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For the first time ever, Wayne also shares the script to his infamous \"Voices\" routines from his Royal Variety Command Performance-which is still believed to be one of the greatest magic performances ever broadcasted. You'll even get a look at how Wayne modified material to be more hands-off and better suit his limited mobility later in life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume III - Dobson's Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis amazing third book is filled with practical material. Professional-quality routines that have been refined in front of real audiences and are ready to get put right into your set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis includes some of his most commercial effects like \"3Sixty\" and \"Lucky Dip\". 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Including the details of my close-up cardiographic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaking Magic\u003c\/b\u003e contains material from my notebooks, lectures, magazine articles, videos, and marketed tricks. Since my magic is constantly evolving everything has been re-written to bring it all up to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Making Magic is the kind of book that the magic world does not see often; It aims high and exceeds its goal. Packed full of high quality routines, the writing and illustrations are exceptional.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you catch the subtle word play in the title of the book you realize that much of the material requires a little construction and handiwork is required to bring the routines into being. That's why the writing and illustrations are so important. I am not much of a \"do it yourself\" guy, but Lewis guides you with a quiet expertise.\u003cbr\u003eThe tricks themselves are high quality and very commercial, with many of them direct from Martin's act or his companies roster of marketed effects. There is even a separate disc that contains the templates and extra information that you will need to construct Martin's latest miracles.\u003cbr\u003eI heartily recommend this book and think it is destined to become a contemporary classic of magic. It is a wonderful example of how magic, method and the way they are taught can coalesce into something really special.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNick Lewin\u003c\/b\u003e - Vanish International Magic Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Making Magic is a treasure chest of practical, commercial, and baffling routines for both stage and close-up. Every bit of vital information is explained, including artwork and construction diagrams, handling details, and Martin's witty presentations. It is one of the finest resources for this type of material I've ever seen, and is a bargain at the price.\u003cbr\u003eI could probably just stop here; at this point you pretty much know everything you need to know to make an intelligent purchasing decision, but I'll fill in a few more details.\u003cbr\u003eSixty effects are explained in Making Magic; thirty-seven are stand-up routines. If you've ever tried to put together a stand-up show, you quickly realize there is a dearth of great stand-up material. This is why so many performers use the same routines. In Martin's book you'll find fresh approaches to some classic plots (for example, Playing with Your Food, Martin's take on the Mental Epic effect). Yes, you'll have to spend a little time (and\/or money) to construct the props, but if you do so, you'll have some great routines not many others are performing.\u003cbr\u003eFinally, there are some great stories. Martin was fortunate to have been on the West Coast during the golden years of the Magic Castle; his reminiscences of those times are scattered throughout the book. In particular, the stories of Vernon and the pool table, Lou Derman and the greatest card trick ever performed, and Harry Anderson and the animal trap are personal favorites.\u003cbr\u003eSo here's the bottom line: if you do stand-up magic (whether or not you're a do-it-yourselfer) you need this book. If you're looking for close-up magic that won't bust your chops, you need this book. Or if you're just interested in seeing how one of magic's premier creators designs his miracles, you need this book. For what you get, the price is ridiculously low. Making Magic is one of the best magic books I've ever read. Buy it; you won't regret it. It has my highest recommendation.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMichael Close\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I wanted to let you know how much I love Martin's last book. Nearly every sentence has some incredible insight. I can only handle a chapter a day because they're all packed with so much wonderful information to absorb.\u003cbr\u003eI also cannot count how many times I've laughed out loud at Martin's comedic lines in the explanations and scripts. A joy.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTodd Karr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Martin Lewis has amazed and entertained me over the course of what seems like countless years now. But as mystifying and entertaining a magician as Martin is, he has often most greatly mystified and amazed me in his lectures, when explaining a seemingly endless faucet of inventive creativity, matched with a remarkable talent for constructing ingenious but often easily built magic props. All of these talents are on spectacular display in the pages of Making Magic, along with a wealth of original stand-up magic that can help any reader to construct a more original and distinctive act.