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John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
This is a wonderful book on mentalism by Atlas Brookings published this month. It is a 224 page hard cover by a British mentalist which I found to be truly amazing. I plan to use a number of effects from this in performance. The clever humor by the author and his excellent communication skills make the book a mentalist's treasure.
John |
j100taylor Inner circle 1198 Posts |
Atlas is American and touchy when people think he is British
Lakewood, Ohio
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John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
I will have to ask him. I know him only by email and reading his material.
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Joey_Z New user Wisconsin, USA 89 Posts |
Then perhaps he should not say things like "...suss out the details" in their podcast.
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cheesewrestler Inner circle Chicago 1157 Posts |
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On May 9, 2016, Joey_Z wrote: That just shows that he has traveled far amid strange peoples and distant lands. |
John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
J100taylor - Thank you for letting me know. I mentioned it to Atlas by email and he told me not to worry and that he didn't mind being called British. Of course I have only known him by email.
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Elwood Loyal user 287 Posts |
Us Brits mind him being called British. Him, and that other foreign bloke with the funny accent, Michael Murray!
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John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
Fortunately, accents are minimally involved in writing!
We Canadians have to put up with both Americans and Brits (but we have learned a lot from both)! |
George Hunter Inner circle 2013 Posts |
Canadians are like Americans, but with health care and without guns!
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John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
That is certainly part of it George. I think that Canadian and American (and British) mentalists (and others) will equally enjoy Atlas Brooking's 224 page book with 21 chapters of clever original mentalism.
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John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
At the beginning of this book, Atlas encourages readers to be wary of shoddy mentalism material and presents a list of questions to assist in evaluating their value.
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SleepyMagic Inner circle Hopefully I'll pass my exams with 1646 Posts |
Wait he's American!! I swear in his penguin live lecture everyone called him British.... Well you learn something new everyday...lol
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John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
Yes, indeed he is American but has moved to Britain. Regardless of his place of origin he has an excellent grasp of mentallism and has shared some very clever material with us in he new book.
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John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
Early in the book Atlas deconstructs a mentalism piece that had little punch and demonstrated how to present it as a piece of strong mentalism.
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Atlas Inner circle 3103 1277 Posts |
Thanks John! I'm very pleased you enjoyed the book.
I am indeed an American, no matter what Michael Murray and Ken Dyne claim - I am not a Canadian. Regardless of how often they say it. Not Canadian. Best, Atlas |
John Locke New user Toronto, Canada 50 Posts |
Atlas, thank you for writing this book! It is such a gold mine of mentalism with so many fleshed-out routines.
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Atlas Inner circle 3103 1277 Posts |
I don't often pop up and let people know about reviews that get written about my work - but MAGICSEEN Magazine has just given The Intrepid Rogue's Manual of Deception the highest rating possible, the full five stars - and anyone who follows that publication knows that they don't hand out many of those. I truly feel it is my best book to date and am honoured that they agreed and rated it so highly!
That felt good. Best, Atlas |
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