The Real Work: Essential Sleight of Hand for Street Operators [Paperback]

Paul Price (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 73 pages
• Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559502150
• ISBN-13: 978-1559502153
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,124,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, November 22, 2001

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Carl (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Real Work: Essential Sleight of Hand for Street Operators (Paperback)

Although the book is somewhat thin, the information it contains is invaluable. I like author's who stick to their point and avaid exccssive rambling. I have read several books about street sleights, but this one explains the moves and sublties better than any of them. Overall I found the book to informative and entertaining. Maybe, the person complaining about the size of the book was simply dissapointed that he devoured the info so quickly. In my opinion, the information is well worth the price.
Remember, it's not the size of the size of the wand, but the magic in it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Critical of Critics, December 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Real Work: Essential Sleight of Hand for Street Operators (Paperback)

The book is damn entertaining. The sleights are well described and the photos are superb. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is curious about street scams or street magic.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars dissapointing, September 23, 2003

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Jeffrey S. Wessmiller "wessmillerjs" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Real Work: Essential Sleight of Hand for Street Operators (Paperback)

This book isn't really good for anything. There are much better sources for learning the three card monte and the shell game (school of scoundrels is the best source IMO). His dice switch is completely unpractical and not used by real cheats. Save your money.