How a book about magic transformed a young Paul Cosentino into the ultimate showman

Paul Cosentino started his love affair with magic at a young age. (Supplied)

Wandering the aisles of a Melbourne library, a young Paul Cosentino spied a book that would transform his life.

"I was a very reluctant reader and was struggling at school, so the library was the last place I wanted to be," he says.