Yea I never cared too much for the book. It's not practical for my use. And I am certainly NOT a beginner. I have been in magic for almost 9 years and doing it professionaly for almost 4. I can appreciate books and I have my library of books (the good ones, not just books with a handful of tricks in them). I don't like how some of the tricks require these elaborate deck setups and sticking tape to cards in the deck and having to leave them there etc. Also I don't liek how in some of the tricks you need to start by palming a bunch of coins. For a professional restaurant perfomer, I don't always have the time to do that! You will understand when you actually start doing these tricks lol. Also, the missing link was one of the most horribly described tricks I have EVER read lol. Sorry Chris but after years of reading it and re reading it over and over again, I still can't get mine to work yet lol. I try to refrain from videos as much as I can. I can't ever see myself performing it either over my variation so I never really bothered to buy the 1on1. It was a great read nonetheless, but I just don't find much of it very practical, plus, I'm mainly a coin guy. Oh, btw, reading my reviwe for "Coinsomnia" might help explain my thought on the ideal professional magic.