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Summary: Fun!
Review: I love this book. Klutz breaks down the art of juggling. Step by step, in easy to follow directions, you are shown how to juggle. But then it is up to you to work work work at it! I've been trying this for a while and am so close to getting it right. What fun it is to learn a new skill! Soon I picture myself picking up precious objects and, without worry, flinging them through the air in nice arcs. In the meantime, I'll continue to use the handy bean bags Klutz so kindly provides. Klutz taught my Mom to juggle, my Dad to juggle and probably nearly everyone else in the world who knows how to juggle to juggle!
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Summary: Really Does Help
Review: I used this handy book to learn juggling as a kid. Like riding a bicycle, I can, more than a few years later, still pick up three small objects and juggle away. As another reviewer noted, the book is rather slight, but it does include all the essentials for getting started. It's a nice little investment for learning an unusual and entertaing skill; just make sure you have the patience to put in the hours you'll likely need to master the basics.
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Summary: Really Does Help
Review: This is a nice little book, but the real value is that you get a decent set of juggling bean bags for a good price. The book does a nice job explaining the basic moves of juggling but the truth is that this all could be condensed to just a page or two. The majority of the book is a lot of filler; for example, the step in the learning process which dictates that you drop all the balls directly onto the floor. Other sections ramble needlessly about irrelevant topics, and there's a large section dedicated to juggling clubs (like bowling pins) which isn't very practical for a beginner, especially since clubs are expensive and not included with the book. Certainly the book achieves what it claims to do, namely present a detailed description of the process of juggling, but this is no magic pill. Even after reading the book and learning the very simple steps required to juggle, the real work remains. The important points of the book, if you can discern them from amongst the many extraneous details, can be digested in ten or fifteen minutes. But it will take several hours of practice-- the book wisely recommends frequent but short practice sessions-- to see any real results. The good news is that with a little dedication and a little coordination, anyone can learn to juggle. The learning process is frustrating at times, and the book really doesn't make it any less so, but at least you'll know you're doing it the right way. The included bean bags have a nice feel and a good weight, which certainly helps, and they alone make the book a worthwhile purchase.
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Summary: Buy it for the bean bags
Review: This is a nice little book, but the real value is that you get a decent set of juggling bean bags for a good price. The book does a nice job explaining the basic moves of juggling but the truth is that this all could be condensed to just a page or two. The majority of the book is a lot of filler; for example, the step in the learning process which dictates that you drop all the balls directly onto the floor. Other sections ramble needlessly about irrelevant topics, and there's a large section dedicated to juggling clubs (like bowling pins) which isn't very practical for a beginner, especially since clubs are expensive and not included with the book. Certainly the book achieves what it claims to do, namely present a detailed description of the process of juggling, but this is no magic pill. Even after reading the book and learning the very simple steps required to juggle, the real work remains. The important points of the book, if you can discern them from amongst the many extraneous details, can be digested in ten or fifteen minutes. But it will take several hours of practice-- the book wisely recommends frequent but short practice sessions-- to see any real results. The good news is that with a little dedication and a little coordination, anyone can learn to juggle. The learning process is frustrating at times, and the book really doesn't make it any less so, but at least you'll know you're doing it the right way. The included bean bags have a nice feel and a good weight, which certainly helps, and they alone make the book a worthwhile purchase.
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