by Miles More Magic » Jul 6th, '06, 04:24
I've done a search and found one review, which didn't go into details.
As this book is quoted whenever someone asks "which book" I thought it would be good to give an idea of what they get.
Haven't used a template, but it's not easy with the detail needed.
Price
About £10-£20.
Suggest looking in local bookshops, as it may be cheaper than a magic shop/site.
What you get:
500 pages on a range of magic, suitable for all magicians, If you have just started, or been in the business for years, you will still look at this book.
As there is so much in here, I will only skim along the basic structure and types of tricks.
Cards.
Learn shuffles, cuts, sleights, how to use gimmicked cards and flourishes.
The tricks start with some self working ones, which is a good gentle start for beginers.
When different sleights are taught, he includes tricks you can do with the skills that you have learnt in that section.
There are about 150 pages devoted to cards.
Money magic.
Coins and paper magic are included, with the same format, ie, sleights are taught, then tricks using those sleights.
There are about 60 pages on money magic.
Rope magic.
Cut and restored tricks and a couple of escape routines are included.
28 pages on rope magic.
Silk magic.
Includes vanishing silks, vanishing a glass and producing a silk.
23 pages on silk magic.
Impromptu magic.
Includes rubber band, paper clip, matches and dots paddle magic.
21 pages on impromptu magic.
There are also 28 pages on Mental Magic, 7 pages of "betchas", 43 pages of Make At Home Magic ( This section alone can save you alot of money.)
9 pages of Sponge Ball Magic, which includes an 83 stage fully illustrated routine. 9 pages of Billiard Ball Magic, 8 pages on the Cups And Balls, 34 pages on Illusions, and finally 26 pages of Reputation Makers.
The book is cl;early illustrated throughout, with any complicated routines done in a step by step instruction/illustration form.
Now for another good reason this book is so good.
You have seen a trick that costs £20, well before you buy it, look in this book.
Examples:
You have seen a gimmicked Oil and Water packet trick.
You are taught in here how to do one with a normal deck.
Signed card to wallet trick, Torn and restored card, Rising card,
All in the book.
Think how much you have saved by buying this book. To buy just those 4 gimmicked effects would cost you at least twice as much as the book.
The same goes for coins, and close up effects.
With the added advantage of not having to carry around different packs for each trick you want to perform.
I have only been able to skim the very basic parts of this book.
Partly to the huge amount that you will find in there, partly due to the fact that it is hard to review in too much detail, without mentioning secrets on an open forum.
Marks out of 10.
For value, content, clearness of instructions and the ability to teach ANY skill level of magician, it can only be a 10.
Don't forget, this takes up a tiny space on a bookshelf, compared with boxes full of expensive, unused gimmicks.