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Hey everyone I'm new to the site, I was just browsing through google and found this site and it looked interesting so I decieded to join!


I'm just getting into the whole magic scene for the love of magic and to impress my friends If you guys could recommend any sites/books/things to buy to learn magic that'd be great!

I'm into basically card magic at the moment.

Howdy, Beginner and welcome to Talk Magic.

Have a look around, check out the search function for TONS of reviews on everything you could possibly ask for.

There are plenty of online shops you can check out. Depending on where you live, here's a few:

US-based

Penguin Magic - http://www.penguinmagic.com/ - Good prices and plenty of stuff to check out

Elmwood Magic - http://www.elmwoodmagic.com/ - Good prices as well. Better inventory than Penguin - you'll find TONS of stuff here.

UK-based

Magic Box - http://www.magicbox.uk.com/ - I've never ordered from there, but I've looked around quite a bit. Some good stuff here.

Magic Shop UK - http://www.magicshop.co.uk/ - Another good place.

That's just a few. Penguin has a uk-based shop in case you live in Europe. There are many, MANY more.

As for some ideas on where to start:

DVD

Born to Perform - Oz Pearlman (HA! Beat you, Katriel!) - Great DVD for beginners. Teaches basic sleights and card handling techniques as well as some killer effects.

Daryl's Encyclopedia of Card Sleights - You name it, it's in here. Multiple volumes that will make you go broke faster than a stock market crash, but it's literally JAMMED with knowledge. You cannot go wrong with any or all of these dvd's.

Michael Ammar's Easy to Master Card Miracles (vol. 1-9) - Though it's not too difficult to pick up, it would be best to have some experience under your belt for these. However, if you're up for it, this is a tremendous resource for card magic.

Books

Royal Road to Card Magic - Jean Hugard - Great start for any card man.

Card College Series (5 volumes) - Roberto Giobbi - A collection of sleights, theory, effects, and presentational concepts. I would dare say that anyone who wants to do card magic HAS to own this set.

Those should get you started. Again, look around - you'll find plenty of information to help you on your way. If you'd like to discuss any of these in more detail, feel free to pm me. Welcome to Talk Magic.

Welcome to TM

Hmm, I think Demitri covered most of the stuff...

Hi and welcome

Welcome to Talk Magic... Demitri said exactly what I was going to say!

Welcome to TM! =o)

Born to Perform! Hehe..

~Sym~

Demitri wrote:DVD

Born to Perform - Oz Pearlman (HA! Beat you, Katriel!) - Great DVD for beginners. Teaches basic sleights and card handling techniques as well as some killer effects.

wow you actully beat kati

anyway, welcome!

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Thanks for all the welcomes!

Demitri, thanks for all the referrences!

welcome to TM!

and another welcome. It seems Demitri has just about covered all the bases leaving nothing much to add.

Hi!

I'd really recommend Born to Perf.....


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!



Kati

Hi and welcome.

DOn't know ehere you're located and not sure of your age but my advice would be to find a local club and get into some relationships where you can watch, learn and be guided and secondlye find your nearest magic shop as this is not just a place to buy magic but to do it without wasting too much money (unless you've got a naff shop near you - and there aren't that many!)

HTH,

Vic

I'll be 15 in November, and I live in Toronto Canada.