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James Owen New user 41 Posts |
All right fellow magicians how are you all doing? Fine I hope. What I want to know is what magic books do you all own? Here are my books that I own.
Royal Road To Card Magic Karl Fulves' Self Working Rope Magic Karl Fulves' Self Working Coin Magic Karl Fulves' Self Working Close up Card Magic Karl Fulves' More More Self Working Card Magic Practical Mental Magic Henry Hay Learn Magic Houdini on Magic Cyclopedia of Magic Mark Wilson Best Regards Take Care all of you |
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r4bid Veteran user 386 Posts |
Let's just say I own a few too many...
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Drew from Spotlight Regular user NJ 124 Posts |
I have way too many to list in a single post.
I know this count pales in comparison to other professionals out there but my magic library consists of: 25 different Audio Tape & CD series tapes 69 different Magic Books 100 different booklets (I also included lecture notes in this category) 90 different video tapes And yes I’ve read and viewed all of them… now ask me if I remember… |
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Callin Regular user Portland, Oregon 123 Posts |
I own far too many, but I do have a few favorites:
Magic and Showmanship - Henning Nelms Five Points of Magic and the Magic Way - Juan Tamariz The Fitzkee Trilogy - Darrell Fitzkee Strong Magic - Darwin Ortiz Brain Food - David Parr all of my Eugene Burger Books and of course, the king of them all, the Tarbell Course in Magic - Dr. Tarbell These are the books I read and re-read. Some I have had for over 30 years. Richard Green
Callin's House of Magic
The Pacific Northwest's Largest and Oldest Magic Shop. Established 1953. Visit us at www.callinsmagic.com Ask me about the New Jerry Andrus Movie "A Thing of Wonder" is Available Now! |
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ralphdean Loyal user Northern Ca 300 Posts |
Also way too many to list. As for favorites...
Punx Trilogy Poinc The Practitioner anything by Eugene Burger Michael Close Workers Harry Lorayne The Magic Book Simon Lovel Simon Says etc etc etc |
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ActuariaLug New user 24 Posts |
Not much in this newbie's collection
Idiot's Guide to Magic Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic Bobo's Modern Coin Magic David Roth's Basic Coin Magic video In reference to Karl Fulves's books, I've racked my brains and I can't think of any self-working aspects of coin magic (unless there's a gimmick involved?). |
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cheaptrick Loyal user Wilmington, Delaware 251 Posts |
Don't just buy some tricks.
Buy a few decent basic books. For a new magician (and old-timers, too)there is a wealth of material in many old magic books. Dover Publications has a vast library of reprinted books that the copyrites have expired. It is a real treasure trove of things that can keep you busy for YEARS. You needn't spend a lot of money doing this stuff because a lot of the material was published before magic shops were a common thing, and most magicians had to use whatever was handy. Dover has books priced from under $5.00 US. You can get them locally at most major chain book stores (Borders, etc. in US). If they don't have the title you want, they will order it and you usually get it in a few days. My favorite Dover editions that I am now working out of is "Abbotts Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks", and "Hugarts Magic Manual". The Abbotts costs $10, and just steal some of mom's clothesline (core it) and you are in business. You could probably work up a decent routine with the stuff in that ancient book. You will have dozens of great effects, instead of a bunch of junk some dealer sold you. Here's the URL for Dover's "magic shop". Link Another point in favor of do-it-yourself magic is that when you buy a "storebought effect, you are paying A LOT for the "secret(s)" involved. Consequently, the actual product will not in many cases be quality goods. Putting together things yourself will let you control the final cost and its quality.
"Pick any card. NOT that one!!!"
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Steve New user Belgium 89 Posts |
I have built up my magic library over the past 16 years.
Try to check out every second hand bookstore you can find. You'll be amazed what kind of treasures they might have. My oldest book dates from 1903 ! Steve |
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Paul Inner circle A good lecturer at your service! 4409 Posts |
re;
"Another point in favor of do-it-yourself magic is that when you buy a "storebought effect, you are paying A LOT for the "secret(s)" involved. Consequently, the actual product will not in many cases be quality goods. Putting together things yourself will let you control the final cost and its quality." Yes, books have always been the best value, and some great knowledge can be obtained inexpensively from the Dover range. But regarding the comment "Consequently the actual product will not in many cases be quality goods" this really does depend on the manufacturing source. Some are mass manufactured in third world countries (but some in the USA) in a cheap form for children and considered toys. Some are cheaper rip offs of what were once quality props. This is the result of the mass marketing of magic, the dumbing down and conversion for the toy market. There are some dealers who do not sell what you would call junk at all. From makers of magical leather goods like Ray Piatt and Roy Roth, to woodworking craftsman and illusion builders like Martini who take great pride in producing quality goods. There are lots more. Quality has a price tag attached, but it usually works right and lasts longer. But yes, books are the best buy for increasing one's magical knowledge, and Dover books are one of the rare examples of something good costing very little. Paul. |
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danny Loyal user England 269 Posts |
The best ones I own are as follows:
Expert at the card table - Erdnase Cards on the table - Sadowitz Cardzones - Duffie and Sadowitz Expert card technique - Hugard and Braue Encyclopedia of Ciggarette Magic - Clarke Art of Astonishment 1 - Harris |
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Russ Regular user Muskogee, Oklahoma 124 Posts |
I own way to may books. That's because I am a magic-holic.
