Expert Card Technique

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Summary: Essential Reading for the Cardician
Review: This book is comprehensive in scope-it covers about all of the basic techniques the card worker needs to know. It goes far beyond this, however. All techniques taught are described in *excruciating* detail so as to leave nothing to the imagination. It also includes ongoing words of advice on and entire chapters devoted to the _real_ secrets of magic: misdirection and presentation. As if all this were not MORE than sufficient to recommend the book, it's written in a very witty, eloquent, and entertaining style that makes it a joy to simply read. But wait! There's more! Please find enclosed numerous card effects worthy of the most discriminating audiences at less than the cost of your favorite magic dealer's Trick O' the Day. With regard to my own experience I've read this book near to tatters and have annotated nearly every other page-I got my money's worth and so will you.

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Summary: lots of material and easy to do.
Review: This book is excellent for anyone. Sure it was written in 1940 but it has everything you need to know. It has everything including double lifts,false shuffles and deals, crimps, jogs and more. Not to mention all the tricks they give you to practice your card sleights. I highly recommend this book.*****

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Summary: I have no words for this book...
Review: This is not a book... this is THE BOOK! What do you want: learn or improve your technique? Lifts? Passes? Cuts? Shuffles? Palmings? Tricks? Whatever card magic topic you think about is in here, very detailed and well illustrated. Ok, you don't believe me. Why would you believe me? So believe the others who also wrote a review about this book. Do you want a good book? So forget this title and buy another one. This one is incredible.

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Summary: Classic and classy
Review: Though there are numorous tricks and books out there deaing with almost every imaginable subject, the roots, like those in this book, will always live on..Nothing can compair to the captive audience that surrounds you while doing some of the most artistic and acrobatic gestures with a mere deck of cards. Own it, read it, study it, and practice it. I had the fortune to find a hardbound third edition in an old bookstore, which was not soon after I had already bought the paperback. Boy was this a find. The third edition has had two new chapters added, which were written by Dai Vernon and Dr. Daley. The paperback is based on an older edition of the book and does not include these two chapters, but it is still worth having on your shelf.

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Summary: Great Selection
Review: You need SOME experience, but you do not need to be an expert as you may think by the title. I recomend buy "Royal Road to Card Magic" and this book together. "Royal Road to Card Magic" gives you some basics and this book will fine tune your skills. It gives you a great variety of slieghts. Take the palm for example, there are 14 versions of it. I can't say enough about this book. If you are even considering card magic, BUY THIS BOOK!