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As others have said Bobo and Hugard are classic texts. Although the effects are great, the writing is a bit dated. The Einhorn books are good. I've never heard of Bob Longe. 171 at last count. I could do easily do an hour long show using material in Mark Wilson's book. As @Maaz Hasan...

Yes. Going thorough it will help refine your technique. Some of those refinements are necessary for you to do more difficult sleights. There may be things like how the deck "floats" in mechanics grip, the specific position of certain fingers, the point were you touch the cards, etc. Think of...

I'm guessing you are being sarcastic because @ChrisJGJ's post was not intended to be humorous. If that is the case, I think that the sarcastic response is unwarranted. Chris and the others who have replied on this thread have given you valid and constructive criticism. It has to be a bit...

The Okito Box is fun. The Ganson and Roth material is great. Additionally, there is a lot of material in Modern Coin Magic and some additional material in New Modern Coin Magic. There also is some neat ideas and thinking in Apocalypse. What got me back into looking at the Okito Box is The...

Try turning them all the same way and then seeing if it works as a stripper deck.

When you reverse the card, are all the backs facing the same way?

Interesting, the reference to the cards being trapazoidal indicates that it may also serve as a stripper deck. I think that what you thought was a long side short card was actually a stripped card. If the original set-up was to have the red and black cards paired so that the one way design is...

I like David Regal's Clink (which I don't think is available anymore), Miser's Dream, Coins through Table, 3-Fly and Scotch & Soda.

Ammar's Complete Cups and Balls. It is out of Print and around $150. However, you can get the ebook version for $23 here:http://llepub.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=32 Ammars videos are very good. As are the L&L Worlds Greatest Magic videos. Also, check out David...

I have a two legged spring rabbit (it got into a tussle with my sheepdog puppet but the good part is that it no longer tries to run away - Just kidding) that I'd be willing sell for $29 (same price as: http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S6805). Send me a PM if interested. I can also include other...

Either path is a good one. I think the Card College books are better for learning from. There is a greater level of detail and nuance and the illustrations are great. Som notes in the other books: Scarne on Card Tricks is self working effects. A great book, but none of the material is on Card...

Agreed. You need to know the values of the books before purchasing anywhere. On Amazon there are some absurd prices like $2,000 for books that should be $200.

Read the book and see what routines that use gaff coins you would perform and then get the gaffed coins you need. Absent any consideration of routines, I would go with a quality shell first. The number of different uses for folding coins are more limited.

H&R, Stevens, Denny and Daytona are usually pretty good. The Magic Cafe has a section related to selling books where a lot of the out of print stuff comes up at fair prices (I've gotten Greater Magic, Impossibilia, Ambitious Card Omnibus, Pure Effect and other books) as well as current books at...

First, deal the cards so that each card is separate and leave them out overnight. Turn the cards over and have them sit that way for a day. Often the curve to the cards is a result of changes in humidity (take a sheet of paper and wet the edge and see how it curls). The humidity on the edges...

The interval between the dots in each section is 3.

There are multiple stacks that you can use to do this.

There was a recent movie called Our Magic which is available on Netflicks. Very well done documentary about the performance of magic. The Tamariz interview is amazing.

I think that Five Points and Magic in Theory are your best bets.

I think the answer is dependent on the stage of magic you are in. Videos are probably better when you are just learning magic, assuming you are learning from someone who knows what they are doing. They give you a sense of what things look like. However, it is too easy to mimic what you see on...