From one of the world's premier practitioners of classic magic, with years of experience instructing younger readers in the magical arts, comes this new revision of his complete guide to learning and performing fantastic feats of prestidigitation. Acclaimed by the "Los Angeles Times" as "the text that young magicians swear by," it's full of step-by-step instructions. More than 2,000 illustrations provide the know-how behind 300 techniques, from basic card tricks to advanced levitation, along with advice on planning and staging a professional-quality magic show.
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Mark Wilson is first and foremost a famous magician but is also the hugely successful author of numerous kits and books devoted to instructing younger readers sin the magical arts. The New York Times has recognised Wilson in print as "probably the nation's leading authority on magic". He is equally well-known in the UK.
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
The book itself is very useful as core book on the basics of magic. It starts off with many well known essentials in magic such as the art of forcing and plaming. But as it tries to offer variations of the same trick it seems to become repititive and lacking of true imagination. However the basics are extreamly well illusrated and supurbly simplified in language- very easy to understand. The book then takes you through many topics, each well done in quanity. But the book becomes too similar and only the presentation changes, which is good for beginers learning to form a unique style of magic, but far too cliched for regular magicians looking for something new in self-tutor books or bibles. On a personal note, the back of the book deals with stage magic and magic tricks involving complicated and unusual items like balls of wool. However these tricks will make you look like a poor Haven seaside entertainer and focus too much attention on the tricks being obvioudly gimmicked. For someone looking for a book involving instuctions mainly on levels of skill and manipulation, then it is too simple but for someone who likes the unusual gimmicked tricks then its perfect. Wilson delivers an assultment of a large varity. This book is perfect for children and people just looking for a playful hobbie but people who are slightly more serious begginers, who want to seriouly show off would be better off getting "An Idiots guide to magic". None the less its implications are good and is never a complete waste of money, there is always something to interest.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
This is pretty cool. I would rated the best magic book.
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Format:Hardcover
I have been working in the art of magic for about thirty years and have had plenty of the young magicians, just starting out, buy this book to work from. He has made the srt cleaner and more fun to learn and preform.
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I got this book as a beginner and it taught me simple card tricks all the way up to performing stage illusions. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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If your a beginer or a pro. Close up or stage this is the book you need.
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This is an excellent book for someone who wants to start magic as a hobby. Not only does it include basic tricks (that anyone may know), but it contains a great deal of tricks that look like miracles. It's also an excellent teaching tool for the basics of sleight-of-hand. I recommend it completely.
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This is a rich and informative source of information for a beginning magician. It is very well categorized with easy to understand comprehensive sections. If you're someone just starting out as an aspiring magician, as I am, this book is a MUST!
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Mark Wilson has done a great service for the magic community. This book is a must have for the young magician wanting to get started on his road to fun and msytery.
This book covers cards, coins, sponge balls and all the way up to large stage illusions.
This book belongs on every magicians shelf.
This book covers cards, coins, sponge balls and all the way up to large stage illusions.
This book belongs on every magicians shelf.
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Good starting point lots covered
Very good comprehensive book more than an introduction. Covers close-up to stage presentation. Well worth reading. Good descriptions and very clear diagrams. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ray n Ros
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An all-round more-than-a-primer magic course
It really is a Complete Course in Magic...not that you will learn everything but you will learn a wide range of styles of magic as well as the standard sleights within each area of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Alf
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Present for Godson
My Godson is a member of the junior Magic Circle and already a very skilled magician. I got this book for his 13th birthday on the basis of the reviews in Amazon. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2010 by Mrs. N. Painter
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Mark Wilson Magic Book - Brilliant
The Mark Wilson Magic book covers all the fundamentals and is a must. The company which sold us the book gave great value-for-money and the cost of shipping was very reasonable.
Published on 17 July 2009 by A. S. Devers
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A brilliant grounding
Mark Wilson's book is a beautifully written, clearly illustrated guide for the novice magician, covering almost every genre of magic. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009
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That's Magic!
I have all the manual dexterity and magical nous of a breeze block but my son, for whom I bought this book, is a different prospect. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2009 by Mr. M. A. Tomlinson
4.0 out of 5 stars
THE magic textbook to own
I recently purcased this book after reading a recomendation for it from Derren Brown. This is a serious book to get you into the world of magic. Read more
Published on 14 July 2008 by Thomas Farrow
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for budding close-up magicians
I was recommended this book by a professional magician ... It contains some great tricks including some intersting variations on the traditional 'Cups and Balls'. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2008 by gjb
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
Excellent value for money and interesting to see how some old TV show tricks were done but to be honest I've not attempted any. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2008 by Roger Boyle
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Best book for amateurs and beginners
Being an amateur magician, I have read (and own) several books on the topic. Most books about Magic lack clarity and especially figures, so that they are really hard to read. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2008 by Joseph Kay
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