Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

[Houdini]

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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring - Professor Hoffman

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[EgViAgN]

Very nice.
never been much of a magic book person. There are moves that you just cant seem to get across in text.
I think video lessons are gonna be around for a very long time.

[j0nasln]

Anyone have a review on this?

[Alex Hess]

Originally Posted by j0nasln

Anyone have a review on this?

Read the book, it's right above and it's free...

I am sure you can tell if you want to read it by reading a few pages, or even the small excerpt review that the gentlemen above you listed.

I consider the above comment Spam. We are trying to limit posts like this. Please be conscious of what/how you are posting things.

[zini]

Originally Posted by EgViAgN

Very nice.
never been much of a magic book person. There are moves that you just cant seem to get across in text.
I think video lessons are gonna be around for a very long time.

Yes, some moves can't seem to get across in text. It's definitely much easier and faster to learn from videos. But I find that if I learn from a video, chances are I will do it exactly the same way as whoever it is I am learning from. In effect, I am a close of him/her. There is very little originality or creativity can can be mustered. Learning from books forces me to be imaginative, creative and basically just be myself. I might also find ways to do the same move differently if I learn it from books independently.

Also, most younger magicians now do not read magic books. Call it lazy if you will, but reading magic books takes up A LOT of time and effort, not to mention that it is must less entertaining too. If you make time to peruse over quality magic books, chances are you will learn many unique tricks that nobody has ever heard of. This will make you stand out from the rest of the crowd!

Give it a try.

[haroldross]

Skimming through the book, I ran across some good ideas. Some of the gadgets that are discribed can be improved upon and work well today. I was amused as I read about some of the effects using thread- if only they had invisible thread when the book was written. There are innumerable suggestions that would help even today. When talking about thread work, it mentioned dark clothing and that it is best to have all the lighting in front of you. Advice that we would do well to heed today.

I found it a very enjoyable read. There is so much information there that I'm sure that each time a skim through it, I'll gain some insight. Give this book at least a skimming. It will not be a waste of time.

[dzejdzej]

Interesting! Thank you for this! If you find more links just post them!