\u003cbr\u003eThe man who created \"Cardiographic\" presents readers with an inspired volume brimming with similarly deceptive, original and commercial effects. Are you a worker? Want to be a worker? Want to stand out from the crowd? \"Making Magic\" will show you how, with step-by-step instructions, downloadable support materials, and all presented in Martin's witty and engaging voice, littered with great anecdotes gathered over the course of a remarkable career. Did I like \"Making Magic\"? No - I loved it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJamy Ian Swiss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Everyone knows Martin Lewis because he created the modern classics \"Sidewalk Shuffle\" and \"Cardiographic.\" Winning the Academy of Magical Arts awards for Parlour Magician of the Year in 2000 and 2001 and Lecturer of the Year in 2005 and 2007 doesn't hurt either.\u003cbr\u003eWhen he isn't creating, performing, and marketing his strong, fun, commercial magic, Mr. Lewis haunts all of the hardware and arts and crafts stores within a 10-mile radius of his clandestine California compound. Guileless grist for his magical mill.\u003cbr\u003eIn Making Magic, Mr. Lewis teaches 60 of his best magic creations culled from his lectures, magazine contributions, videos, marketed tricks, and notebooks. Most of the effects employ small props and are designed to be performed in a parlor or stage setting. Thankfully, the author includes some cunning close-up material as well. Mr. Lewis rewrote all of the previously published material to bring it up to date.\u003cbr\u003eThe author writes well, is impishly funny and does a fine job of teaching his material. He provides appropriate attribution. Mr. Lewis intersperses the effects with ripping yarns from his life in magic. The illustrations are fetching and nicely complement the text.\u003cbr\u003eTo perform an entertaining show, Mr. Lewis rates personality as the most important factor, followed by presentation, effect, and finally method. For that reason, most of the effects include his presentation or engaging script.\u003cbr\u003eThe book is beautifully designed and produced. Mr. Lewis includes a CD containing dozens of files of attractive artwork and clear plans needed for the construction of the props. Yes, I said construction of the props.\u003cbr\u003eThe book's title is literal. To perform most of the effects in this book, you must make the magic props. Now, don't start whining or stop reading. Apart from a few props that require special material and professional construction, the construction of the props isn't difficult. You don't need special skills. You do need to follow Mr. Lewis's clear directions carefully.\u003cbr\u003eThe materials consist of card stock, wood or plastic. You don't need many tools other than a ruler, X-Acto knife, screwdriver, and hammer. You'll be surprised by how quickly and easily you'll create a magic prop that looks either very attractive or blandly normal.\u003cbr\u003eI like or love most of the material in Making Magic. Here are some of my favorite effects.\u003cbr\u003e\"Threesome\" is Mr. Lewis's eye-popping version of Robert Harbin's \"Card in Bottle.\" The performer displays three small, clear bottles. Three audience members each select a card. The performer seals the cards in an envelope which is initialed. A selection visibly appears in each bottle. The performer tears up the envelope, proving that the three cards are gone.\u003cbr\u003e\"Coupons\" is a torn and restored effect using a page of coupons from a newspaper. Mr. Lewis's clever method allows you to end clean and immediately hand out the restored page.\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Human Brain Vivisection,\" the performer invites a participant on stage and kills him by plunging two daggers into his head. The sobbing, babbling performer is dragged off stage. This is my new kid show closer.\u003cbr\u003eMr. Lewis teaches you how to birth his baby, \"Cardiographic.\" \"Cardiographic Lite\" is even better. It's a smaller version of the original, featuring a quicker, easier reset. In \"Crystal Gazing,\" the performer displays a deck of jumbo cards to a participant. She looks away while the audience selects one of the cards. The performer displays a crystal ball. The participant gazes into it and slowly divines the identity of the card. Ricky Jay was so smitten with Mr. Lewis's \"One Hand Spin and Catch\" that he included it in Cards as Weapons. I've performed this fab flourish since I bought the book when I was 17. The author teaches how to make giant cards and perform his exquisite \"Sidewalk Shuffle.\" In \"Strongbox\" a participant calls off the last three serial numbers of her dollar bill and signs it. The performer places the bill into a handkerchief, which is held by the participant. She is given a steel cash box, with a combination lock to hold in her other hand. Her bill vanishes from the handkerchief. The last three numbers of her bill are the combination that opens the cash box. Inside, she finds a Bill Tube. She opens it and discovers her signed bill.\u003cbr\u003e\"Golf\" is an Egg Bag routine performed with a golf ball. For the kicker, the performer removes a golf club from the small bag. Mr. Lewis's design for creating \"The Tarbell Bag\" is better than the instructions published in the Tarbell Course in Magic.\u003cbr\u003e\"Undivided\" is Mr. Lewis's beautiful torn and restored cigarette paper. David Copperfield liked it enough to feature it on one of his TV specials.\u003cbr\u003e\"Close-up Cardiographic\" measures three by five inches, employs a different propulsion system than its grandpappy, and features the quick reset feature.\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Magician's Poker,\" \"Triumph\" breeds with \"McDonald's Aces\" and their offspring is this strong, commercial poker routine.\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Teletop,\" a participant freely selects an ESP symbol and places it aside without looking at it. The performer introduces a small, wooden spinning top, and a board decorated with ESP symbols. He spins the top on the board. The top circles the board and comes to rest on the selected symbol.