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The Royal Road to Card Magic | 
| Authors: Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue
Creator: Michael Bailey
Publisher: Foulsham
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 6272
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
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Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0572029187
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.85
EAN: 9780572029180
ASIN: 0572029187
Publication Date: September 1, 2003
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 Really the first one to read? November 28, 2008
I have only just started to learn card magic and after reading numerous recommendations have included this book in my slowly growing library. To get you started it is a good book, personnaly I prefered Jean Hubbards Card Manipluations purely for variety of tricks. Variety is the only place I feel this book lets itself down. It is well written, has good diagrams and (as long as hold cards at same time) easy to follow and do. I just wish it would show me a bigger variety of tricks that aren't just "pick a card, any card" All books seem to thrust this one in your face, I am sure this is the most popular type of trick, however I would want more variety in my rotuine than this book gives. Although saying that it does teach enough sleights for you to be able to use your own thoughts to come up with other variety of tricks. As a newbie to card magic I do feel this is a good starting place to get you hooked (I am just plucking up the courage to learn from Marlo's writting)It is simple enough to acheive a goal and impress people with your skills. It is a good starting place to learn how to move hands to allow you to move to the next level.
The Royal Road to Card Magic February 20, 2008
This is a seriously good book on card magic. I've heard many magicians refer to it as the book that got them started.
Just take your time, don't skip ahead and practice when you get time.
The Best August 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is old, and has become one of the few magic "classics". it is seen, and rightly too, as required reading for all card magicians.
It contains many good tricks, good descriptions of the standard ways of handling and manipulating cards, and an out line of basic patter (what to say while doing the trick).
Note that all tricks take time to master, and some sleights take a paticually long time.
There are a few naff tricks, but for the price of the book, and considering the number of workable tricks, this book is an absolute steal.
Also consider "Scarne on card tricks" for some idiot proof, real magic.
If you finish the book (there's loads to do in it) consider some of Paul Gordon's books, for some more advanced card magic.
How did you do that? June 10, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was dumbfounding people while I was barely a quarter of the way through the book. Techniques get more difficult as the book progresses, but with practice, a beginner can look quite slick in a short space of time.
The Only way to be a Pro February 15, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ask any pro, what book should i get to start of card magic/manipulation. They will all say RRCM. This book will start you of as a begginer, push you onto intermediate and if you follow it carefully you will finish a very experienced magician/mechanic.
I will say there are some slights in it which will require alot of practice i.e the pass but man learn them as they are indespensible. Once you get into this book you will realise what is possible. Get it and start at the beggining. Learn each move and some tricks with them. Not all the tricks are brilliant but most of them have a "wow, how did you do that" factor. This is well worth the buy.
Once you are finished with it and can do all the tricks get Erdnase book. Its the next step.
Good luck
God Bless - John 3:16
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