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by **cessna** » Mar 25th, '07, 16:24

This book is the best there is for a beginner and if you can,get the Paul Wilson DVD set that accompanies it.

by **Brookish** » Apr 8th, '07, 11:43

Markdini wrote:Balanced review there. Excellent work one of the best reviews ever well this year.

Unlike this one of mine

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic15636. ... hotography oh well

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by **TheLondonI** » Apr 16th, '07, 22:01

I always find myself going back to the book, it really kick started my love of magic.

If you ever, ever want to try any card magic, get this book!

by **Morgan** » Apr 25th, '07, 15:30

At present I own only two books dedicated to card magic and this is one of them.
The other is it's sister publication, The Encylopedia of Card Tricks which admittedly covers some of the same ground as the RRTCM but contains around 600 tricks but also goes into tricks with long and short cards, Stripper decks, Mene-Tekel cards, Svengali decks, slick cards and a wealth of information on the Si Stebbens arrangement.

With the stage that I am at with my magic, these are the only two books I need right now. The possibilities of developing an original effect with the information in these two books is emmense.

by **snicket** » Apr 25th, '07, 20:40

Hey, I want to know: What should I get Card College or This? I have intermediate card experience. So what should I do?

by **majortom** » Apr 25th, '07, 21:20

I'd get Royal Road first, its MUCH cheaper, and you'll learn loads of essential stuff.

by **snicket** » Apr 25th, '07, 21:25

The DVD or just the book?

by **Lord Freddie** » Apr 25th, '07, 21:44

The book first and foremost and then the DVD.
The DVD (Paul Wilson) version is a great suuplement to the book and his extra tips, handlings and effects are superb and well worth the price of the set.
I suggest you familiarise yourself with the word 'phalanx' before starting the book! :wink:

The paperback version is quite reasonable on Amazon. Funnily enough, the UK publisher is the same company that has published Old Moore's Almanac all those years!

by **The Keymaster** » Apr 25th, '07, 22:56

snicket wrote:Hey, I want to know: What should I get Card College or This? I have intermediate card experience. So what should I do?

If you do have intermediate card experience, you may not get to much from this book, (although we all love it

) it is a begginers book.

by **magicforfun** » Apr 26th, '07, 08:36

From what I've seen maybe Card College is better to grow with as you're intermediate experienced. It has basically everything you can find in RRTCM. I prefer the explanations in Card College with a small checklist of hints and things to think of after every sleight. However, RRTCM is much cheaper than Card College.