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Slimfrinky Regular user Nicholson, MS 153 Posts |
Hey there, I've been out of the magic scene for about 5 years due to college and Army scheduals... Now I'm done with both and I'm thinking about picking up some new books. Anyone have any recommendations? Below are some of my favorite books as a reference...
Close up Card Magic Pasteboard Presentations (probely the best book I've ever read, EVERYTHING in the book is great) Card College 1-4 Smoke and Mirrors (John Bannon is a creative genius) Card Shark The types of books I'm looking for is mainly stuff with original presentations, and maybe new methods... I also prefer stuff that's a bit more on the easier side... Not that I can't do the hard stuff, I just can't do the hard stuff and think at the same time.. So, anyone have any recommendations? Also, how is that Easy to Master Card Miracles series?
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wert Regular user 164 Posts |
You might want to search around. There are quite a few topics like this that exist already.
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john blaze New user PA 82 Posts |
In the meantime, it sounds like you might like David Regal's stuff. Check out his books for the quality material you seem to be drawn to.
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Keith Larocque New user Ontario 47 Posts |
The Art of Astonishment 1-3 amazing stuff. Paul Harris is simply amazing.
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Kurt Ruckman New user 6 Posts |
If you liked Pasteboard Presentations you will also like Pasteboard Presentations 2: http://members.aol.com/scottcram/pp2.html
I have it and it's a great book. Both of these books have amazingly easy visual card magic. |
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Cacoal New user Lewiston NY 70 Posts |
Ammar's Easy to Master Card series is an excellent video series. The effects are very easy to learn and all of them play BIG. Also look at any books by Hugard, e.g.; Royal road to Card Magic, Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, Expert Card Technique.
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cardican66 Loyal user Alabama 222 Posts |
The Card Magic of LePaul, The Card Magic of Edward Marlo. Both books are excellent.
Regards,
LLoyd Experience teaches only the teachable. Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) |
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Steve Friedberg Inner circle 1402 Posts |
...and both are for intermediate to advanced card workers. Slimfrinky prefers books that are on the easier side. Marlo and LePaul should wait.
Slim...there's another thread here about the book "Magic for Dummies." I have it, and highly recommend it.
Cheers,
Steve "A trick does not fool the eyes, but fools the brain." -- John Mulholland |
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Maestro Special user 801 Posts |
"Simon Says" by Simon Lovell is an amazing book. It has some easier effects and some very difficult effects in it. Overall it is on the harder side, but the nice thing is it is split up into sections (i.e.: "Openers, Middlers, Closers," Sitting Specials, Gaffs, Slight-of-Hand Goodies, etc...").
I really like his version of the Ambitious Card in particular. Its pretty much an all card book though (for all practical purposes anyway). |
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shomemagic Inner circle Missouri 2232 Posts |
Anything by David Regal!
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Christian Z. Regular user Seattle, WA 126 Posts |
I heard that Aaron Fisher's latest book, "Paper Engine," is very good. I'm actually ordering one because I was able to see a copy from a friend of mine. Well, just a suggestion!
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felix New user 72 Posts |
Some books you might like:
Unexplainable Acts by Gery Kurtz The Book by The Flicking Fingers Mastering The Art Of Magic by Eugene Burger The Books OF Wonder by Tommy Wonder Yours Felix |
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Gidon New user Tacoma, Wa 80 Posts |
Art of Astonishment Series by Paul Harris...his stuff will knock you on your duff.
Chris Harland
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andre combrinck Special user South Africa 953 Posts |
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MarkFarrar Veteran user U.S.A. 376 Posts |
Anything by Simon Aronson, but "Bound To Please" would be a good starting point.
Mark S. Farrar
Email: [email]MarkFarrar@TheMagicCircle.co.uk[/email] Web: www.MagicSquaresBook.com, www.RandMPublishing.com, www.TheDailyGoalMachine.com, www.ParvoBuster.com |
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danielchua Regular user Malaysia 119 Posts |
Can someone provide a review on Aronson's other books besides , Bound to Please and Try the Impossible?
