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atkinsod Regular user VA 196 Posts |
I know many of you use the Magic Book Table of Contents pages at: http://magicref.tripod.com/books.htm
I'm glad you find it helpful. The page hasn't been updated since February of last year(!) and I thought it was time to get back to it, so I've just added an additional 160 or so listings to the page. For those who aren't familiar, the page lists the table of contents for over 3000 magic books. You can use it to see what's in a book before you buy it, or to find out in what book a particular effect might be. This is just a hobby for me, so I apologize that the updates aren't more frequent. You can use google search to search JUST my website by entering a search such as: "site://magicref.tripod.com "dai vernon"" (without the beginning and end quotes) to search for all references to Dai Vernon, for example. The "site://website.com" lets you search the contents of a single website, and is great google-hack to know. It's very helpful for searching TheMagicCafe as well! Other places to find book table of contents are: magicbooks.be (they have lots more than my site, but is a little more difficult to navigate), Denis Behr's excellent Conjuring Archive www.conjuringarchive.com; and Chris's Lybrary.com. Enjoy! - Doug Atkinson |
Wordsworth Veteran user 324 Posts |
Thanks for the update. For those of us who are always searching out books, and trying to find what items are in which books, this is a really useful tool.
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Robert Sixx Special user 853 Posts |
What a great reference, thanks!
Robert |
Tim Cavendish Inner circle 1406 Posts |
Your site is much appreciated.
Thanks for all your generous work! |
mindmagic Inner circle London 1740 Posts |
I've used this site for years when I've been thinking of buying a book. Very useful - many thanks.
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mindpirate Regular user Northern Virginia 186 Posts |
This is a fantastic resource! Thanks for sharing so much with us!
~MindPirate~
www.magicianschoice.net www.magicofben.com It can not be...and yet...it can - Tommy Wonder |
Escamoteur Regular user 109 Posts |
Wow I was not aware of this. Thank you very much indeed!
Carter |
motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6136 Posts |
An excellent resource for the magic community.
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
– Karl Germain |
Dan C New user 100 Posts |
I was just wishing for this last week.......Thank you!!
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RichardIngram New user 52 Posts |
Understanding it is a side project, I just want to encourage you to keep it up. It is super useful and I use it all of the time.
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toneill New user 51 Posts |
This is great! Thank you!
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One Inch Man New user 74 Posts |
Excellent! It's great to know this great project is still alive and growing.
Along with Denis Behr's archive, I use this all the time, so this thread offers a handy reminder that I should thank Doug for putting the time and effort into to creating something so useful. So, thanks Doug! (and thanks to Denis Behr too!) |
Tim Snyder Regular user Chicago, IL 112 Posts |
Wow! This is great. I often look for bargains on the auction site and this will really help me to decide whether or not to pull the trigger on a particular book. Thank you!
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sirbrad Inner circle PA 2097 Posts |
Nice! I have used this site for years, as well as a few others. Not many out there I think like 3 that I know of. But I use mostly this one and http://www.magicbooks.be/ which has a ton of books. I wonder when one of these sites will have a James File TOC? I have the books but I don't have that kind of free time.
The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method or procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers. -- Harry Houdini
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One Inch Man New user 74 Posts |
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On Mar 12, 2017, sirbrad wrote: I suspect it would be quicker to just write your own book from scratch! |
atkinsod Regular user VA 196 Posts |
Thanks, everyone! It is helpful to know that the site is well-used, it is an encouragement to keep it going.
As for the James File - are the contents printed in the book? If so, scanning the pages and using OCR software can really speed things up. I went through all four of Lorayne's Apocalypse books by hand for those contents listings - it took quite a long time! |
Spider New user 43 Posts |
Just saw that you did a February 2020 update, and such is much appreciated!
Any upcoming 2021 updates will be relished, and you have my thanks in advance, as I have used and enjoyed your site for years. Your labor of love is much appreciated! Do any of the MAGICTALK archives still survive on any of your servers? With regards and respect, Spider |
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