I just wanted to say that none of you should purchase The Conjuring Anthology by Jim Steinmeyer. It's worthless and not FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH EXCELLENT USEABLE MAGIC THAT NO ONE IS DOING. The 516 pages of lessons and illusions are not for you. Stay away from this book. Just because J.S. has taken the Conjuring column from Magic magazine and expanded and revised them with easy to read simple to understand magic with easy to follow plot lines and STRONG ART is no reason to waste your time. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. In fact, I am so against this book that I think I'll burn mine...yeah that's the ticket...I'll burn it...now where did I put that audience...er...I mean blowtorch!

nola

Yes, for example, I doubt anyone would be interested in an IMPROMPTU torn and restored newspaper effect.

Nola,

I would gladly alleviate your miseries by allowing the utilization of my incinerator to rid you of this book. I understand the hardship so I'll even pay the dreaded shipping cost to have it shipped to me so you will not incur any further costs by possessing it.

My offer of generosity will not last, so PM me now .

Bosco

Yes, and Jim's 3 or 4 ruminations on the Mene-Tekal deck aren't the best I've ever read for that particular prop anywhere....ever.....like I've never even read anything even close to one of them, the one with the big book....

Ah thanks for the offer usendmee, alas I prefer to torture myself with the offending tome for sometime.

I just finished reading this, and it has opened my eyes to some wonderful ideas. There is a lot of great information in here; I especially like the cheap, practical headline predictions. Well worth the money invested.

No it's not. It's NOT worth the money to purchase it. Everyone would do well to keep going and pass this one by! Invest in something else. You won't find anything in it to do.

Mark.