Your first magic book?
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MY first 'real' magic book was John Bannon's Dear MR. Fantasy. Although now unfortunately out of print, still to this day I use some of the routines inside, they are killer effects - for both laymen and magicians alike. I bought it in 2005; it was my first taste of real magic books. From there on, my heart has always been set to purchase a book first, before a DVD. 
Jordan
Jordan
When I was five, I got copies of Spooky Tricks and Magic Secrets for my birthday.
Now that I see they're still available, I'm getting all nostalgic and thinking about buying new copies of them. I can't remember much of anything about them, except how the ink they used to print these books smelled like vomit. Spooky Tricks includes the "block a major artery" version of Control.
Now that I see they're still available, I'm getting all nostalgic and thinking about buying new copies of them. I can't remember much of anything about them, except how the ink they used to print these books smelled like vomit. Spooky Tricks includes the "block a major artery" version of Control.
My first magic book was "Mindfreak: Secret Revelations" by Criss Angel-- just kidding. Actually, it was "The Royal Road to Card Magic" by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue.
Cheers,
JTM
Cheers,
JTM
I didn't start magic pre-internet... But my first books were Mark Wilson's Complete Course, Royal Road, and J.B.Bobo's Modern Coin Magic. Books are better than DVDs for two big reasons. There's more information packed into a book than there is in a DVD. Also, learning from a DVD tempts you to use the demonstrators performance instead of coming up with your own. I certainly appreciate being able to what a demonstration on DVD for clarity sake, some times I don't exactly understand instructions typed on a page. Maybe that's the A.D.D. kickin in.
Mark Wildon's Complete Course in Magic here too. I loved that book. REad the hell out of it. That was over 10 years ago Still know how to do some of the first tricks i ever learned.
Still know how to do some of the first tricks i ever learned.
I'm also one of those Mark Wilsons Complete Course in Magic starters. Found the book recently, in fact. Good times.
-ThrallMind
-ThrallMind
My first book I only got month ago its bobos book of modern coin magic and I like it I think books are a great and cheap way to learn and like in bobos with some pictures you can learn fine books are also great because you get A LOT of stuff in it for a really low price
bobos book rocks =)
Prognostikon
bobos book rocks =)
Prognostikon