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Corinda vs. Anneman. Which one is your favorite? Which book is your favorite should I say. If you have a specific reason feel free to explain.

Just wondering...

Both are great books but which one do you prefer.

Annemann is easier to follow for most and does offer some better insights when it comes to billet work but I'd have to say I like both equally for the same reasons; they give you a ton of information and one compliments the other.

What we must remember is that before these two books came out there was exceptionally little, outside two sheet manuscripts (maybe) that individuals would use for building an entire career on... just knowing human nature, having a gift for gab and just a couple of covert techniques is all that was required. That is why both of these books are so important; either one contains more than sufficient information when it comes to basic technique, for building a career... and has

I tend to use both of them side by side, there are parts that I like from one and parts that I like from the other.

Annemann was the first book of the two that I read and I found it brilliant although it did leave me wondering about a few things. Corinda managed to plug those holes for me.

both.

Im assuming when you ask about Annemann , your specificaly reffering to practical mental magic. The thing about Annemann is, he has an enormous body of work out there, pmm, is just the tip of the iceberg.

(Fulves is worth a mention too!)

Corinda - 13 Steps. I read it first and flew through it. It was well organized and I found it readable.

Anneman's PMM went much slower for me. I didn't like the organization much at all. There's great stuff in there, but it just wasn't as easy for me to get it all out as it was for 13 steps.

surely its like having steak, but no chips?

(that's fries to you american fellows)

13 steps is a lot easier to work with. The random organization in practical mental magic can make it a bit awkward. But when you add in the extra work of methods of forcing, etc it becomes such a wealth of material. Its difficult to imagine a world of mentalism without the two.

13 Steps wins in terms of organisation and general usefulness as a standard textbook.

I enjoy Annemann's writing style more than Corinda's, though. (His breezy editorialising in the Jinx is a delight even today.)