Shawn Farquhar’s Top Ten Desert Island Magic Books
Stars of Magic (George Starke)
Books of Wonder (Tommy Wonder)
Tarbell Course in Magic (Harlan Tarbell)
The Royal Road to Card Magic (Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue)
The Expert at the Card Table (S.W. Erdnase)
Modern Coin Magic (J.B. Bobo)
Revelations (Dai Vernon)
Simply Harkey (David Harkey)
Rice’s Encyclopedia of Silk Magic (Harold Rice)
The Fitzkee Trilogy (Dariel Fitzkee)
About Shawn Farquhar
Shawn Farquhar (born June 7, 1962 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada) of Maple Ridge, British Columbia is a magician who has won the title “Grand Prix World Champion of Magic” from the International Federation of Magic Societies.[1]
His awards include being the only magician in history to win First Place at the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) for both Stage and Sleight of Hand; Canadian Association of Magicians Magician of the Year;[2] First Place at the Society of American Magicians annual magic convention competition; and three Silver (2nd Place) awards plus a First (World Championship) in Card Magic and the Grand Prix World Championship for Close Up at FISM, the “Olympics of Magic”. In August 2009, he won magic’s most prestigious prize at the FISM World Championship of Magic in Beijing.[3] On May 1, 2010, the Canadian Association of Magicians once again named Shawn the Canadian Magician of the Year, making him the only two-time recipient of their most prestigious award.
Farquhar travels the world extensively performing and lecturing for magicians and consults for TV shows and motion pictures. He has appeared on the cover of the largest magic publications in Asia, Europe and North America. He has appeared on stages all over the world, including the Riveria, Las Vegas, Opera House, Blackpool and Orpheum, Vancouver. He has performed for Elizabeth II[4] on her visit to Charlottetown, PEI and has traveled to Bermuda at the request of The Princess Royal.[5]
He is the current International President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and immediate Past President of the Canadian Association of Magicians.