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John Mulholland's Book of Magic is a celebrated classic written by one of the 20th century’s most fascinating magical figures. John Mulholland was not only a world-class professional magician and longtime editor of the magic trade journal The Sphinx, but he was also famously hired by the CIA during the Cold War to write a manual teaching spies how to use misdirection and sleight of hand (later published as The CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception).
Book of Magic, however, was written for the public. It serves as both an introduction to the psychology of illusion and a highly practical instructional guide for beginners and intermediate performers.
Key Core Philosophy
The book stands out because Mulholland focuses heavily on mindset and performance over difficult mechanical skills.