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MarkFarrar Veteran user U.S.A. 376 Posts |
I originally bought "Bound To Please" on the strength of reading about his effect "Shuffle-Bored", and I wasn't disappointed.
There are some great effects with stacked deck magic, his treatist about stacked deck work, his own Aronson Stack, to name but some. If you haven't worked with stacked decks before, then this is probably the best of Simon's books to start with. "Try The Impossible" opens with some great effects using a new and hidden principle, including a great two-person version of the classic Any Card At Any Number, and also has a section on tricks you can perform with the Aronson Stack but without having to know it by heart.
Mark S. Farrar
Email: [email]MarkFarrar@TheMagicCircle.co.uk[/email] Web: www.MagicSquaresBook.com, www.RandMPublishing.com, www.TheDailyGoalMachine.com, www.ParvoBuster.com |
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Dougini Inner circle The Beautiful State Of Maine 7130 Posts |
Forgive me, but:
I'm seriously considering Card College, the series...I understand they are a must-have. Art Of Astonishment is the other series I am looking into. So far I've really only used Focus, By Phil Goldstein, but am fascinated with the idea of Card College, why is that series so special? Thanks! Doug |
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boblinds Regular user Los Angeles 111 Posts |
I just bought the first four Card College books as a Christmas present from me to me. (A set of perfect condition used copies from a fellow Magic Café member. Lucky me.)
Like the original poster in this thread, I'm coming back to magic after a (gulp, slightly longer) interval away from it. IMHO, if you want to get your chops back or develop them for the first time, the Card College series is THE WAY. Like Dougini, I had read that the series was excellent. Well, I had No Idea. These are just some of the finest instructional books I've ever read on any topic. Concise and pointed in its verbal style, the text also syncs perfectly with the illustrations. And everything is beautifully organized and presented. A geniune masterpiece. (Whip out that charge card, Dougini. ) Bob PS to Doug: I also own AoA. Some wonderful stuff in there, to be sure (and VERY worth owning at some point.) But Card College will really develop/refine your fundamental card skills across the board. |
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peterdgr8 New user 94 Posts |
For starters, get the Card College volumes. Bar none, the best card instruction extant.
From there you should be able to take on anything. But to help separate the wheat from the chaff I recommend the following as good to challenging books on card material. 1. Cardshark by Darwin Ortiz (Excellent book with excellent material. I'm not a big gambling fan, but the magic stuff is awesome.) 2. Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table. (See above comment.) 3. Scams and Fantasies by Ortiz (Ditto.) 4. Classic Magic of Larry Jennings by Mike Maxwell. (Brilliant but be careful of the writing, while Larry's thinking is lucent and logical, some have faulted Maxwell's writing style as being a tad insufficient, I demur.) 5. Jenning's 67 by Richard Kaufman. (An interesting approach to magic by one of the great masters in that he takes a number of effects and shows how they evolved to give the reader an insight to Jenning's thinking.) 6. The Complete Works of Derek Dingle by Richard Kaufman. (Again a very difficult book but one that will reward you with its brilliance. But be forewarned. None of the the effects are EVER described so it's a little difficult trying to figure out exactly what it is the effect is supposed to be at times--the only flaw IMHO.) 7. Art of Astonishment Series by Paul Harris. (Harris is offbeat. A hippie free spirit who knows magic. So much the better for the rest of us. Basically, aside from some wonderful effects, you'll find material that will take you beyond the classic offerings of Dingle and Jennings, and cards.) 8.Card Fictions by Pit Hartling. (A little book. But WOW what a book. Unbelievable material.) 9. Smoke and Mirrors by John Bannon. (Another great book with some good material. Like Paul Harris. Fun and whimsical at times. Definitely worth showing to your friends.) There that should last you til 2099. |
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