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Mokele - Phill Smith

Postby DrTodd » Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:14 pm

Mitox,Yokai, and now Mokele are all innovative, imaginative, funny,erudite, and beautifully designed books on mentalism.

Filled with pithy quotes, cool drawings, great vignettes, and really cool practical methods, gimmicks, and full routines,Mokele picks up many of the themes introduced in the first two books and takes them even further.

I am really keen on Sirva and Quinta in Yokai, and now in Mokele, you get further applications of Quinta that are dynamite. I think one of my favourites at the moment is Bluke, a great routine for after dinner or when the gauntlet has been thrown down.

I also love Kit Kat, Sawklip, and Trapezoids....Kit Kat and Trapezoids give you two very powerful peek devices for under a pound each...no need for the fancy wallets folks,just Phill's mind and stuff you have in your collection already.

Sawkilp might cost you more than a pound at Staples, so bring an extra 10p. Like my good friend Roni Shachnaey, Phill simply sees the world differently and finds uses for things in what I am certain are little Eureka moments like when Watson and Crick thought of the double helix!

Ok that might be an overstatement :D but you do find your self gasping and laughing at his ingenuity throughout the book.

This is stuff that can be done as written or modified for your own style. There is definitely something for everybody here.

The added bonus for me is the collection of face furniture,which is so good I will not even divulge what it is,but some of our illustrious crew here have now become members of a very elite group!

Phill also uses the insights from the world of design as metaphors for mentalism,which I think work really well throughout the book.

So,go find the Mokele in your world and enjoy this great book from one of the best minds in mentalism!
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Postby SamGurney » Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:19 pm

thanks for the review
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Re: Mokele - Phill Smith

Postby phillsmiff » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:55 am

Just dredging up this post (since it doesn't merit a new one) to mention that Mokele (and indeed Mitox and Yokai) are now available at a knockdown price at my rejigged site:
www.phillsmiff.com

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Re: Mokele - Phill Smith

Postby Mandrake » Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:48 pm

Excellent news, if anyone' hasn't bought these books then now's the time!
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Re: Mokele - Phill Smith

Postby DrTodd » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:53 am

Ditto, these are packed with so many cool ideas!
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