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Good Magic Books?

darosa.justin

darosa.justin

Oct 6, 2007
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So what are your suggestions for great magic books?

Books that will help out in performing, or books with great card effects, or just a great read!

For example, Stong Magic is a great book to read and to learn from. Any others?

And what are you opinions on Card Shark by Darwin Ortiz?
 
Card College Series is one of the best of the best out there. Everything is so easly understood; tons of illustrations, concise text, great layouts, etc. Not to mention the selection! Everything in there was chosen because they work!!! Also, the Gambler's Cop.... Wow.

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I have to be honest with you, when I bought Expert Card Technique I was quite disappointed, but lately I've been looking through it and ........I have to say that I see so much useful info in there I'm learning more and more tricks from it and I have to say that those tricks are awesome! There is this one called Ghost Card which reminds me of Witness a little bit, maybe not as powerful but close to it. So I recommend that although it can be hard to follow at times, but perserverance is the key.
 
I'll keep my mouth shut kaiarz... :)

I also recommend...

A-Ha! by David Harkey and Eric Anderson
Beyond Deception by Tobias Beckwith
 
Our Magic - Maskelyne and Devant
Secrets of Magic and Conjuring - Robert-Houdin
Secrets of my Magic - Devant
Magic and Showmanship - Henning Nelms
Philosophy in a New Key - Langer
Neo-Magic (reprinted as Neo Magic Artistry) - Sharpe
The Empty Space - Peter Brook
Performance of Closeup Magic - Burger
The Magic Way - Tamariz
Five Points in Magic - Tamariz
Sharing my Secrets - Fitch
True and False - Mamet
The Magic of Paul Pottassy - Pottassey
Professional Secrets, a life in Magic - Geoffrey Durham

That should get you started.

Brad Henderson
 
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