Hi. I'm new to this site so please be kind! I have an interest in magic, but I tend to be more interested in reading. I have seen magicians apear to read people's minds with incredable accuracy. I have done a lot of reading on the subject, but wondered if anyone on here could recomend books, websites, or had information that perhaps I could use. Thank you.

I just read a book called Maximum Entertainment by Ken Weber. He was a full time mentalist at one time and has some very interesting thoughts on the mix of magic and mentalism. I have his email address somewhere and I'll get it to you. You may want to ask Mr. Weber as to his thoughts on this issue. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Theo Annemann's Practical Mental Magic is what you are looking for.
Andre

Well your in luck! One of the world's top mentalists, Derren Brown, is to be the Café's SPECIAL GUEST from the 14th-16th. I highly suggest you check out these two links:

http://www.derrenbrown.co.uk

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv......dex.html

Hope I helped!
Mike

P.S. Be sure to go to the video section on the second link......very cool stuff. enjoy!

Definitely Check out Derren Brown and also perhaps some of Luke Jermays Stuff http://www.alakazam.co.uk I think it is,
I also recommend that you try and get your hands on the Jinx by theo annemann its full of all types of magic including mentalism which you mentioned
Houdin magic have an interactive version which you could check out

Tom

Thank you very much. I am actually an admirer of Derren Brown's work. I will be first in line for the webchat. However this site does not say what times he will be here. I am assuming he will not be here all day. Does anyone know the times? I will look into those books. Another book has been recomended to me. It is called Frogs into Princes and is mostly about NLP. Has anyone read this book?

Asimus,

It's not a live web chat. You'll be able to leave questions/messages for Mr. Brown and he'll respond to them for all to read.
Check the Guest of Honor section at the top of the main index and you'll see how it works.

And welcome to the Café!

Ah Ha! I was wondering how it was going to work. Sorry if I sounded completly stupid! Thank you.

You might want to look into the work of Richard Osterlind.

I was reading that a book called Frogs to Princes was a good book if I was interested in NLP. It is £30 on amazon so I imagine it will cost more in the shops. Has anyone read it? Is it worth the money?

Richard Osterlind and Banacheck are the guys to watch and learn from.

Goodluck,

Rannie

13 Steps to Mentalism by Corinda is a must read. It has the basics of mentalism.
Some cheaper books may be The Self working books. The Self-Working Mental Magic
book is good.

I like the work of annemann in this topic..try his books..the practical mental tricks is a good one..probably too much for a begginer..alots of tricks though..u can choose wat suits u..