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Lord Freddie wrote:Still trying to master the ribbon of cards on your arm one!
sarconi wrote:Hmmm well when you adapt the ideas, they become your own, you can add your own flare and patterMarvell wrote:This is what so many people say. Why buy a book that's inappropriate so you can change the things to suit you. Why not just buy a book that suits you?Lady of Mystery wrote:you can adapt the ideas
Brian Tanner wrote:The Mark Wilson Course In Magic is a must-have and a must-read for anyone who is serious about becoming a magician.
I.D wrote:why buy a bunch of material and then disregard 70% of it?? Find your interests and focus your material arounds those specific things.. over time you may appreciate or spawn interest in other areas and then look at those.
Darrel wrote:It has a range of magic in, which is of interest or use to quite a few people. Somebody starting in magic, more often than not starting on cards or the latest Blaine/Angel effect, may not realise there is more magic than this. They can be advised to learn sleights etc from this, as it doesn't just have card or coin sleights in, but others aswell. We get people on here asking where they can buy such and such. There is a surprising amount they can find in the book. Lets face it, the book is about the same price as a packet Oil And Water effect, which you can find in the book.
Darrel wrote:Some people, such as I was, aren't too sure exactly what they want to concentrate on. Rather than spend hundreds of pounds trying different things out, they can try them from the book. If they don't like that style of magic, there is going to be something in the book for them though.
Apart from cups and balls, which you can practice with any cup and ball to start with, there isn't much that you need to buy to learn from the book.
Cards, ropes, silks, will all see you gain knowledge, without breaking the bank. Then there are elastic bands, paperclips, envelopes, matchboxes etc, which you will quite often have about anyway.
Darrel wrote:The clear instructions and diagrams makes it easier than quite a few books. They are broken down into parts, so you can SEE as well as read what is being done. There are some books where you aren't quite sure on something, which would be made easier by another picture. This book has usually got that extra picture.
Darrel wrote:True, if you aren't interested in learning anything but cards and have got so many other books which you learn from, this wont be any use to you now.
Darrel wrote:It MAY have been some use to you beforehand. It's ease of learning that can mean the difference between being a good book and bad. If you can learn easily and have the range of items this has, it is more likely to be used.
Someone can have a book collection the size of the local library, but if they struggle with the book, therefore not learning so much, that is money and time down the drain.
Darrel wrote:There have been comments by semi pros, or pros that have been in the business for years. They generally say how they STILL use the book after all this time. How many posts have you seen where someone has found or directed someone to, the book in response to a question.
Darrel wrote:To put this book in perspective, even if you are only interested in one part, it has enough in that section to warrent the price.
Darrel wrote:Cards, 160+ pages.
Darrel wrote:This book just gives a wider range of magic for you to CHOOSE from, in order to get something you can use.
sarconi wrote:Ive seen nothing but good reviews, although some say that its really a book for the raw beginner? is this so?
Marvell wrote:I.D wrote:why buy a bunch of material and then disregard 70% of it?? Find your interests and focus your material arounds those specific things.. over time you may appreciate or spawn interest in other areas and then look at those.
That seems to condone buying inappropriate material instead of stuff you like in case you like it in the future. That's madness, surely? The implication of which is that instead of buying the Art of Astonishment, I should buy a TT, some cups, balls and sponges, etc. just in case
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