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Summary: Very Nice, Packed full of Good Close-Up Effects.
Review: If you want lots of basic close-up magic to get you started on the right track in close-up conjuring, this is the book for you. They could not have possibly stuffed more effects into one book, the effects are basic and lack advanced handling or true originality, but there is alot of information that can be used as a great resource.
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Summary: SO Cool Gotta Have It
Review: It has so many magic tricks from card tho stage. I got about 3/4 of my tricks from this book. It is awwsome!
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Summary: This is an excellent book on magic.
Review: This book can be used by someone who is just beginning in the art of magic or it can be used by a seasoned professional. I read this book when I first started doing magic a few years ago, and I used tricks that I thought were "easy". I now know tons of tricks, I have been trained by different magicians, and I have performed for crowds ranging from one person to a few hundred people, but I still return to this book for more guidance. This is a must buy.
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Summary: best Magic Book
Review: This book is not good, great, or awesome, but it's UNBELIEVABLE. The illustrations are very descriptive. When I first got this book I could learn a trick just be looking at the illustrations. (Though you should still read). There are over 17 types of magic listed and taught in the book. Some of these are, Sponge ball magic, Card magic, Cups and balls (the FULL routine), Stage magic, illusions, and more. This is the book to start up on for beginning magic. If you had to get only ONE book of magic, I would suggest purchasing this one. God bless you, and may your future in magic go well.
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Summary: For every magician
Review: This excellent book on magic gets anyone started on magic. As a magician, I think every beginner should have it.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK, FOR BEGINNER
Review: This is a great book for a beginner. If you want to learn basic magic, Like how to make a coin disappear the basic way, this is a good book for you. These tricks you can usually only fool younger kids.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is a great book for someone starting out. Many expert techniques for the aspiring magician. It covers everything!
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Summary: Step by step Magic
Review: This is a small but very thick book, rather it was larger and thinner (be easier to handle). That being said, this is definitely THE BOOK you should get. It takes you through close-up magic through stage magic. Effects, secrets and pre-perations, how to perform all the tricks in a simple step-by-step process with diagrams, and finish's up with comments and suggestions. A quick note: if you get this book, do not get his other book "Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic". You only need one of these two, the have almost the exact same information.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is an excellent book for anyone. It is filled with all kinds of magic tricks. It is very well organized,too. This is a must have for any magician of any magical skill.
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Summary: An excellent introduction to magic effects!
Review: This is, truly, an encyclopedia of magic effects. Virtually all types of magic effects are covered in a systematic and comprehensive manner. Eleven chapters cover card magic and describe all the important sleights. Subsequent chapters cover money magic, rope magic, silk magic, impromptu magic, mental effects, sponge balls, and cups and balls. The final chapter describes large stage illusions that can be built at home. Frequently, after a sleight or trick is described, there follows a paragraph titled "Comments and Suggestions" which points out important ideas to remember. There is a wealth of good information contained in these small paragraphs. The text is amply illustrated with numerous drawings that help show the proper method of handling the sleight, move or effect being discussed. Certainly every aspiring magician will find the number and variety of effects sufficient to include many in his or her routine, or even to specialize in one particular area. An important work of warning. Twenty years ago I read a well-known magician's assessment of Mark Wilson. He said, "He's a brilliant buisnessman, a good entertainer, but a poor magician." This book supports that view. The effects and tricks described are great; you could develop a professional act from the material within. But the book fails to help the reader make the transition from someone who does tricks to someone who is a magician. Additional topics like how to practice, how to develop a routine, how to rehearse, how to present the tricks as entertainment, and showmanship would certainly have made this "a complete course in magic". That said, the book is outstanding in what it does do: compile and describe the wonderful variety of magical effects available. This is a very worthwhile addition to your library of magic.
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