You have a front-row seat for Tom’s personal magic set – a virtual arsenal of clever concepts, engaging plots, and cool methods that combine to make some powerful effects” – Steve Beam

“This is more than just another magic book for your shelf. This is without a doubt the collected works of a brilliant magician and should be read by every student of magic.” – Shawn Farquhar
 

From Tom Craven’s introduction:
“What you’ll find in this book covers a lifetime of magic of mine. I tried to put everything I’d come up with in here, but obviously, I know there are some missing items. Just about everything that has been in print before is here, but there are some that were never in print that have been lost or forgotten.”

Over 160 effects spanning almost 50 years of Tom Craven’s magic career which includes such accomplishments as:

• First person to receive the “Spirit Of Magi-Fest” Award, Columbus Ohio
• One of only 2 people to have attended all 40 of the FFFF Conventions
• Guest Of Honor FFFF (Back in the 1980’s)
• 10 time winner of the IBM Ring 2 Magician Of The Year
• Trade Show Worker Full Time, 1977-1984
• Worked the Close-Up Gallery at the Magic Castle 1981, 1985, 1989, 2009, 2010
• Worked the Parlor at the Magic Castle 2011

Pages: 190 – Hardcover – Black and white illustration 

Reviews

By G. McNally 

Tom Craven shares his secrets. Tom has worked in magic for over 50 years. He has a very inventive mind and his effects are original, highly imaginative and audience entertaining. Although his magic is technically easy to do, the effects are impressive and full of surprises. The book contains some 200 original effects and improvements upon others’ creations – always credited. Reading through the book, one comes to recognize the individual style Tom brings to magic. Included in the book is the material for many routines across a wide spectrum of magic – from mentalism to card tricks to rope and coin magic to list but a few of the areas to which he has devoted his creative mind to over his lifetime. Many are classics and previously sold separately and many are not widely known to the magic community and will instruct and delight readers. Tom loves magic and this love comes through clearly in the book. Finally, I found the explanations and illustrations very effective in learning the effects.