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Summary: So difficult!
Review: Assumes a level of card expertise far beyond what even experienced conjurers would have; even worse, the language and organization is so difficult to penetrate.
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Summary: The best book ever!!
Review: Expert card technique is the best book ever writen on this subject.... It teaches you all the basic moves and slights...I don't know what to write....Just buy it!!!!
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Summary: An excellen library of card sleights
Review: Having studied card magic for some time now I can't recommend Expert Cad Technique enough. It is without doubt the ultimate maunual for card technicians. I've had to search very hard to find books that contain sleights that aren't listed in this book and nine times out of ten they don't have the quality of Expert Card Technique's binding and printing. ALthough the notes on presentation and performance are a little out dated, you'd be mad to not include this book in yourr collection if you are serious about learning card magic.
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Summary: 318 Illustrations, averaging 1 illustration per page
Review: I am not sure who this book is written by.It's an encyclopedia, of card handling. There is no connection from one chapter to the next and unless you are an english major, you will simply be very very frustrated trying to understand what to do and how. This book is not for beginner but rather someone who has a very good grasp of handling cards and would like to know more than he already knows. This book is like an english dictionary, you being a foreigner who knows half a dozen words. You'll find yourself trying to decrypt half the instructions. Do you have the time and patience for it? I sure didn't. You'll find this to be mysterious text that might become clear to you some day, unless you already know how to do half the material in it to begin with.
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Summary: Expert Card Technique - The Bible on the Subject
Review: I'm a beginner at sleight of hand and this book had been referred to be many times by magicians more advanced than I. I decided to purchase it one day and was amazed at how complete it was. It covered everything from flourishes, palming, false shuffles and cuts, glimpses, reverses, crimping, jogging, even had entire chapters on the Faro Shuffle, Mentalism, and another on Presentation and Misdirection. This book is still referred to as the 'bible' on card magic by my teacher. And I find myself flipping through it's pages constantly, always learning something new. And with 318 Illustrations, it was easy to follow. The book covers beginner to advanced moves. So it'll stand against the test of time. And for the price... Well worth it's contents.
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Summary: It's a wonderful book.
Review: I've always been attracted to magic,specially card tricks. I learned a lot from this book and I couldn't believe the results! This book is a terrific one!
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Summary: Great for the more experienced magician.
Review: If you're a begginer, go for something else. This book would probably be to frustrating If you have a bit of experience, and are looking for a challenge, this is the book! You'll come out of this book 3 times better than you used to be. But be carefull, many techniques are hard to grasp from words, but if you focus and actually get it, it'll be extremely rewarding.
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Summary: Classic and classy
Review: In each serious field of human endeavor there is one preeminent book--Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, McCormick on Evidence, Fowler's The King's English, etc. For card magic, this is the book. I bought my copy almost 20 years ago, and I still refer to it all the time. No, I'll never be able to do everything in this book--a 100% perfect second deal will forever elude me. But the wealth of material here is staggering. You get a chapter devoted to each sleight, such as false shuffles, palms, lifts, and passes. You also get chapters with amazing routines using the sleights. If you conscientiously study this book, there is very little in card magic that you will be unable to do. That said, the book has sparse diagrams and a writing style from almost 60 years ago, which means you really have to concentrate when reading it. I was disappointed to see that the beautifully bound Dover edition is out-of-print. If you see a copy, grab it. Don't hesitate; the world of advanced card magic awaits you.
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Summary: If I could take one card book to the desert island...
Review: In each serious field of human endeavor there is one preeminent book--Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, McCormick on Evidence, Fowler's The King's English, etc. For card magic, this is the book. I bought my copy almost 20 years ago, and I still refer to it all the time. No, I'll never be able to do everything in this book--a 100% perfect second deal will forever elude me. But the wealth of material here is staggering. You get a chapter devoted to each sleight, such as false shuffles, palms, lifts, and passes. You also get chapters with amazing routines using the sleights. If you conscientiously study this book, there is very little in card magic that you will be unable to do. That said, the book has sparse diagrams and a writing style from almost 60 years ago, which means you really have to concentrate when reading it. I was disappointed to see that the beautifully bound Dover edition is out-of-print. If you see a copy, grab it. Don't hesitate; the world of advanced card magic awaits you.
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Summary: A great book but somewhat dated
Review: Jean Hugard and Frederic Braues book on this wonderful art which I am a practitioner of is a valuable purchase to any magician, but it would probably prove frustrating to beginners. The methods of card handling in this book are taught with wordy and complicated explanations, the illustrations are small and sometimes hard to follow but if effort is applied, it is an amazing book. However, I have noticed that many of the effects in this book are dated and have been modified and improved for easier handling, but it still remains one of magics best books on the subject
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