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Lorayne`s Impromptu OOTW can be found in "My favorite Card Tricks" (out of print). It`s also in "The Classic Collection Vol. 1" (stilll in print), which contains "My favorite Card Tricks". It can and should be done with a borrowed, shuffled deck in use. It doesn`t need to be complete and it...

AFAIK Paul Gertner also has a DVD "Unshuffling the Faro" and his "Unshuffled" is a really great trick you can find in Best of Friends Vol 1 book and on the DVD.

I do it as Giobbi described in "Secret Agenda". There is a description of well-known classic plots any magician (hobbyist or professional) should have in his/her repertoire (well I don`t have the time to really learn everything in that list, I concentrate on a few). I don`t need 2,3 or 4 tricks...

That`s because there are many ways (hand positions, finger positions, top-down or bottom-up) of doing an in the hand faro. Some prefer doing it from the top down, others from the bottom up. I can do it both ways and practice both because sometimes the decks have a different cut (traditional cut...

Jason`s 1on1 are my favorite downloads. I`m looking forward to Foundations 3. He`s such great teacher in my opinion. I don`t know his Penguin Lecture, but I hope his "At The Table"-lecture will be less moderated than the Ammar "lecture". Which was rather an interview than a lecture. Not that I...

@Gaben http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCuFeeWowg8 listen carefully what Josh says about creating new magic, minute 2 - 9...

Magic Christian from Vienna ? Looks a bit like him in his young years but could be wrong. Was FISM Winner in Manipulation in 1973, 1976 and 1979. http://www.magicchristian.com/en/vita.php#text

The Walton books ? Although they`re a terrific books and a must have in any card workers library, and although some tricks are semi-automatic with few sleights, it`s by no means a beginners book. I would say the "best" (in my opinion) start, if you`re really serious because it`s an investment...

Darwin Ortiz, Jason England, Paul Wilson, Tony Cabral, John Carpenter have some great gambling routines with interesting plots. You may find some in their own books, DVDs or collections. I would say Ortiz is a very good source and he has an entire chapter on gambling routines in most of his...

;) Although this book is in my 'wanted'-list, I resist the urge to buy a used copy. Normally OOP books tend to be ridiculously overpriced. I?m still waiting for the reprint. So glad I didn`t buy 'The Complete Walton' books years ago when they were OOP and instead got the reprint (better paper...

Did you email Helder ? Sometimes an author keeps some copies at home and is willing to sell it.

http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioAB.htm

The Wilson book was my very first magic book. It`s incredibly inexpensive for the offered quality (content, binding, paper quality and paper size are excellent). There`s absolutely no excuse not to get it.

There`s nothing better than enjoying a good book in a comfortable wing chair in front of a lovely chimney fire and a glass of good scotch whiskey or red wine (or a pot of green or black tea), combined with the smell of cherry or vanilla tabacco. Strangely enough I can imagine Craig doing this...

Well I read a lot. Novels, poetry, specialist books, newspapers, periodicals, ebooks etc. Most of what I read is not magic related. In fact I know some people who haven`t read much before they got their ebook-readers. Now the are reading tons of books.

I really like Jared Kopfs opinion on books: http://vimeo.com/86373015 I?m a fan of Vanishing Inc. They still produce physical books on a regular basis which is very very rare these days. According to Richard Kaufmann, one of the most proficient writer and publisher of magic books, it is...

I will do that for you: "Thank you so much for your input. I suppose we should all bow to your superior knowledge, but - difficult, since you really have no idea as to what you're talking about. I think your lovely statement - "What a complete and utter load of bull!" fits YOU just PERFECTLY...

Both have pros and cons. Generally I like physical books more because of the haptics and smell (sounds crazy?). On the other hand ebooks are easier to read for me (especially some of the tomes I own I would love to see as ebooks) and,as mentioned, ebooks tend to not get OOP. That way I got some...

Very nice. I will definitely get this. I`ve seen Michael Ammar a few years ago at a lecture in Germany. Was excellent! He is a really friendly and approachable magician.