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Rayman New user Brooklyn 78 Posts 
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Hi all ---
I'm a big fan of Martin Gardner's puzzle books. I've also read "Table Magic" and "Mathematics, Magic and Mystery" (both on Dover). I'm wondering if his other magic books (mostly out of print or hard to find) are worth checking out. These include "12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck", "After the Dessert", "Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes (A forcing book)", "Cut the Cards", and "Over the Coffee Cups". Has anyone checked these out? My fear is that I will pay a hefty price for these and there will be a lot of overlap with the Dover publications. Kindly, Brian |
Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18133 Posts
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I bought all his books on PDF for cheap...
THE MAN THE SKEPTICS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS.. The Worlds Foremost Authority on Houdini's Life after Death.....
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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts
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Some of Martin Gardner's books are available in ebook form at Lybrary.com: http://www.lybrary.com/martin-gardner-m-226.html
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5195 Posts
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Amazon used to carry a CD with I think 15 of the Scientific American compilation books. I think that's the one Slim is talking about. It was pretty reasonably priced.
Click here to get Gerald Deutsch's Perverse Magic: The First Sixteen Years
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WilburrUK Veteran user 389 Posts
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On Mar 27, 2014, landmark wrote: They still do, and it's well worth having: http://www.amazon.com/Martin-Gardners-Ma......83855453 |
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pf70ds New user 32 Posts
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Waiting for Miracle factory book any day now ....
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Rayman New user Brooklyn 78 Posts
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On Apr 5, 2014, pf70ds wrote: This looks like it may be the one for me, too. Any word on when it should be arriving? Did you order the "deluxe" or "standard"? |
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Edmark Law New user Hong Kong 62 Posts
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His essays are also a very good read. I really enjoyed reading his book "The Night Is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995"
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts
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Use the FORCE Luke.
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts
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Use the FORCE Luke.
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RevdStephen New user 6 Posts
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It's a lot more than £20 but it is currently available on Amazon if you're still interested.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0883855453 Bearing in mind the price of the individual volumes, this is still excellent value for a complete set that you can keep on your iPad. |
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Papa Legba Special user home-an unremarkable spiral arm of an insignificant galaxy 750 Posts
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Thanks revdsteven.
Use the FORCE Luke.
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wulfiesmith Inner circle Beverley, UK 1339 Posts
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Mathematics, Magic and Mystery
MARTIN GARDNER Just come across this. A truly great find. However, I am having difficulty getting my head around the Chapter Three From Gergonne To Gargantua (the classic 27 card, 3 face-up piles trick) The Walkers Method It goes on to explain (in great detail) how to to get the thought of card to appear at any number from 1-27 on the final reveal ... However, I just cannot get my head around this one. Any help on this please? |
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18133 Posts
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On May 12, 2023, wulfiesmith wrote: I played around with this quite a bit. I can help if you want. Martin was a friend of mine. I'm old now.
THE MAN THE SKEPTICS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS.. The Worlds Foremost Authority on Houdini's Life after Death.....
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18133 Posts
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Did you get these?
  
THE MAN THE SKEPTICS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS.. The Worlds Foremost Authority on Houdini's Life after Death.....
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