I've looked at that one before, but I don't necessarily think it offers anything more than the ones I had here. But you're right, if you can get it used as low as that, it's a steal!
Magic for Dummies. Three stand outs: 1) The Shuffling Lesson (p 207) . I did this trick at work for "Magic Friday" (thank you Jamie Grant!) way back and it went over big! Also satisfies Eugene Burger's premise of making the spectator the star. When Penguin magic toured Austin several years back Chad Long was there and taught this trick there as well. 2) The Anti Gravity Ring (p 76) . Been in magic since I was 8 years old and have never seen this trick. Best rubber band sleeper trick. Easy to do. Doesn't conflict with other items in a rubber band set. Completely mystifying to the spectator. I love this trick! 3) The Triple-Prediction Spouse-Clincher (p 258). Have never done this trick but on my list to learn. Love how well the one-ahead is disguised in this trick!
Dream a Card, Any Card submitted by Daryl is the effect I have seen most often mentioned from Magic for Dummies. It gets that worth the price of the book title from people.
Nice video as allways. But in further video's could you plz turn the background sound way down (does it really need it at all)? It was really distracting to me and far to loud. Otherwise love the video as usual.
I don’t hear the background sounds and music any louder. I love the sound effects and music. If you watch on a phone I can’t imagine that the sound varies that much. On most TV’s today you can setup the tv for night time tv and it will keep all the sounds level so they don’t blare the commercials and wake you up if you fall asleep. That will achieve what you are needing. Hope this helps.
What? I didn’t see this yesterday? I am so thrilled. I was having withdrawals. It’s always great to know about cheaper magic books. I try to collect cheaper books to give away to new magic friends. My favorite giveaway books are anything by Bill Tarr. My favorite is, “Now you see it, Now you don’t”. Great list of books. Several of these books can be bought cheaper used. Have you noticed that the average $100 book a couple years ago are selling for less? I spent $100 or more for at least half of my Frank Garcia books. Now they are selling for about $60. I think it shows that there is a small finite amount of people that are willing to pay for these books and younger people are not buying books like we do. I have mentioned this a few years ago, we are losing generations of people that love books. My hope is that the newer generations will learn to fall in love with them.
Hi Scott, New magic books are definitely more expensive in general. I don't mind paying for them if they are by authors I know and like. I don't pay a lot of attention to resale prices, although I occasionally come across volumes that have increased in price.
@@dougclark4146 It’s always great to hear from you Doug! Hope things are going great! Hope to see you at one of the Magic club meetings in the near future, if not I’ll see you at some conventions.
@@dougclark4146 would love to hear about the convention. Our S.A.M. Assembly 8 Meeting July 28 will be a lecture by Jimmy Cards Molinari August 25 will be our Brother John Hamman birthday bash, and September will be a Harold D Russell bash with wine and cheese and a charcuterie board. Come check it out if you have time. John Apperson, Harry and Trudy Monte will be there.
I often see the Bill Tarr book Now You See It, Now You Don't! mentioned in the best newcomer book lists. It's one of the few I don't have and I guess never will as I've promised myself no more material until I read and watch what I've already got. :)
Royal Road to Card Magic : Magic Mirror Encyclopedia of Card Magic: Get tee Satan Behind Me Modern Coin Magic : Audible Coins to pocket Magic for Dummies : Shuffle Lesson Jinx : Everything can be a answer ? Magic by J. Jay: I love his explanation on the Magic Square The Magic Book ; “And that’s real magic”
@@EruditeMagic I'm an old timer and I think Magic (the Jay book and accompanying video) can't be beat for layout. It's a beautiful book plus the video to make everything super clear. When I first started collecting in the 70s I thought Lewis Ganson books set the standard for clarity.
@@EruditeMagic I would love the physical copy. But if all else fails, I will be forced to take the pdf. It's always nice to open and smell the real thing.
Royale Road was my first book. I love it, just a few days ago I performed two tricks from the book and the audience were stund. Its pure gold that book.
@@EruditeMagic I started with Rapid Transit, P. 145 and then with the spectaitors selected card transition to Ambitious Card, P. 147 then I continued with other efects from other books. I focus more on card cheating, like Jason L.
