Hidden behind a stack of tattered catalogs, he found it: a heavy, crimson-bound volume titled Designing Miracles by Darwin Ortiz.
The Architecture of Astonishment: Design Principles in the Magic of Darwin Ortiz
To quote a comprehensive review from the Theory11 forums, "Designing miracles focuses almost entirely on design principles in magic, a topic which has been very inadequately explored in the literature". Ortiz's goal is to give you a new set of tools for understanding how magic works, why it sometimes doesn't, and how to make it work better. He teaches you how to use the audience's own thinking patterns against them and how to turn puzzles into genuine miracles.
The book breaks down complex psychological theories into actionable tools. Critical Conviction