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Tricks of the Mind (Paperback)

by Derren Brown (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Channel 4 Books, a division of Transworld Publishers (22 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905026382
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905026388
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (122 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 52,328 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Derren Brown's amazing television and stage performances have entranced and amazed millions. His baffling tricks and stunning illusions have set new standards of what's possible, as well as causing controversy. Now, for the first time, he reveals the secrets behind his craft. He delves into the structure and pyschology of magic. He tells you how to read clues in people's behaviour and spot liars. He discusses the whys and wherefores of hypnosis (which he says doesn't exist) and shows how to use the powers of suggestion and massively improve the power of your memory. He also investigates the paranormal industry, exposes a few charlatans and looks at why some of us feel the need to believe in it in the first place...Woven into this are autobiographical stories about Derren's own experiences and beliefs, told with characteristic humour and engaging honesty. This extraordinary book lifts the lid on the deepest darkest secrets of magic and explores the limits of what can be achieved by the human mind. A must for Derren's legions of fans, it will amaze you, entertain you and expand your mind at the same time...

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‘As Europe’s most controversial Ming-bearded mind-botherer and former cha-cha chamption, I offer here an insight into the techniques and thinking which have made me offensively rich and the best thing to happen to television since sliced bread. Improve your memory. Learn how to hypnotize. Read minds. Improve your memory. It’s literally all here.’

Derren Brown's television and stage performances have entranced and dumbfounded millions. His baffling illusions and stunning set pieces – such as The Seance, Russian Roulette and The Heist – have set new standards of what's possible, as well as causing more than their fair share of controversy. Now, for the first time, he reveals the secrets behind his craft, what makes him tick and just why he grew that beard.

Tricks of the Mind takes you on a journey into the structure and psychology of magic. Derren also takes a long hard look at the paranormal industry, and looks at why some of us feel the need to believe in it in the first place...

Alternately hilarious, controversial and challenging, Tricks of the Mind is essential reading for Derren's legions of fans, and pretty bloody irresistible even if you don't like him that much...

‘Clearly the best dinner-party guest in history – he’s either a balls-out con artist or the scariest man in Britain.’
Charlie Brooker Guardian

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well, of course he doesn't reveal ALL..., 1 Dec 2006
By Dr. George L. Sik (Epsom, Surrey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tricks of the Mind (Hardcover)
Needless to say, anyone in Derren Brown's profession who wrote a book reavealing everything about how they work wouldn't last very long. What is remarkable about this book is that it actually reveals quite a lot. No, he doesn't explain how each trick works (as if!) but there is plenty here to interest the curious among us.

If you want some tips on hypnotism, which he describes as the product of effective suggestion rather than a unique trance-like state, feats of memory or straightforward conjuring (something I suspect he uses much more of in his routines than he'd like you to think), there is a great deal of information provided. If we read it and practise what it reveals (that's the bit most of us are not prepared to do because it takes for ever), any of us could invent some pretty neat tricks of our own. Insofar as anyone will write a 'how to' guide on hypnotising your friends, this is probably as close as we're going to get.

Some may not like the book's mixture of tips, autobiographical anecdotes and polemic about how easily fooled people are and how they really will believe almost anything. Admittedly, these elements don't always come together all that smoothly, but they do all reveal a lot about the man, his view of the world and what he thinks of the whole school of 'you can fool most of the people a lot of the time' opportunists (hucksters, charlatans, salesmen and camp Northern psychics of every stripe).

The book's structure may be flawed, but its honesty is the ace up its sleeve - not bad in a profession based on fooling people.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Opens up a little (but not a lot!), 10 Jul 2007
By R. B. Moore "rmoore322" (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
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On TV he does come across as a slightly smug character, and some of the sarcastic asides in here just reinforce that opinion. But he is an expert in his field, so I picked this up interested in hearing what he had to say.

And he does open a bit, but you only really get the tip of the iceburg. A couple of card tricks, some lie detection, some basic hypnosis tricks, plus a whole chunk debunking anything in this world that relies on faith basically. Christianity, spirituality - Derren has read the Dawkins book and wants his say too. Now, his views and explanation are interesting, and I did laugh at some of his little comments (for eg, why have braille labels in an aquarium), but I'd rather have had some more solid content about some of the stunts that he does. Having six or seven pages of crank letters is amusing first time through, but I would rather have had the same space with more insight into his act.

It's an easy read though, and he does know his stuff. The NLP section is very interesting. So I'd recommend it.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!! for people who want to know how not what, 28 Dec 2006
By C. Moss "oxhaybarn" (U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tricks of the Mind (Hardcover)
I was a bit hit and miss whether to buy this book or not but after reading a couple of pages in Waterston's I found it quite interesting and Derren's humor made me laugh so I risked getting it and was glad I did but this book is not for every one as it takes some one who has an interest in psychology and a decent standard in grammar or in my case a very big dictionary), I have read quite a lot of reviews complaining about how the book does not reveal all of his tricks on the show but the book is not a step by step guide in to how each trick is done but rather explaining the methods he uses in these tricks e.g. nlp, hypnosis etc plus the best part is he teaches you how to achieve these thinks I have already won a bit of money using his card trick, he teaches you how to detect lies etc although don't expect to come out as skilled as Derren after reading it. Personally I'm glad he did this I would be disappointed if the book just explained what he did instead of how he did it and as Derren states in the intro the book is aimed at the intellectual reader.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but flawed
I did enjoy this book, even through the prose is rather self conscious, for the insights into memory techniques and for an, albeit one sided, look at hypnosis and NLP... Read more
Published 11 hours ago by Annebythegate

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting insight into Derren Browns performances
I found the book to be a very interesting insight into Derren Brows shows. There are chapters on things such as magic / illusions, hypnosis, memory and so on. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Craig

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Introduction to a Wide Range of Subjects
Many of you will be reading this review looking for an answer to the question: 'will this book teach me to BE Derren Brown'. No... no, it won't. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Sa Bell

5.0 out of 5 stars Derren Brown Blows the Mind!
This is a must buy for anybody wanting to have a sneak peek into Derren Brown's mind. With details about his life, tricks and his ever present hilairious banter you will not be... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but unorganized
Derren delves into his personal history of learning hypnosis and memory enhancement methods, and occasionally relates these to his stage and TV shows. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Samuel Martinsson

3.0 out of 5 stars Arrogant???... Moi???
You can hear Derren's voice in every sentence within this book.
But that's not entirely a good thing. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Ray Forde

5.0 out of 5 stars good and interesting
Interesting book with loads of good tricks to help you to remember stuff
and just generally to figure out how stuff like this is done. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Robin Head

3.0 out of 5 stars poor performance
Very poor performance by Darren Brown.
Nothing really interesting from him, except a lot of skepticism about almost everything that doesn't come from him. Por guy! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Maurizio Battistella

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
This is possibly one of my favorite books I've read (Twice) in the last few months. I wasn't expecting him to reveal all his tricks (And really wouldn't want to know them all;... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Chloe

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought and wit combined
Known as a magician and performer, he writes a deceptively thoughtful, challenging book with wit and humour. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Hillmann

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