1:46 Demonstrator at Davenports in London recommended me Mark Wilsons book when I was about 14 (circa 1994!).. absolutely incredible, SO many tricks also a gorgeously produced book. And amazingly the same day, Royal Road, they said it is the absolute cornerstone of card magic. And it is. EDIT Wow I was just about to comment about Absolute Magic then I saw you have it as number 2. Literally changed my entire outlook on performing. It is not for beginners, but EVERY magician needs to read it if they want to improve.
Focus by Phil Goldstein is a fantastic book. There are so many gems in there. Bound to Please and Simply Simon are 2 faves as well. Just looking at my bookshelf now, there are so many I could name 😄
Hello! That is an efficient list! I have read some of those books and many more. Nonetheless, after some years of studying this art, I have come to the following conclusion: If one wants to learn and to master moves, shuffles, sleights, transformations, and color changes, the best way to do so is by following a visual approach. In order to fulfil this objective, I suggest getting these two remarkable DVD tutorials: Daryl's Enciclopedia of Card Sleights (eight volumes) and Ben Salinas' Hot Shot and Card Stunts. Once one manages to control all those techniques on those DVDs, which takes years of practice by the way, one will have sufficient tools to design and to execute a huge repertoire of tricks and illusions. On the other hand, when it comes to learning about the theorical and aesthetic elements behind card magic, books are and will be the path to take. There are two card magic theory books which in my opinion are essential: La Magia de Ascanio - Volume 1 (written in spanish) and Darwin Ortiz's Strong Magic. Perusing those masterpieces did help me to perform and to comprehend card magic scientifically and artistically. What do you think? I hope my opinion helps.
I agree with you on Mark Wilson & Royal Road, but I must say that I learned a great deal from “Now You See It, Now You Don’t I and II” and The first Nick Trost Card Magic. Solid choices! Great show!
Wonderful list and I agree for the most part. This was a well thought out video and your advice was spot on. Have you modified the list since uploading this? How would you rank The Card Magic of Le Paul if you're familiar ? That book provided years and years of foundation and material for me. That, plus AoA, are superb.
"Close up card magic" by Harry Lorayne is amazing. And if you can find it "The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner" is utterly amazing. Also, "The Collected Alex Elmsley" vols 1 and 2 are wonderful collections from one of the great classic magicians.
Expert at the Card Table has some of the best material if you're able to decipher it. There is a little tip on the pass (referred to as the two handed shift) that is very useful.
Thankyou for making this video i spent an hour on Amazon trying to find the right books glad i found this video before I wasted my money on cheap junk books
Just ordered expert card technique, the royal road, and encyclopedia of card tricks. Hopefully I can learn some good stuff. Do you have any recommendations for learning cardistry, such as flourishes?
Bunny Sharma,Yes. I knew some of what is taught in Royal Road, but it adds some tricks you can use with each thing it teaches. I haven't looked too much into the other two with the exception of The Nikola Card System at the end of Encyclopedia of Card Tricks. It's an awesome thing to learn and I've almost mastered it.
Just read my way through the Royal Road. (Love it and will be reading it over and over for years). Just ordered Scarne's book. Does the Card College Light, Lighter, and Lightest replace the original books or is it completely different? I've heard great things about the original volumes of Card College but I haven't seen them in anybody's top 10 lists.
Hey, i was wondering about the book called "New Era Card Tricks - Magic with Cards" Originally published in 1897, came out in 2008 anny good ? And wath book would you recommend as first ever book for beginner :) ? Nice video!
This is a book that should be in every card magician's library. It is a modern day reprint of a master work from 1897. This book has much of the groundwork for many effects today, including tricks with gaffs. Thumbs way up
Whiie I agree with many of your choices, you have excluded books by Walter B. Gibson, Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Ed Marlo, Frank Garcia, Juan Tamariz and Paul Gordon (Gold Dust Series). BTW- The Pronunciation of Hugard is hughguard,
thank you very much. this is so much of valuable information regarding books and their value.helped me a lot in the vedios and even in comments u answered .....keep posting more book reviews. hats off for ur other 2 vedios..care of cards and encyclopedia of card tricks review.
David, never apologize for a Top Ten Book list! This is very important! And a true investment! Yes, you can pay $120 to buy three good tricks, or you can spend that money to buy 4 great books to learn 1,000 new tricks! Along with the “how” and the “why”. Yeah!
My Dad was a magician and he swore by the Tarbell Course! He loved it. One that you didn’t mention was Garcia and Schindler Magic With Cards. I still have my Dad’s original copy. Are you familiar with it? Too basic? Good? I’d be curious to know your take. Thanks. Nice video.
That’s OK! You gave me some ideas to look into. My Dad favored close up magic and so do I , particularly cards. I will check out your ideas. Take care.
@@CardsharpChris I have the book Magic with Cards by Garcia and Schindler pretty good book. It's a good book but magicorthodoxy only had 10 spots to fill so I don't think it was going to make the cut. I don't know if you are aware but Jason England also has a great video up th-cam.com/video/AxlPryUjj94/w-d-xo.html .... Cheers.
