From: fxsdb@acad3.alaska.edu (Scott D. Berry)
Newsgroups: alt.magic
Subject: Re: CARD TRICK BOOKS
Date: 25 Jul 92 03:49:31 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks

In article <1992Jul25.005137.16256@cs.ucf.edu>, Ben (no Email Address : () writes:
> Hi.  I'm new to this News Group.  I'm far from a magician, but I do enjoy doing
> card tricks, Especially the ones that mathematically work themselves out or
> have simple slight of hand.  I'd like to learn more tricks and get better at
> some of the slight of hand stuff --- any suggestions on books, videos, etc.?

Here are the responses I got when I asked the same thing.  I lost the address
on the first when I killed the disclaimer (sorry!).

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1.  Royal Road To Card Magic by Huggard

The book is a course which will teach you basic card manipulation skills.  Each
chapter presents a theme of sleights or flourishes and then follows with a set
of five or six card tricks which use these skills.  The next chapters builds
on the previous chapters.  By the time you finish the book, you'll be pretty 
skilled with cards and have a large number of card trick at hand.

2.  Expert Card Technique by Huggard

This book deals with more advanced card manipulations.  

3.	Self-Working Card Tricks  (the publisher is DOVER).  I have only seen this
book, but a friend of mine taught me a couple of trick from the book and they
are great.  As the title suggests, the tricks require no sleight of hand skills.

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 There are a couple of books that I would recommend based on ease of 
 performance, ease of locating and relative low cost. Books from the 
 first two sections should be available from any good bookstore. Books 
 in the last section will only be available thru magic shops and some 
 gambler's bookstores. 
 
 BEGINNING STUFF - does not require any sleights. Some of the effects 
    are REALLY good considering there are no sleights. I would start 
    with the first book ("Self-Working Card Tricks"). If you like it 
    follow up with "More Self-Working ...". If that becomes too simple, 
    get one of the books in the "MORE ADVANCED ..." section. 
 
   "Self-Working Card Tricks", by Karl Fulves; Dover Publications 
       approx $4.00 
   "More Self-Working Card Tricks", by Karl Fulves; Dover Publications 
       approx $4.00 
   "Scarne on Card Tricks", by John Scarne; Signet Publications 
       approx $5.00 
 
 MORE ADVANCED STUFF - requires sleight of hand moves. 
   "Expert Card Technique", by Jean Huggard; Dover Publications 
       approx $7.00 
   "Card Manipulations", by Jean Huggard; Dover Publications 
       approx $5.00 
   "More Card Manipulations", by Jean Huggard; Dover Publications 
       approx $5.00 
 
 If you can find a good magic shop, some of the "must have" card books 
 are: 
 
   "Royal Road to Card Magic" by Jean Huggard and Frederick Braue 
       This is an absolute MUST for any serious card magician. It goes 
       over most of the sleights that a card manipulator should learn. 
       approx $15.00 
   "Close-Up Card Magic" by Harry Lorayne 
       approx $20.00 
   "Expert at the Table", by SW Erdnase 
       approx $12.00 

 Jeff Isozaki (jti01@duts.ccc.amdahl.com)

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   To these, I'll add "World's Best Card Tricks" by Bob Longe (Sterling
Publishing Co., ISBN 0-8069-8233-0).  This would go in the same category
as Self-Working Card Tricks, and I like it a bit better.  These would 
seem to be what you're looking for.
> 
> THANKS,
> 
> Ben
   -Scott (fxsdb@acad3.alaska.edu)
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