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67 sure-fire mental feats to delight and mystify:
mind reading with cards,
instant ESP,
identify the owners of objects given to you in random order,
number prediction,
magically reproduce drawings on slates,
book tests,
handwriting tricks,
mind-reading done from a room away,
much more.
73 illustrations.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Before continuing, please read all the negative reviews for this book, then come back here.
Okay. Here's the thing about mentalism - and something that most reviewers seem to have missed. Mentalism is all in the performmance. if you're a convincing performer, your mentalism will be convincing. I've seen reviewers complain that this book is not for professionals or advanced magicians. I disagree. Fulves provides a fabulous selection of simple methods, and presents them simply and basically.
The complete novice will have fun presenting these effects as cute tricks down the pub. They might score some pints, but they won't hit the big time.
The semi-serious enthusiast (and by that I mean the ones that still look for the trick rather than the magic) will be left cold by pretty much everything here and if they do try anything it will fall flat on its face.
The experienced performer will find gem after gem in these pages. They'll spin it into a context of their own, introduce drama and imagination, and completely SLAY with it.
Never underestimate simplicity. it's presentation and persona that makes a mentalist!
Okay. Here's the thing about mentalism - and something that most reviewers seem to have missed. Mentalism is all in the performmance. if you're a convincing performer, your mentalism will be convincing. I've seen reviewers complain that this book is not for professionals or advanced magicians. I disagree. Fulves provides a fabulous selection of simple methods, and presents them simply and basically.
The complete novice will have fun presenting these effects as cute tricks down the pub. They might score some pints, but they won't hit the big time.
The semi-serious enthusiast (and by that I mean the ones that still look for the trick rather than the magic) will be left cold by pretty much everything here and if they do try anything it will fall flat on its face.
The experienced performer will find gem after gem in these pages. They'll spin it into a context of their own, introduce drama and imagination, and completely SLAY with it.
Never underestimate simplicity. it's presentation and persona that makes a mentalist!
49 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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The comments about this book by other reviewers are not entirely deserved in my opinion... Most professional works (generally available only from magical dealers) cost many times the cost of this volume - and contain only a fraction of the effects. Besides, the important thing in a book on magic is the IDEA for an effect - which the performer then colours with his or her own personal style and themed setting. For me, the price of this book was redeemed by one effect alone (a visible mind-over-matter effect with a watch) worth TEN TIMES the cost of this whole book. No magic book is perfect - and this work is no exception. But look at the price you are paying for numerous top-class effects! One excellent effect alone at that price is worth the price of the book. Some people just moan about everything - what was the saying about looking a gift horse in the mouth???
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is nothing that really stands out about this book, there are some good tricks, but there are alot of dire ones. An example of one of the more imaginative tricks is, you claim you can read peoples minds, when in actual fact you leave the room and peep through the key hole to see what happens when you are not there.
Written and published in the seventies, so more local cabaret club (or Paul Daniels) rather than David Blane (or Derren Brown)
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Self working mental magic
The way this work was described i thought i was buying a debunking of mind reading tricks commonly used by mediums etc. It was in fact a magic book, teaching several tricks. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John Hughes
Not bad but not really mentalism
This is really a general magic book rather than one specialising in mentalism. As such it has some good material and, for the price, is reasonable.
Published 6 months ago by R. G. Lansdown
fantastic
every trick in this book is awesome and is accomplished by reading it once trying it and succeeding at it!
Published 8 months ago by MurrayTrades
Not "Self-working" nor "Mental"
If you are looking for Darren Brown type of tricks, move along. These are just simple magic tricks (some are still pretty fun though), not what I was expecting. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr White
Magic For The Mentalist
As usual, Karl Fulves delivers top quality magic. This time it's for the Mentalist. I have used quite a few tricks from this book to show at my local magic club and they were... Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2009 by Mr. T. Brady
not quite what youd expect
I bought this book as i was expecting something on the lines of the "Derren Brown" type of magic based round human phsycology. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2008 by Garry R. Walls
Excellent guide to fundamental tricks
I think a few reviews have been a bit harsh - this book isn't going to turn you into Derren Brown overnight. Read more
Published on 21 July 2005 by andrew jennings
Hmmmm!?!??
I was a little disappointed with this one.
In general it is quite good if you want to impress with a few card tricks and stuff, but only few of the tricks were actually MIND... Read more
In general it is quite good if you want to impress with a few card tricks and stuff, but only few of the tricks were actually MIND... Read more
Published on 7 May 2005
Only OK but worth a look for amateurs
The tricks in this book are pretty basic as mentalism goes. Mentalism generally relies on people peeking what has been written/drawn, having multiple get-outs or reducing the... Read more
Published on 24 April 2003 by Splossy
Not all that great, really....
I can see that this book has it's fans, but I am ot one of them. The tricks are verging on child like, and the whole way the book is laid out is very ninteen sixties. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2003 by Mr. Simon Paddon
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