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Jaysee Silk Color Change Supreme
Overall customer rating:reviewed by Brian Catlin (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 25 September, 2025)
Superb routine, recommended by Ken Brooke when he published his Sucker Colour Changing Silk routine way back. I purchased mine in 1955. At 3 Dollars, this is a giveaway.
Linking Ring Routine
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Donald Pudliner (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 23 September, 2025)
Great to have this available at such a reasonable price.
Playing Canasta
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Dan Sherer (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 18 September, 2025)
This is mostly good, though it has some copy-editing problems here and there. Worth a look if you like the sort of effect described.
The Systematic Seer
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by David Hughes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 15 September, 2025)
It's short, but the concept it teaches really makes cold reading easier.
Mind Control
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by David Hughes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 15 September, 2025)
This is a really good look at the way we get equivoque wrong. Great advice in here.
Jinx
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by David Hughes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 15 September, 2025)
It's hard not to love this collection. There are a lot of great effects in here, and the writing is really good too. Even if you just read it for historical reasons, I think this is worth the price of admission.
DIY I-Pad: Do It Yourself Impression Pad
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by David Hughes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 15 September, 2025)
I'm giving this 3 stars only because the gimmick is very hard to find (locally and online) in 2025. I think it would work well if I could locate the most important piece or figure out how to make my own. I have no doubt that this would work really well as an I-pad, but it's frustrating that the gimmick is so hard to find now.
Trip Mentale
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Niccolo Sancrotti (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 07 September, 2025)
Tenete d'occhio questo promettente mentalista, specialmente se adorate gli effetti improptu e propless: sono curati tutti i minimi dettagli e crea la vera illusione della lettura del pensiero.
Aspetto altri lavori!
Collenddon Aces
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Koko B (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 02 September, 2025)
This is so brilliant! We need more Paul Gordon downloads!
Adamathica
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Eddie Mukai (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 24 August, 2025)
Fantastic routine! 5 stars to Chris and Lybrary!
Street Conjuror's Coins Across
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by David Iredale (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 23 August, 2025)
As someone who has very dry skin, I find most coin slights impossible to perform and have to rely on subtleties rather than sleights. This routine would fit nicely into other routines using a C/S coin.
Street Conjuror's Coins Across
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Rick Sandberg (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 22 August, 2025)
This is a terrific entry-level effect that can be performed right away - simple, clean, easy. Four stars because it looks to me to be too simple to be a standalone effect, but good for a transition between effects, or a quick change of pace filler. It obviously requires a copper-silver. I've been performing coin effects daily for about a year and wish I had something as easy and impactful when I first took up coin work. Note that I haven't performed this since I don't have a copper-silver, but this is clearly as easy as it gets. And it's free!
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jens Woinowski (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 22 August, 2025)
The content of this book does not need yet another review. I am still writing one because the Lybrary version is the best legally available electronic version I have encountered yet. For my purposes, a true text PDF with proper links beats a facsimile any time. It is only four stars because an e-book reader-friendly format like EPUB would be even better.
Emily v2
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Michael Broussard (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 21 August, 2025)
Emily V2 is fantastic. I'd say in the right hands (if one has a basic knowledge of the effects and techniques used in Bizarre Magic and Storytelling) it's an extremely well-orchestrated and powerful piece of theatre. Theatrical seances can be challenging to perform well, especially when dealing with subject matter as somber as child abuse, and striking the right balance of emotion and entertainment is definitely something that can really only be learned by performing. That being said, Emily is a piece that would probably be best suited for a more seasoned practitioner but even beginners could benefit quite a bit from studying it and learning about how to structure and present an excellent, solid piece of storytelling magic.
All That Jazz
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Brian Marks (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 20 August, 2025)
This is one of my favorite effects, and I get several versions in one place.
An Exposure of Mediums' Tricks and Rackets
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Gregg Webb (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 19 August, 2025)
One of the big schools for magic in Las Vegas has added a seance room because there is a comeback of seances going on, seemingly. This book from the 30's is a terrific read and has the bonus of being illustrated by Nelson Hahne, albeit uncredited, who is probably my favorite magic illustrator. This is a great little re-release of a Nelson Enterprises book.
