Reviews: Read What Others Are Saying: page 5
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Masq Stack
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Paul Warren (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 27 September, 2024)
Recently acquired the unknown mentalist's "MASQ" pdf download from
lybrary.com and I am NOT disappointed! It's exactly what I hoped for. Great little PDF booklet - which does what it says.
Lessons in Scripture
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Dr David Williamson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 27 September, 2024)
If you have been doing gospel magic for very long, you will have noticed that the majority of effects focus on only a handful of narrative presentations. The value in this work is not so much in its repetition, but in its presentation of the effects that are most common in this field. Be confident that even if you are a seasoned professional in this field of magic that you will find at least a few golden nuggets of value that will help you not only entertain your audiences, but that will assist you in pointing those in attendance to the truths of Scripture. At a minimum, after reading Rev. Bodley’s approach and nuances you should at least be provided with food for thought in creating new routines and subtleties in handling, and at this price … you can’t go wrong.
Thimble Magic
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Dr David Williamson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 27 September, 2024)
While only one somewhat thorough treatise on thimble magic should suffice, the avid performer or purveyor of everything “thimble” will find something of value in each of the books/manuscripts on the topic of thimble-flicking. This one is no different, and for the price, you cannot go wrong. The nuances of handling are explained either in written and/or in pictorial form.
The question that I felt was left unanswered is, “Do people really care anymore about the appearance, vanish, and change of thimbles?” Stated another way, “Is the pursuit of thimble dexterity solely for my own enjoyment or for the purpose of showing off in front of my magi friends?”
To summarize: Know WHY you desire to become proficient in thimble manipulations before tackling this nearly lost art form. With this as your foundation, you’ll quickly see the value in having a multitude of works on everything thimble, for each of those that lybrary.com offers is worthy of your money … and your time.
Mentalism Masterclass 9: astrological/zodiac based mindreading
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Steve Sanders (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 21 September, 2024)
Mentalism Masterclass 9 is an encyclopaedia of how to divine your audiences’ astrological signs (and more!) It contains everything and anything that you would want to know on the subject. Definitely a worthwhile tome to get, if you’re into that stuff!
One small bugbear though, it appears to be if the PDF was typed one huge roll of paper. The material, although very, very good, has no index or definable headings, thus making it difficult to find items or particular effects.
Don’t let that put you off though, a definite good buy!
TCF: Tarot Counting Feint
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Gregg Webb (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 21 September, 2024)
Bob Farmer is on fire. This package is very good, and the force is known but nicely hidden. The presentations are very good with some nice supplied help. I also enjoyed the bonus material. At this price you can't go wrong even if you are the hard to please type.
Power of the Svengali
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jacob Johnson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
I admit that I am a big fan of Gerald Edmundson and his "Ostrich Factor", so this was a no-brainer for me to get! Gerald has put together a very nice set of ideas for using the Svengali deck. I especially liked the chapter on deck switches! (Now if Gerald would only agree to putting the "Ostrich Factor" on lybrary.com!)
The Svengali Pitch: The Real Work
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jacob Johnson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
This video is great for those wanting to learn a pitch! The video is old, but the sound and video quality are very acceptable.
The Long and the Short of it
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jacob Johnson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
Fantastic! I really enjoyed the content and the way it was presented. Don't sit on the fence, just get it!
Perfect Table Faro Shuffle
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jacob Johnson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
This is a short video, but incredibly valuable! The technique is the best I've seen.
4 Most
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jacob Johnson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
Nice effect, well explained. Enjoyed!
Digital Book Test
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
Got this just a couple of hours back. Read the instructions in my lunch break. And performed to a couple of my colleagues. It went very well. Firstly, a digital or soft book test is the future, I think. Especially for informal occasions. And this one packs a punch. I did the first n last paragraphs. The "letter ploy" employed here is brilliant. The method is so clean and flexible with multiple approaches. This one earned a permanent place on my phone.
Pocket Word Game
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Ray Jack (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 16 September, 2024)
Long set up. Long process. But for the price it's ok.
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Jacob Johnson (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Saturday 14 September, 2024)
This is such a fantastic book! I don't understand why it isn't recommended all the time. This book is absolutely chocked full of useful information.
33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Christopher M. Reynolds (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 13 September, 2024)
I'm an indiscriminate junky when it comes to buying old magic books. It's an addiction. Sometimes, I need a quick, affordable fix to get the monkey off my back.
My latest dopamine hit is 33 Rope Escapes and Chain Releases by Burling Hull. I was pleasantly surprised by some of the workable material within the average person's reach.
When I was five, I saw the movie Houdini with Tony Curtis. Like many other kids, I became a Houdini fanatic. I forget how many hours I spent playing escape artist with my toy handcuffs in my room.
