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Masterallen New user 49 Posts 
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I do recommend that you do start with a beginners book. Unlike myself I purchased and intermediate/ Advance book and didn’t understand how it was wrote and couldn’t follow it. It wasn’t until I read a beginners book that I understood how to follow a how these books are written. I went back to the advance book and now can understand. And follow.
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Olly Poncho New user 3 Posts
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Hello everybody. I thought I'd drop in with a set that I am finding fantastic. The Essential Card Magic Toolbox (mostly) by Liam Montier.
I've found his teaching style to be clear, and he spends a lot of time discussing why certain moves can be deceptive and giving what seems like really good advice. I'd recommend his series to anybody. https://bigblindmedia.com/products/essen......-montier |
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NEKKODDD Regular user 102 Posts
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Tarbell is a great set for beginner and/or experienced magician.
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diamondjack New user orlando,fl 59 Posts
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My first magic book was Darwin Ortizs' At the Card Table. I know, bad choice for a first book, but I stuck with it and I was hooked. I didn't get discouraged, I found something to aspire to. Of course I ended up going back and buying much simpler books but I never rewgretted buying Darwins' book first.
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2123 Posts
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This topic has been of interest to me for a while, especially because I'm involved in introducing young people to card magic. So I decided to write an article about it, covering some of the top resources (both books and videos) that I'd recommend for newcomers to card magic. Here's a link to the article:
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES FOR BEGINNERS IN CARD MAGIC https://playingcarddecks.com/blogs/all-i......rd-magic  |
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Gwydeon Lichtertanz New user Germany 5 Posts
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Is there a significant difference between "The Original Tarbell Lessons in Magic" (MARTINO FINE BOOKS, 1200pages e.g. amazon for ) and the series of publications with the single lessons?
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2123 Posts
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For a beginner, one of the best books on card magic is Roberto Giobbi's Introduction to Card Magic. It's certainly the best value book you can get right now, since Mr Giobbi is generously making it available free for a limited time, to promote the art of card magic, and to help those who genuinely want learn the basics properly. The content is terrific!
He originally created it as a course for people learning card magic, and it teaches all the fundamentals of card handling, along with links to youtube videos showing the moves, and half a dozen tricks. See a detailed review on The Magic Café here, or else just download it from his website here: https://www.robertogiobbi.com/site/produ......rd-magic  |
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mentaldiego New user Spain 55 Posts
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Tarbell
it has everything |
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Topper2 Regular user 111 Posts
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Tarbell is a mine of information, especially for those seeking to expand their background knowledge of magic, for that reason it is highly recommended. Where it falls down though is in actual tricks, if you buy a set of linking rings or multiplying billiard balls etc and then consult Tarbell for suitable routines you are going to find yourself very disappointed; it simply doesn't match up to modern requirements. I remember deciding I needed to find some decent impromptu card effects I could do with a borrowed deck and I went through the whole of Tarbell without finding a single trick that I felt was strong enough to be worth doing - not one!
Someone above asked about the difference between the Tarbell lessons and the Tarbell course in book form. If you have all 8 Volumes of Tarbell then you're going to have far more material that that available in the Lessons, and the order of the that things appear in is different too; but the Lessons is still a valuable book and you could call it 'Tarbell Lite', good for those who don't really feel the need to go through 8 volumes. Does Tarbell really contain everything as is often claimed? Well of course it doesn't, nowhere near in fact, but no book on magic no matter how big it is could contain everything. If the world of magic could be condensed into a mere series of books, even a very large series, then it would never have survived the hundreds and possibly thousands of years that it has been happily going for. |
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weirdwizardx Veteran user 390 Posts
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I would recommend the fine art of magic by kaplan
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Chris Inner circle lybrary.com 1163 Posts
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On Nov 13, 2019, weirdwizardx wrote: Now available in an expanded 2nd edition both as PDF and hardcover: https://www.lybrary.com/the-fine-art-of-......399.html
Lybrary.com preserving magic one book at a time.
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magic.99 Regular user 181 Posts
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Anything by Giobbi would be an excellent place to start, especially Card College and the DVD sets that you can now get to accompany the books. This will give you a fantastic foundation...
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magic.99 Regular user 181 Posts
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2123 Posts
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On Feb 3, 2020, magic.99 wrote: You're right. It was only available for free for a relatively short time, as a promotion after Giobbi updated and revised it in 2019. The earlier version (2012) of this e-book originally sold for €9.95. But in order to promote the art of card magic and to help budding magicians, Giobbi has made the updated and improved 2019 version available at a reduced price of just €6.95. So there is only a minimal cost to download it, and I think most beginners will find that it is well worth it. |
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MSaber New user 50 Posts
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I found these videos to be a good resource for me when I began learning: https://www.youtube.com/user/DecksAndContests/featured
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munkywrench Loyal user Conway, SC 295 Posts
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Videos: Any Ammar tape that is dvd now. Paul Harris's Stars of Magic Videos and Art of Astonishment...True Astonishments is best left to more advanced folk. Daryl's tapes that are dvd now. Jay Sankey's original material. Tommy Wonder, J.C. Wagner are a few great teachers. L&L has a great run of tapes that are DVD. I keep saying tape because this is late 70's early 80's/90's stuff. Bill Malone, Dean Dill, Gregory Wilson, Bruce Cervon, Max Maven etc. These guys were the young punks at the Magic Castle. For books: go with the same guys. This material is easy to find in dvd and book form. A lot of the old master's stuff is hard to find or is reprinted poorly. The old guard Vernon, Marlo, Jennngs, Miller etc. have good stuff but the material can be a bit dated and hard to read. Harry Lorayne is from the old guard and still publishes material and is willing to help you with it. Once you've gotten a grip on the basics then move on to the old masters. Only start with one thing at a time. Take your time and enjoy. The benefit of material from a lot of the folks mentioned is they have been there and done that. If they are still with us they are the best source of info and most of them will talk to you.
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thegreatscungilli Regular user 167 Posts
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Ammar, Daryl and Tarbell
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AntwanTowner New user 3 Posts
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On Jan 6, 2003, Terry wrote: It is always great to learn fun new stuff. I have been studying for over 20 years. I'm not sure if I can share a link, but it might be worth taking a look. https://www.antwantowner.com/shop |
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Andrew Aspen New user 50 Posts
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I read Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz early on. I got into magic in my 40s so starting with theory wile learning really easy self working and gimmicked card tricks has helped me tremendously. It helped me understand that it’s not about technical skill alone. It’s also important to keep working on technical skill. There are tons of books with tricks and techniques but Strong Magic has helped me think about all the things that go beyond skill like character and atmosphere.
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jsereb New user 51 Posts
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For elementary school aged children I suggest what was my first magic book (and a source of material for my first magic show): The Golden Book of Magic by Clayton. Rawson...you can find used copies on the internet. Another one that I enjoyed in my pre-teens was Hokus Pokus by Ib Perman. Both of these books have a wealth of good material even though geared for younger magicians.
For someone older a good start for general magic is Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic. This should give someone a very good start and a way to see where your interest lie (i.e. close-up vs stage magic vs mentalism, etc.). DVDs (or even VHS) were not around when I started out so I don't have a good sense of videos for beginners. |
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