I also bought Wilsons book from a man named Steve for my 1st book at an amazing little magic shop on a cobblestone old town main street. I wish so badly it was there
dude thank you . im new to performing magic , and im trying to get my library going. if you could possibly do a must have video that would be awesome. thanks man !
Again! Great video! A little bit surprised that there is no Marlo and Vernon books, but its still great. I hope you do more book reviews in the future.
Everything unbox pro For expert level, I'd recommend "Revolutionary Card Techniques" by Ed Marlo. You'll learn knuckle busting sleights and so many great applications for all the sleights. There's also the "Star's of Magic" book from Tannens, it's not specifically cards, but it has some of the best card routines in there from legends themselves. I also highly recommend learning a memorized deck to surpass your card magic. There's so many great books for memorized deck, my favorite ones are "Mnemonica" by Juan Tamariz, "Temporarily Out of Order" by Patrick Redford, and "Memorandum" by Woody Aragon. There is also a memorized deck in "Revolutionary Card Techniques", under Faro Notes, that's a good intro to memorized deck, but for the best learning and utility on memorized decks, check the other books I recommended.
Everything unbox pro You're very welcome. Card College, (the entire series), are also great books to have. Not just for learning, but for references. For advanced sleights, I'd recommend books 3-5 from Card College as well.
I got drawing room deceptions when I was about 10, learnt some great things from it though the English I found hard to understand and sold it only to regret it as I grew older. His torn and restored card is worth the money alone.
@@magicorthodoxy sorry for the less than current comments. Just discovered your channel recently. Sometimes I don't pay attention to the upload date. 🤷♂️
What if you where in a deserted island with a deck of cards and one book. What book would you pick? But at your present skill level, so you don’t have to pick an entry level book. What is your favorite current book?
If I already have Royal Road to Card Magic, do you think it’s pointless to get Expert Card Technique since they’re by the same author? Do they have the same tricks pretty much or are they different?
RR2CM is more of an introduction. ECT is more advanced. So the answer is - you should have both! RR2CM is a great resource from beginner on up and ECT is excellent as a continuation.
The big Mark Wilson was the fist book I got for Xmas one year years ago. I prefer the books these days. It's true what you say about a DVD. I prefer to have it in my hands instead of skipping a disc. I'm heading down the self working tricks at the moment. I know enough slights to get by. Good review.
Now You See It, Now You Don't!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand 1 and 2 blew my mind when I was a kid! They still hold up. It's where I learned French drop! :)
I have the pdf ebook, Joshua is an editor, he collected chapters from various books and authors -- anyways its free i think www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-downloads/ebooks/magic-in-mind/
Hi, great video :) , what is the difference between the expert card technique and the royal road to card magic, I want to purchase one but idk which one, I would get s.w.e erdnase but I got the Daniel Madison version so maybe ill pass for it for now, so which one would you choose? I noticed the technique was a bit bigger so maybe more material? but royal card had higher rating for you, so which one would you choose? sorry for long comment!
Royal Road first, then Expert Card Technique and THEN Erdnase. Expert at the card table is probably one of the most difficult books to learn from and takes a while to gain the ability to do the necessary moves.
I can't explain why, but I do love top ten lists! Maybe it's from all those years watching David Letterman...lol. Great list, and I put alot of these on my wish list, thanks for sharing.
So if you already have expert card technique for the sleights what books have good full routines and completed magic tricks but isn't too complex and doesn't require very dificult sleights?
Great video!! What is your opinion of "The Amateur Magician's Handbook" by Henry Hay? I have the 4th edition. I had an earlier version of this book (Yellow cover jacket, hard cover, which I cannot find anywhere) )when I was much younger, and I miss the info there about splitting cards to make them thinner for back palming flourishes. Thoughts? Also, you did not mention The Card College 5 volume set by Roberto Giobbi. Thoughts? Surprised you made no mention of Dai Vernon! Thoughts?
Thanks for sharing! I would say my favourite magic book at this time of life is Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz; two another books I really like are 13 Steps to Mentalism, which I totally recommend if you do mentalism, and Psychological Subtleties by Banachek.
If it is Mnemonica specific, then no. What I mean is for example "the perfect bridge hand" trick from the Aronson stack cannot be done with Mnemonica or Si Stebbins or Eight Kings, because it is Aronson specific. Otherwise yes any memorized decks tricks would work.
Anthology is just a collection of his PDF's in print, most of his magic is for intermediate to advanced level, it's good but I wouldn't consider it as a top 10 of all time
brilliant !!I was about to buy it !!and I'm definitely a beginner! !this video has really really helped me thank you !! and hanks for your time to reply !!!!thumbs up
What's funny is I have the small book as well, and I have no Idea where I got it from, it was just in a box of stuff I had when I came from my dad's. And when number 10 was that book, I was like OMG, I have that. xD
I've been really busy lately so I haven't practised for a while but I have been looking for magic books and props and I've also become interested in escape tricks. Could you recommend an escape trick for an amateur magician?
