Card manipulation
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Not many people around here use books to learn flourishing, but the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes is one of those ur-texts that comes up. This is the old school stuff. This is stuff you'd see Jeff McBride doing. It's the foundation on which modern card manipulation was built. So if you want to expand your fundamentals, it's a good place to start.
I recommend recommend checking out "The Art of Card Manipulation" DVD-Set by Jeff McBride...
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If you're looking the flourishing kind of stuff then Steerpike's suggestion is right on the money.
If, however, you're looking for more of the classic back and front palm production-type stuff, then Lewis Ganson's Routined Manipulation series contains all the classic moves and there are a few fanning texts like Ed Marlo's Card Fan Productions. These books will pretty much just go over the areas you'll already be familiar with from Dan Sperry's stuff, though. This is one area where all the new stuff is on DVD. Lukas and An Ha Lim both have DVD sets out which are well worth checking out if you want to learn some new moves.
If, however, you're looking for more of the classic back and front palm production-type stuff, then Lewis Ganson's Routined Manipulation series contains all the classic moves and there are a few fanning texts like Ed Marlo's Card Fan Productions. These books will pretty much just go over the areas you'll already be familiar with from Dan Sperry's stuff, though. This is one area where all the new stuff is on DVD. Lukas and An Ha Lim both have DVD sets out which are well worth checking out if you want to learn some new moves.