Juggling for the Complete Klutz [Paperback]

John Cassidy (Author), B. C. Rimbeaux (Author), Diane Waller (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1978 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Klutz

Twenty-six years ago, we started the Klutz empire with this single title. More than two million copies later, it remains the premiere hands-on instructional tool of the trade. We’re proud to say we taught the nation how to juggle.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 78 pages
• Publisher: Klutz Press; 4th edition (September 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932592007
• ISBN-13: 978-0932592002
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #826,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some design flaws can't mar great instruction, August 24, 2000

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tropic_of_criticism - See all my reviews

This review is from: Juggling for the Complete Klutz (Paperback)

The book will do what the liner notes suggest: teach a complete klutz how to juggle. By taking the book's instruction, someone who's never picked up a juggling ball in their lives can learn the basics quickly. The inclusion of bean bags adds significant value to the product. For a genuinely modest price, you can give someone the complete ability to start juggling immediately.

But it fails novice jugglers in at least two ways. Most importantly, it's not really made to be used while you're trying to juggle. It's too small to lay flat on a table. Other juggling books know that you need to read them WHILE you're juggling and so have either ring-bound them or made them magazine size. Also, I'm not crazy about the illustrations. Sometimes they're clear enough, but often, the black and white printing of line drawings doesn't really show you where your juggling objects should be in three dimensions.

Still, this fault is more than made up for by an engaging, clear writing style. The instructions are highly understandable, and the text is large enough to read from a distance. Thus, though I think the book could do with a few, essentially cosmetic changes, it's a great first step.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I am a Complete Klutz!, September 19, 2001

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Al Bennett (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Juggling for the Complete Klutz (Paperback)

I received this book with the 3 beanbag cubes from my children for Christmas several years ago. Much to my surprise (and to their delight), I found that I was able to juggle using all of the cubes after about an hour of driving everyone crazy with constant cries of "Look out" or "I meant to do that". I would recommend this book to anyone. When you are juggling, you have to use all of your concentration, which is a great way to relieve stress and boredom, after which you will be able to go back to whatever task you were doing previously, with a clearer head.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I got as far as page 10, December 31, 2004

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Square Peg (AZ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Juggling for the Complete Klutz (Paperback)

Until I purchased this book and bean bags, I might've made two attempts in my life to juggle...for a total of maybe sixty seconds. Anyway, I purchased this book. I followed the book up till page 10. The exercise was to juggle just two balls. That's it. So for a minute or two almost every day, I practiced juggling 2 balls, which was surprisingly difficult. It's all about the toss, about timing, and about being patient and not panicking. Eventually, I got pretty decent and consistent. Today, around 10 days after receiving the book and balls, I decided to try the third ball. Didn't even bother to look at the book. And within a few tries, I was tossing all three balls around! No kidding. It was harder learning to toss the two balls than it was to incorporate the third ball.

I am a coordinated middle-aged Baby Boomer, so if you're in that category or younger, I dare you to give this a try.

I don't know if my experience is typical, but I would recommend to anyone that they focus on juggling just two balls for a while. It might be the most difficult part.

The book (at least the first 10 pages) was excellent. I will look into whatever the book has to offer after I get better at the juggling I have managed so far.