Penn Jillette Books in Order

Penn and Teller adapt their combination of comedy and magic into a collection of tricks for readers. Practical jokes, cons, and performance ideas explain how illusions work while turning friends into unsuspecting participants in the mischief.

Penn and Teller turn meals and kitchen ingredients into opportunities for magic and practical jokes. Illustrated instructions cover food-based illusions, tricks involving restaurant bills, and startling table entertainments, accompanied by the duo's comic commentary.

Penn and Teller take their practical jokes and magic on the road. This collection combines travel anecdotes with tricks and pranks, turning journeys and encounters away from home into occasions for the duo's irreverent mischief.

A New York police diver discovers the body of a former lover and joins her best friend to investigate. His sock monkey, Dickie, narrates their search, mixing the murder mystery with philosophical digressions and pop culture.

Penn Jillette and Mickey Lynn explore the deceptive techniques of card sharks in home poker games. Their irreverent account discusses marked cards, concealed aids, manipulating opponents, and recognizing the mechanics behind games that appear fair.

Penn Jillette combines a satirical reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments with personal stories about atheism and skepticism. Experiences in magic, Las Vegas, and fatherhood frame his comic reflections on belief, morality, uncertainty, and religious debate.

Penn Jillette's comic essays explore life from an atheist perspective, moving between family experiences, religion, popular culture, and public figures. He considers death and celebration while describing how he finds meaning in everyday existence.

Penn Jillette recounts losing more than one hundred pounds after confronting serious concerns about his health. His comic memoir describes working with Ray Cronise, changing his eating habits, and the personal motivations behind his transformation.

Las Vegas native Bobby Ingersoll inherits his father’s crushing debt to a loan shark shortly before turning twenty-one. Turning to dice for guidance, he begins surrendering increasingly consequential choices to chance while navigating a dangerous criminal world.

Street juggler Poe becomes involved in a bank robbery that leaves an innocent person dead and sends him into hiding. When performing at a Renaissance fair exposes him again, he must use deception and showmanship to outwit pursuing criminals.