Brain Food: Gourmet Edition

Discover the enchanting world of magic with David Parr’s Brain Food: Gourmet Edition, a modernized and digitized version of his acclaimed classic. Originally released nearly two decades ago, this book remains a staple in the magic community and is now available in a digital format, featuring updated techniques, scripts, and presentations for eight captivating effects:

• Power of the Mind: A lit match mysteriously disappears from the magician’s hand, fooling even the most knowledgeable spectators.
• Swindle: A revamped version of the Grant bill transposition, tailored for parlor performances with an updated gaff compatible with current currency.
• Psilocation: A spectator selects a card, shuffles it back into the deck, yet the performer finds it while blindfolded!
• D.P. Card in Wallet: Enhanced techniques for the Mullica Wallet lead to a surprising conclusion for the audience.
• Future Shock: A baffling card prediction where a volunteer shuffles the deck, leaving the magician seemingly without control.
• Lucky Penny: A charming presentation for the Lippincott Box, where a lucky charm vanishes and reappears in an unexpected location.
• Werewolf: A thrilling homage to classic monster films, featuring a volunteer marked as the werewolf’s next victim.
• Dinner with the Borgias: A theatrical twist on the Bank Night plot, where audience members choose from four goblets, only to find their selections “poisoned.”

The Gourmet Edition also includes insightful essays on crafting memorable magic experiences, exploring themes like suspense, surprise, and the magic in everyday life. With the digital format, you can easily print special props for some of the effects featured in the book.

This ebook is available in PDF format, compatible with any device. Feed your mind, feed your magic!

“Great advice, the kind that 95 percent of people don’t think about, but it contains the real secrets of magic as a successful art.” — Andrew Basso

“What I appreciate most is David’s thinking about our art. His book Brain Food has the qualities of what we can label a gourmet meal: good food, good drink, good company, and good conversation. I am quite taken with his style.” — Robert Neale

“Dinner with the Borgias is one of the most entertaining, theatrical, intelligent presentations for Just Chance that I’ve ever come across.” — Anthony Owen

“Mr. Parr writes clearly and intelligently, and what he has to say will make you think.” — Michael Close

“These are perfect lessons for all magicians in how careful thinking really can improve our magic.” — Eugene Burger

“Brain Food was one of my first and favorite tastes of modern bizarre and storytelling magic. It is exciting to see this fresh take on some familiar recipes.” — Paul Draper