Tangled Web

In this first major book by one of the United States' most respected professionals, Eric Mead covers a wide range of magic and mentalism, drawn completely from his professional repertoire and fine-tuned by performance after performance to its present form. 

Bar Magic, Close-up Magic, Strolling Magic, Mentalism, Stage--even two pieces for kids (we're serious) 

In addition, there are seven instructive and challenging essays, and two chapters devoted to work with a memorized deck and a systematic approach to Vernon's "Trick That Cannot Be Explained"--a professional approach to these topics that is stunning in its depth, intelligence and originality.

This collection of magic is the real deal--or, as Teller describes it in his introduction to Tangled Web:

"There is no bull***t, not a nugget, between these covers. If you're like me, you'll emerge changed, inspired, tingling."

In the belief that exquisite magic deserves an exquisite form, Tangled Web has been produced with bibliophilic sensibilities inside and out. A book that is pleasing to hold and to read. Magic and mentalism that stands with the finest. Yet, at an affordable price.  

Eric Mead is one of magic’s brightest thinkers and performers and works at the upper echelons of our art. He is sophisticated, smart, knowledgeable, and witty as hell with an elegant magical mind. Until recently we were mostly indebted to him for helping craft the extraordinary Art of Astonishment books with Paul Harris, and for his performances for lay audiences which serve immense purpose in elevating our art in their eyes. Recently, however, he released some of his extraordinary brilliance in the form of a book, Tangled Web. It is one of the best books to come out in recent years and showcases a number of excellent effects all of which are supplemented with thoughts and comments on magic that are of the highest order.