<p>The secrets of simple magic tricks that will amaze friends and family are revealed in this fun and educational series. Each title explains 13 tricks in easy-to-follow, colorfully illustrated spreads, and profiles of famous magicians and their best tricks offer a sense of the history of magic and its contemporary practitioners. Other titles in this series include: <b><i>Card Tricks</i></b>, <b><i>Coin and Rope Tricks</i></b>, and <b><i>Sleight of Hand</i></b>.</p><p><i><b>Mind Tricks</b></i> shows how to use everyday objects like toothpicks, pencils, wax crayons and water to baffle an audience with tricks named Change the Arrow and Magic Number Nine.</p>