Royal road walks you through beginner to intermediate/advanced like a teacher - way more sleights. Encyclopedia is way more a single skill level - but contains WAY more tricks
Another great video! I just picked up Derren Brown’s “Absolute Magic” based on your recommendation but haven’t got to read it yet. Not that anyone cares, but I’ll list some of my favorite card magic books here: 1. Expert at the Card Table -It was my first Magic book, and I still find so much in it to this day. 2. Stars of Magic -It has Triumph, one of my favorite effects! Also a ton of other amazing tricks. 3. Expert Card Technique -Just so much great stuff in here, Dunbury Delusion is another of my favorites. 4. Dai Vernon’s Inner Card Trilogy. I think this is available as one volume from L&L, but I’m also pretty sure there is ebook versions on lybrary.com, a great resource for ebook versions of hard to find or expensive Magic books. 5. Carneycopia by John Carney. Just great tricks and sleights. I always find something interesting every time I open it. 6. Paul Harris Art Of Astonishment. Great, great stuff! 7. Drawing Room Deceptions by Guy Hollingworth. I love Guy’s work in card magic! All his effects are brilliant and this has the Reformation, in my opinion the best torn and restored card there is. 8. Roberto Giobbi’s Card College. I love this series! Not only is it an amazing instructional book for card magic, but I love to read the footnotes and they will also direct you to other great works of card magic. And this series just has sooooo many great tricks! 9. The Paper Engine by Aaron Fisher. An excellent book! Great tricks and Aaron’s Gravity Half Pass, an amazing sleight! 10. The Books Of Wonder by Tommy Wonder. Tommy Wonder was a genius who left us much too soon. There are some amazing tricks in these two volumes and also some very deep essays about magic. His ambitious card/card in ring box is my favorite Ambitious card routine of all time. His wild card is amazing and another gem of card magic in these volumes is Deja Reverse.
So if you were telling a total newbie to buy one or two books to see if they want to dive in, it appears the two might be 1) Royal Road and 2) Expert Card Technique. Am I right?
A total newbie who wants to do beginner card magic ? Encyclopedia of Card Magic, Self Working Card Tricks by Fulves, Card College Light Series by Giobbi
Powerful magic comes from presentation. Look at Blaine - he started off with the simplest easiest effects, but the power was in how he performed. You have to find the tricks that "fit' your personality; that comes with time and practice. Lots of great books in this video, read some other recommendations from other people and make a good decision.
11:45 I call BS on that analogy lol. Knowing where something came from vs knowing the basics are VERY different. At this point you can become an amazing magician by watching people on youtube, nostalgia is one thing, reality is another. Books vs Video is all personal preference... mine is certainly video. Not because I don't want to read, but the same reason I would rather a teacher stand in front of me and show me what to do versus reading it. It is much easier to show angles and flow with video for example.
magicorthodoxy hey David, expert at the table that you own is it same with original version? I mean paperback , hard cover , pocket cover same content inside? and I found blank journal version.. it means not for learning?
just to let people know, i ordered 3 of these books plus another 3 he didnt mention when all i really needed was royal road to card magic, expert card technique is really quite advanced, there's beauty in the simplicity
yeah, I'm sure I'll get to the other books for sure, maybe I'll make a little vid about the books I bought coming from a beginners perspective. Great video by the way :)
If you're a beginner or intermediate, definitely get the card college series (The sleight of hand ones, not the light-series). It simply is IMO the best resource you can get. Much better than RRTCM. Don't know why it isn't in the list. It will not get any better than this regarding card magic foundation and you will learn all the subtleties the right way, which is important for a good foundation.
@@highvt When I worked at a magic shop I found that the hobby magicians would all go to videos. They wanted to be shown how to do it. The pros would go to books. There's even an old magicians saying that the best way to hide a trick is to publish it. It sometimes feels like nobody wants to do the work to figure something out from a book. And yet, even the classics like Bobo's coin magic have killer effects if you practice them and perform them well. I'd also add that since a DVD and a book cost about the same, you'll get about 1 times the number of effects (or more) out of a book.
I just got into magic, so thanks for this video as it gives a reference on what books to buy for me to start learning. I mean just like anyone in modern society, i use TH-cam videos but books like you just listed contain more secrets :) Edit: Oh and i'm wondering on Close Up Card Magic By Harry Lorayne, is it any good?
magicorthodoxy Fortunately yes! It's out of print as of right now...but my magic shop had the book still in stock... you can do some pretty nasty things with that principle...
My daughter has just got into magic shows and I was wanting to know the type of preferably bicycle type code Type cards preferably not the ones that have the suit or number on back of card would preferably like it to be the coded type on back I would like to know where to get them
I honestly have a low reading level embarrassingly enough all I have is expert. Card technique and expert at the card table and I wish someone just made detailed video collections of the content in these books as they are so hard for me to read :( I did learn some things with the help of someone helping me understand it
Check out my second channel for FREE MAGIC TRICK TUTORIALS th-cam.com/users/TheMagicChannelCardTricks
1:46 Demonstrator at Davenports in London recommended me Mark Wilsons book when I was about 14 (circa 1994!).. absolutely incredible, SO many tricks also a gorgeously produced book. And amazingly the same day, Royal Road, they said it is the absolute cornerstone of card magic. And it is. EDIT Wow I was just about to comment about Absolute Magic then I saw you have it as number 2. Literally changed my entire outlook on performing. It is not for beginners, but EVERY magician needs to read it if they want to improve.
