Beyond Secrets - Sankey

Mar 26, 2008
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This is my first review so go easy on me. This is the review for jay sankeys beyond secrets. 181 pages of greatness. Cheapest price to buy it that i found is at http://sankeymagic.com/detail.aspx?ID=48050

Content- The information in the book is awsome. If you want to get some good tips on patter, marketing, practicing,performing etc... then this is a great book. On the other hand if you're looking for some tricks then dont buy this book because it doesnt have any. Its all about presentation/theory. Jay gives some good tips on all the catagories above, some that will fit you and some that wont it all depends on the person.

layout- I didnt really like the layout of the book. It jumps from scripting to marketing to practicing then back to marketing then scripting,its not organized. i would rather have it all in chapters, example; scripting chapter and all the info about scriping in that chapter. It would just make things easier.

Overall-I loved this book. So many good tips that will help a lot. For like 20 bucks its AWSOME, since books are usually like 40 bucks these days. Definitaly a bang for your buck. Id probably recommend it to a begginer-intermediate. Its also really easy to read and jay throws in some funny little lines too. So i would probably give it a 9/10. Hope this helped.Peace

-Arman
 
I agree totally. Sankey's views on arts in general is intresting and everyone can benefit from reading about it. Even if you don't like Sankey's brand of magic , the essays are thought provoking, and the arguments are intelligent and well founded.

I highly recommend it.
 
May 23, 2009
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I am a big sankey fan. I find that you can rework his material easily to suit your style.
I really like his book. Sankey has a tremendous amount of experience and I believe he really understands how to create magic that laymen enjoy.

I thought the layout was appropriate because the book is a collection of short essays. It makes great bathroom reading! I would suggest the book to any magician that wants to hone their act.
 
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