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BlackZ Veteran user 316 Posts 
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Is there any difference in the content between the normal edition or the deluxe edition?
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John Long Inner circle New Jersey 2826 Posts
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I think the trick/effect content is identical, but you may get a different cover, you get a page of Jay's notes.. Vanishing Inc's site probably gives the details
Breathtaking Magic;
Not Breath Taking |
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BlackZ Veteran user 316 Posts
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Thanks
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Bob_Hummer Special user 842 Posts
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I am going through these books again (it has being about 20 months since I last studied them).
I am noticing a lot of cool ideas that I overlooked on my first time round. Just about to re-read the third volume! I think it ruins the fun to point out all the best tricks. So - I don't plan on adding to what I have already mentioned in this thread. At least for now. One nice thing is that I found a cool mentalism trick that I really like. I remembered seeing a great mentalism trick on an old Sankey DVD. But I couldn't remember any of the details about it. Anyway - on my first run through of the books - I somehow passed it by. But this time I found it - it is lovely being reunited with this trick. It has a combination of simple principles which really tickles me. |
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KevinKM99 New user 78 Posts
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There's one trick in the series I'm surprised hasn't garnered more attention. It's called "One of One." I remember watching Jay lecture this and thinking how this would be really strong for laypeople. Spoiler alert: There's a Cardiographic moment in the effect. One card changing to another feels like a switch, yet, one drawing changing to another feels somehow impossibly plausible. Look it up.
Kevin |
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R2D2 Veteran user 304 Posts
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I thought I'd put in a vote for the whole string of effects he has that hinge on using the ECC. Not sure if it's cheating to nominate a whe group of effects.
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Thijs27 New user 5 Posts
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Hello fellow magicians. I'm currently looking for good books to help me extend my magic. Do you guys think this is still worth it buying or should I try something else? Many thanks, Thijs (sorry is this is a little of topic but I thought since you all read the books)
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Bob_Hummer Special user 842 Posts
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Tell us more about yourself.
And we will point you in the right direction. What books in magic have you read? |
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Thijs27 New user 5 Posts
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I have read a book about cardmagic, and I have bought some DVDs from different magicians. but now I'm really looking for something with a lot of different good effects, with cards and with a lot of other things. I like books more than DVDs because I seem te forget DVDs faster
Thanks for answering so quick:) Thijs |
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Bob_Hummer Special user 842 Posts
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My two biggest recommendations would be 'Richard's Almanac' by Richard Kaufman and the three 'Art of Astonishment' books by Paul Harris.
That said - the Jay Sankey books mentioned in this thread would be a great choice as well. You can't go wrong with those books (7 volumes in total). After that - if you are still hooked on learning tons more magic - I would recommend the 'Apocalyspe' volumes by Harry Lorayne. It is a great magazine. But I think it is best to be quite experienced with magic before tackling them. |
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Thijs27 New user 5 Posts
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Thanks A lot! I think that I'll buy one of those:) just one more question about these books, because I'm not a native English speaker. What is the most easy to read? Maybe that that could make a difference for me:)
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Bob_Hummer Special user 842 Posts
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I would say the Jay Sankey books.
Then the Paul Harris books. Then 'Richard's Almanac'. And then the 'Apocalypse' books. Harry Lorayne is a legend and his magazines (and books) are superb. But his style of writing is not as clear as it could be compared to others. Particularly since he never explains what the effect is supposed to be before diving straight into the explanations. Also - if you want to learn card magic - then Card College is very well written. And has been translated into a number of foreign languages. All the best, Joe Mckay |
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Richard Kaufman Inner circle 2532 Posts
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If you want Jay Sankey's best material, you can save yourself a lot of money by just buying "Sankey Panky" directly from me.
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Thijs27 New user 5 Posts
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Hey Joe,
Sorry for this late response.. I was on vacation
Thanks a lot for your help! Cheers, Thijs |
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Tim Hannig Inner circle Chicago area 1150 Posts
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Fan Mail is another great item...
Volume 3, page 1347 What a great way to engage the audience and make them feel special!
Author of PERFORM, the 2020 Magic Cafe Book of the Year
"I loved this book!" Ken Weber "4 out of 4 stars!" Nick Lewin "This will be a classic of magic!" Mark Pocan performbettershows.com |
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ixnay66 Inner circle Denver 1525 Posts
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On Feb 15, 2016, Richard Kaufman wrote: That's such a great book. Richard, since you were directly involved with Sankey at the beginning, what kinds of comments did you get from working pros at the time who had seen his stuff for the first time in the Amanac and Sankey Pankey? I've been a big fan of his for a long time thanks to those publications so thanks for publishing them. |
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magicfish Inner circle 7036 Posts
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On Feb 15, 2016, Bob_Hummer wrote: I couldn't disagree more. I believe Lorayne's writing style is the clearest I've encountered. |
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Tim Hannig Inner circle Chicago area 1150 Posts
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Oh, boy, I think we're opening a can of worms. LOL
Let's get back to this topic... what are your favorite effects from THE DEFINITIVE SANKEY?
Author of PERFORM, the 2020 Magic Cafe Book of the Year
"I loved this book!" Ken Weber "4 out of 4 stars!" Nick Lewin "This will be a classic of magic!" Mark Pocan performbettershows.com |
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ixnay66 Inner circle Denver 1525 Posts
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I've been a fan forever and I've always liked Forgery, Back in Time and Stirring Silver.
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ixnay66 Inner circle Denver 1525 Posts
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On Feb 15, 2016, Bob_Hummer wrote: The Richard's Almanac hardcover compilation is amazing. I've been recommending it for many years
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Posted: Jul 25, 2014 12:46 am 