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David Eichler Grammar Host Durham, ME 1780 Posts |
Definitely 'Harry Lorayne's Personal Collection - all cards, all new, all mine'
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Patrick Differ Inner circle 1540 Posts |
Whoops! Forgot about Tarbell 7!!! Really neat stuff in there and organized well by Mr. Lorayne. I believe he sorted through all of it to write the index. That must have been a MONSTER job. I'll have to find Rim Shots...
Will you walk into my parlour? said the Spider to the Fly,
Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I've a many curious things to show when you are there. Oh no, no, said the little Fly, to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair -can ne'er come down again. |
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J3 Regular user Texas 170 Posts |
Itd have to be close up card magic for me.
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Canvey Card Sharp Special user Canvey Island Essex ENGLAND 552 Posts |
Apart form M-E-S, I think Personal Collection was a bit of a letdown; particularly at the price I paid for it in England! Let's be honest, how many methods do we need of revealing a spectators card - to them, method is invisble (or hopefully should be)!!
Overall I much prefer Harry's earlier stuff - I feel that it generally lost some of its appeal after Quantum Leaps (1979 & my fave book). I also think that his worst book was 'Afterthoughts' (1975?) - by a mile. Well that's the negative slant but even these books were of some value and I still think the man has given more to card magic through the power of the written word than anyone else in history.
Barry Allen
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gerard1973 Special user Michigan, U.S.A. 688 Posts |
RonCalhou:
My favorite Harry Lorayne books are: 1. The Magic Book 2. Close-Up Card Magic Harry Lorayne’s Magic Book is about general magic while Harry’s Close-Up Card Magic is about Card Magic. I would recommend that you read the Magic Book first because it teaches you the basic Card Magic sleights needed for the Close-Up Card Magic book. Gerard
"Confusion is not magic."
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Dan McLean Inner circle Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur 1261 Posts |
Best of Friends 2 (possibly 1) - It has a deck switch buried in it that kills.
Rimshots. |
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Jonathan Brown Loyal user Tappahannock, VA 288 Posts |
CLose Up Card Magic for sure. Personal Secrets and My Favorite Card Tricks are runners up. LOVE Best of Friends....all of his work is great.
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DomKabala Inner circle I've grown old after diggin' holes for 2827 Posts |
Definitely "Close Up Card Magic" with "Best of Friends Vol I" second. Harry Lorayne is a living legend IMHO!!
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We don't stop playing when we grow old...we grow old when we stop playing.
God is enough, let go, let God. Gal 2:20 "Anything of value is not easily attained and those things which are easily attained are not of lasting value." |
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Hippie New user Florida 69 Posts |
Best Of Friends, Apocalypse, and Reputation Makers in that order.
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snushy Veteran user 338 Posts |
Harry's latest...Classic Collection.
He basically re-wrote his first 4 books (Close Up Card Magic, Personal Secrets, My Favorite Card Tricks, and Decksterity), threw in a re-write of Epitome Location, and even added some never-before-published stuff originally intended for Personal Collection. This is a great book even if you have all the original editions because you get the benefit of Harry's insights looking back at this material spanning 40+ years. He's made subtle changes to some of the handling in certain situations, and it's fascinating to read why and how his thinking has changed over the years. A must have. L. Zaslow
YOU KNOW WHY YOU DON'T SEE? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WATCH! - SLYDINI
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God-glorified Special user 697 Posts |
Doug Edwards packs a wallop
He wrote it and gives a lot of his own insight on the effects (but it is mostly doug edwards magic)
Ephes. 2:8-9
For by GRACE are ye saved through faith; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES: it is the gift of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast. |
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