That Christmas, I received a cheap, plastic Adams Co. magic set. It came with classic tricks like the cups and balls, two-card monte, and, to my excitement, the Siberian chain escape.
If you'll only learn one escape trick in your lifetime, make it the Siberian chain escape. It's fast, easy, flashy, and a proven hit amongst audiences for over 100 years.
In Burling Hull's 33 Rope Escapes and Chain Releases, he shares the secret behind that and other escape classics.
First published in 1915, it remains a reliable source for the methods behind simple, workable escapes like the Ten-Ichi thumb tie, the Excelsior tie, and scams used by bogus spirit mediums.
In his book Wiseguy, the late Harry Anderson lists it as the source material for his comedy escape act. Henry Hay also mentions it in the Amateur Magician's Handbook as essential reading for any budding escapologist.
Hull (the self-styled Thomas Edison of magic) also gives practical advice on the staging and showmanship needed to pull off an effective escapology stunt.
After reading this, anyone (even clumsy old me) could create a 10-to-15-minute escape act. Remember: Escapology is like WWE wrestling: 75% hype and 25% spectacle.
This book proves once again that when it comes to performing magic or any of the allied arts, it's not what you do that counts but how you do it.
Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope Routines
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Benji Milanowski (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 11 September, 2024)
Provides a few variations on the Jardine Ellis ring on stick and ring on rope/ribbon routine. It is a nice primer to using the Jardine Ellis ring.
Tricks with the Jardine Ellis Ring
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Benji Milanowski (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 11 September, 2024)
Good effects with the seldom used Jardine Ellis ring; however, the photos leave a lot to be desired in clarity.
4 Minutes of Fame
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Benji Milanowski (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Wednesday 11 September, 2024)
If you are in love with your current cups & balls routine, then you can skip this. Otherwise this is a great routine that makes a volunteer the star. It is easy and entertaining. The instructions and photos are clear. There are link outs to short video clips to provide further clarification on moves and phases.
Ted Lesley's Working Performer's Marked Deck Manual
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Elijah Williams (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 06 September, 2024)
Let me start by saying how overwhelmed I feel trying to tell others about this system without exposure. I'll just say the following:
We are all SO blessed that Chris (whom I've never met) would go to great lengths to allow us to have access to something truly special AND making it affordable. I'll never forget how big an explosion went off at the Magic Castle when this became available. The ability to mark ANY card or .... well. I'll just say the product you will receive will allow you so many decks to make and the way you want them. Lastly, do yourself a favor and buy the booklet too. You'll be glad you did.
The Sphinx Index
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Nathaniel Thedford
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 01 September, 2024)
This is absolutely amazing to me. Just reading the index of this collection is flabbergasting. I have just purchased this, however, from the reading journey that brought me here and the sources they all came from, I know I made a good investment. I gave up Magic as a young boy and never picked it back up. It took me another 37 years to realize just how "magical" that life really is.
All my thanks definitely go to all of the staff at Lybrary.com who put this together to make it available online.
Abracadabra!
Enchanted Ball Manipulation
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Gregg Webb (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Tuesday 27 August, 2024)
Billiard balls has been my favorite part of magic. I haven't had a new book in a while and this one is great. I know the name James Swoger. The book has a good cross-section of techniques and effects and I like the use of the pockets - a ball penetrates the trousers, etc., and ends up in the pocket because as you bring the one out, you can palm out more to get ahead in your routine. Color changes, vanishes, multiplications, a multiplying routine and a gold ball routine and more. You can't go wrong.
TCF: Tarot Counting Feint
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Yukishige Kadoya (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Sunday 25 August, 2024)
All of Bob's booklets are well worth studying for any serious magicians. His Blank Jack is an outstanding Worker. There are other excellent routines hidden in there as well. This book and TCF: The Counting Feint must be read together. At $15 for the two books, they are a bargain! Highly recommended.
Corner of Piccadilly
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Peter Bernard (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 23 August, 2024)
Easy to learn and loads of fun. I got wide eyes and a “wtf” look from my teenage grandson. 10/10
Magician's DIY Tips and Tricks
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by FRANK ANDREWS (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Monday 19 August, 2024)
I didn't think I'd find anything new here, but just two tips in this terse, useful booklet saved me $100 almost immediately. Recommended!
Shuffled Not Bored
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Cal Horelick (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Friday 16 August, 2024)
Don't waste your time. I purchased this and it was a waste of time and money. I had in my files Aldo Columbini's predect-a-bility and it is 100 times better than this. This was very very boring and Aldo's version was way more fun. You can thank me later.
Bammo Crambazzled Dossier
Overall customer rating: ★★★★★reviewed by Lou Lepore (confirmed purchase)
Rating: ★★★★★ (Date Added: Thursday 15 August, 2024)
Great stuff. Worker material