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Seven By Rick Bronson
Written By David Acer

A multi-talented writer, comedian and television host, Rick Bronson is the go-to guy, the consultant for, the confidant of some of Canada’s finest magicians! The Tourist, a television series he created, hosted and co-wrote, is now a hit in 22 countries, and his recent national comedy special, Comedy Now Presents Rick Bronson, was among the highest rated in Canadian history! This book, Rick’s first, contains a choice selection of magic from his stand-up act, AND a handful of close-up miracles from his apres-show repertoire!

• BIG TIME: The magician’s hand becomes an impromptu magnifying glass, enlarging the print on a chosen card, and ultimately upsizing the entire deck!
• LIGHTER, THEN AIR: A borrowed lighter is used for a quick and funny gag, then suddenly vanishes in a flash of fire!
• MISSING INK: A stack of blank business cards prints between your palms!
• NEEDLE THROUGH WHAT?: A family-friendly presentation of the Needle Through Balloon goes horribly awry, resulting in the mutilation and (eventually) restoration of the magician!
• RICKY BOTTLES: Rick’s closer for over ten years, and one of the best Tricky Bottle routines EVER!

And so much more! Seven By Rick Bronson is the third installment in the critically acclaimed Seven By series, an exciting, eclectic collection of stage and close-up magic from the mind and repertoire of a world-class entertainer! Written by David Acer, illustrated by Joey Incollingo.

Seven By Patrik Kuffs

An insanely dynamic entertainer and innovator, Patrik Kuffs has made smash-hit appearances at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the International Battle of Magicians in Atlanta, and on such varied television shows as Popular Mechanics For Kids, Ad Lib and Urban Magic, with David Acer and Richard Sanders. This book, his first, contains seven eye-popping showpieces for stage and close-up, each one ingenious, engaging and astonishing enough to steal a show!

• Under The Table: A card is folded and placed under the leg of a wobbly table to steady it at the beginning of a show. Later, a card is chosen in the context of another routine, then promptly vanishes. Impossibly, a spectator retrieves the card under the table-leg and unfolds it, showing it to be his selection!
• Invisible Touch: A spectator secretly marks one finger on a drawing of a hand. A second spectator is asked to extend his hand, when suddenly, he feels something touching a finger, though there is nothing near it! The finger, of course, is the same one secretly marked by the other spectator!
• French Lint: A clean lint roller is used to collect DNA left behind by a chosen card, only to result in the name of the card mysteriously forming in lint on the roller!
• Temporal Anomaly: Two watches are borrowed from the audience, then both are set randomly by two different people. When the two times are revealed, THEY MATCH!

And so much more! Seven By Patrik Kuffs is an inspired collection of close-up, stage and mental miracles, rich in their simplicity, remarkable in their effect! Written by David Acer, illustrated by Joey Incollingo. Number Two in the critically acclaimed Seven By Series.

“... novel, commercial plots, and very clever stuff. This little booklet is terrific.” David Regal, Genii Magazine (April, 2004)

Seven By Michel Huot
Written By David Acer

A regular invitee at Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic, and a frequent guest on David Acer’s MagicWorks shows in Montreal, Michel Huot is one of the industry’s best kept secrets. His material has appeared in Genii, Magic and Natural Selections, Vol. II, but this is his first solo collection, and it contains simple riches the likes of which are rarely seen!

• Ultimate Aces: A strikingly visual change of four indifferent cards into four Aces using an astonishing new sleight!
• Don’t Follow The Leader: The movement of two spectators becomes completely sympathetic with the movement of their cards... but who’s controlling who?
• Acid Trip: Your coffee engages in a blistering battle with your spoon, resulting in an impossible transfiguration!
• Signed Quarter in Balloon: A signed quarter is tossed into the air by a spectator, but when it hits an inflated balloon, instead of bouncing off it, it drops inside! The quarter then rolls around in the balloon, whereupon the magician suddenly grabs it through the latex and tugs it back out, leaving the balloon intact!

And more! Seven By Michel Huot is the first in a new series featuring exciting close-up miracles from innovative magicians working on the front lines! Written by David Acer, with a foreword by Richard Sanders.

“Acid Trip is a table stunt that all who witness will remember, perhaps for the rest of their lives.”
David Regal (Genii Magazine)

“I like 7 by Michel Huot… Acer’s writing always makes me laugh, and the price is more than reasonable. I look forward to other booklets in the series." Michael Close, MAGIC

“The material is widely varied but all extremely original in plot and execution... I can't imagine anyone being dissatisfied with the asking price for this book if Signed Quarter in Balloon was the only effect in it.”
Jim Sisti (allmagicguide.com)

“Great stuff! I have been performing Don't Follow The Leader every night since I read it. I'm also going to purchase another cell phone just so I can do Cellular Fun whenever I want!”
Nathan Kranzo