The Oakland Magic Circle has recently inherited and purchased dozens of fantastic books and DVDs.
The Inventory of books and DVDs as of March 2026 can be downloaded here.
While we are adding to the OMC Library will have selection of many recent additions available for members only to checkout at the April 7 meeting.
They include:
4 books by Juan Tamariz: The Magic Way, Mnemonica, The Five Points of Magic, and Verbal Magic
Impromptu Magic from the Magic Castle by Leo Behnke
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown
Mentalism books by Annemann, Severn, Kaye, and Fulves
Alchemy & Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum by Alexander Roob
Cheap Laffs- The Art of the Novelty Item
Professional Magic for Amateurs and Magic with Science by Walter Gibson
Gathering 4 Gardner Idea Exchange Book – A collection of magic, math, puzzles and more from the annual Conference inspired by Martin Gardner
Abbott’s Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magicians
The Idiot’s Guide to Magic by Tom Ogden
Phantoms of the Card Table by Gazzo & David Britland
John Scarne on Cards and Magic
Mindfreak by Criss Angel
The Practical Encyclopedia of Magic by Nicholas Einhorn
Larry Jennings’ “Neoclassics” by Stephen Minch
The Expert at the Card Table by Erdnese (Booklet and 11 DVD box set)- featuring Allan Ackerman
Booklets on Zombie, Milk Pitcher, and Stripper Decks.
The Tarbell Course in Magic– 8 volumes (only one can be checked at a time by a member). In anticipation of the May Tarbell night.
The Tarbell Study Guide and The Tarbell Companion
Plus a large number of DVDs by Lennart Green, Joel Paschall, Aaron Fisher, Joshua Jay, Simon Aronson, Daryl, Darwin Ortiz, Rene Lavand, Ricky Jay, Gerry Griffin, Jamy Ian Swiss,Derren Brown, and Richard Turner.
We have a collection of VHS tapes starring many of the greats including Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Jay Sankey, Harry Houdini Seances, Dominique Duvivier, Michael Ammar, Slydini, Martin Lewis, and Jerry Andrus.
If someone would like to make DVD copies we can lend a DVD recorder, VHS player, and blank discs to make copies for the library.