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Sleight of Hand by Edwin Sachs could be worth checking into. If you can track down The Amateur Magicians Handbook by Henry Hay it's also a good book full of general sleight of hand. If you wanted cards specifically then some of the suggestions above may be your best bet. I'm not into to many...

While never doing a 45 minute show, 8-12 sounds about right. If you have one big demonstration going on at the end that you want to build up and stretch out then make sure you have enough time to do it at the end. After you figure which ones you want do use Ced you should do a run through with...

I don't know what/how you're going to do bigger finish, but if it's your closer you could do the 125's until right before (or two tricks before) and have them thrown all over the floor or the entire deck destroyed in the midst of an effect and then when you say you have one more trick you can...

I have to agree with RediSpades, Strong Magic is perfect for beginners. It's also perfect for seasoned professionals. Strong Magic is a great book the second and third times around, I try to read sections every month or so and will probably re-read it again soon (been almost 6 months since...

I open decks more frequently than I wear them out. I typically break a deck in and about the time they're broken in I'll open a new one and use both until they're getting dirty/clumping up. Right now I have 2 decks of Bicycle Ribbon Editions and a Blue Backed Rider deck open and in usable...

I remember reading something similar to this, not the rule of 5, but the daily actions to slowly help you grow as a performer. The article was based on Jerry Seinfeld and talks about how to be a better comic. To be a better comic you have to create better jokes, to create better jokes you have...

Also plenty of tricks that don't require cards at all... but who am I kidding, we can't branch off into magic with ordinary objects, that's crazy. Answer to OP:: Do I always? No. Does it happen? Yes. Oh, and anyone not rocking the Pink Ribbon Editions throughout the month of October should...

The way mismade bills are constructed will always lead to them being this way. They buy whole, uncut, sheets of currency and then cut them through the center of the bills instead of down the lines. 99% of people won't notice the difference, but every once in a while somebody will see the...

Craig said it best, and I second Sir Fans. It's the same with palming, when done correctly you can palm a card to your pocket and the last thing people think of is 'he must have palmed it...'

I'll cleanup/post a picture later (At work atm) but I basically have a bookshelf with books, a trunk holding most of my magic stuff and then grab what I want/need and go to my dining room table to practice/study. I also read and fiddle in my recliner without a table a lot. My desk was left at...

I do everyday object (rings, rubber bands, etc..) just as often as cards. Not sure how I should vote. Hope this reply helps out, even though I did not vote.

^ Seconded And in fact, the eyes are the last place magic happens, Magic is in their minds.

Above The Fold by Rich Aviles High Spots by Caleb Wiles Two newer works that have workable material, at an affordable price. Vanishing Inc published them both.

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I think the disagreement with arguing stems from the fact that most people don't argue their points correctly. Arguing on forums is typically good advice being bashed because it wasn't praise for the original idea. If I put up a video and someone says 'You should work on the middle phase because...

It depends on what else you've done throughout your show. Maybe an idea of what you're trying to achieve with the effect will help determine what will fit best. And by show, do you mean small routine or a full-length show? It makes a difference. Some ideas for bigger tricks: Signed cards...

I wouldn't go to prom. Use the money to go see a live theater show of some sort. It'll be more enlightening and a better use for a rented tuxedo. If you must go to prom I'd go with this one but instead of an autograph, a card that asks her to prom. Good luck sir.

The performance video sounds pretty sweet, maybe have them perform some effects that they all do to see how different artists view the same trick for their character. Added bonus if you can listen to commentary from the people performing, almost like director commentary, but it'd be what they're...

That video was (is?) on his website, I saw it a while ago, thanks for reposting it-it's extremely inspirational. If that image is true...my palm alone is almost bigger than his hand. His fingertips barely reach the knuckle closest to my hand on my fingers. I've never complained about not...

The best way to fool a magician is to take a simple method and make it seem difficult. Some of the best magician foolers are straight from the books they reccomend to beginners.