200% agree !!!!
Great video! It gave me some new books to buy.
My two favorite magic books are Now You See It, Now You Don’t and Maximum Entertainment.
Just looking at the cover if your Encyclopedia of card tricks tells me it's where I should start .Thanks ,great info as always ...
Glad to help
"If an octopus could palm" by Dan and Dave. One of the best books on palming . Super knuckle busting moves
They will be reprinted soon, next year maybe.
Focus by Phil Goldstein is a fantastic book. There are so many gems in there. Bound to Please and Simply Simon are 2 faves as well. Just looking at my bookshelf now, there are so many I could name 😄
have you seen my ultimate guide? th-cam.com/video/Lpghf1HNXZ0/w-d-xo.html
@@magicorthodoxy
I am currently working through the full Card College series.. it is really thorough and I highly recommend it.
agreed
That mark wilson book is really great. It's like a mini Tarbell. Whats amazing is how much relevant material you get for only $15!
AGREED! Best bang for your buck! Great resource !!!!
I got it for free
Hello!
That is an efficient list!
I have read some of those books and many more. Nonetheless, after some years of studying this art, I have come to the following conclusion:
If one wants to learn and to master moves, shuffles, sleights, transformations, and color changes, the best way to do so is by following a visual approach. In order to fulfil this objective, I suggest getting these two remarkable DVD tutorials: Daryl's Enciclopedia of Card Sleights (eight volumes) and Ben Salinas' Hot Shot and Card Stunts.
Once one manages to control all those techniques on those DVDs, which takes years of practice by the way, one will have sufficient tools to design and to execute a huge repertoire of tricks and illusions.
On the other hand, when it comes to learning about the theorical and aesthetic elements behind card magic, books are and will be the path to take. There are two card magic theory books which in my opinion are essential: La Magia de Ascanio - Volume 1 (written in spanish) and Darwin Ortiz's Strong Magic. Perusing those masterpieces did help me to perform and to comprehend card magic scientifically and artistically.
What do you think?
I hope my opinion helps.
Great comment
@@magicorthodoxy
Thanks.
What do you think about the books and DVDs that I mentioned?
I agree with you on Mark Wilson & Royal Road, but I must say that I learned a great deal from “Now You See It, Now You Don’t I and II” and The first Nick Trost Card Magic. Solid choices! Great show!
My old review for Now You See it here: th-cam.com/video/cT9QKNfbDL0/w-d-xo.html
My review for Nick Trost (I have all of the volumes) th-cam.com/video/7CJ1gW4xwTU/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful list and I agree for the most part. This was a well thought out video and your advice was spot on. Have you modified the list since uploading this? How would you rank The Card Magic of Le Paul if you're familiar ? That book provided years and years of foundation and material for me. That, plus AoA, are superb.
that one has always been on my wish list, but never got
I just ordered The Royal Road to Card Magic. I cant wait!!!!!
whoppie !!!!
"Close up card magic" by Harry Lorayne is amazing. And if you can find it "The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner" is utterly amazing. Also, "The Collected Alex Elmsley" vols 1 and 2 are wonderful collections from one of the great classic magicians.
THANKS !!!
What are your thoughts on Roberto Giobi's Card College? I've heard the five volumes are amazing and pretty easy to follow
got em all - love them
Where's Mnemonica Miracles by Juan Tamariz
probably at the store
Thanks for the suggestion! My autographed copy of Mark Wilson's course, I found on eBay for 99¢ just got in! It looks really good.
WHAT? Autographed copy? Lucky.......
magicorthodoxy I KNOW!! Talk about a steal!!!
Expert at the Card Table has some of the best material if you're able to decipher it. There is a little tip on the pass (referred to as the two handed shift) that is very useful.
there are better (more expensive) versions of EATCT now that I would recommend
how are these versions better?
Thankyou for making this video i spent an hour on Amazon trying to find the right books glad i found this video before I wasted my money on cheap junk books
YES !!!!
Woah so the books in amazon are legit?...
Hi david, wondered if you ever would consider doing a review on greater magic ??
Just ordered expert card technique, the royal road, and encyclopedia of card tricks. Hopefully I can learn some good stuff.
Do you have any recommendations for learning cardistry, such as flourishes?
I don't sorry, you can learn most of that stuff on youtube
Bunny Sharma,Yes. I knew some of what is taught in Royal Road, but it adds some tricks you can use with each thing it teaches. I haven't looked too much into the other two with the exception of The Nikola Card System at the end of Encyclopedia of Card Tricks. It's an awesome thing to learn and I've almost mastered it.
