Penguin Magic is proud to welcome Paul Draper to the Penguin Team. Paul is a
world-class mentalist and magic historian. The items in the Magic History and Performance Theory store at Penguin
are hand-picked by Paul to give you strong doses of theory, inspiration, and historical
understanding that will help you imagine and reach your highest goals in magic.
"Following are what I feel are the best 15 general / wide spectrum books
in the wide area of Magic History, Theory and Performance. These are valuable
texts." - Paul
Magic History and Performance Theory:
- Magic and Meaning By Eugene Burger and Robert E Neale
- Mastering the Art of Magic by Eugene Burger
- Magic Matters by Robert E Neale
- Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz
- Designing Miracles by Darwin Ortiz
- Books of Wonder by Tommy Wonder
- Maximum Entertainment by Ken Weber
- Shattering Illusions by Jamy Ian Swiss
- Devious Standards by Jamy Ian Swiss
- Neo magic Artistry by S.H. Sharpe
- Art and Magic by S.H. Sharpe
- Our Magic by Nevil Maskelyne & David Devant
- Magic and Showmanship by Henning Nelms
- Sleights of Mind Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde
- Beyond Deception by Tobias Beckwith
- Foundations by Eberhard Riese
- Find the Stuff That's You by Chris Carey
- Performing Magic by Tony Middleton
- The Five Points in Magic by Juan Tamariz
- The Magic Way by Juan Tamariz
- Showmanship for Magicians by Dariel Fitzkee
- The Trick Brain by Dariel Fitzkee
- Magic by Misdirection by Dariel Fitzkee
- Transformations by Lawrence Hass
- The Show Doctor by Jeff McBride
Non magic books I feel magicians should read:
- How to Argue & Win Every Time by Gerry Spence
- The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
- The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
- An Actor Behaves by Tom Markus
