Monday, February 9, 2015

MAGIC FROM THE SOUL


MAGIC FROM THE SOUL

René Lavand passed away last week, and magic lost one of it's greatest treasures and an artist of the highest degree.

René Lavand was without equal in his chosen field. He held audiences around the world spellbound with his poetic and emotional style of presentation. Over forty years ago René Lavand, "the one-armed magician from Argentina," created a sensation on The Ed Sullivan Show.

This book is the culmination of that lifetime of work. Included are René's first two books Slow Motion Magic I and II, as well as the never-before published Volume III. Additional routines are taken from lecture notes. 

Of course it includes René's trademark routine with three bread crumbs and a tea cup as seen on The World's Greatest Magic television special. All of this great material has been re-translated into English from the original Spanish manuscripts and each routine has been completely rewritten. 225 line drawings by Homer Liwag are included to further clarify this wealth of material.

You will be astounded by the techniques that René created which allowed him to perform these miracles. His theories on presentation and methodology serve as valuable lessons to all magicians. If you never perform a single trick from this book, Magic From the Soul still stands as an important work for those who are interested in magic as a performing art. But do run through his oil and water with the cards in your hands; you will fool yourself as you do it!

Not to be overlooked is the first chapter of this book; a short biography of René that is illustrated with numerous photographs. Here is a book to inspire any true lover of mystery written by a man who has earned the right to call magic an art.

Pages: 228 - 8.5" x 11" - Hardcover with dust jacket - Black and white illustrations and photos. Available now at Tin City Magic in downtown Naples, Florida.

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