Top 20 Card Magic Books To Have!!!!

negativ4ik · Sep 16, 2011

Hey Theory11!!!

Being a person who doesn`t like to read, i found myself a bit stuck. There a lot of video material to teach you card manipulations, but it seem like it repeating basic technics over an over again. So i started looking for the books. Being a bit stuck with cash don`t want to waste my money, so i`m asking you, what is your MUST HAVE TOP 20????

Zac Eckstein · Sep 16, 2011

negativ4ik said:
Hey Theory11!!!

Being a person who doesn`t like to read, i found myself a bit stuck. There a lot of video material to teach you card manipulations, but it seem like it repeating basic technics over an over again. So i started looking for the books. Being a bit stuck with cash don`t want to waste my money, so i`m asking you, what is your MUST HAVE TOP 20????

Top 20? Holy crap that is a lot of material! Are you looking for "Card Magic" like your title say or "Card Manipulation" like your post says?

negativ4ik · Sep 16, 2011

Sorry English is not my first language. What i had in mind is CARD MAGIC!!!
Something like S.W.Erdnase "EXPERT AT THE CARD TABLE"

RikAllen · Sep 16, 2011

http://www.theory11.com/tricks/what-to-read-jason-england.php

~Illogical_Illusionist~ · Sep 16, 2011

This could just be me but I found Expert at the Card table pretty difficult to learn from at first. Great material in there tho. You can always download a legal pdf copy online to take a look at it. If you are interested in books, also check out www.thelearnedpig.pa TONS of free material there

TheNinjew · Sep 16, 2011

You may get a lot of the same answers from some people. Here's something I don't think many would say: Dear Mr. Fantasy by John Bannon is excellent.

RealityOne · Sep 17, 2011

The Classics

1. Royal Road to Card Magic - Hugard & Braue
2. Scarne on Card Tricks - Scarne
3. Encyclopedia of Card Tricks - Hugard
4. Expert Card Technique - Hugard & Braue
5. The Card Magic of LePaul - LePaul
6. Counts, Cuts & Subtleties - Menzer
7. Card Control - Buckley
8. Expert at the Card Table - Erdnase

The New Classics

9. Card College Light, Lighter and Lightest
10. Card College Series

The Workers

11. The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
12. Jennings '67
13. The Card Magic of Nick Trost
14. The Paper Engine - Fisher
15. Art of Astonishment - Harris
16. Relaxed Impossibilities - Krenzel
17. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Bannon
18. One Degree - Gustaferro
19. Apocalypse
20. Mnemonica - Tamariz

P.S. I realize that in terms of actual volumes, I listed 31 books.