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He created david copperfields vanish of the statue of liberty and has also designed magic for six broadway shows and many other productions, including mary poppins, currently playing in londons west end. Guy jarrett had constructed illusions for thurston, for leading broadway shows, sideshows and worlds fairs. The complete jarrett guy jarrett, jim steinmeyer mustread for all illusionists the magic of alan wakeling jim steinmeyer mustread for all illusionists conjurors anthology jim steinmeyer. And, his series on impuzzibilities is an intriguing fun collection of impromptu and easy magic that will delight friends and family. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is clear that steinmeyer is not the greatest nonfiction writer out there. The conjuring anthology by jim steinmeyer martins magic. I have been rereading the annotated edition of jarrett magic that jim steinmeyer put out a few years ago. Mar 09, 2020 jarrett jim steinmeyer on free shipping on qualifying offers. The double life of william robinson, aka chung ling soo, the marvelous chinese conjurer, and more on. Jim steinmeyer s first book on stage illusions, containing 9 surprising and deceptive illusions and 6 standup effects for magicians. The third book in the series is also the largest, with thirteen new effects. Also comes with complete written instructions by richard kaufman. Magic of alan wakeling, the by jim steinmeyer quality magic.
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