What are some must have magic books that one should have? I have been into magic for 5 years and I mainly perform with cards but am open to all sorts of magic. Do you reccomend the Art of Astonishment series?
Having owned the Art of Astonishment books I would recommend them, however, they consolidated all of the works in to a series of DVD's which are full of great ideas.
If it is the TA set then it is called True Astonishment by Paul Harris and it's $300. All three books are like $135
The big Tarbell Book by Tarbell.
Royal Road to Card Magic, by Hugard & Braue.
Modern Coin Magic by Bobo.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks by James.
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
Amateur Magician's Handbook by Hay
Magic and Showmanship by Nelms
This is pretty darn close to what my list would like like when it comes to traditional magic.