Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals (Dover Magic Books) [Unabridged] [Paperback]

Bill Simon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 27, 1998 | Series: Dover Magic Books

Basic text on modern card conjuring describes for specialists and amateurs alike exact methods for perfecting the Instant Reverse, Three Queens Monte, The Ambitious Card, and many other sleights of hand. Also includes advice on manipulation, the art of presentation, audience participation, use of patter, and much else.

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Unabridged edition (January 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048640188X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486401881
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Genuine Gem, November 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals (Dover Magic Books) (Paperback)

Without a doubt, this reprint of "Effective Card Magic" is one of the most outstanding treatments written on card magic. An entire act of card tricks could easily be culled from this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it -- it's too good to spread around!, January 9, 2000

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Joe M. Turner "America's Corporate Conjuror" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals (Dover Magic Books) (Paperback)

I hope a lot of people take the first reviewer's advice and stay away from this book. Then, card magicians like myself will be able to fry you with effects in this "childish" tome.

For those interested in some good card work and clever moves that still populate card literature, you need to read this book. It's simply part of your required reading. The section on dealing seconds is one of the most detailed in all magic, and it gives a clear practice regimen to assist the student in learning to do the move.

Again, please -- don't buy this book!

8 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Card Magic For Ameteurs and Professionals, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals (Dover Magic Books) (Paperback)

If I could have, I would have gave this book no stars. This book is for three-year olds. NO, and I mean NO audience would be entertained by this book. The tricks are so easy and noticable that everyone would know how to do them. For example: 2 of hearts plus 2 of clubs equalls 5 of spades, oops I mean 4. You just have to set the deck. You can come up with more entertaining and better tricks than these even if you are just a beginner.