Books on Magic
Here are some books on magic. This list is by no means comprehensive, but rather contains just a few good books to get you started. Feel free to email me the names of any others you think are noticeably lacking and I’ll include them as well.
Mathematics, Magic and Mystery. by Martin Gardner
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic, by Mark Wilson
The Magic Show with Cards, by Mark Setteducati
Modern Coin Magic, by J B Bobo
Magic for Dummies, by David Pogue
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, by Jean Hugard
Now You See It, Now You Don't: Lessons in Sleight of Hand, by Bill Tarr
The Royal Road to Card Magic, by Jean Hugard
The Art of Magic :the Companion to the PBS Special, by Carl Waldman
Sleight of Hand: A Practical Manual of Legerdemain for Amateurs and Others, by Edwin Sachs
101 Easy-To-Do Magic Tricks, by Bill Tarr
Card Control: Practical Methods and Forty Original Card Experiments, by Arthur H. Buckley
Expert Card Technique, by Jean Hugard
Houdini! The career of Ehrich Weiss : American self-liberator, Europe's eclipsing sensation,
world's handcuff king & prison breaker, by Kenneth Silverman
The World's Best Simple Bar Tricks, by Doug Lanksy
Tricks with Your Head: Hilarious Magic Tricks and Stunts to Disgust and Delight, by Mac King
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Magic Tricks, by Tom Ogden
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magicians, by Stewart James
Abracadabra!: Secret Methods Magicians & Others Use to Deceive Their Audience, by Nathaniel Schiffman
Pentamagic, by Pentagram