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I'm pleased to announce the release of the first hardbound collection by John Bannon in 10 years, High Caliber. Until August 11, we are offering a pre-publication offer of a free book from our inventory to anyone who buys the new Bannon book. Here are the details: John Bannon’s highly-engineered, yet easy-to-do brand of magic shines in this retrospective. Over forty complete routines are described in Bannon’s easy-going readable style. Here are the tricks and the clever, innovative thinking behind them.

Dec 12, 2007 Dear Mr Fantasy I need help locating a copy of Dear Mr Fantasy by John Bannon. Any help would be much appreciated. Joined: Sep 1, 2007. Dear Mr Fantasy by John Bannon. Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 1 customer rating (1 customer review) Description; Product Description. Another great book from John Bannon.

Collected from Bannon’s publications over the ten years since his internationally best-selling Dear Mister Fantasy, you’ll find an impressive variety as well: Sophisticated “fractal” packet tricks Contemporary gambling demonstrations Ultramodern Ace assemblies Unorthodox “garden path” tricks Unconventional transpositions Refined mental mysteries High Caliber covers the magical waterfront with a fresh, original view. Yet, notwithstanding this extraordinary breadth, no gaffs are employed and no difficult moves are required. Virtually all of the routines use regular cards, most are impromptu, and quite a few are self-working. Typical of Bannon’s work, each layered construction has been polished until the trick has a point, a purpose, and a place in the magical firmament. All in, High Caliber is a remarkable collection of card magic by a modern master. A 7 x 10' deluxe cloth bound volume with dust jacket; over 300 pages, illustrated with photographs.

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In The Expert at the Card Table, under the heading “Importance of Details”, Erdnase writes, “The finished card expert considers nothing too trivial that in any way contributes to his success, whether in avoiding or allaying suspicion, or in the particular manner of carrying out each detail; or in leading up to, or executing, each artifice.”Learning things the right way means learning every aspect of a move or routine. You need to know how to get in and get out of a move, where and how to direct your audience’s attention so that you present the audience with a fluid picture that looks whole to them but leaves plenty of room for you to hide the method, all while presenting the effect in an entertaining manner. The secret is in the details and, for the most part, the best way to acquire the knowledge of these details is through books.

In the following couple of paragraphs we will look at a variety of books: those that will prove helpful to the beginner and provide a firm grounding in the art, those that will provide further instruction and a thorough understanding of the art, and, finally, books for the accomplished card handler. Starting off right can be done in a variety of ways depending on your desires and how much you are willing to invest to start out.

A cost-effective and proven book for beginners is the Royal Road to Card Magic, which will teach a variety of techniques, flourishes, and effects, while setting up the beginner with a thorough grounding in the theory of the art. This book will teach you valuable lessons in a straight forward manner that will be beneficial and prove valuable throughout your studies, even at the highest levels of understanding. It is a bit antiquated in some aspects, like writing style, but the study will contribute greatly towards your ability to comprehend other books further on in your career. As a bonus, R. Paul Wilson, an excellent magician and thinker, has a superb DVD set that focuses on this book which will aid in your understanding of the work and magic in general immensely.

Another path one could take which is more modern and thorough, in my opinion, is Roberto Giobbi’s Card College. These books represent a greater investment than the Royal Road but are absolutely fantastic. There are five books in the series and purchasing all of them to start out with may be a little extravagant, so I would recommend getting the first two to start if you are hesitant. The first book is an excellent starting point and will get your hands accustomed to some of the commoner sleights and build your dexterity, while the second book will take you into some more advanced techniques and tricks putting you well on your way to becoming an adept in the art. The next volumes feature many more techniques and theory that will really round out anyone’s education in the art, and they are highly recommended. The whole series really represents a practically complete understanding of the art consolidated within its covers, and one could easily be considered an expert with just the knowledge contained in these books. Regardless of the path you choose, omitting the study of some form of basic text is ill advised; it is likely that your study of more advanced books will be hindered without a good base knowledge of the art.

After acquiring a good knowledge of the common methods and gaining some understanding of the principles involved, there are several branches of books that will prove helpful and round out your knowledge base while giving you a look at some of the more interesting and clever applications our art has thus far created. One group of books that will prove immensely helpful, give you a sense of the history, and teach you about some of the more prominent practitioners we have had are, what we might term, the classics.

Diginet Site 4 13 Manual Lymphatic Drainage. These books have been the high water marks throughout the years and each one has many excellent features. I will provide a short list and then point out a couple I think are necessities: • Memoirs of Robert-Houdin by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin • Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Jean EugeneRobert-Houdin • Sleight of Hand by Edwin Sachs • The Art of Magic by T. Nelson Downs • The Modern Conjurer by C.