card magic book in auction

[kittynh]

Check out the "Royal Road to Card Magic" in the auction section. Brown says Randi himself reccomended it to him!

[Brown]

Originally posted by kittynh
Check out the "Royal Road to Card Magic" in the auction section. Brown says Randi himself reccomended it to him! Well, not to me personally, but he did recommend it, yes. Someone dropped a line to Mr. Randi during his Internet broadcast, and asked for recommendations about books on conjuring techniques. Mr. Randi recommended "Royal Road."

[Cain]

It's a good book.

[juninho]

Originally posted by Cain
It's a good book.

Hm, haven't read that one.

[Cain]

Most magicians I've seen have reccomended The Royal Road to Card Magic as one of the best introductions.

Then you graduate to Expert Card Technique, which covers some of the same ground, but focuses more on flourishes.

For coin magic it's always Modern Coin Magic by Bobo.

Those are the three I see reccomended most often.

I think instructional DVDs serve as better guide though. They're more expensive, but a well done DVD easily trumps those 50s illustrations. Besides, reading sucks.

[Bob Klase]

Royal Road and Expert Card Technique have been great books for a long time. They still are- especially if you have a very limited budget. But if you're serious and can afford it I'd recommended the Card College series (5 books)- Much more up to date and easier to read.

[homunculus]

Oh hi Bob.

Paul.