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Annemann's Card Magic

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Nobody likes a boring magician. So why are there so many of them? One reason could be that they haven't read this delightful book of inventive card magic that puts the focus less on clever revelations of selected cards and more on just plain entertaining the audience. Don't just show off your presumed power over your audience, add pizzazz to your magic and learn valuable tips on routining your card tricks. I highly recommmend this book by a master of the art. I've had this book on my shelf for over 15 years and am always returning to it for inspiration. The illustrations alone are worth the incredibly cheap price. Like the rest of Dover's wonderful catalogue, the book is superbly bound and will last for many years. Highly recommended.

This is a catalogue of card tricks, plain and simple. There's no foreword, no afterword, and no general discussion about performing magic.

It runs through about 100 different tricks, explaining each one. For each description, any hints and advice that Annemann cares to share are woven into the text. The tricks range from somewhat dull to very good, and involve various levels of preparation (including none at all).

Personally, I thought that this book wasn't very good. The writing is confusing in some parts, and consistently dull. In the edition I have, the typeface changes inexplicably at a couple of different points in the book. It seems as if they literally photocopied the pages from two earlier books and threw them together in this volume without bothering to match the type.

As a repository of tricks, it's serviceable, but I see no reason why the consumer wouldn't get a little more bang for his buck by purchasing a reference book that includes some discussion, and which has been put together with a little more care.

This book has such great material in it! I have been a magician for several years now, and i consider this book one of the best on the teachings of card magic. I reccoment it to anyone.

Ted Annemann's material has long been held up as classic because of the great skill with which he performed it. If you are truly serious about the kind of magic you might want to perform and you are not just beginning, then Annemann may be just what your looking for.

Tim "Santiago" Converse
Enter a World of Elegant Magic
<a href="http://www.santiagosmagic.com">Santiago's Magic</a>

After getting this book i suddenly understood the vast majority of card tricks that i see professional magicians do, the book ranges from the simple to the downright stunning. Far better in my opinion than the Jean Hugard books

Teaches alsome tricks for any level of skill. A must for any learning wizard