{"product_id":"paths-to-enchantment-by-malcolm-yaffe","title":"Paths to Enchantment by Malcolm Yaffe","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost children's magicians depend on props to entertain their audiences. Readers of books on the subject of children's magic expect to find detailed accounts of tricks and routines. While \u003cb\u003ePaths to Enchantment\u003c\/b\u003e has plenty of these, its central purpose is to set out in the form of a blueprint a method to enable readers to improve and devise their own routines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe majority of children's entertainers are so obsessed with obtaining and trying out the latest innovation that they seldom search within themselves and discover what new ideas they can apply to props they already possess. One block to such personal invention is the lack of a systematic structure the performer can apply to the task, a foundation on which to develop entertaining ideas from the subconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaths to Enchantment\u003c\/b\u003e is believed to be the first cohesive attempt to analyze those aspects of a successful performance that give pleasure to children. Malcolm Yaffe, a veteran of children's magic with more than thirty years' experience in the field, has identified and defined eleven essential techniques on which to build fresh and successful presentations for the tricks you already own-\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHEY SEE, YOU DON'T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE FRUSTRATED WIZARD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eFANTASIZING\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eANIMATION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eBUSINESS, PARTICIPATION, INVOLVEMENT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE MISCHIEF-MAKER\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE SUCCESS FACTOR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eADD-ONS AND COMPATIBILITY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eSTORYTELLING\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eCHAOS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eEMOTIONAL APPEALS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAfter explaining each technique, he illustrates how it is applied, using dozens of examples drawn from his professional repertoire, among which are several prize-winning routines and presentations. Included are Yaffe's imaginative redressings of such classics as-\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eFORGETFUL FREDDIE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eFANTASTIC FRAME\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE MULTIPLYING WANDS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eROPE TO SILK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE CHAIR SUSPENSION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE MUTILATED SUNSHADE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE EGG BAG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE GUNG HO PRODUCTION BOX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE LIGHT AND HEAVY GLASS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE GIANT AND THE DWARF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eCRAZY COMPASS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE LINKING RINGS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eand many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAlso revealed are completely original utility props and tricks, such as-\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE SKELETON HAND IN WAND\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eFLY ON LAPEL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eMARVIN THE WATCH-REPAIRING MOUSE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE MAGIC CARD SHOP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE SKULL FROM BUCKET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eTHE MULTIPLYNG WAND BOX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eClear and engaging in its unique approach, \u003cb\u003ePaths to Enchantment\u003c\/b\u003e maps out the routes necessary to arrive at a higher level of success and professionalism for those who entertain children or who wish to do so. Its content breaks exciting new ground by giving children's magicians and clowns a step-by-step system designed to help them discover their own creative talents and increase the intensity of entertainment in their performances.\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is incredible.... You have not read another kid-show book like this one....be sure to get yourself a copy.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eDavid Kaye\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePages\u003c\/i\u003e 255 - Hardbound w\/ Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Magic Wholesale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51857112301856,"sku":"6978","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9981\/5200\/files\/PathsToEnchantment.jpg?v=1781553398","url":"https:\/\/tntmagic.com\/products\/paths-to-enchantment-by-malcolm-yaffe","provider":"tntmagic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}