\u003cbr\u003e\"Sidewalk Shuffle Straight\" employs three duplicate, poker-size Aces and a blank-face card.\u003cbr\u003eMartin Lewis is a creative treasure and this is a wonderful book. Performing an effect with a prop that you've created with your own hands provides an added feeling of satisfaction that you cannot otherwise experience. That sublime sensation more than justifies the one-time effort needed to build the prop. So seize this opportunity to become a Martha Stewart of magic, a DIY diva of deception. Buy the book, wield your tools, and start Making Magic.\u003cbr\u003eHighly Recommended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTom Frame\u003c\/b\u003e- Genii Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44667564654749,"sku":"mmbook","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/2108\/3549\/files\/2_eea6992c-c186-4f6c-b282-fa4daa55af58.png?v=1712745254"},{"product_id":"the-business-card-compendium","title":"The Business Card Compendium","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis moment has been in the works for over thirty-five years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral months ago, I decided it was time to finish off what has easily been the biggest, most involved and most complex project I have ever attempted. This new project is a monster. While there have been other books written on the subject at hand, there has NEVER been anything that comes even remotely close to the size and scope of this new offering. Not by a mile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the creator of the legendary Sight Unseen Case, The worldwide standard for devices of its kind - a gaffed business card case that allows for miracles to be performed - I have what could easily be described as a 'vested interest' in business cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I introduced the SUC back in 1995, I knew I had something very special on my hands. Not only did I have a tool that allowed for the performance of miracles, but I also had a very classy and extremely well made and fully functional case to carry my business cards in. I knew what the SUC could do, but I didn’t want to limit my magic and mentalism business card skills to the SUC. I wanted to know everything there was to know about those cards inside that case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhich is why I come to you today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new book is NOT about the SUC. This new tome is about what goes INSIDE the SUC - business cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is with immense pleasure that I introduce to you... \u003cb\u003eThe Business Card Compendium by Mark Strivings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout question, this is the single most extensive and comprehensive work on the use of business cards for magicians and mentalists ever published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's what some early previewers had to say:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book is a must-have. I thought I knew a lot about BC magic, but even I learned some new stuff in just the first few pages. It’s filled with valuable information. Get it now.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eDan Harlan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"As someone who has built his livelihood through the art of business card mentalism, I want to emphasize the absolute necessity of acquiring this remarkable book. Your journey will be enriched by the wisdom it holds.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePaul Brook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The book really is awesome.\u003cbr\u003eDoing something mind blowing that leaves your audience with your business card in a classy way, is an invaluable tool for the working performer.\u003cbr\u003eMark has put together an amazing collection of Magic and Mentalism with business cards. The contributions are top notch and they come from top names like Phil Goldstein, Al Mann, Alex Elmsley, Barrie Richardson and the list goes on.\u003cbr\u003eI found two things that I will be immediately adding to my repertoire. You can't miss with this. Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNathan Kranzo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Wow. Thank you very much, Mark. You must have put in an unbelievable amount of time and effort to research and write such a huge book. [I invited Richard to enjoy the book.] I am. I’ll be doing no more writing today.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eRichard Webster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Well, I’m gobsmacked. I’ve just spent half an hour barely touching the surface of the BCC, and I cannot tell you how pleased I am that I no longer have to dig through Ernie Heldman’s \"Cards That Mean Business\" when I’m looking for a \"new\" business card idea. Not that there’s anything wrong with Ernie’s book... But why dig through a \"pamphlet\" when you can dig through an encyclopedia to find something that will work for your specific need? Mark, you’ve done an incredible job compiling this and I’m thrilled to have it in my working library. Every working magician should be so lucky.\u003cbr\u003eThank you. Thanks again... you’ve created something truly remarkable.