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Review: Dice Mysteries by Steve Drury

As I’m recuperating from the side effects of the Moderna vaccine, I thought I’d take some time out to share about one of my

Review: CBS by Paul Vigil (Copper Brass Silver)

Not all coin tricks are created equal. Not all coin gaffs are created equal. Does this make cents? Or are you not yet coin-vinced?

Review: Super Quick Cube by Syouma and Takamiz Usui

You may already be aware that there’s an awesome smorgasbord of highly visual Rubik’s Cube magic available today, so I thought I’d just share

Review: Ring in the Bell by Reynold Alexander

If you’re a magician looking to add some fun pizzazz from the usual cards and coin tricks in your repertoire that would really shake

Review: Pop Gun by Chad Long

Every now and then, whenever a respected professional releases a gem from their own working repertoire, I’d sit up and pay close attention. But

Top Book Reviews

Review: Who is Magic Babe Ning? by Ning Cai

A fascinating and riveting read from start to end, this is essentially a touching and captivating insight on the tumultuous life story and inner

Review: Adventures of 2 Girls by Ning Cai and Pamela Ho

“A heart-warming, humorous and inspiring story about friendship, chasing dreams, taking risks and letting go.” Let’s be real here. We’re human. The first thing

Review: Bread by Dean Brettsneider

Dean Brettscheider is a professional baker and is the founder and co-owner of the global bakery chain, Baker and Cook. His book Bread

Review: 3D Origami Fun! 25 Fantastic, Foldable Paper Projects by Stephanie Martyn

One of the most treasured books in my personal library would be the traditional origami book my father got me when I was very

Review: More Than Half The Sky: Creative Writings By Thirty Singaporean Women

Women comprise half of the human race; Singaporean women represent nearly half the nation’s population. Constituted differently from men, women are likely to be

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Game of Thoughts

BY: JOHN TEO, NING CAI

PUBLISHER: MARSHALL CAVENDISH INTERNATIONAL (ASIA)

Game of Thoughts is a refreshingly unique blend of fun activity workbook for grown-ups meets creativity training workshop manual. This highly interactive personal journal is about understanding the fundamentals of creativity through experiential learning. Although set in seven parts, readers can delve into any section to immediately learn about various elements about creative thinking.

ISBN: 9789814771184 Cover Type: Paperback Page Count: 256 Year Published: 2016

Adventures of 2 Girls

BY: NING CAI, PAMELA HO

PUBLISHER: MARSHALL CAVENDISH INTERNATIONAL (ASIA)

Adventures of 2 Girls traces the journey of two best friends who take a 9-month break from their successful careers to tick a big, fat item off their Bucket Lists: To travel the world and write a book. Ning is an award-winning professional female magician, and Pam an award-winning journalist and radio DJ. At the peak of their careers, they break loose from the safe and familiar, stuff their backpacks with bare essentials, and buy two one-way tickets to Honolulu. From a road trip across the United States to spending a summer in Paris studying French and being certified in the art of patisserie at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu, from roughing it out in wild Madagascar (with no electricity, running water or toilets!) to trekking in the Himalayas, Pam and Ning go in search of new experiences and ultimate adventures off the beaten track. If you think this is a guidebook for girls, or an offshoot of Eat, Pray, Love … think again! Adventures of 2 Girls boasts action-packed accounts of sticky situations faced by two city girls in foreign lands, travel tips about budgeting, finances, insurance, PMS survival etc., plus quirky observations, and quiet ruminations on lazy afternoons … complete with private photos from their compact cameras and iPhones, and sketches from their travel journals. It’s a heart-warming, humorous and inspiring story about friendship, chasing dreams, taking risks, and letting go.

ISBN: 9789814382113 Cover Type: Paperback Page Count: 288 Year Published: 2012

Who is Magic Babe Ning?

Nominated for Singapore Literature Prize 2016, English Non-Fiction

Asia’s top female celebrity magician ‘Magic Babe’ Ning talks about her 10 years in the tough world of magic showbiz; an age-old industry traditionally dominated by men.

Experience the real life adventures of this multi award-winning, world magic record-breaking, jet-setting illusionist as she unmasks the Magic Babe. Ning reveals how the shy teenage girl transformed herself into magic’s wild child and became a 2-time FHM cover girl, embraced by international media and respected by professional peers worldwide.

Ning shares for the first time her journey of quirks and struggles, betrayals and disappointments, fears and personal demons. She speaks candidly of her cancer scare at 21, which physically scarred her face but also changed the entire course of her life.

Be prepared to laugh, cry, laugh again, and be inspired after reading the true life story of the real woman behind Magic Babe.

ISBN: 9789814561266 Cover Type: Paperback Page Count: 216 Year Published: 2014

Misdirection (Book One of The Savant Trilogy)

The first book in an exciting new YA mystery trilogy about a teenage savant on the trail of her family’s killer, from the multi-talented Ning Cai, international magic celebrity and author. When parkour champion Maxine Schooling wakes from a three-year coma, she has no memory of how her parents and little brother were killed the night she was attacked. Using her new-found photographic memory, she covertly helps her hacker BFF with the police investigation of a savage serial killer on the loose. In her race to track down the Singapore Spectre, Max finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy involving stage illusions, a secret exposé, and a controversial megachurch headed by a powerful man.

ISBN: 9789814785082 (Paperback), (Autographed) Cover Type: Paperback Page Count: 208 Year Published: 2018 Size: 198mm x 129mm

Manipulation (Book Two of The Savant Trilogy)

Six months after teen savant Maxine Schooling helped the CID capture the Singapore Spectre, she has been once again roped into a murder investigation. An unrelated grouping of people is being killed by what witnesses can only refer to as a vampire. At the same time, Max meets a former colleague of her parents, who can potentially give her clues to whoever killed her family and put her in a coma. ISBN: 9789814785426 (Paperback) Cover Type: Paperback Page Count: 256 Year Published: 2021 Size: 198mm x 129mm

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