{"title":"Books by Jim Steinmeyer","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJim Steinmeyer\u003c\/strong\u003e – American magician, inventor, and author. He is one of the most creative illusionists and has worked for \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=Doug_Henning\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=Doug_Henning\"\u003eDoug Henning\u003c\/a\u003e , \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=Paul_Daniels\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=Paul_Daniels\"\u003ePaul Daniels\u003c\/a\u003e , and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=David_Copperfield\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=David_Copperfield\"\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/a\u003e , among others. His most famous \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=Gro%C3%9F-Illusion\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.zauber-pedia.de\/index.php?title=Gro%C3%9F-Illusion\"\u003elarge-scale illusions\u003c\/a\u003e are undoubtedly his \"Origami\" and the \"Interlude.\" His book \"Hiding the Elephant\" became a bestseller in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"virtualimpuzz","title":"Virtual Impuzzibilities | Jim Steinmeyer","description":"Number Nine, published in October 2020, features tricks that are suitable for live performances or virtual performances.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHere you'll find Red-Scarlet and French Dressing, two amazing, interactive variations on Oil and Water. Zeitgeist allows a number of people to simultaneously cast a spell for one person-perfectly tuned to a computer platform video show. Virtual Applause addresses the problem of applause on a virtual show, and turns it into a mind reading feat. The Enigma Process is an amazing word test that will, in the Impuzzibilities tradition, surprise you, amaze you, and then surprise your audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All together, there are fourteen different effects, more than any other book in the series, plus a special introduction. 40 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Don't miss these intriguing, inspiring effects.","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40850212749494,"sku":"VIRTUALIMPUZZ","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/68325-full_28540596-3727-4b26-b43b-48a02d865fe6.png?v=1642633265"},{"product_id":"curiousimpuzz","title":"Curious Impuzzibilities | Jim Steinmeyer","description":"Number eight, published in June 2020, features The Blunt Force, in which the spectator seems to predict your phone number, and the Excessive Force, a variation on the famous Nine Card Problem, in which the spectator perfectly arranges a packet of cards.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn addition, The \"I Forgot of Something,\" is an incredible interactive trick, perfect for one person or a thousand people. The Instructions What Make it Work and The Poem What Reads Your Mind are two ingenious mental routines, arranged to read the thoughts of spectators with almost nothing at all (or, in the case of the poem, with absolutely nothing!) eleven effects, 34 pages.","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40850301026486,"sku":"CURIOUSIMPUZZ","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/67592-full_ebe3675f-d279-4022-b15c-0c5b83978020.png?v=1642635109"},{"product_id":"devimpuzz","title":"Devilish Impuzzibilities | Jim Steinmeyer","description":"Impuzzibilities Series: (6) \u003cb\u003eDevilish Impuzzibilities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The sixth book in the series, featuring The Irresistible Force, a three-card trick, and Irresistible Shopping, a mental routine in which three items from a grocery store are correctly predicted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Deepest Sympathy is an \"Impuzible\" version of the Sympathetic card trick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Lost and the Found is a, hands-off card location based on the mysterious Tobba Mystery;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Study in Scarlet and Black is a Sherlock Holmes mystery, performed with a deck of cards over the telephone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Other routines, like Travel Expands the Mind, and Mystery in Abstract, are unique stand-up prediction effects using just pieces of cardboard with words or drawings. With eleven effects, all together, foil stamped cover, quality printing, 36 pages of text.","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40850330747062,"sku":"DEVIMPUZZ","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/66789-full_88bfbb6f-816b-4c7f-af0a-56c124129031.png?v=1642636699"},{"product_id":"treachimpuzz","title":"Treacherous Impuzzibilities | Jim Steinmeyer","description":"Impuzzibilities Series: (5) \u003cb\u003eTreacherous Impuzzibilities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The fifth book in the series offers twelve new effects of self-working (or nearly self-working) magic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, Wishing and Making it So (a card trick for the telephone), Chicagoism, Thirty-Fiveism and Hacer lo Imposible (these three effects derived from the incredible creations of Eddie Joseph), three astonishing card divinations that aren't possible. The Cowboy Secret is a \"hands-off\" effect in which the spectator predicts his own selection. You won't believe that it's possible. The Zodiac Wheel is a pretty Zodiac display that predicts the spectator's selection; Elementary! is a Sherlock Holmes mystery, enacted on the stage and predicted in a newspaper headline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The format matches the previous books, with quality printing, binding and paper.","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40850330976438,"sku":"TREACHIMPUZZ","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/66788-full_55a5827f-6c69-4fc0-9d36-7191dbaf4241.png?v=1642636677"},{"product_id":"uneximpuzz","title":"Unexpected Impuzzibilities | Jim Steinmeyer","description":"Impuzzibilities Series: (7) \u003cb\u003eUnexpected Impuzzibilities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe seventh book, features