Magic Digest by George B Anderson. Out of print but available at Don’s magic and Books for the low low price of seven dollars. This is a nostalgic favorite from my youth but an amazing magic book that is a combination of wonderful variety of effects for the beginner and intermediate magician as well as some history and essays. Very well written book!
I have a funny history with Magic Digest. I got it probably 40 years ago, skimmed through it and decided I didn't like it. But for some reason I kept going back to it. Maybe it was the sidebar stories of famous magicians, but eventually I started to re-look at some of the material. The was a sponge routine, an Endless Chain routine, reprints from old Tannens and Magic Inc catalogues etc. It was a much better book than I first thought and also one that kept rekindling my interest in magic (as a non performer) I like it now.
@@EruditeMagic I have seen Magic Digest being suggested as a good beginning book by some people in those best beginner books lists. It's not up there with the ones mentioned here but it has been suggested.
The print editions are no longer available, but Jeremiah Zuo's coin and card books are available as ebooks on Penguin for $20 and $25, respectively. While I've never read the coin book, I've only seen good reviews and the videos of him performing the material are great. I have his card book and like it a lot. It's quirky, and not exactly easy, so it won't appeal to everybody, but I have been enjoying working on Those Are the Aces from it.
Thanks for the video and list. My magic library is relatively small, but I do have a lot of these books already, so I guess I made some good choices. :)
Awesome video! I would say adding Expert Card Techniques, Card Control by Buckley would also be good choices for anyone wanting to pursue more card sleights. But do think and agree that Royal Road is gonna be a better choice out of the three because how beginner and experienced friendly it is. I remember in high school I did Design for Laughter for my whole class and it absolutely killed. That effect is so easy but so good, it's definitely worth the price of the whole book. On top of that there's so much more to it than that one trick, it's insane. Self working Mental Magic by Karl Fulves and Practical Mental Magical by Annemanm are my most recommended for the mentalism route. I recommend for anyone wanting to do mem/ stack deck work, but on a budget because a lot of great mem deck books are at least $60,(which is still worth it, but hey, I know what it's like to not have that be disposable), going with My Personal Stack by DaOrtiz. It's a PDF, but it's only $10, it's a steal at that price and you get so much from it.
Card College is great and all -- in my top five for sure -- but Giobbi was definitely standing on the shoulders of giants when he wrote those books. The Pogue is my standard recommendation for new magicians. I just think it's more readable than the other intros.
Great!!! Another wonderful content.. btw is there anyway don's magic can provide less expensive way of shipping internationally? I tried to see how much shipping would cost me if i where to get books from don's but a $100 shipping fee by shipito is just too much...
Thanks, Erico. I suspect international shipping will remain high as long as the actual services (USPS, DHL, UPS, FedEx, etc.) continue to charge the rates they do. 😕 Nothing much to do about that - sorry 🤷
@@EruditeMagic thats why i went with Vanishinginc they have free worldwide shipping with oders over $70, btw i have the Seventh Heaven book on its way to the Philippines together with a couple of other tittles as of this writing. Just so you know your video convinced me to get the book so Thank you Jeff...
Magic For Dummies is the book for me. Have a niece or nephew and you need a trick to entertain them? Pencil and quarter double vanish page 37. Need a trick to teach your nibling? Triple rubber band escape page 70. Want a card trick to keep in your metaphorical back pocket? Soul Mates, page 200 Want even more card tricks to keep in your back pocket? Chapter 11 starts on 223 and teaches forces and revelations. Need an effect for stage for your talent show? Walking through ropes, page 88. Need a weird, funny effect for your parlor talent show? The unforgettable cloudy toilet paper trick on page 116. Need a funny, weird effect for your parlor talent show? Give that purse a hand, page 94. Something interesting to show friends or clients at a coffee shop or restaurant? Evaporating sugar, 146. When teaching the effects, the book highlights the hard parts which require additional practice, what moments require acting, subtle touches, and general performance tips. The effects are presented with a decent script. Side note: If you hate the script, ask yourself what you hate and change the script from there to something you do like. The effects do not require a trip to your local magic shop. You'll be able to get everything from a general store. The effects were selected from a pantheon of magicians like Gregory Wilson, Michael Ammar, Jade, Chad Long, Eugene Burger, and a myriad of others. Magic For Dummies also presents what to say when you mess up a trick, lines for hecklers, responses for, "How'd you do that?", interesting stories from professional magicians, and interesting moments in magic history. It hits the FAQ and common sidebar topics.
