Give the gift of magic. The gift of performing a trick that leads to oohs and ahhs. Of learning a new sleight of hand and dazzling your dinner guests. Of adding fun to parties- delighting coworkers- completely bowling over your friends. ****Combining a book- instructional DVD- five great props- and a sturdy- handsome case to hold it all- The Complete Magician is made for giving-an impressive- all-in-one kit with everything an aspiring magician needs to put on a show. ****The 288-page book is Magic: The Complete Course by Joshua Jay. (*Finally- a book that brings the art of magic into the 21st century!*- Rick Merrill- 2006 World Champion of Magic) - which combines expertise- more than 600 full-color photographs- and step-by-step directions for more than 100 amazing tricks. Each trick is broken down into the Effect- the Secret- the Set-up- and- most important- the Performance- with lessons on what to say- how to direct the audience*s attention- where to keep your hands- and more. In the 132-minute DVD Joshua Jay demonstrates 35 tricks- showing both how to do them and how to perform them convincingly. ****And the props are classics: four metal 4-inch linking rings- one Svengali Deck- one Paranorma Deck- one Magic *Pen-etrating* Pen- and one false thumb tip. ****About Joshua Jay**Joshua Jay was crowned champion at the World Magic Seminar in 1998- at the age of sixteen. He*s a monthly columnist for Magic- the world*s largest magazine for magicians; has headlined at the prestigious Magic Castle in Hollywood; performed and lectured in more than 50 countries; and has produced a series of top-selling instructional DVDs for magicians. Joshua Jay lives in New York City.**