Thank you for this great video. You are helping me to create a top 10 library. I love card magic!
awesome
Just read my way through the Royal Road. (Love it and will be reading it over and over for years). Just ordered Scarne's book. Does the Card College Light, Lighter, and Lightest replace the original books or is it completely different? I've heard great things about the original volumes of Card College but I haven't seen them in anybody's top 10 lists.
Lighter and Lighter is completely different
Awesome video, I’m looking at getting Mnemonica: Symphony in Mnemonic Major . What is your thoughts on that book ? Is it worth it ?
These latest two videos are so helpful
GREAT !
Awesome, are there any new favorites since u made this video?
whatever book I am currently reading becomes my new favorite
Hey, i was wondering about the book called "New Era Card Tricks - Magic with Cards" Originally published in 1897, came out in 2008 anny good ? And wath book would you recommend as first ever book for beginner :) ? Nice video!
This is a book that should be in every card magician's library. It is a modern day reprint of a master work from 1897. This book has much of the groundwork for many effects today, including tricks with gaffs. Thumbs way up
magicorthodoxy thx !
Which is better. Scarne on card tricks or royal road to magic..plz tell cause I'm gonna buy one
Royal Road
The royal road or encyclopedia to card tricks
'Beyond Secrets' by Jay Sankey. And 'win the crowd' by Steven Cohen. Both in the theory genre
Oh nice
Whiie I agree with many of your choices, you have excluded books by Walter B. Gibson, Harry Lorayne, Dai Vernon, Ed Marlo, Frank Garcia, Juan Tamariz and Paul Gordon (Gold Dust Series). BTW- The Pronunciation of Hugard is hughguard,
Those are all great authors, but I fear if I added your 7 to my list - that would be bigger than a "top 10." - LOL
thank you very much. this is so much of valuable information regarding books and their value.helped me a lot in the vedios and even in comments u answered .....keep posting more book reviews. hats off for ur other 2 vedios..care of cards and encyclopedia of card tricks review.
more book reviews coming soon
hello, I have a question regarding card magic is it possible to do card tricks if you have thin hands?
of course
David, never apologize for a Top Ten Book list! This is very important! And a true investment! Yes, you can pay $120 to buy three good tricks, or you can spend that money to buy 4 great books to learn 1,000 new tricks! Along with the “how” and the “why”. Yeah!
GO BOOKS !!!
Any suggestions for great books on marked decks?
none that are still in print
My Dad was a magician and he swore by the Tarbell Course! He loved it. One that you didn’t mention was Garcia and Schindler Magic With Cards. I still have my Dad’s original copy. Are you familiar with it? Too basic? Good? I’d be curious to know your take. Thanks. Nice video.
I am not familiar with it sorry
That’s OK! You gave me some ideas to look into. My Dad favored close up magic and so do I , particularly cards. I will check out your ideas. Take care.
@@CardsharpChris I have the book Magic with Cards by Garcia and Schindler pretty good book. It's a good book but magicorthodoxy only had 10 spots to fill so I don't think it was going to make the cut. I don't know if you are aware but Jason England also has a great video up th-cam.com/video/AxlPryUjj94/w-d-xo.html .... Cheers.
Gabriel Zudeck Thank you very much, Gabriel. I appreciate the response.
Drawing room deceptions?
don't forget to use the search feature th-cam.com/video/YYnP1FGwB7Q/w-d-xo.html
I also bought Wilsons book from a man named Steve for my 1st book at an amazing little magic shop on a cobblestone old town main street. I wish so badly it was there
nice story
dude thank you . im new to performing magic , and im trying to get my library going. if you could possibly do a must have video that would be awesome. thanks man !
a must have video? You mean like a top 10? :D
magicorthodoxy no like must have books . not just a top 10. lets say like 20 must have books.
I am a beginning card magic I only know a few tricks what book should I get and can I get these books in the library
there will probably be books at the library, but not these ... Amazon has them pretty cheap
Again! Great video! A little bit surprised that there is no Marlo and Vernon books, but its still great. I hope you do more book reviews in the future.
I actually do no have either of those authors, what books do you like?
Which books do u recommend for really knacks and expert level
Paul Harris' Art of Astonishment series (3 books)
Everything unbox pro
For expert level, I'd recommend "Revolutionary Card Techniques" by Ed Marlo. You'll learn knuckle busting sleights and so many great applications for all the sleights. There's also the "Star's of Magic" book from Tannens, it's not specifically cards, but it has some of the best card routines in there from legends themselves.
I also highly recommend learning a memorized deck to surpass your card magic. There's so many great books for memorized deck, my favorite ones are "Mnemonica" by Juan Tamariz, "Temporarily Out of Order" by Patrick Redford, and "Memorandum" by Woody Aragon.
There is also a memorized deck in "Revolutionary Card Techniques", under Faro Notes, that's a good intro to memorized deck, but for the best learning and utility on memorized decks, check the other books I recommended.
magicorthodoxy thank u
Everything unbox pro
You're very welcome.
Card College, (the entire series), are also great books to have. Not just for learning, but for references.
For advanced sleights, I'd recommend books 3-5 from Card College as well.
Xavier E thank u
how about some more intermidiate books? i'm interested in the drawing room deception..