If you're looking for value and the most bang for your buck, you could have just said anything Dover. Would've been a bit of a shorter video though... :D
I particularly like the Self-Working series by Karl Fulves (I have 10 volumes of the series) and Henning Nelm's wonderful theory book, Magic and Showmanship.
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The massive book Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic can be found very cheaply online, I bought mine for £4.75 a few years ago.
I've looked at that one before, but I don't necessarily think it offers anything more than the ones I had here. But you're right, if you can get it used as low as that, it's a steal!
Magic for Dummies. Three stand outs:
1) The Shuffling Lesson (p 207) . I did this trick at work for "Magic Friday" (thank you Jamie Grant!) way back and it went over big! Also satisfies Eugene Burger's premise of making the spectator the star. When Penguin magic toured Austin several years back Chad Long was there and taught this trick there as well.
2) The Anti Gravity Ring (p 76) . Been in magic since I was 8 years old and have never seen this trick. Best rubber band sleeper trick. Easy to do. Doesn't conflict with other items in a rubber band set. Completely mystifying to the spectator. I love this trick!
3) The Triple-Prediction Spouse-Clincher (p 258). Have never done this trick but on my list to learn. Love how well the one-ahead is disguised in this trick!
Thanks for sharing!
Dream a Card, Any Card submitted by Daryl is the effect I have seen most often mentioned from Magic for Dummies. It gets that worth the price of the book title from people.
Nice video as allways. But in further video's could you plz turn the background sound way down (does it really need it at all)? It was really distracting to me and far to loud. Otherwise love the video as usual.
Thanks for the feedback!
I don’t hear the background sounds and music any louder. I love the sound effects and music. If you watch on a phone I can’t imagine that the sound varies that much. On most TV’s today you can setup the tv for night time tv and it will keep all the sounds level so they don’t blare the commercials and wake you up if you fall asleep. That will achieve what you are needing. Hope this helps.
Agree, background audio was too high
What? I didn’t see this yesterday? I am so thrilled. I was having withdrawals.
It’s always great to know about cheaper magic books. I try to collect cheaper books to give away to new magic friends. My favorite giveaway books are anything by Bill Tarr. My favorite is, “Now you see it, Now you don’t”.
Great list of books. Several of these books can be bought cheaper used. Have you noticed that the average $100 book a couple years ago are selling for less? I spent $100 or more for at least half of my Frank Garcia books. Now they are selling for about $60. I think it shows that there is a small finite amount of people that are willing to pay for these books and younger people are not buying books like we do.
I have mentioned this a few years ago, we are losing generations of people that love books. My hope is that the newer generations will learn to fall in love with them.
Hi Scott,
New magic books are definitely more expensive in general. I don't mind paying for them if they are by authors I know and like. I don't pay a lot of attention to resale prices, although I occasionally come across volumes that have increased in price.
@@dougclark4146 It’s always great to hear from you Doug! Hope things are going great! Hope to see you at one of the Magic club meetings in the near future, if not I’ll see you at some conventions.
@@ScottRSmith1964 I am actually in Atlanta for the IBM Convention. I hope to make a meeting soon.
@@dougclark4146 would love to hear about the convention. Our S.A.M. Assembly 8 Meeting July 28 will be a lecture by Jimmy Cards Molinari August 25 will be our Brother John Hamman birthday bash, and September will be a Harold D Russell bash with wine and cheese and a charcuterie board. Come check it out if you have time. John Apperson, Harry and Trudy Monte will be there.
I often see the Bill Tarr book Now You See It, Now You Don't! mentioned in the best newcomer book lists. It's one of the few I don't have and I guess never will as I've promised myself no more material until I read and watch what I've already got. :)
Nice recommendations thanks
I love this series! I have the royal road to card magic and the magic book. I think that they are both brilliant!
