burger and Robert Neale The Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks - Stewart James Our Magic: The Art and Theory in Magic - Nevil Maskelyne, David Devant and C hris Bianchi The Art of Close Up Magic - Lewis Ganson Street Magic - Paul Zenon The Handbook of Magic - Marvin Kaye The Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes - Gerald P. Cestkowski Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magicians Vol 1 & 2 - Stewart James The Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks - Gabe Fajuri (Editor) and Stewart James (Co mpiler) The Complete Cups and Balls - Michael Ammar

Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic - Martin Gardner Making Magic - Edwin A. Dawes & Arthur Setterington Card Magic for Beginners - Harry Baron Close-up Magic for Beginners - Harry Baron Magic for Beginners - Harry Baron Penn & Teller books Learned Pig Project - website Prof. Hoffmann books (Public Domain) Books - Showmanship Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers - Henning Nelms Showmanship for Magicians - Fitzkee Trilogy Book 1- Dariel Fitzkee Strong Magic - Darwin Ortiz Mastering The Art Of Magic - Eugene Burger On The Technique Of Acting - Michael Chekov Maximum Entertainment - Ken Webber An Actor Prepares - Constantin Stanislavsky THE OSTRICH FACTOR: A Practice Guide for Magicians - Gerald Edmundson Shattering Illusions: Essays on the Ethics, History, and Presentation of Mag ic - Jamy Ian Swiss Books - Advanced and In Depth The Trick Brain - Fitzkee Trilogy Book 2- Dariel Fitzkee Magic By Misdirection - Fitzkee Trilogy Book 3- Dariel Fitzkee A Book of Magic for Young Magicians: The Secrets of Alkazar - Allan Zola Kro nzek The Five Points of Magic - Juan Tamariz The Magic Way - Juan Tamariz Sonata - Juan Tamariz Mnemonica Designing Miracles - Darwin Ortiz Art of Astonishment Series- Paul Harris The Dai Vernon Book of Magic - Lewis Ganson Magic Effect - Derren Brown Absolute Magic - Derren Brown Videos The Exciting World of Magic - Michael Ammar Privates Studies Series - Ron Bauer and others The complete Cups and Balls Volume 1 - Michael Ammar Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic Amazing Magic & Mentalism Anyone Can Do - Jay Sankey Beginners Course of Magic - Lance Burton Magic On Stage - Jeff McBride Johnny Thompson Commercial Classics of Magic - Johnny Thompson Best Ever - Harry Lorayne Paul Harris Max Maven Patrick Page Jay Sankey Greg Wilson Magazine Compilations Magic Menu Collected Almanac Apocalypse

Genii Linking Ring Card Magic Books The Royal Road To Card Magic - Jean Hugard and Frederick Braur Card College Series - Roberto Giobbi Card College Light - Roberto Giobbi Scarne on Card Tricks - John Scarne Lorayne: The Classic Collection, Volume 1 - Harry Lorayne Magic with Cards - Frank Garcia and George Schindler Magic Digest: Fun Magic for Everyone - George B. Anderson Encyclopedia of Card Tricks - Jean Hugard Annemann's Card Magic - Ted Annemann Books - Advanced and In Depth The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation - S. W. Erdnase Videos The Royal Road To Card Magic - 5 DVD Box Set - R. Paul Wilson Card College 1&2 - 4 DVD Set - Roberto Giobbi Easy To Master Card Miracles - Michael Ammar Born to Perform Card Magic - Oz Pearlman Double Take - Gregory Wilson Basic Card Technique DVD - Richard Kaufman Encyclopedia of Card Sleights - Daryl Daryl's Ambitious Card - Daryl Advanced Card Control - Alan Ackerman Complete Card Magic - Gerry Griffin The Art of Card Manipulation 3-DVD Set - Jeff McBride Coin Magic Books Modern Coin Magic Book - J.B. Bobo (Dover Edition) New Modern Coin Magic - J.B. Bobo (Magic Inc. Includes new material) Coin Magic - Richard Kaufman Expert Coin magic - David Roth Videos The Complete Introduction to Coin Magic DVD - Michael Ammar Easy to Master Money Miracles Vol 1-3 - Michael Ammar Expert Coin Magic Made Easy Vol 1, 2, 3, 4 - David Roth World Class Manipulation Video Set Vol. 1-3 - Jeff McBride Mental Magic Books Practical Mental Magic - Theodore (Ted) Annemann 13 Steps to Mentalism - Tony Corinda The Handbook of Mental Magic - Marvin Kaye Mind, Myth & Magick - T. A. Water and Kelly Lyles

Psychological Subtleties - Banachek Paramiracles - Ted Lesley Theater of the Mind - ??? Videos 13 Steps to Mentalism - 6 DVD set - Richard Osterlind Escapology Books None yet Videos The Art of Escape - John Novak