It's right here - you can always use the "search" feature to find the video you want th-cam.com/video/YYnP1FGwB7Q/w-d-xo.html
I got drawing room deceptions when I was about 10, learnt some great things from it though the English I found hard to understand and sold it only to regret it as I grew older. His torn and restored card is worth the money alone.
Great selection. Wish you had Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz though. Even if you don't do stack work, there is so much great info in there.
this video is 4 years old, I bought that book last year
@@magicorthodoxy sorry for the less than current comments. Just discovered your channel recently. Sometimes I don't pay attention to the upload date. 🤷♂️
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
:D
What if you where in a deserted island with a deck of cards and one book. What book would you pick? But at your present skill level, so you don’t have to pick an entry level book.
What is your favorite current book?
oh my .... I think i'd still pick an entry level book. Encyclopedia of Card Tricks is my all time favorite: th-cam.com/video/Vpwu5Tsxq3M/w-d-xo.html
You should make an updated list! So many new books!
yea, but new doesn't usually mean better
@@magicorthodoxy This is TRUE but a new video on magic books would only make the world a better place.
If I already have Royal Road to Card Magic, do you think it’s pointless to get Expert Card Technique since they’re by the same author? Do they have the same tricks pretty much or are they different?
RR2CM is more of an introduction. ECT is more advanced. So the answer is - you should have both! RR2CM is a great resource from beginner on up and ECT is excellent as a continuation.
@@magicorthodoxy thank you!
The big Mark Wilson was the fist book I got for Xmas one year years ago. I prefer the books these days. It's true what you say about a DVD. I prefer to have it in my hands instead of skipping a disc. I'm heading down the self working tricks at the moment. I know enough slights to get by. Good review.
THX
Now You See It, Now You Don't!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand 1 and 2 blew my mind when I was a kid! They still hold up. It's where I learned French drop! :)
there was a volume 2 ?????
@@magicorthodoxy Yup, it's The Second Now You See It, Now You Don't: More Lessons in Slight of Hand, it's harder to find but I've seen them used
That Mark Wilson book was my very first, besides the library books.
yup yep
any notes on "magic in mind" joshua jay?
notes? I don't own that book - sorry - do you?
I have the pdf ebook, Joshua is an editor, he collected chapters from various books and authors -- anyways its free i think www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-downloads/ebooks/magic-in-mind/
Any chance you'd review your top 10 favorite magic dvds?
Thats a great idea
Hi, great video :) , what is the difference between the expert card technique and the royal road to card magic, I want to purchase one but idk which one, I would get s.w.e erdnase but I got the Daniel Madison version so maybe ill pass for it for now, so which one would you choose? I noticed the technique was a bit bigger so maybe more material? but royal card had higher rating for you, so which one would you choose? sorry for long comment!
Royal Road first, then Expert Card Technique and THEN Erdnase. Expert at the card table is probably one of the most difficult books to learn from and takes a while to gain the ability to do the necessary moves.
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I can't explain why, but I do love top ten lists! Maybe it's from all those years watching David Letterman...lol. Great list, and I put alot of these on my wish list, thanks for sharing.
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So if you already have expert card technique for the sleights what books have good full routines and completed magic tricks but isn't too complex and doesn't require very dificult sleights?
here is a video I made th-cam.com/video/Vpwu5Tsxq3M/w-d-xo.html
what is the best for magicians that are good beginner to intermidiate?
here's a video I made: th-cam.com/video/5O_4u_MlbrA/w-d-xo.html
Great video!! What is your opinion of "The Amateur Magician's Handbook" by Henry Hay? I have the 4th edition. I had an earlier version of this book (Yellow cover jacket, hard cover, which I cannot find anywhere) )when I was much younger, and I miss the info there about splitting cards to make them thinner for back palming flourishes. Thoughts?
Also, you did not mention The Card College 5 volume set by Roberto Giobbi. Thoughts?
Surprised you made no mention of Dai Vernon! Thoughts?
I need to do a review of those books - thanks for the reminder
Reading books is the best way to learn fundamentals & build a good foundation in your particular area of magic
YES !!!
Ordered four of them. Thanks for the direct links!
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magicorthodoxy Aaand FedEx just delivered them! Wish me luck.
Thanks for sharing! I would say my favourite magic book at this time of life is Mnemonica by Juan Tamariz; two another books I really like are 13 Steps to Mentalism, which I totally recommend if you do mentalism, and Psychological Subtleties by Banachek.
Ive always wanted Juan's book #jealous
can the magic in mnemonica be used with any stack?
If it is Mnemonica specific, then no. What I mean is for example "the perfect bridge hand" trick from the Aronson stack cannot be done with Mnemonica or Si Stebbins or Eight Kings, because it is Aronson specific. Otherwise yes any memorized decks tricks would work.
Perfect buddy! That's exactly what I needed to know :) thank you :)
All the books I have mentioned have covered at least fifty plus mentalism effects; go check them out!
