Paul Harris is one of the most creative minds in magic. His original tricks include the Screwed Deck, Twilight, Bizarre Twist, Linking Playing Cards and the True Astonishments project.

His made his published debut in 1976 with The Magic of Paul Harris, a book that signaled to the magic world that a new talent had arrived. This was quickly followed by Paul Harris Reveals Some of His Most Intimate Secrets, Supermagic, Las Vegas Close UP and Close-Up Entertainer, all equally enthusiastically received.

Many marketed effects continued to reveal an innovative and exceptional mind at work. Other books followed, Close Up Fantasies Books One and Two, A Close Up Kinda Guy, Brainstorm in the Bahamas, Close up Seductions and the three-volume opus Art of Astonishment.