Stairway to Heaven, the amazing book test which allows you to use any Bible as a forcing book. So, Robert Ramirez's Casting the Spell, an amazing spelling routine, Four Card Monte (a classically Impuzzle interactive effect) and stand-up tricks the Awful words Trick, Fresh fish Now, and My Word! These are effect using purely cards with words, and carefully disguised mathematical principles. Pure Evil is an amazing hands-off effect in which the spectator chooses a number, and finds the card at that number; Believe it or not, the spectator is forced to put a particular evil card in the deck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eleven effects, and 32 pages of text.","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40850331238582,"sku":"UNEXIMPUZZ","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/66790-full_2d5e1242-0939-4e37-9e82-26dac183c0d2.png?v=1642636665"},{"product_id":"ensuingimpuzz","title":"Ensuing Impuzzibilities | Jim Steinmeyer","description":"The fourth book in the series, features more astonishing self-working effects. The contents include \u003cb\u003e8 Cards Espial\u003c\/b\u003e , in which you name the card selected randomly from a packet of eight, \u003cb\u003eAutomatic Ace Triumph\u003c\/b\u003e , a Triumph routine conducted through the telephone or video, \u003cb\u003eMoraskill\u003c\/b\u003e , a prediction added to Miraskill, and \u003cb\u003eFlummoxed\u003c\/b\u003e , an amazing three-part card routine. Other routines include \u003cb\u003eJim's Tuzo Sensu Mystery\u003c\/b\u003e , \u003cb\u003eDining Out\u003c\/b\u003e , a self-working menu prediction, and \u003cb\u003eCue Card Mystery\u003c\/b\u003e , a prediction using a handful of cue cards. Also a series of innovative equivoque variation, for playing card selections. The format matches the previous books. 48 pages, total.","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40853133557942,"sku":"ENSUINGIMPUZZ","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/57177-full_8e64c4fe-67ab-4f99-a9d7-51609d8fc181.png?v=1642614872"},{"product_id":"furtherimpuzz","title":"Further Impuzzibilities | Jim Steinmeyer","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFurther Impuzzibilities\u003c\/i\u003e is Steinmeyer's latest collection of novel self-working conjuring effects. It is a follow-up to his 2002 collection of self-working conjuring included in \u003ci\u003eImpuzzibilities\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo what's included in this new book? As the sub-title makes it \u003ci\u003estrangely\u003c\/i\u003e clear, one can expect to learn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill More Strangely Self-Working Conjuring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e . There are in fact 10 powerful, intriguing, and mind-boggling illusions that Steinmeyer presents to the reader in his usual clear and concise format. Among these are the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cb\u003eThe King's Coronation\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cb\u003eAutomatic Palmistry\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cb\u003eThe Princess in a Crowd\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cb\u003eCoins In A Strange Land\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cb\u003ePiles of Money\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cb\u003eThe Great Silverware Scam\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Thirteen Card Dilemma\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ci\u003ePage 29\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40853336424630,"sku":"FURTHERIMPUZZ","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/furtherimpuzz-full_79b8955d-38c5-40d0-8804-7e6684814010.jpg?v=1642757957"},{"product_id":"81097","title":"Magic 1400s-1950s | Mike Caveney \u0026amp; Jim Steinmeyer \u0026amp; Ricky Jay \u0026amp; Noel Daniel","description":"\u003cp\u003e (The MAGIC Book XXL is sold out. You could purchase it from us a few years ago for €150. Now it's being traded as a collector's item for €500 to €800. If you're interested in such a collector's item, please contact us.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: larger\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere comes the 2013 edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: larger\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of considerable size and with enormous scope,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: larger\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeighs 5.4 kilograms! \u003cspan itemprop=\"bookFormat\"\u003eHardcover in slipcase.\u003c\/span\u003e 25.2 x 38.2 cm, \u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e544\u003c\/span\u003e pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e Illusions, magic and miracles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e The greatest magicians of the world from the Middle Ages to the 1950s\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, people have been fascinated by magic; for thousands of years, magic has taught them to fear and laugh, to tremble and be amazed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Sorcerers, once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, have always embodied the connection to a parallel world in which practically nothing was impossible – whether they conjured spirits, read minds, or turned the laws of nature upside down with sleight of hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e When science fiction, virtual reality, computer games, and the internet were still in the distant future, there was no more powerful fantasy world than that of magic. And even today, its practitioners—the true inventors of special effects—know how to continually amaze their audiences and make the impossible possible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis magnificent volume illustrates the dazzling craftsmanship of the greatest magicians of the past five centuries. Featuring more than 1,000 rare vintage posters, photographs, flyers, and engravings, MAGIC traces the history of magic from the 1470s to the 1950s in 540 pages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The volume's outstanding illustrations and in-depth accompanying texts illuminate the development of magic from the street performers of the Middle Ages to the brilliant stage artists who gave early film its first special effects, and from the golden age of magic in the 19th century to the vaudeville artists of the 20th century and pioneering daredevils like Houdini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan itemprop=\"bookFormat\"\u003eTrilingual, hardcover in slipcase,\u003c\/span\u003e 25.2 x 38.2 cm, \u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e544\u003c\/span\u003e pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e MAGIC was discussed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e in mw 5\/2009 (p. 211).