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reese Inner circle of Hell 1248 Posts 
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No. This year is celebrated for the 2 most important magic books ever published. 1) Steve Forte's 2 volume set "Gambling Sleight of Hand" and 2)
Morgan & West's book "Parlour Tricks" What are you reading/assimilating? |
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Rachmaninov Inner circle 1076 Posts
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Forte’s books are an important mark in magic publishing history indeed. I really don’t think we can say the same for Morgan & West volume.
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bassinator New user Louisiana 75 Posts
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On Jul 20, 2020, Richard Kaufman wrote: This is awesome news! I'm sure everyone would love to see reprints of various books that are hard to get or expensive in the second hand market these days. |
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magicfish Inner circle 6748 Posts
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On Jul 28, 2020, bassinator wrote: Not me. |
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Francois Lagrange Loyal user Paris, France 271 Posts
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On Jul 28, 2020, magicfish wrote: Nobody cares.
Protect me from my friends, I'll take care of my enemies.
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magicfish Inner circle 6748 Posts
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That’s a shame, brother. I care about you and I value your opinions.
I hope you and yours are staying healthy. I can hardly wait for the new Jennings book. Thank goodness for authors like Richard Kaufman for providing our fraternity with wonderful new books. |
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magicfish Inner circle 6748 Posts
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I’ve also heard a rumour about a new Cervon book?
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bassinator New user Louisiana 75 Posts
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Magicfish is certainly entitled to his own opinions and I believe I've seen his reasoning on other topic posts before so I understand his point of view.
For those people just getting into magic, young and old, there were great books that are considered "classics" or "essential" which are no longer in print. It's hard to find them and when you do they are overpriced. I want to see the reprints so they can inspire new generations of magicians. Regardless if they do or not, there is a ton of material out there these days that people can get. And I hope we continue to print Big Magic books with new and refined ideas along with reprints. Until then, magicfish can keep fooling us all with old tricks we haven't seen yet 
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magicfish Inner circle 6748 Posts
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Thanks for the civility bass. It is appreciated. I have no issue with your post except for your assertion that the harder to find items are overpriced. But I respect your opinion.
I too hope for new, quality hardbound books. |
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bassinator New user Louisiana 75 Posts
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I took no offense to your response to mine, magicfish. The whole point of this forum is to discuss opinions and help each other grow.
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reese Inner circle of Hell 1248 Posts
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I am really looking forward to both the Charlie Miller and Jennings books. Thank you Richard Kaufman.
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reese Inner circle of Hell 1248 Posts
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On Jul 28, 2020, Rachmaninov wrote: Have you read Parlour Tricks? |
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Rachmaninov Inner circle 1076 Posts
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Reese,
To be honest, no, I’ve not bought this book yet. From what I read and hear, it’s a great book, but not up to the point to be the best book in magic history. Our judgement always depends on what we know. It should rely on what we know we don’t know too. |
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WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2564 Posts
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I have read Parlour Tricks. While I do think it is a good book, I am not sure it will have the legacy that Forte's book likely will. Particularly considering Forte is already a major figure in the gambling sleight world.
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reese Inner circle of Hell 1248 Posts
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Quote: I never said it was the " best book in magic history " I have no idea of what that would be. Exploring Morgan & West provokes and inspires my thinking about the performance of magic. And that is very rare.
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reese Inner circle of Hell 1248 Posts
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Quote: I think you're right. I also think more magicians would gain great benefit from the Morgan & West book. The Forte set & Parlour Tricks are like comparing an orange to a round rock. They might have the same shape ( they're magic books) but they are both horses of a different color.
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reese Inner circle of Hell 1248 Posts
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O.K. I thought about the "greatest magic book ever". For me, it's the Stars of Magic. The first pro book I could learn from. ( the Complete works of Derek Dingle completely befuddled me ). The next book I got was an old copy of "Greater Magic" I've been performing birthday parties as a kid in high school but those books took me to a higher level. Now I'm an old man. I know an incredible amount of secrets and a few about actual performance. What I've learned is from doing school assembles, private parties, informal performances at my neighborhood pub( and performing on stage as a musician
more times my brain can count) So... I know less than you experts. But I know a great magic book when I assimilate it. |
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Rachmaninov Inner circle 1076 Posts
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Reese, have you read the Sharp books ?
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Rachmaninov Inner circle 1076 Posts
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And performing Magic by Middleton ?
Audience management by Lyunberg ? |
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reese Inner circle of Hell 1248 Posts
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On Aug 6, 2020, Rachmaninov wrote: No, I've always wanted to. |
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