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magicman344 New user 85 Posts 
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With the holidays coming up, I wanted to ask, are there any books that you would recommend to a amateur magician?
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illusionactor New user New York 52 Posts
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What books do you already have?
Do you have a specific area of magic you are interested in or just magic in general? |
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neocatalyst New user 71 Posts
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Mark Wilson - Complete Course in Magic
Henry Hay - The Amateur Magician's Handbook Harry Lorayne - The Magic Book Joshua Jay - Magic: The Complete Course All of these are excellent general magic books for the beginning amateur. |
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6135 Posts
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Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring.
The first Volume of Card College My Best by JG Thompson What's Up Deck by Aldo Colombini
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
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AJ MAJIC Loyal user 287 Posts
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Tommy Wonders books of Wonder Vol 1 and 2.
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scottds80 Special user Victoria, Australia 730 Posts
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This has no magic effects taught in it, but it is priceless, and a necessary investment as a base in magic.
Maximum Entertainment by Ken Weber
"Great Scott the Magician", Gippsland
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djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts
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What level are you at, how long have you been doing magic, how long have you been performing, what are your magic goals, what areas do you feel need particular input....then we can answer the question
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Bob Sanders 1945 - 2024 Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts
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Rice's Encyclopedia of silk Magic(Walt Anthony has a 1986 set for sale $112pp. That's a deal!)
see: https://www.facebook.com/groups/surplusm......activity JB Bobo's Modern Coin Magic |
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magicman344 New user 85 Posts
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I already have:
Tarbell mark willson complete course JB Bobo's Modern Coin Magic and Joshua Jay's book |
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Harry Lorayne 1926 - 2023 New York City 8558 Posts
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Stay away from all Harry Lorayne books!!
[email]harrylorayne@earthlink.net[/email]
http://www.harrylorayne.com http://www.harryloraynemagic.com |
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Torquay22 Loyal user 271 Posts
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On 2013-10-29 16:53, Harry Lorayne wrote: yer there is so much material you won't see the light of day for weeks |
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jimhlou Inner circle 3698 Posts
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You can spend a fortune on books, but unless you know what type of magic you want to do, you really can't "focus" on a particular "grouping" of books. What is your interest? What type of magic do you do? What type of magic do you want to do? Answer these questions, and you will know where to focus your book buying dollars.
Jim |
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts
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On 2013-10-29 15:36, magicman344 wrote: Hello Magicman
You might want to check some of the excellent classic magic books being reprinted at very low prices by Dover Publications. You can build a fairly complete wonderful reference library chock full of material you will use for very little $. As they say, much more BANG for your Buck and you can be assured the magic there is time tested and proven to be of value to you> no untried pipe dreams or filler there! All the best Julie |
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neemdog Loyal user 231 Posts
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Because it was a major help in getting me started, if you're interested in card magic, the first book in the Card College series is an awesome start.
If you are looking to learn a thing or two about mentalism, I'd go for Annemann's Practical Mental Effects--super affordable with great thoughts and material to start you thinking like a mentalist! |
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dman11 Inner circle USA 1068 Posts
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On 2013-10-28 19:18, neocatalyst wrote: ^^This^^ |
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djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts
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Actually given your magic goals from the other forum you might want to ask the same question in the "bizarre" section
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magicman344 New user 85 Posts
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I already have many card magic books, but I need to work on showmanship and how to put a routine together.
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Ray Bertrand Inner circle Ottawa, Ontario 1452 Posts
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Magic and Meaning by Eugene Burger.
Mentalism in Ontario.
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neocatalyst New user 71 Posts
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The Magic of Ascanio: The Structural Conception of Magic
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Joe McIntyre New user North myrtle beach S.C. 61 Posts
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Magic and showmanship by Henning Nelms. might help you.
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