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTom Ladshaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContained within the pages of this massive tome you will find such diverse topics as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Card Markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble Blank Business Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Cards (and Nothing Else)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Cards plus a Pencil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObtaining Written Information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixing Double Blanks with Regular Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Card Magic (thirty-one items in this section alone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut To Lunch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStacks of Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorrowed Business Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Card Backs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovelties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Card Gaffs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaddle Moves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagical Printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Cards combined with other Common Objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial Business Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnique Business Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForcing with Business Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTearing Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpooky Stuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAshes to Ashes (Astral Ashes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnimations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopological\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nPlus a gargantuan bibliography containing 1200 business cards references. And more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut wait, there’s more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have also been blessed with amazing special guest contributors:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhil Goldstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDan Harlan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Ladshaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthony Lindan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry Lorayne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJim Magus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Ogden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLee Freed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIan Adair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n... and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's even stuff from some guy named Strivings, including one of my all-time favorite routines. 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This book is not cheap, nor should it be. But taken all together, it is a screaming deal.","brand":"Mark Strivings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44667653226653,"sku":"buscardcom","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/2108\/3549\/files\/2_810d6461-1906-4a5c-a2db-1f2695ad8b85.png?v=1712744996"},{"product_id":"card-foolers","title":"Card Foolers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e240 NEW routines \u0026amp; 416 Jam-packed pages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCloth-Covered Saddle-Stitched hardback.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCard Foolers\u003c\/b\u003e is a massive book. 240 new (or previously-unpublished) powerful routines you can do. Yes, routines you can do; and use. Dozens of the routines are sleight-free or very easy and the rest use standard sleights. 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After all, 240 powerful foolers is a heck of a lot of magic in one book. Paul has always 'guaranteed' (if you can) that each new book is better than the last. Well, his last book Card Startlers got raves. Paul believes \u003cb\u003eCard Foolers\u003c\/b\u003e is even better.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44667666268317,"sku":"cardfoolers","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"rainman","title":"Rainman","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than 10 years, I kept the secret revealed in this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis secret allowed me to win the First Prize in Mentalism at the French National Championship in 2008, it got me into the legendary F.F.F.F. group in the USA, it got me the Award of Merit at the Canadian National Championship in 2012, and it fooled magicians and lay people all over the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, I explain the \"\u003cb\u003eRainman\u003c\/b\u003e\" routine in detail, as well as 3 other memory effects with cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book contains 150 pages, in english, with 45 photos and illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarning:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou absolutely need to master a stack for these routines. 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The book is overflowing with a hugely varied range of tricks and methods, all explained with useful insight into Carney's deep understanding of the psychology and showmanship needed to make your magic excel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Carney is a performer of unparalleled repute, having received more awards from the Magic Castle in Hollywood than any other magician alive or dead, as well as being awarded the Performing Masters Fellowship by the Academy of Magical Arts - John has even performed on TV on David Letterman's Late Show, in addition to Seinfeld's HBO Special. The material and philosophy of performance taught in Carneycopia is hard-fought real-world knowledge from a pivotal performer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarneycopia is packed with an incredibly diverse mix of different tricks and routines, all deeply polished and refined and sure to delight the reader as surely as they will delight audiences. 