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I do like older books, depending on how far back you're talking. Imagication by T. G Murphy, 52 Lovers by Jose Carroll, anything by Paul Harris, those are around the 70s-80s (although some Paul Harris books were from the 90s). I read Will Houstoun's "The Notebook," which includes his...

Hey man. Welcome to the forums. The Herman Pass is one of my favorite moves. Although complete silence on the execution of the move is a bit exaggerating, to lessen the noise would be to reduce any contact of the packets when you "shift" them. This takes patience. I practice my passes very...

Yeah, Bobo's Modern Coin Magic is basically the prerequisite for most coin workers these days.

Hey achmne, Even if the "revealer" credits the person who invented the trick, it's still not good. Compare it to someone who records a movie, credits the director, staff, and cast, and then uploads it for free. It's still considered piracy. Copyright laws can help get videos taken down from...

Lyle already answered that for you.

Are you suggesting that t11 should start giving "free permanent shipping?"

Darn Josh, you beat me to it! Applesauce is amazing. I cannot recommend it enough. I bought it for $60, but you can get it for $45 on Penguin Magic right now. The rest of the effects in the book are fantastic as well.

www.aaronfishermagic.com Aaron Fisher is an amazing card man and will get you right.

I wish to point out that the Complete Works of Derek Dingle is not out of print because Richard Kaufman still sells copies on the Genii website. As for the other ones, the value is only as much as the buyer is willing to pay. I don't believe each book has a specific worth. If you really want...

Yes! Joshua's compilation is a wonderful freebie that every serious practitioner should read. It's full of brain food and it's FREE.

Hey Ryan, The reason why you may find magic books difficult to read may be because they are written in an instructional manner. Most young students are not used to reading "instructional pamphlets." We all grew up reading novels right? I had to take some time myself to get used to reading...

Hey Aarond, I'm glad that you are coming to the forums to seek answers. However, I believe that a quick Google search will benefit you very much. I'm not trying to sound like a smart butt, but by Googling "Clipshift magic" I think you'll find an answer much more quickly than waiting for...

I was lucky enough to attend Ben's lecture in NY last month. He explained his "Neo Movement" system as well as some theory from his "Less Is More" book. Fantastic stuff. Sometimes when I construct routines, to make it more "fool proof" I add unnecessary moves, but in the end I have to realize...

Luke Jermay mentions this in a few of his writings. I've tried it, but personally got ridiculed for it. Spectators would go, "Oh he was almost right, but he still messed up." Maybe it's the way I presented it or maybe it differs from spectator to spectator. I personally make sure it's 100%...

While "The Magic of Ascanio Vol. 1" doesn't necessarily teach you directly about misdirection and what not, it describes how you should structure magic in a logical manner to make your audience less suspicious of what you're doing. It is one of my favorite books on magic overall (I'm personally...

I did not know about the colored glue. Thanks for explaining that to me. Something different had to have changed since the Ohio decks because I never had the blueish black color problem with those older decks. And I agree with the cards not being comparable now. Hard to say whether Ohio decks...

Magic is supposed to be beautiful. Treat it like so.

Venus Trap by Chris Brown is one control that I have practiced as long as I have bought it. I still consider it the best purchase I've ever made.

Hey Ryan! Welcome to the forums. By your question, I assume you are relatively new into magic. I don't want to bore you with a long post, but here I go: Creating effects require time. You cannot create an effect just because you want to. The best ideas for creations came to the creator through...

Each year, the decks of Bicycle and Tally Hos have felt different to me since the move to Kentucky. I've only found one deck of Bicycles that I deemed "acceptable" and that was a 2011 production. I have ridiculously sweaty hands that bleed into the stock. The Ohio stock gave me no problem, but...