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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good, September 20, 1999
Wonderful! This book combines the knowledge and experience of a professional juggler with very clear and easy to understand illustrations. The first two thirds are the instructional part and is covers scarves, bean bags, balls, rings, clubs, cigar boxes, the devil stick, the diabolo, hats, the basics of balance, numbers juggling and interactive juggling. Before each section there is a list of certification requirements for an achievement pin. This serves to inspire you. The other third is a "whats next?" portion. In this section, Mr. Finnigan sets forth his method of making a routine, teaching juggling classes, making money with juggling, and much, much more. However, this book gets only a fourstar rating becuase if is not quite the "bible of juggling" as it is often called. It is better described as the Old Testament and Revelation. The instructional part is the Old Testament and the "what now?" part is Revealation. The part it is missing is advanced patterns (i.e. Mill's Mess)Despite that, this book is absolutely terrific! But be forewarned, this is not a "magic formula". The only way to success is practice! But don't worry! Once you have mastered the cascade, practicing is no longer work, but play!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best for beginners to all sorts of juggling, May 16, 1998
About half of the book is dedicated to juggling balls and clubs and rings, including passing. The other half teaches other forms of juggling like Devil Sticks, Diabolos, Ball Spinning, Hat Juggling, Cigar Boxes, etc... It has few words and many illustrations. This book is very good for beginners to juggling all sorts of props and some performance ideas. For balls, it teaches many basic patterns to be a competent 3-ball juggler. But nothing on Mills Mess or other fancy stuff. Has helpful hints on 4 and 5 balls. Plus a section on multi-plexing too.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Reference Book for Inspiring Jugglers, October 8, 2004
This is an acceptable book for beginners who can learn through reading. It does an adequate job of teaching the basics through illustrations. It also provides instruction for variations of juggling including: cigar boxes, devil sticks, hats and plate spinning.
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