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Title: Magic for Dummies by David Pogue ISBN: 0-7645-5101-9 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 09 July, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (15 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Lack of Magical Sparks
Comment: This book is trying too hard to emphasize in being funny. It is filled with mediocre 'funny' patters that the readers are encouraged to use, but the quality of the actual magic effects demonstrated is poor. Balancing two forks on the edge of a glass should not be considered magic. Once you read a few samples, the reading becomes stifling, knowing that you are not going to learn anything new that other magic books cannot teach you. Some areas are brighter: the photos are clear, and it blends magician bios and history within. But one can do better with other books around.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent reference for a Teacher
Comment: I am a professional magician. I have used this book on many occasions to teach a magic workshop. The tricks are very well explained and most are very easy to perform. Lots of pictures make this process quick. If you are a beginner in magic, a professional or even a teacher, I highly recommend making this purchase!
Rating: 5
Summary: How to get over stage fright and still keep your integrity
Comment: This book is more than a simple collection of tricks. It's a full introduction to the world of magic. Not only do you discover the secrets behind tricks that you can reproduce without much special equipment, you also get a foundation in the whole art of magic.
Most of the book is, of course, consumed with telling you how to do stuff. The tricks are organized by the venue in which they could best be performed. There are tricks for the office, tricks for restaurants, tricks for parties, and tricks for wherever you carry a pack of cards. The instructions for all the tricks are clear and even humorous. Mr. Pogue is an excellent teacher, able to convey in writing what many couldn't do through speech.
But the book is more than just these tricks. It's also a guide to the performance art of magic itself. Nothing, according to Mr. Pogue, is as important as the panache you can exhibit. And of course he's right. Pogue teaches you that the projection of confidence is, more than anything you do with your hands, responsible for the creation of illusion.
He also gives you a real sense of the history and tradition of magic. There's an introduction to famous magicians and a listing of resources to help you continue your exploration of the craft. I was also impressed to discover that there's an attempt at a "trickography"-something like a bibliography attempting to credit, where possible, the inventors of the included tricks. This trickography goes into some detail about the responsibility that magicians have towards each other, even though there's nothing in the magician's trade which can be copyrighted.
All in all, it's a fine work, well worth your money. Still, it's worth mentioning that the style of trick included here isn't necessarily everyone's idea of "magic". This is simple, sleight-of-hand stuff. It's not, for the most part, stage magic. There are no rabbits drawn from hats nor beautiful assistants sawn in half, here. Of course, to many readers this will be considered a virtue: these tricks can be done anywhere with minimal investment. But if you're hoping to make a career-or at least a paying hobby--of magic, this book is probably just a baby step along the way.
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Magic Tricks by Tom Ogden, Lance Burton, Jason Alexander ISBN: 0028627075 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 16 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Tricks with Your Head : Hilarious Magic Tricks and Stunts to Disgust and Delight by Mark Levy, Mac King ISBN: 0609805916 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Now You See It, Now You Don't! : Lessons in Sleight of Hand by William Tarr ISBN: 0394722027 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 October, 1976 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Self-Working Table Magic : 97 Foolproof Tricks with Everyday Objects by Karl Fulves ISBN: 0486241165 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 August, 1981 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Modern Coin Magic by J. B. Bobo ISBN: 0486242587 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 February, 1982 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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