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e in MAGIE 12\/2009 (p. 620)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e in MAGIE 7-8\/2013\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand discussed in great detail in MAGIC issue November 2009 (p. 34ff.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe authors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author, publisher, collector, and professional magician \u003cstrong\u003eMike Caveney\u003c\/strong\u003e has published more than 50 books on the history of magic and authored the biographies \u003cem\u003eCarter the Great\u003c\/em\u003e (1995) and \u003cem\u003eKellar's Wonders\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). In addition to performing shows in over 20 countries, Caveney has also appeared on the NBC television series \u003cem\u003eWorld's Greatest Magic\u003c\/em\u003e . He has been a passionate collector and stage magician for more than three decades.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Steinmeyer\u003c\/strong\u003e has authored numerous books on the history and performance of magic, including the Los Angeles Times bestseller \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.magiccenterharri.com\/catalog\/product_info.php?products_id=10537\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff\"\u003eHiding the Elephant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2004) and \u003cem\u003eThe Glorious Deception\u003c\/em\u003e (2006). Steinmeyer's own magic acts have been performed by leading stage magicians such as Doug Henning, David Copperfield, and Siegfried and Roy, and his illusions for the Broadway hits \u003cem\u003eMary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e , and \u003cem\u003eInto the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e have received critical acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe co-author:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRicky Jay\u003c\/strong\u003e is considered the world's finest sleight of hand and is also known as an actor, historian, and bestselling author. His books \u003cem\u003eLearned Pigs \u0026amp; Fireproof Women\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJay's Journal of Anomalies\u003c\/em\u003e were named \"Notable Books of the Year\" by the New York Times. He has already defined the fundamentals of his art in various articles in the \u003cem\u003eCambridge Guide to American Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia Britannica\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter graduating from Princeton University, \u003cstrong\u003eNoel Daniel\u003c\/strong\u003e studied in Berlin as a Fulbright scholar. Following her master's degree in London, she initially managed a photography gallery before becoming an editor. Her publications to date include \u003cem\u003eThe Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), \u003cem\u003eThe Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), \u003cem\u003eMagic, 1400s–1950s\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.magiccenterharri.com\/catalog\/product_info.php?products_id=11568\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3366ff\"\u003eThe Circus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e, 1870–1950\u003c\/em\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secret Magic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40924826566838,"sku":"MCH81097","price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/magic1400s-1950s-neu.png?v=1637698910"},{"product_id":"das-buch-der-zauberei-noel-daniel-herausgeber-mike-caveney-jim-steinmeyer-ricky-jay","title":"The Book of Sorcery | Noel Daniel (editor), Mike Caveney, Jim Steinmeyer \u0026amp; Ricky Jay","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, people have been fascinated by magic, and since time immemorial, sorcery has taught them to fear and laugh, to tremble and marvel. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, wizards have always embodied a connection to a parallel world where practically nothing was impossible—whether they conjured spirits, read minds, or reversed the laws of nature with sleight of hand. When science fiction, virtual reality, computer games, and the internet still lay in the distant future, there was no more powerful fantasy world than that of magic. Kings tore their hair, baronesses fainted, and the common audience found themselves reduced to \"Ah!\" and \"Oh!\" when the true fathers of special effects presented their skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 750 rare posters, photographs, flyers, engravings, and paintings by Hieronymus Bosch, Bruegel, and other artists, The Book of Magic traces the history of magic from 1400 to the 1950s. Spectacular illustrations and expert essays illuminate the development of the magic craft, from the street performers of the Middle Ages to the grand masters of theatrical staging who gave early film its first special effects, from the golden age of magic in the 19th century to the vaudeville artists of the 20th century and pioneering daredevils like Houdini. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll pull a white rabbit out of a hat!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secret Magic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41020678275254,"sku":"BH1005","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/816GF39a5OL.jpg?v=1640290215"}],"url":"https:\/\/secret-magic-store.de\/en\/collections\/jim-steinmeyer.oembed","provider":"Secret Magic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}