If I could do just 1 percent of the material that I have, I would be one "hot shot" magician. But it sure is nice when something is referenced in a book and you can go to that book and read up on it. Russ
"All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten" by Robert Fulghum
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Juan D Elite user 482 Posts |
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On 2002-10-20 23:32, Russ wrote: I am too! I keep on looking for new stuff and I can't definitely visit a Magic Shop as I have this compulsive tendency to spend everything I have and more on books and videos |
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jcards01 Inner circle Waterloo, IL 1438 Posts |
Over 500 books and 99% of them are on cards. Dating back from the 1800's to present day.
Though, I do not buy as many now as I used to!
Jimmy 'Cards' Molinari
www.jimmycards.com |
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Thoughtreader Inner circle Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1565 Posts |
While I do not have the largest library around, it is a fairly extensive one BUT my library IS a reference library. I can look up pretty much anything within it, so it is a good working library. Such favourites as "Greater Magic", The Tarbell Course in Magic, "Magick", "Expert Card Technique", "Sach's Sleight of Hand", "The Illustrated History of Magic" are ones I reference a lot.
There are also the gems that I just love to pull off the shelf to re-read such as "Illustrated Magic" or the ones I just open somewhere to rediscover an effect I forgot or discover one I never learned such as Becker's "Stunners", "Mind, Myth and Magic", "Semi-Automatic Card Tricks" (any volume), "Syzygy" (any issue),"Art of Astonishment", Apocalypse (any issue) to name a few. The ones I truly dislike, or the ones that have one effect in the book that was good (and the rest suck) I tend to get rid of. PSIncerely Yours, Paul Alberstat |
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FZandura Loyal user North Carolina 247 Posts |
I am just beginning to build my library, here's where I started:
Self-working card tricks - Fulves Expert Coin Magic - Bobo Royal Road to Card Magic Encyclopedia of Card Magic Vol 1 - Daryl Easy to Master Card Miracles - Ammar
F. Zandura
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GeorgeG Special user Thousand Oaks, CA 977 Posts |
For a long time, I only bought books as they have always been the best value. There is so much poor quality props out there and the good stuff is not only very expensive but also limited in quantities. I have a decent library but my favorites are 1)the hardback "magazine" editions like Apocalypse, Richard's Almanac, IBIDEM, Pallbearer's Reviews, Kabbala; and 2)the autographed manuscripts from Ed Marlo.
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B-MAN New user Luxembourg 72 Posts |
I also have a small library on magic but what I do have are good.
Bobo coin magic Roth expert coin magic Wilsons complete course in magic Ammar cups and balls and another Ammar book on magic A small amount but, so far it works for me.
" No matter what you accomplish in this life.... the size of your funeral will be determinded by the weather " Gizzard
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thatmagicguy New user Las Vegas, NV 35 Posts |
Bobo's(paperback and hardback)
Stars of Magic Drawing room decptions Wilson Complete Course of Magic Tarbell set AoA set a few old books I picked up, that I can't remember ...come to think I can't think of all them...oh and abt 900 magazines ranging from a 1917 issue of the Spinx, Hugards magic monthly, to Current Magic and Genii, with lots a stuff in between.
I'm moving back to Vegas.....anyone there that can help me out in getting adjusted to the Sin City again!?!!?
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Docc Spurlock Regular user Chicago & Arizona 165 Posts |
Heck I have books I have not even opened yet. I guess the DVD's and Video's took priority...LOL
"CREATOR OF THE FLOATING FLAME TO DOVE"
. If you are always looking back you can't see what's in front of you so when you bump your head again you have no one to blame but yourself! |
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adam_wolfe New user england 20 Posts |
the magic books I own (from memory)
are: modern coin magic - bobo encyclopedia of card tricks - hugard expert card technique - hugard the art of magic and sleight of hand - einhorn houdini's spirit world dunningers psychic revelations practical mental magic - annemann magic illustrated dicyionary - lamb houdini's secrets revealed - brandeth and a few others I don't remember |
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