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Killertweety Inner circle Belgium (-Europe) 1457 Posts 
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I bought a few books this year, mainly in Dutch, so no point in voting for them. But Tenyoism is the best magic book I ever bought, so there you go, another vote for Tenyoism by Richard Kaufman.
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts
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I must vote for Labyrinth, because it is quite good, and especially because it's the only 2015 book I bought.
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Leo H Inner circle 1334 Posts
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I'll put in my vote for Destination Zero.
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maggus New user Barcelona 60 Posts
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My votes go for
- The Black Project by Looch - Blomberg Laboratories by Andi Gladwin - Bairn by Kennedy |
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IAIN Eternal Order england 18807 Posts
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Will the winner be announced next year?
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Poof-Daddy Inner circle Considering Stopping At Exactly 5313 Posts
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On Jan 27, 2016, Jamie D. Grant wrote: According to your count, Destination is actually tied for third with Bammo (17 ea) (I also saw another vote for destination after this update but what was the reason for the tie not making the leaderboard at the time of posting it? Just wondering if it was due to votes by people with less than 50 posts or just that one got to 17 before the other? OR, is it that first place votes count more than second place votes etc?
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Jamie D. Grant V.I.P. as seen in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Twice! 2413 Posts
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Thanks for making this such a great thread, everyone! There's only a few hours left to vote (Feb.01 was decided as the deadline in order to give people time to consider works that were released at the end of December) so we're almost there!
I'll announce the winner at noon (Pacific time) tomorrow! Good luck and remember that even if you only got a single vote, someone thinks that your work is the best they've seen all year. It's an honor, so feel great about it! P.S. Thanks for the heads up, Poof-Daddy! Tomorrow will have the final count updated, checked, and rechecked to make sure the list is perfecto!
TRICK OF THE YEAR: Industrial Revelation, BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Approach, The AIP Bottle, and my new book Scenic 52, can all be found over here: SendWonder.com
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Jake Austin Loyal user Colorado Springs 237 Posts
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Jawdroppers
Blomberg Laboratories Applesauce
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bond19 Inner circle Blackpool, England 1338 Posts
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1. The Black Project by Looch
2. Calculated Risk by Michael Murray 3. Epiphanies by Colin McLeod |
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Feral Chorus Elite user CA 495 Posts
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1. Gladwin - Blomberg Laboratories
2. Friedman - The 80's Called... 3. Spill - I Lie for Money |
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Jamie D. Grant V.I.P. as seen in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Twice! 2413 Posts
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The votes are in! The “less than 50s” have been subtracted (as have any doubles) and I’d like to welcome the new members who have joined in and become welcome additions to our awesome community!
“Thanks!” to everyone who has joined in and congratulations to anyone who received even a single vote! Your work has changed someone’s life! ________________________________________________________ Without further ado, congratulations to… The Black Project by Looch - the official winner of the 2015 TARBELL AWARD Harlan Eugene Tarbell’s “Tarbell Course in Magic” is where a lot of magicians began their amazing journey into a world of wonder, amazement, and magic. His words on those pages not only taught and instructed, but they also inspired. They took our imaginations and sent them to places we never dreamed possible. With this in mind, we celebrate the written word and the books they are found in. Our love for books and the depths that they can explore will always bring us joy, happiness, and wonder. Thanks to every single author who has taken the time and the energy to complete such an important task. Your work has changed someone’s life. The TARBELL AWARD The Black Project by Looch (44 votes) 7 Mysteries by The Jack (1 vote) Alan Shaxon: Sophisticated