Book excerpt: In this book, Marc Lemezma, a leading member of the Magic Circle, guides the reader through numerous magical manoeuvres with easy-to-follow text, technical artworks and dialogues between audience and performer. A great follow-on from Mind Magic, this essential guide explains every element of interpreting and performing your tricks with that all-important wow factor. The 13 tricks in this book focus on the psychological aspects of magic: learn how to trick your audience into thinking that you can interpret non-verbal communication such as body language and gestures, how to be a master of persuasion and even how to appear to be able to predict future events. Other techniques shown include how to perform rapid calculations and seances as well as incredible physical feats. Aimed at both both novice and advanced magicians, Marc LeMezma shows just how easy it is to learn the psychology behind the magic, and to perform tricks that will astonish your audience.