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Featuring new interviews and photos, this stunning hardcover book is a must-read for any magician or fan of magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Lance Rich, \u003cb\u003eNeon Dreams: The Story of Las Vegas Magic\u003c\/b\u003e gives you a front-row seat to the transformation of Las Vegas from a modest railroad stop town to the mecca of multi-million-dollar magical extravaganzas. This captivating story is filled with unexpected twists and turns that make it impossible to put down once you start.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Having worked in this town for over four decades, I believed I had a deep understanding of Vegas, but this book has unveiled so much more. 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By this I mean that there are portions of my show that serve specific functions in the overall performance. We all have these, and the most obvious examples are the 'opener' and the 'closer'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all have material that we use in these spots in our shows that serve specific functions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObviously the opener is designed to grab attention and start the journey that the show will take. The closer is obviously the grand finale. The killer piece that everyone leaves the performance talking about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn my show I have a couple of 'slots' that I think of as the 'card' slots, meaning, a good piece of mentalism using playing cards goes well in that spot in the show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI make it a point to have extra material with me at all times while I am on stage. There are several good reasons for this. For starters you never know when something might go wrong and you need to 'fill' with a piece other than what you had planned. You might have to suddenly add some extra time to your performance. You might get to the show and find that the conditions for some of your material are just not workable. All of these and many more are entirely possible. I even had one instance many years ago where I was using a volunteer from the audience who was going to have to follow some directions with her eyes closed. Only one problem, she was deaf! I had no way of knowing. Thank goodness I had alternate material on stage with me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith that thought in mind, I have 'options' for almost all of the various slots in my show. These are pieces that, while different from each other, fulfill similar requirements that I have at certain points in the show. 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There's a ton of playing card material of a mentalism nature for the close up performer, but once things move to a larger stage the available options drop dramatically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's where this brand new tome from Mark Strivings comes in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the years I have amassed a decent amount of material that works beautifully in these parlor conditions. Some of it is my own take on some classic plots and others are a bit more off the beaten path. In any event, all of it is something that I can have ready to go in my case, pull it out and do it. And having the luxury of the immediate availability of a variety of material of this type, ready to go on a moment's notice, takes a lot of the worry out of a great many performance situations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor me, the 'cards' slot of the show is far enough into the performance that I have a good feel for the audience, how they respond and what the overall mood is. Armed with this information I can make the call on the spot for whatever material I think will play best for that particular program. It's a wonderfully commercial way to work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, it involves carrying a bit more 'stuff' around, but in the end it is completely worth it. The peace of mind and overall flexibility is worth its weight in solid gold to me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this collection there are over 15 items covering various plots and effects, all using playing cards as their primary, if not only prop. 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Few indeed can claim a body of sleights with coins so innovative and capable of wide application that it constitutes a system whereby classic effects can be redesigned and new ones founded. That is what \u003cb\u003eGiacomo Bertini's System of Amazement \u003c\/b\u003epresents: his theory of \"micro-misdirection,\" his many original sleights, and a generous selection of the tricks and routines they make possible. The result is a new galaxy of utterly baffling coin magic, laid open for your appreciation and that of your audiences. Discover a whole new way of approaching miracles with coins: The Bertini System!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiacomo Bertini is a true original in the field of coin magic. Growing up in Florence, Italy, Giacomo developed a passion for coin magic but could find little information on it. The Italian literature on coin magic was small and dated, and Giacomo had met no magicians sharing his interest. 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And he is an expert at crafting intelligent magic tricks. For the first time ever, John Guastaferro is releasing his first hardbound work - \u003cb\u003eOne Degree\u003c\/b\u003e. With over 150 pages and 240 photos, this elegant, refined collection is comprised of 20 professional card routines and five essays. \u003cb\u003eOne Degree\u003c\/b\u003e features some of the most artistic, refined close-up material to come around in ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne Degree\u003c\/b\u003e explores the small, intentional improvements you can make to elevate the impact of your magic and help you connect more intensely with your audience. Too often we are led to believe that great results require massive changes. 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