You're right, they are! Study them and put into practice what you're learning - you'll go far!
Good advice and recommending affordable books.
Thanks!
Royal Road to Card Magic : Magic Mirror
Encyclopedia of Card Magic: Get tee Satan Behind Me
Modern Coin Magic : Audible Coins to pocket
Magic for Dummies : Shuffle Lesson
Jinx : Everything can be a answer ?
Magic by J. Jay: I love his explanation on the Magic Square
The Magic Book ; “And that’s real magic”
Thanks for sharing!! 😃
@@EruditeMagic I'm an old timer and I think Magic (the Jay book and accompanying video) can't be beat for layout. It's a beautiful book plus the video to make everything super clear. When I first started collecting in the 70s I thought Lewis Ganson books set the standard for clarity.
Awesome list. The only book I don't have is the Jinx. Oneday, maybe.
Appreciate it, Andre. Are you looking for physical copies?
@@EruditeMagic I would love the physical copy. But if all else fails, I will be forced to take the pdf. It's always nice to open and smell the real thing.
Totally agree with you there!!
Royale Road was my first book. I love it, just a few days ago I performed two tricks from the book and the audience were stund. Its pure gold that book.
Which two tricks? Inquiring minds would like to know... 😉
@@EruditeMagic I started with Rapid Transit, P. 145 and then with the spectaitors selected card transition to Ambitious Card, P. 147 then I continued with other efects from other books. I focus more on card cheating, like Jason L.
Magic Digest by George B Anderson. Out of print but available at Don’s magic and Books for the low low price of seven dollars. This is a nostalgic favorite from my youth but an amazing magic book that is a combination of wonderful variety of effects for the beginner and intermediate magician as well as some history and essays. Very well written book!
Thanks for sharing, Keith! I'll have to check that one out. I'm familiar with George B. Anderson, but not this book
I have a funny history with Magic Digest. I got it probably 40 years ago, skimmed through it and decided I didn't like it. But for some reason I kept going back to it. Maybe it was the sidebar stories of famous magicians, but eventually I started to re-look at some of the material. The was a sponge routine, an Endless Chain routine, reprints from old Tannens and Magic Inc catalogues etc. It was a much better book than I first thought and also one that kept rekindling my interest in magic (as a non performer) I like it now.
@@EruditeMagic I have seen Magic Digest being suggested as a good beginning book by some people in those best beginner books lists. It's not up there with the ones mentioned here but it has been suggested.
Lorayne’s magic square has become a classic, found in that book.
💯🤫 😉
The print editions are no longer available, but Jeremiah Zuo's coin and card books are available as ebooks on Penguin for $20 and $25, respectively. While I've never read the coin book, I've only seen good reviews and the videos of him performing the material are great. I have his card book and like it a lot. It's quirky, and not exactly easy, so it won't appeal to everybody, but I have been enjoying working on Those Are the Aces from it.
Thanks for the video and list. My magic library is relatively small, but I do have a lot of these books already, so I guess I made some good choices. :)
💯 you have!
From Bobo’s, I really like The Traveling Centavos. One ahead, but no gaffs.
Sometimes those are the best, the ones ready to go with no special props. Thanks for sharing! 👏
Awesome video!
I would say adding Expert Card Techniques, Card Control by Buckley would also be good choices for anyone wanting to pursue more card sleights. But do think and agree that Royal Road is gonna be a better choice out of the three because how beginner and experienced friendly it is.
I remember in high school I did Design for Laughter for my whole class and it absolutely killed.
That effect is so easy but so good, it's definitely worth the price of the whole book. On top of that there's so much more to it than that one trick, it's insane.
Self working Mental Magic by Karl Fulves and Practical Mental Magical by Annemanm are my most recommended for the mentalism route.
I recommend for anyone wanting to do mem/ stack deck work, but on a budget because a lot of great mem deck books are at least $60,(which is still worth it, but hey, I know what it's like to not have that be disposable), going with My Personal Stack by DaOrtiz.
It's a PDF, but it's only $10, it's a steal at that price and you get so much from it.
Thanks for sharing, Xavier 👍
Tip: These books are all easy to find at local used bookstores for even lower prices.