Great video !!I loved this this has been my question for ages !! thank you ! Daniel Madison anthology? ??????? Keep up the Great work
Anthology is just a collection of his PDF's in print, most of his magic is for intermediate to advanced level, it's good but I wouldn't consider it as a top 10 of all time
brilliant !!I was about to buy it !!and I'm definitely a beginner! !this video has really really helped me thank you !! and hanks for your time to reply !!!!thumbs up
DM has good magic - but his target audience is really more of the magician who's been practicing for a while, I can't even do a lot of his effects.
I got the Mark Wilson magic small edition. It's amazing and the price even more amazing.
agreed! Best book ever
What's funny is I have the small book as well, and I have no Idea where I got it from, it was just in a box of stuff I had when I came from my dad's. And when number 10 was that book, I was like OMG, I have that. xD
I've been really busy lately so I haven't practised for a while but I have been looking for magic books and props and I've also become interested in escape tricks. Could you recommend an escape trick for an amateur magician?
Check out this thread: www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=7604&forum=18
What is best books for begginers ?
Can't answer what is "best" - go through more of my book review videos and consider your options and pick the one that YOU think you'll like the best.
Ok thank you very much.
'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Magic Tricks' is by far the best beginner's book.
i would say royal road to card magic 100% maybe even expert card technique/ expert at the card table
Which one..royal road (or) encyclopaedia of card tricks
Royal road walks you through beginner to intermediate/advanced like a teacher - way more sleights. Encyclopedia is way more a single skill level - but contains WAY more tricks
I think people may like top 10 lists as much as they do for the simple reason that it's a lot of information in a very short time.
Maybe I could start doing top 11 lists !!!
Another great video! I just picked up Derren Brown’s “Absolute Magic” based on your recommendation but haven’t got to read it yet. Not that anyone cares, but I’ll list some of my favorite card magic books here: 1. Expert at the Card Table -It was my first Magic book, and I still find so much in it to this day. 2. Stars of Magic -It has Triumph, one of my favorite effects! Also a ton of other amazing tricks. 3. Expert Card Technique -Just so much great stuff in here, Dunbury Delusion is another of my favorites. 4. Dai Vernon’s Inner Card Trilogy. I think this is available as one volume from L&L, but I’m also pretty sure there is ebook versions on lybrary.com, a great resource for ebook versions of hard to find or expensive Magic books. 5. Carneycopia by John Carney. Just great tricks and sleights. I always find something interesting every time I open it. 6. Paul Harris Art Of Astonishment. Great, great stuff! 7. Drawing Room Deceptions by Guy Hollingworth. I love Guy’s work in card magic! All his effects are brilliant and this has the Reformation, in my opinion the best torn and restored card there is. 8. Roberto Giobbi’s Card College. I love this series! Not only is it an amazing instructional book for card magic, but I love to read the footnotes and they will also direct you to other great works of card magic. And this series just has sooooo many great tricks! 9. The Paper Engine by Aaron Fisher. An excellent book! Great tricks and Aaron’s Gravity Half Pass, an amazing sleight! 10. The Books Of Wonder by Tommy Wonder. Tommy Wonder was a genius who left us much too soon. There are some amazing tricks in these two volumes and also some very deep essays about magic. His ambitious card/card in ring box is my favorite Ambitious card routine of all time. His wild card is amazing and another gem of card magic in these volumes is Deja Reverse.
Great comment !!!!
I was surprised to see my library has about half of these books, just got encyclopedia of card tricks, and holy smokes that's a lot of tricks!
agreed
The first one is the first magic book I got! Gotta be like 20 years ago now
it's a good one
Thanks for your videos! I'll have even in English, but you know if any of these books have been translated into Spanish?
I do not, sorry
Gustavo the Tarbell Courses I believe are available in Spanish
+Dagger Russiard Velasquez :O where i could find them, you know? Thank you.
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So if you were telling a total newbie to buy one or two books to see if they want to dive in, it appears the two might be 1) Royal Road and 2) Expert Card Technique. Am I right?
those are pretty heavy books, I guess it depends on how old the person is
magicorthodoxy I’m 34 ;) does that help?
A total newbie who wants to do beginner card magic ? Encyclopedia of Card Magic, Self Working Card Tricks by Fulves, Card College Light Series by Giobbi
magicorthodoxy thank you
wich book have the most powerful magic tricks that are not taught on youtube
Powerful magic comes from presentation. Look at Blaine - he started off with the simplest easiest effects, but the power was in how he performed. You have to find the tricks that "fit' your personality; that comes with time and practice. Lots of great books in this video, read some other recommendations from other people and make a good decision.
magicorthodoxy ok thank you very much
using paid actors in his street magic specials helped Blaine's magic seem powerful.
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Paul Harris ...you can make a living with just his stuff.
anyone can tell me which one is like the best for learning really powerful tricks
Type_InsaneO_o key of solomon..its amazing
Punching Guy is these tricks not taught on youtube
Type_InsaneO_o enclyclopedia of card tricks
Royal Road or Expert Card Technique if I had to choose one?
wow ..... uh .... ECT
Critical Movie Fan The Royal Road.
