Interactive books and kits provide hands-on fun and learning for kids. The Little Box of Magic Tricks: Over 80 Tricks to Amaze Your Friends! by Janet Sacks includes eight mini-books plus assorted ...

The book "Magic for Dummies" was written by Emmy-award-winning author David Pogue. The book teaches budding magicians fun, ...

Magic is a big part of Marvel Comics. Numerous characters wield magical powers of varying levels. Some magic users can control the elements or even change the universe. Others focus on illusions. But ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --Guinness World Records released its annual book Tuesday, and along with it a slew of new records including dog tricks, magic tricks, skateboarding feats and the world's largest ...

Richard Hatch gave up a career as a physicist to become a magician — and a one-man historical preservation society dedicated to a German author killed in the Holocaust. The author, Guenther Dammann, ...

Psychologists have long studied how magic deceives us. Illusionists exploit shortcomings in our attention and perception to prevent us seeing what is in front of our eyes, and learning how their ...

Even in the daytime, the most hallowed ground inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood has a way of casting a spell on hard-nosed cynics who might normally consider themselves immune to the art of ...

A small experiment using sleights of hand and illusions offers insights into how birds and people perceive the world. By Veronique Greenwood The coin is in the illusionist’s left hand, now it’s in the ...