Bammo Hand O' Doom
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Mark Millen (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 15 August, 2025)
Accurate description of the effect and suitable method, however it requires a full deck setup and a bank of commonly owned gimmicked cards. With such extensive preparation, I’m on the fence on whether the juice is worth the squeeze.
Against All Odds
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by raphael czaja
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 12 August, 2025)
One of the best deals you can find from Aldo - Many of the tricks were sold independently.
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED is the easiest impromptu Torn and Restored card effect. THE DISCOVERY PACK is Peter Duffie at his best. It requires a special pack but it is worth it. JUNGLE JAM involves a very useful Bernard Bilis' setup. Patrick Page's subtlety on the Classic force might convince you to try it for real.
Against All Odds
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Joel Howlett (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 12 August, 2025)
Some great ideas on this download and a special guest appearance from Patrick Page, too. I purchased this just for the XRay deck effect after a friend recommended it to me.
Simon Lovell: The Lemming Unleashed
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Joel Howlett (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 12 August, 2025)
I really enjoyed seeing this live performance of Simon Lovell. He is a great entertainer. It was informative to hear his words of wisdom in the interview after the show, too. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Karma Deck
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Alex Hall (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 10 August, 2025)
If you have never been introduce to MEMORIZED stack work (I mean by a master like Simon Aronson or Juan Tamariz), this ebook might be a worthy step as a "first date". But if you have gone long miles to research the pros and cons of MEMORIZED stacks and have made the decision to devote time and effort to wield this mighty weapon, than I suggest leaving this aside and invest in the real work.
Here are the reasons.
First of all, I say MEMORIZED in its strictest terms, like "if you forget it, the only fallback is a note stuck to the back of a joker". After all, you can rote memorize virtually any sequence...so might as well use something with magic built in. Memorized stacks from Nikola to Aragon are mostly blessed with multiple built-in magic, of which very few is introduced in this Ebook (although I believe construction of more is possible).
Now to the construction of the stack. Unknown Mentalist is wise in separating suits from values, and using a tetradistic design, so the problem after the simplification really boils down to a bijection from collection {1,2,3...13} to itself. The construction of the bijection is admittedly smart, since it uses something virtually everyone is familiar with, so takes up little extra memory. Tetradistic stacks do offer distinct advantages (please refer to All In by Allan Ackerman, for details), but I am admittedly a bit disappointed to realize that this is not included in the description.
In all, I think this ebook works OK for a memorized stack first date. You invest 18$ and some 10 minutes and get a stack that is memorized besides a few tricks. Now you can do many if not most stack independent works. But are there advanced features like conversion from and to new deck order? Not mentioned. Any full-length discussion on how to get into stack from any situations? No. Also, the algorithmic nature means you have to discover built-ins, instead of building your favourite tricks into the stack.
It can properly serve as an introduction, and tryout to see if mem decks are really your thing. There is nothing wrong to abandon mem decks in exchange for other tools, and if after using karma you find out mem decks are just not so favourable to you, a great deal of time and effort is saved. But if you are an addict of mem decks, and wish not only to use but to study and cherish it, I recommend karma only as a middling addition to your knowledge, not a full powered weapon.
The Royal Road to Card Magic
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by John Montes
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 07 August, 2025)
This was one of the books that added jet fuel to my progression from complete beginner to competent amateur and helped set the foundation for a lifetime of learning and study of the craft. Just because the book was first written in 1948 doesn't mean it's obsolete. Sure, some of the patter in a few places here and there can be modified to taste, but the concepts, techniques, and fundamentals are timeless.
Introduction to Card Magic
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by John Montes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 07 August, 2025)
Robert Giobbi's Introduction to Card Magic is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in card magic. The book is well-structured, with clear explanations and practical tricks that build confidence step by step. Giobbi’s teaching style is engaging, making even complex techniques accessible to beginners. Whether you're a complete novice or looking to refine your fundamentals, this book is a fantastic resource. Highly recommended!
