Marvin Kaye’s “The Handbook of Mental Magic” is one of the best books to begin for those who wish to learn about mental magic. Not only does he cover the basics of most mental magic， he also gives new and interesting twists to some standard effects. Check out his effect “In Stygian Depths” to see how effects can be dressed up. In addition to many great effects， one of the best things about this book is its bibliography. I have used that bibliography to expand my library of magic and related mental areas. I can’t recommend this book to highly for those interested in a basic foundation for mental magic and a great bibliography to expand on this interesting field of magic. The only weakness this book has， if any， is that it is dated and does not have some of the newer material in the bibliography
