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Hi,

Sorry about the length of this but i need help!

I love close-up magic especially with cards. I was wondering whether or not you guys could suggest some DVDs or boooks i could get to take my card magic to the next level.

Here are slights i can alredy do:

The Pass (loads of varietions from Randy Wakeman's The Pass DVD)

DL and turnover

Backslip

Top Palm

Glide

various reverses

Control top stock, bottom stock, top & bottom card controls with the riffle, hindu and overhand shuffles. asawell as (overhand Shuffle) injog and break, Jog and throw, lift, run the card.

I have alredy got THe Royal Road To Card Magic.

If you have any suggestions i would really appreciate it

Thanks

Pitto

This topic has popped up all over the place. You might want to search through both the support forum and the reviews forum. Plenty of info all over those two areas.

However, to get you started:

Books-

Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety - Jerry Mentzer

This is a short book, dealing only with the moves mentioned in the title. You may know certain elements in this book, but the variations to the counts alone makes it a worthwhile purchase. People catching on to your Elmsley Count? This book will teach you many variations to keep your audience guessing. Excellent book at a low price. Definitely worthy of anyone's library.

Card College - All volumes

You may already know most of the moves in the earlier volumes (1 and 2) but the wealth of information inside makes the purchase well worth it. For card magic, I think these books are essential.

Art of Astonishment - All volumes

While not ENTIRELY card magic books, these books have killer material for card magic. Paul Harris has created so many amazing card effects, and you'll find most of them in these three volumes.

Apocalypse - Harry Lorayne - Multiple volumes

I don't own any of these, but I've heard nothing but great things about them. Each volume is said to contain over 200 card effects. There's tons of other magic in here to, not just card work. The only thing that may turn you off is the price ($85 per volume). But, for the amount that they say is in there, it is probably worth every penny.

There are THOUSANDS of books out there. I don't claim this list to be the cream of the crop, but it's certainly a strong start for you.

DVD -

Daryl's Encyclopedia of Card Sleights - If you want to learn more sleights, this series is for you. Hundreds of cards sleights across the 8 (I think it's volumes.

There are plenty of DVD's as well. Most will focus more on teaching effects rather than just sleights, so I won't list them here. If you're looking for actual effects dvd's, let me know.

cheers thats helpfull im getting Art of Astonishment set for Christmas.

Pitto

Bill Malone put out a great set of dvds called On The Loose. Also, check out Revolutionary Card Technique by Ed Marlo, Dingle's Deceptions and The Book of John by John Mendoza

Daryls Crad Revalations, All Volumes

If you are interested in card magic, I highly recommend Born To Perform by Oz Pearlman. Here's the url:
http://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=618
I find that Penguin is cheaper than most other sites.

Edit: Where's Kati when you need him?

Yeah cheers Ive "moved on" now though. I've had Born To Perform for ages.

mgould wrote:

Bill Malone put out a great set of dvds called On The Loose.

I love these DVD's. alot of it isn't practical for me Bill is a great magician and if you can oafford it then look him up. He's most famous for his "bill in lemon" routine I think.

I'm a big Sankey fan myself. I'm getting Card Revolution so that I can expand my impromptu card magic. toolkit I've had great success with his DVDs so far and his comedic presentation keeps me learning despite my limited attention span.

I agree with Demitri Daryl's Encyclopedia of Card Magic also rocks. They helped me tackle some of my tougher moves.

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