Master's ACAAN
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Simon Bate (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 06 August, 2025)
Not quite as simple as the description implies. Without giving it away, you need some extras and some craft work.
The Complete Gypsy Switch Handbook
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Gregg Webb (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 04 August, 2025)
The Gypsy Switch lends itself to a lot of variety as per the objects used and the effects possible and the stories that can be told along with these. The supposed origin of this technique was used in a way that played the locals for suckers. You (probably) won't use it in that way, but you can learn from it and tell about it in your story that you can tell about the routines in this book, or just keep it clean and use it for a great magic show piece.
Aenos 1 & 2
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Frank Machniak (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 01 August, 2025)
Excellent book I was unfamiliar with!
Tri-Color Cups and Balls
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Thomas Glaser (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 01 August, 2025)
Sehr schöne und wirklich einfache Routine. Auch für Einsteiger in die Welt der Cups and Balls, leicht zu erlernen!!
English translation: A very appealing and straightforward routine. Even for those new to the world of cups and balls, it is easy to learn!!
Color Changing Knife Routine
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Thomas Glaser (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 01 August, 2025)
Sehr schöne Routine und wirklich einfach.
English translation: Very nice routine and really simple.
Invisible Mental Logs
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by falone marco (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 31 July, 2025)
Overall, a nice, interesting PDF, but I don't see the credits to a very, very similar effect, that's why I don't give 5 stars.
Lessons in Conjuring
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jean-Guy DAVRIL (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 24 July, 2025)
Lacks pictures so much!
But not to Play
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by paul greene (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 22 July, 2025)
Covers loads of essentials and is well written.
Deal, Mix & Spell
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Yu-Jen Chen (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 21 July, 2025)
Many good math magic tricks, but no figures, only text description.
Last Tricks Without Names
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Yu-Jen Chen (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 21 July, 2025)
All are very good mathematical magic.
Over Max
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Chris George (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 14 July, 2025)
Can’t beat the price. More importantly you might well end up with a new “on the spot/borrowed deck” miracle.
Thumb Tip Close Up Concepts
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Dirk Stone (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 13 July, 2025)
Got this ebook today and couldn’t put it down. It’s way more than just thumb tip concepts. Every magician should read this. Lots of great information. This book is worth a lot and should not be free.
Flying Saucers
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Steve Lisicky (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 11 July, 2025)
This is an OK version of Out of this World but the description says you can use a borrowed deck which is very misleading because a set up is involved. 3 Stars for the effect but I subtract 1 star because you can't just borrow a deck and go right into the effect.
Samuel Cox Hooker and his Rising Cards
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Tom Yurasits (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
Great book about Hooker Rising Cards.
The Big Book of Rising Cards
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Tom Yurasits (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
Best Rising card book.
Invisible Mental Logs
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by MARK DERWIN (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
This is incredible. I love the mental logs. Brian watsons mental logs outdone are awesome. This knocks it off the top spot for me. Ridiculously easy to perform with a system you don’t see coming and couldn’t figure out if you tried. Bravo unknown mentalist this is the real work.
Everybody's Fooled
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Aaron Fasel (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 10 July, 2025)
This is worth getting if you like card work and are looking for novel ways of fooling people. I haven’t done it yet but there’s potential here.
I’m a big fan of videos where the magician has written a script and/or edits the footage for time. This is not one of those. Do don’t hesitate to scrub through most of it. The gimmick explanation section and the method should be pretty easy to spot from the thumbnails.
Aldo on Trost Volume 10
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by raphael czaja
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 08 July, 2025)
Intuition is one of the best effortless card tricks and is worth the price of the download.
Hitting by Missing
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Leslie Warren (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 07 July, 2025)
I am an amateur magician. I do a little magic for a few friends. Hitting by Missing looks like a good piece of magic. It can play for 2-3 people, but is better with fifteen or more people. Various people guess as to the suit and value of "one card" face down on the table and of course they are right! As the magician you have a list of questions that you have to remember and ask in the right order for this to work. I haven't tried it yet, but I am hoping I could use a crib sheet that no one sees to make it easier for me.