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alondon Regular user 186 Posts 
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What are the favorites from the Collected Works of Alex Elmsley?
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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It's all good. One of those books you start on page 1 and keep going. Start with the Four Card Trick and learn one of the best packet tricks using the Ghost Count that few people do.
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NFW Inner circle UK 1002 Posts
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Sage advice..
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Erdnase27 Inner circle 2505 Posts
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I always seemed to like "flight to witch mountain" from volume 1( I have volume 1 for real and bought both from llepub as ebooks BUT I still want vol 2 for real
 ) although Elmsley didn't seem to think much of it (according to Stephen Minch). I love it and with some finetuning this is one good assembly.
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magicthree Special user 620 Posts
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One of my top 5 books. I don't have it anymore but did make some notes of my favorite stuff. Some sleights were the Hofzinger top change page 47,Battling the bulge and bluff hand to hand transfer page 91, Triple reverse page 267, Just lucky stacking 4 aces in 3 rifle shuffles page 393, impromptu tricks- Snap swap page 291,Liars club page 284, Brownwaves 1 page 333, Elmsley's Ghost page 246, Melbourne page 314. Those were my favorites but there were many other great effects.
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alicauchy Veteran user Málaga, Spain 310 Posts
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I agree all is good. Particularly, I enjoyed the chapter "Faro tapestries", with the mathematical study of the faro shuffle and some interesting effects.
So much to do, so little time . . .
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Shikanominarazu Loyal user 259 Posts
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Be sure not to neglect the section on presentation. It's interesting and understated, but good food for thought (plus, it has a Victor Borge reference).
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owen.daniel Inner circle England 1048 Posts
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If you can do a faro shuffle (or need some motivation to learn it), then Volume II is a wonderful read. Ignore the maths (if its not of interest to you), and just admire the beauty of the Penelope principle, and its wonderful applications... Not to mention the other techniques Elmsley developed for tracking cards (i.e. his binary methods).
I was lucky enough to get these books when I was around 13 years old (particularly lucky given how rare they are now); I enjoyed them then, and I can honestly say that I've enjoyed them every time I've picked them up since. Owen PS. Since my post was aimed at the faro section of Vol.II, I should mention that one of my favourite Elmsley effects using the faro shuffle is missing from the books, but does appear in his Lake Tahoe V.III video, it is titled Colour-changing Faro Shuffle. As soon as I saw the effect I was drawn to it as a brilliant approach to a multiple colour changing deck effect. |
Larry Barnowsky Inner circle Cooperstown, NY where bats are made from 4770 Posts
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alicauchy Veteran user Málaga, Spain 310 Posts
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On 2013-07-04 18:07, owen.daniel wrote: Anyway, recall that those binary methods are an interesting by-product of the maths. ;-) Quote:
On 2013-07-04 18:07, owen.daniel wrote: I focused on other effects when I watched the videos, I will have a look at it. Thanks, Owen
So much to do, so little time . . .
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owen.daniel Inner circle England 1048 Posts
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On 2013-07-05 02:17, alicauchy wrote: Hi alicauchy, Indeed, I am well aware that the binary effects are mathematical. I intended my point to read as "if you are not interested in the mathematics, then skip it". Personally I like that part of the book, since I am interested in mathematical techniques in magic,and their working! Owen PS. I'm curious about your name... is it derived from A. L. Cauchy? |
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Erdnase27 Inner circle 2505 Posts
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How about "mathematics & mentalism" from volume one. I really like it
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Jesse K Regular user Finland 133 Posts
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Dazzle! My favorite.
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Peo Olsson Inner circle Stockholm, Sweden 3260 Posts
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On 2013-07-07 14:34, Jesse K wrote: I second that
Pictured to the left my hero and me during FISM 2006 in Stockholm.
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alicauchy Veteran user Málaga, Spain 310 Posts
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On 2013-07-05 04:33, owen.daniel wrote: In some sense. It was my nickname during my student days, since I was studying simultaneously Maths (hence Cauchy) and Arabic (hence Ali). Finally, I became a professional mathematician.
So much to do, so little time . . .
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Jupiter47 Loyal user 299 Posts
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Wow, my favourite books of all time!
I reckon I have performed every card effect in that book at least once! Sensational books |
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RichardIngram New user 52 Posts
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Thanks to everyone for posting their favorites. I recently picked up these two volumes and I am slowly working through volume 1. I am really enjoying these.
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1777 Posts
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They were among my favorites, too. Sadly, due to unfortunate circumstances, I had to sell mine a few years ago. But if I ever get enough leisure time, I will definitely reinvest and take my time perusing every page!
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SDR Elite user 430 Posts
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Gary Plants recently fooled me with a gem from these books that I'd long forgotten about. It makes me wonder what it was about Elmsley, Walton et al that made them all so creative and produce such a high volume of great quality card magic.
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Mike Powers Inner circle Midwest 2986 Posts
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The cheap solution for the Elmsley books is the L&L ebook (PDF). Both volumes have been on sale at around $10 each. I have both the physical books and the ebooks. What a bargain.
Mike
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