Card College is great and all -- in my top five for sure -- but Giobbi was definitely standing on the shoulders of giants when he wrote those books. The Pogue is my standard recommendation for new magicians. I just think it's more readable than the other intros.
You're right. And as far as I know, the least expensive card college book is still double $20
Great post. Thank you!
You bet - thanks George!
I like Mark Wilson course in magic and it was my first book l bought at 15 yrs old. But there are so many books with treasures 😊👍😊👍
You're right! You're limited only by your imagination 👍
Great video, I love this serie!
Also please what's the title of the intro soundtrack?
Thank you, Peppe! I don't recall the name. I got it from epidemic sound 🤷
I found the music mix a little loud. I love these videos but I want to hear Jeff not the canned music distracting me from him.
I have some of these, great stuff
Do you have a favorite?
@@EruditeMagic from these, probably royal road, but my real favorite is prism and false anchors,
Interesting favorites!
@@EruditeMagic I learn from all of them, but those really had great subtleties.
The coins across I still perform all the time comes directly from Bobo’s.
What's the name, do you remember? There are many versions!
@@EruditeMagic I will have to look it up when I get home tomorrow.
No worries! Looking forward to hearing which one it is 😃
Instead of the jinx you could just get Annemann card ticks
Wow... The Music is so loud it is hard to hear you in this one in the intro.
Again Jeff- great content!! Will we meet at FISM?
Thank you, Sasha! At this point, it looks dubious that I'll make it, but let's not give up on meeting sometime.
"Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals" by Bill Simon is quite good and available for only about $12. Recommended.
I'm not sure I've seen this one, but I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion! 👍
scarne on card tricks ?
Great [old-school] book of tricks
Great!!! Another wonderful content.. btw is there anyway don's magic can provide less expensive way of shipping internationally? I tried to see how much shipping would cost me if i where to get books from don's but a $100 shipping fee by shipito is just too much...
Thanks, Erico. I suspect international shipping will remain high as long as the actual services (USPS, DHL, UPS, FedEx, etc.) continue to charge the rates they do. 😕 Nothing much to do about that - sorry 🤷
@@EruditeMagic thats why i went with Vanishinginc they have free worldwide shipping with oders over $70, btw i have the Seventh Heaven book on its way to the Philippines together with a couple of other tittles as of this writing. Just so you know your video convinced me to get the book so Thank you Jeff...
Magic For Dummies is the book for me. Have a niece or nephew and you need a trick to entertain them? Pencil and quarter double vanish page 37. Need a trick to teach your nibling? Triple rubber band escape page 70. Want a card trick to keep in your metaphorical back pocket? Soul Mates, page 200 Want even more card tricks to keep in your back pocket? Chapter 11 starts on 223 and teaches forces and revelations. Need an effect for stage for your talent show? Walking through ropes, page 88. Need a weird, funny effect for your parlor talent show? The unforgettable cloudy toilet paper trick on page 116. Need a funny, weird effect for your parlor talent show? Give that purse a hand, page 94. Something interesting to show friends or clients at a coffee shop or restaurant? Evaporating sugar, 146.
When teaching the effects, the book highlights the hard parts which require additional practice, what moments require acting, subtle touches, and general performance tips. The effects are presented with a decent script. Side note: If you hate the script, ask yourself what you hate and change the script from there to something you do like. The effects do not require a trip to your local magic shop. You'll be able to get everything from a general store. The effects were selected from a pantheon of magicians like Gregory Wilson, Michael Ammar, Jade, Chad Long, Eugene Burger, and a myriad of others. Magic For Dummies also presents what to say when you mess up a trick, lines for hecklers, responses for, "How'd you do that?", interesting stories from professional magicians, and interesting moments in magic history. It hits the FAQ and common sidebar topics.
Great post!
If you're looking for value and the most bang for your buck, you could have just said anything Dover. Would've been a bit of a shorter video though... :D
Are there any Dover books you recommend above others?
I particularly like the Self-Working series by Karl Fulves (I have 10 volumes of the series) and Henning Nelm's wonderful theory book, Magic and Showmanship.
Those are all some great suggestions! 👏
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