The Lives of a Showman

These are the memoirs of a magician, psychic consultant, hypnotist and trick card salesman who has operated in different countries and experienced all sorts of mischief and adventures. Mark Lewis is an experienced, professional entertainer, having been a performer for over 40 years. He has worked in the U.K., Holland, Germany Ireland, the USA and Canada. While working in Ireland he virtually became a household name as a psychic, with masses of media publicity. He is recognised as one of the top sleight-of-hand magicians in the world. If you think that biographies and memoirs are dull, boring and stuffy, this book will change your mind. The author is a magician but you’ll find no tricks here — instead, you’ll find a delightful, sometimes touching, and often hilarious account of the life of a professional entertainer. Mark Lewis is a close-up and cabaret magician, a children’s performer, a pitchman, a psychic and a hypnotist — and now, a writer. In this wonderfully engaging memoir, you will follow him from his early beginnings in posh London nightclubs to selling trick decks of cards in Blackpool, England, from being the most famous psychic in Dublin to becoming a hypnotist in Toronto, from performing for drunks to performing for royalty, and much, much more. Along the way, you will find a cast of colourful and often remarkable people, none more so than the author himself.

Biographies & Memoirs

LEWIS, MARK

Memoirs

Mark Lewis Entertainment

There are literally hundreds of books written on the Tarot. However, this is probably the only one with a "streetwise" approach. This unorthodox system gives the reader a more realistic attitude to the Tarot based on practicality rather than too much airy-fairy metaphysical theorising. This is not to say that there is no spiritual element to this method along with an attitude of empathy and compassion that the author believes is essential for a Tarot reader. There is an entire chapter on the ethics of Tarot reading, a subject which is rarely, if even ever discussed in other books on the subject. Another area that is rarely if ever covered in books on the Tarot is how to make money once you have learned how to do it! There is an entire chapter on this mercenary subject! One unique feature of this book is a memory system whereupon the meanings of all 78 cards can be remembered without months of practice. It should take one to two weeks with this technique. In fact, two weeks is a very conservative estimate. One week is far more likely! Mark Lewis works in a variety of settings including psychic fairs, flea markets, and corporate events. He also has a thriving private practice. Consequently, his approach is different to that of other psychic readers, and he's happy to give you the benefit of his versatility and 33 years of experience.

Streetwise Tarot

Religion & Spirituality

My name is Mark Lewis. This is the book that changed my life. In fact I suspect it changed the life of a lot of other card magicians too. The Royal Road to Card Magic was first published in 1949 and 70 years later it is still considered the standard work in card magic. A terrific study plan which if you follow carefully (as I did) you cannot possibly fail to achieve proficiency as a card magician. You can start the book knowing nothing about card tricks but by the time you get to the end you will become an expert. Of course a lot of things have happened in card magic over the last 70 years since the book was first published so I decided to add some of my own ideas, variations and improvements to the material which I have performed for decades. I must have done something right since legendary card magician and memory expert Harry Lorayne wrote this after reading my manuscript: "It has been a long time since I couldn't sleep when I'd just acquired a new magic book - had to finish reading it before I turned off the bedside lamp and closed my eyes! This book did it! I don't know what price Mark will put on this book, but whatever that price I assure you that it will be worth much, much, more for you than that amount! (Aside from learning some terrific new ideas it brought back wonderful memories for me. I knew Jean Hugard and Fred Braue personally. I know that they'd be very pleased with what he's accomplished here.) What a job he's done! His annotations, updates, wonderfully clear and explicit photos, new ideas, and more, make this an absolute must-have. I don't want to get specific - mentioning the many items that I found to be so great. It's better for you to come across all of them as you read, decide for yourself."

The Annotated Royal Road to Card Magic: with new material by MARK LEWIS

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

These are the memoirs of a magician, psychic consultant, hypnotist and trick card salesman who has operated in different countries and experienced all sorts of mischief and adventures. Mark Lewis is an experienced, professional entertainer, having been a performer for over 40 years. He has worked in the U.K., Holland, Germany Ireland, the USA and Canada. While working in Ireland he virtually became a household name as a psychic, with masses of media publicity. He is recognised as one of the top sleight-of-hand magicians in the world. If you think that biographies and memoirs are dull, boring and stuffy, this book will change your mind. The author is a magician but you’ll find no tricks here — instead, you’ll find a delightful, sometimes touching, and often hilarious account of the life of a professional entertainer. Mark Lewis is a close-up and cabaret magician, a children’s performer, a pitchman, a psychic and a hypnotist — and now, a writer. In this wonderfully engaging memoir, you will follow him from his early beginnings in posh London nightclubs to selling trick decks of cards in Blackpool, England, from being the most famous psychic in Dublin to becoming a hypnotist in Toronto, from performing for drunks to performing for royalty, and much, much more. Along the way, you will find a cast of colourful and often remarkable people, none more so than the author himself.

Arts & Literature

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The Lives of a Showman

Streetwise Tarot

The Annotated Royal Road to Card Magic: with new material by MARK LEWIS

The Lives of a Showman