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What Is It?
A collection of Ed Marlo's books on cards. Over ten years in the making. Newly edited and new illustrations.

Over 500 Pages of pure advanced card technique.

Over 1000 illustrations.

It is an extremely comprehensive book and in years to come, I will look back and still find new info and ideas.

Contents:
Preface by Bill Malone
Introduction by David Ben
Cardician Marlo by Frances Marshall
Acknowledgements

Detailed Contents
I. Miracle Card Changes
II. Action Palm
III. Fingertip Control
IV. The Side Steal
V. The Tabled Palm
VI. The Faro Shuffle
VII. Faro Notes
VIII. Seconds, Centers and Bottoms (Part One)
IX. Seconds, Centers and Bottoms (Part Two)
X. Seconds, Centers and Bottoms (Part Three)
XI. The Multiple Shift
XII. Card Switches
XIII. Estimation (Part One)
XIV. Estimation (Part Two)


Cost : £36.99 from Magicbox
http://www.magicbox.uk.com/shop.php/shop/books-and-dvds/magic-books/revolutionary-card-technique/p_1014.html




Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

4-5

It is a textbook of advanced card sleights, be prepared to put in hours of work to achieve anything properly.

Review:
First of all, scroll up and read the chapter list again. Seriously.
Card changes, Palms, Side Steals, detailed Faro shuffle descriptions, all types of false deals, very detailed work on the multiple shift, Marlo's famous card switches and work on estimation.

Every page, every detail, every diagram is dedicated to some advanced card techniques that anybody who is willing to learn and put in time, can master.

I promise, if any one of the chapters interests you, buy it. The descriptions are so detailed, nothing is left out, every possible problem and sublety.

There is so much I have to say about this book, I literally cannot structure this review in any mildly structured way!

The action palms will instantly change how you palm. You WILL learn the side steal. If you can't already, you will be able to Faro. You will be on your way to invisible false dealing and if you are unsure about your multiple shift, this will make you more competent than you ever thought possible.

I was pretty impressed with the 500 pages. When you realise how much is crammed into each page, your jaw will drop!


Overall:
If you are interested in advanced card technique, this is a must. It is the most comprehensive magic book I have ever had the pleasure of owning.

In fact, I am making a new rule. If you claim to be interested in Card Technique and don't own this book, you are a fraud! You haven't the slightest idea how important this book is. Honestly.

10/10 without a shadow of a doubt.

There's something so delightful about seeing 10/10 in a thick bold font...

That was quick! The way you were talking, I was expecting to see a review of epic proportions.

Replicant wrote:That was quick! The way you were talking, I was expecting to see a review of epic proportions.

It was going to be, but realistically, I thought describing each chapter would be pointless. They are all brilliant.

Have had my eye on this baby for a while now and with xmas coming up...i just might "force" Santa to get this for me.

Cheers for the review

I am pleased to agree. These days the talk is almost always about presentation and finger flingers have even ended up with a bad reputation when in fact what can be learned from this book are the basics. If the principles taught are applied properly with due practice miracles are possible. I originally purchased this around 40 years ago when it was being sold as a manuscript for fifty dollars. A fortune at a time when weekly wages were around 20 pounds if you were lucky. One of the best buys ever and I would further state, a classic.

I ordered this book just before you posted the review. It arrived this morning and my god, the images of it do not give you any idea how thick it is. This book is not subtle!

This sounds like a good book. I was just thinking of getting something of Ed Marlo's but I don't know about this or not. I feel rather competent with my sleights but... I don't know.

I will add that for this book to be of any benefit to you will need dedication and lots of practice. You must be prepared for hard work. I don´t know your standard of card control and handling but the contents are not easy. Most of Marlo´s material is testing. His Fingertip Control is another very good manuscript. The technique served me very well and I use it all the time. Very dissarming to a lay person but I digress. Think carefully because if you are not prepared to put in the work you will be frustrated and ultimately dissappointed.

I've just started reading into Duffie, Sadowitz and Marlo. It is quite clear from their tricks that it's real knuckle crunching stuff. I have, in fact, been practising one move of one trick for two weeks now and I'm still not happy with it. It's so going to be worth it though!

I bought Revolutionary Card Technique as it appeared to be the bible I was looking for for certain types of move. I'm still looking for other advanced "must reads". Let's not pollute this thread with that discussion though.

What move are you trying to learn and what are you finding difficult about it?. Maybe we can help; or you might be able to give us some hints.

Thanks for the offer, but I'm pretty sure it's refinement. It's the Push Off Double Deal. Having just got this book, I'm going to read up on it in there instead of Sadowitz's terse description. Also, doing it with new cards is much harder and I've just given my last pack of stickier cards away.

You are right about the cards. They do need to be broken in. I have been discouraged from a new move because of them. Always better I found to move to something else and come back to the new move when the cards are more playable. Good luck.

I think I might play cards in the pub with them. That normally screws them up a bit

I'm most annoyed to discover that the Push Off Double in this book is, in fact, top and bottom, not first and second. Apparently it's in Inspirations by Duffie, which is on it's way as I write this message. The problem, however, is not getting them off, it's getting them to lay square. Ironically, the Marlo book has a tip in it which applies nicely.

Your thumb must presss back while the second finger pushes up causing both cards to stay aligned together.