Long time friend David Drake was a fixture around the shop and always a pleasure to see. David passed away a few years ago and we where surprised a to see his wife had put together and published the book that David wrote but never published. 

David Drake was the consummate journeyman. Trade shows, banquet shows, restaurant table hopping, corporate receptions and children's parties.  His magic was both natural and unpretentious  In the pages of this book dive into the mind of a working pro with over 25 routines with cards, balls, bottles, coins, paper and rope and loads of sight gags and patter lines.

Soft cover 207 pages.

Thomas Edison, who knew a thing or two about the subject, said that genius was “one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” In The Award Winning Magic of John Cornelius, genius is apparent at every turn of the page.

John Cornelius is one of magic’s most innovative performers and inspired inventors and his effects and routines are in use by magicians the world over. In this long-anticipated book, author Lance Pierce explains John’s magic in meticulous detail, covering everything form legendary effects such as Marked For Life, The Fickle Nickel and the ingenious Shrinking Card Case to every last nuance of John’s world-championship winning card act (“Every Card Trick In The World In Ten Minutes”). The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius.

There’s no hyperbole in the title. This is the magic that gained its subject not only accolades from his peers but won him one of magic’s highest honors—a world prize at F.I.S.M. It’s a journey into the mind of one of the foremost magical thinkers of our time, a man many have hailed as a creative genius. Hard Cover, 192 pages.