Sorcerer by Shaxon/Short/Penrose (1 vote) Applesauce by Patrick Redford (7 votes) Bairn by Kennedy (15 votes) Blomberg Laboratories by Andi Gladwin (33 votes) Calculated Risk Plus by Michael Murray(3 votes) Card Delusions by Ryan Matney (1 vote) Crafted With Carey by John Carey (4 votes) Destination Zero by John Bannon (17 votes) Embryos by Paul Prater (8 votes) Epiphanies by Colin McLeod (8 votes) Hidden Things by T. Everett Bookings III (1 vote) I Lie For Money by Steve Spill (6 votes) Impromptu by Martin Gardner / Todd Karr (3 votes) Inspirations by Lawrence Hass (3 votes) Jawdroppers by Harry Lorayne (8 votes) Kahnjuring by Scott Kahn (1 vote) Kids Show Masterplan by Danny Orleans (1 vote) Labyrinth by Stephen Hobbs (2 votes) Locked by Jim Kleefeld(5 votes) Magica Analytica II by Larry Barnowsky(3 votes) Minimalistica by John Carey (3 votes) Not A Dianoetic Rage by Tom Baxter(1 vote) Phasmology by Prof BC (3 votes) Road Scholar: Everything I Own Has A Handle Or Wheels, by Dick Oslund (2 votes) Tenyoism by Richard Kaufmann (12 votes) Tequila Hustler by Mark Elsdon (8 votes) The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier by Bob Farmer (15 votes) The Death Camp Magicians by Rauscher(1 vote) The Devil's Staircase by Greg Chapman (3 votes) The Experts at the Card Table by David Ben(1 vote) The Psychic Mafia by Keene (1 vote) The Solution by Atlas Brookings and Raven Gairloch (3 votes) The Swingers Party by T. C. Tahoe(1 vote) Who is Babe Ning by Ning Cai (1 vote) Your Mind is my Playground by Vincent Hedan (1 vote) And, honoring our past, here are the- PREVIOUS WINNERS of The Tarbell: ______________________________________________________ 2005: Dear Mr Fantasy, John Bannon 2006: Power Plays, Mike Power 2007: Session/547, Joshua Jay 2008: Approaching Magic, David Regal 2009: Magic: 1400s to 1950s, Mike Caveney 2010: One Degree, John Guastaferro 2011: Researching 2012: Luca Volpe, Emotional Mentalism 2013: The Approach, by Jamie D. Grant 2014: A Piece of My Mind, by Michael Murray
TRICK OF THE YEAR: Industrial Revelation, BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Approach, The AIP Bottle, and my new book Scenic 52, can all be found over here: SendWonder.com
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3353 Posts
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That's great news, Thanks Jamie, and thank you to all who voted. A remarkable score if you take into consideration The Black Project was limited to 400 copies. I am proud that so many people to like it.
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RileyG Special user Las Vegas 840 Posts
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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts
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Hi Friends,
This thread has left me confused about the true meaning of 'best'. Democracy is good but it does not always give out the best. Do not get me wrong. I have utmost respect for the winning books and authors. But, obviously, this process will only give out the 'best marketed' or 'best promoted' or 'top selling' books. Because, I am sure, all those who voted have not purchased and read ALL the books that were in 'competition' here. So they are voting for the 1/2/3 books they got their hands on. Consequently, the better selling books, volumes wise, will have a chance of polling more votes. Another way to look at it is, for example, more people in this thread DID NOT vote for the winning book. Yet another way to look at it is, for example, even out of the 400 Black Projects sold, only 33 voted for it here - less than 10%. Personally, I love Looch material. I have his Penguin 2 lecture and some other stuff of his. Excellent output. Maybe Black Project deserves to be the best. Unfortunately I could not get Black Project due to $$$. But surely, it is not a case of sour grapes. All I am saying is the process can be a better one. One solution can be to give only 50% weightage to the voting and the other 50% based on maybe an expert panel reviewing all the competing books. The 'well marketed' books will anyway get 'eyeballs'. It is the good quality, low profile books that need to get 'eyeballs' of those with limited $$$ like me. Advance apologies, if unwittingly, I have sounded 'not right' in anyway to anyone. My hearty best wishes and thanks to all the books and their authors.
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Karl M Inner circle 1276 Posts
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I reckon getting mates to vote spoils the competition, then its not about the book but who has got most mates
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Looch Inner circle Off by 3353 Posts
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Just seen Karls reply above... Who got their mates to vote Karl? I certainly didn't. I asked owners of TBP if they felt it deserved their vote then please do.
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