Reviews: Read What Others Are Saying: page 21
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Dovetail Deceptions
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Amado Narvaez (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 19 April, 2023)
A great introduction to dove magic.
Mentelimination Plus
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Marc Rehula (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 18 April, 2023)
Very clever working of this type plot, where you sincerely find a card that is missing in the pack. However, this is not a self-working routine. It's not necessarily difficult, but it will require that you devote much time to practice - the more you practice, the smoother and speedier the routine will flow.
Coffee Bones
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Claude Shaffer (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 15 April, 2023)
I present a couple other mental things using dice, even after reading Hal's review, I still had hopes that this could be incorporated into the routine flow. It is unfortunate that Coffee Bones does not meet my expectations. I am in agreement with what Hal Barlow wrote in his review.
In my opinion, this should be in an e-book (with other thoughts and routines with that extra) to command the $10 download cost, not a standalone trick and presentation.
The Art of Illusion
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jason Lucchini (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 13 April, 2023)
love this book, very informative.
Magic Digest
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Peter Vattimo (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 10 April, 2023)
One of my favorite books in any genre !!! I got my paperback copy in the 1970's and this ebook is my reading copy that I can read anytime I have my tablet. Solid magic ... Cards, rope, coins, mentalism - actual illusions - and for the old timers there are catalog samples from years ago, as well as historical entries on magic and magicians. This is the book I go to as a "feel good" read !!!
Jinx
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Peter Vattimo (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 10 April, 2023)
Classic magic ... A fun historical read. Well presented as an ebook at a cost that is incredibly low. There is stuff here that is dated ... But also material that may be updated. Well worth the price.
ESP Cards with Bicycle Back Marked
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Rory Gullion (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 07 April, 2023)
Fantastic... These are great ESP cards easy to read, even with "old eyes". Although they are easy to read, they are not detectable to the average spectator. In fact, after showing them several other magicians, they weren't able to spot the markings when I shared that they were marked.
Coffee Bones
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 31 March, 2023)
You need more than dice and a coffee cup. Not a bad idea, but I didn't think it was worth $10.
Twenty Stunners with a Nail Writer
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Andrew Baroch (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 29 March, 2023)
An essential primer for quickie thought reading. Handling and presentation.
13 Steps to Mind Maintenance for Magicians and Mentalists
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Andrew Baroch (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 29 March, 2023)
Good advice for daily living in general. Why only magicians?
Bill S Kill
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Andrew Baroch (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 29 March, 2023)
Got to be an easier way to get the needed bills.
Spook Crooks!
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Andrew Baroch (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 29 March, 2023)
Who cares about corruption? A really well-written history of a sordid, criminal profession.
Coffee Break Mental Magic: Pet Readings for Mind-Readers
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Andrew Baroch (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 29 March, 2023)
So so. Shows some thought.
PRIC: Propless Remote Instant Cartomancy
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Andrew Baroch (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 29 March, 2023)
Boring, confusing.
Snap: A Treatise on Drawing Duplications
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Andrew Baroch (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 29 March, 2023)
Hate it. Anybody can use stooges.
The Art of Body Loading and Productions
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Tim Schultz (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 28 March, 2023)
Very Nice publication. Well worth the price of the download. Thank you.
Exhale
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Howard Port (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 25 March, 2023)
This is a great book and I would say that even if it wasn't free. It uses a number of subtleties, some of which are new to me, and which are quite clever and makes the spectator think you couldn't have any knowledge of their card or its whereabouts while in actuality the magician is always in control. He gives some especially good ideas on the interlaced shuffle which is good, I find, for younger folks as not everyone knows how to shuffle cards anymore. I would think a $10 to $15 price for this would have been more than reasonable. As for me, I'm a hobbyist now with a main interest in close-up, especially cards. I haven't been performing a lot recently but used to work quite a bit, including a couple of years at the Forks Hotel with Eddie Fechter.
Stage Up-ers
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Joel Howlett (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 20 March, 2023)
Another enjoyable and informative audio from Barry Mitchell. This encouraging listen, will remind magicians of the basics of stagecraft as well as points on being a professional that many performers may be overlooking. Well done and thank you Barry.
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Peter Vattimo (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 16 March, 2023)
A "classic" with tips and ideas that may save a performance from failure. I actually purchased the hardcopy many years ago and wanted the PDF version for easy access. Worth more than the purchase price after the info saves you just once !!! Add to that, sleights/forces/controls are taught which may be used in multiple effects. If you use cards, this will be of benefit.
The Strolling Magician
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Peter Vattimo (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 16 March, 2023)
Lots of info - Magical effects: A wide variety with some great ideas which can be utilized in multiple genres (cards, coins, close-up, parlor) - Performance and theory: solid discussion and suggestions plus dealing with many different types of situations.
Major value here - I definitely feel like I got "bang for my buck" !!! (I've been into magic for over 50 years and a serious hobbyist for over 30).
Theory, performance tips, actual magic effects - I will re-read this one.
Very pleased with this purchase.
Jinx
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Cheryl Michalson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 09 March, 2023)
This really is a bargain at less than the cost of one of the hardcover books when they were published. There are some gems here. Skill level I would say is easy in most cases. I like the index, one of the reasons I purchased it as I already have the hardcover books.
I consider myself a hobbyist to a serious amateur.
I would give this 5 stars
Kings over Queens
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by hal barlow (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 09 March, 2023)
Great effect, but his instructions are a bit hard to follow. He gets mixed up at times and can't seem to remember what comes next. His accent does not help the effort. This is a very nice effect overall, but the explanation could have been enhanced with just a bit more effort.
Thought Swiper
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Nique Tan
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 06 March, 2023)
Florida Keys
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by keith marshall (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 24 February, 2023)
His presentation is a little dry, but the effect is really nice close up. I have kept this and a coin in my pocket for 10 years now. I am a hobbyist who mostly entertains the grandchildren, and occasionally still their parents.
Devil's Island
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Douglas Sparkes (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 23 February, 2023)
I love the premise. This type of magic / mentalism appeals to my style and performance. It's not just a trick. It is an audience engaging story and effect. I love the clever buried treasure approach and the fact I can involve up to eight people from the audience. The effect and props can easily be modified from close-up to parlor or even to stage. I must underscore this is a well-constructed piece of mentalism, but as I am a practicing mentalist, I almost immediately recognized the underlying methods used to fool the audience. This is not a complaint. The point is it FOOLED the audience! If the entertainment value is greater than the method, then the method doesn't matter! In this specific case, "Devil's Island" has high audience entertainment value. It is sound mentalism delivered expertly. Additionally, the price for this piece is so reasonable that I appreciated having the short three-page explanation spelling out each step ... saving me reconstruction time (like I said, I know the underlying methods being deployed, but it is not like the steps are crystal clear from a single viewing). The "Devil's Island" concept itself is uniquely entertaining and fun for the audience. I like it a lot, BUT I really love the fact I was also able to rearrange the root premise to fit my own show's approach and style. To be clear, instead of buried treasure I rearranged the foundational method to work with a selection of random movie posters. I do a lot of movie-themed magic, and I believe and hope this will be a nice, entertaining mystery addition for my show. It is a fun piece of mentalism and I highly recommend and commend Mark Leveridge's genius construction.