Sleightly Absurd by Charlie Frye

Bring Charlie Frye’s stage-tested thinking and distinctive approach to magic into your own study with Sleightly Absurd. This 298-page hardcover explores more than 50 feats developed, refined, and performed throughout Frye’s four-decade career as a professional entertainer.

Explore a wide range of material, from close-up magic to parlor and stage effects, alongside Frye’s thoughts on practice, character, and performance.

• More than 50 feats: Study magic with coins, cards, dice, and mind-reading effects, plus parlor and stage material.
• Advanced card magic: The book includes a lengthy treatise on ACAAN.
• Eccentricks: Discover Frye’s cartoon-illustrated gags, tricks, and stunts.
• Ideas beyond the effects: A memoir and essays explore character development, practice, and the work of a modern mystery entertainer.
• Deluxe hardcover format: The 8 × 10-inch volume has Smyth-sewn binding and more than 1,000 photographs for study.

Use it to add new material to your repertoire and consider the thinking behind a life spent performing magic around the world.