It depends if you already read some beginner books like Royal Road or Card College (1st book)
If yes, Expert Card Technique. If no, Royal Road
11:45 I call BS on that analogy lol. Knowing where something came from vs knowing the basics are VERY different. At this point you can become an amazing magician by watching people on youtube, nostalgia is one thing, reality is another. Books vs Video is all personal preference... mine is certainly video. Not because I don't want to read, but the same reason I would rather a teacher stand in front of me and show me what to do versus reading it. It is much easier to show angles and flow with video for example.
Thanks for your comment
@@magicorthodoxy btw, I subscribed and have been marathon watching your stuff, thanks for the great content!
I got royal road to card magic form Chris Ramsey I want to keep my reading skills sharp for 9th grade thank you
it's a great book - good luck
hey where is by forces unseen or mnemonica? they are deffenetly one of the best books...
true, just got Forces a few weeks ago, but have not scraped up the coin to get Mnemonica yet. Do you have them?
looking for 6 5 and 4 . so hard to find them in my country T_T
4 is Dai Vernon?
ebay
magicorthodoxy hey David, expert at the table that you own is it same with original version? I mean paperback , hard cover , pocket cover same content inside? and I found blank journal version.. it means not for learning?
Great video👍
What is your top 10 magic product?
product? do you mean tricks? utilities?
just to let people know, i ordered 3 of these books plus another 3 he didnt mention when all i really needed was royal road to card magic, expert card technique is really quite advanced, there's beauty in the simplicity
Everyone must chose their own path - glad you found yours
yeah, I'm sure I'll get to the other books for sure, maybe I'll make a little vid about the books I bought coming from a beginners perspective. Great video by the way :)
I'd highly recommend Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz. It definitely changed my own perceptions of what good magic performance should be. Excellent read.
AGREED !!!! Here is my review for it - th-cam.com/video/tAAm16qC30A/w-d-xo.html
Currently reading this..again!
I ordered some
thanks
Great !
Wich is the first book I should get?
Also, I can look through my key holes.
I guess that really depends on your skill level and what interests you have
Expert at the card table by S.W Erdnase
If you're a beginner or intermediate, definitely get the card college series (The sleight of hand ones, not the light-series). It simply is IMO the best resource you can get. Much better than RRTCM. Don't know why it isn't in the list.
It will not get any better than this regarding card magic foundation and you will learn all the subtleties the right way, which is important for a good foundation.
wish i never watched this .... there goes all my money lol
think of it as .... investing
what do u personally think teaches a magician more videos or books?
I think it's a healthy combination of both.
@@magicorthodoxy you diplomat, you lol
@@highvt When I worked at a magic shop I found that the hobby magicians would all go to videos. They wanted to be shown how to do it. The pros would go to books.
There's even an old magicians saying that the best way to hide a trick is to publish it. It sometimes feels like nobody wants to do the work to figure something out from a book. And yet, even the classics like Bobo's coin magic have killer effects if you practice them and perform them well.
I'd also add that since a DVD and a book cost about the same, you'll get about 1 times the number of effects (or more) out of a book.
there is 5 volumes of Card College by roberto G
yep, got em all .....
U know pdf of all these books are available free on google
perhaps, but I hate reading pdfs
David Roth's maybe? :p i dont know i feel like it's one of the best living magician that has an enormous contribution to coin magic
yea, I don't do coin magic..... so I never picked it up
I just got into magic, so thanks for this video as it gives a reference on what books to buy for me to start learning. I mean just like anyone in modern society, i use TH-cam videos but books like you just listed contain more secrets :)
Edit: Oh and i'm wondering on Close Up Card Magic By Harry Lorayne, is it any good?
Harry is awesome but I don't have any of his books ... yet
Really? I heard the man released a lot of books, a lot of them which are very good and you have none of them? That's kinda weird :D
Love this review!
So glad!
i would also say also mnemonica, drawing room deceptions and by forces unseen
this may have been my favorite upload of yours yet.(even if you forgot about bobo's)
it's coin magic (I own it) and would put it at the same place as "Encyclopedia" - it''s more of a "must have" than a top 10
+magicorthodoxy you should make a top 10 of must have magic books
I'd rather have expert coin magic then bobo tho
Mnemonica not included??? :(
do you own it?
magicorthodoxy Fortunately yes! It's out of print as of right now...but my magic shop had the book still in stock... you can do some pretty nasty things with that principle...
My daughter has just got into magic shows and I was wanting to know the type of preferably bicycle type code Type cards preferably not the ones that have the suit or number on back of card would preferably like it to be the coded type on back I would like to know where to get them
penguinmagic.com
@@magicorthodoxy okay thank you
@@magicorthodoxy and is there a certain name for the bicycle like Rider back or something
which one is the BEST ???....
It's probably to difficult to say, always go with what YOU like best
I honestly have a low reading level embarrassingly enough all I have is expert. Card technique and expert at the card table and I wish someone just made detailed video collections of the content in these books as they are so hard for me to read :( I did learn some things with the help of someone helping me understand it
You can do it!
So glad we have a good magic TH-camr that supports books and not stupid theory11 and Ellusionist.
well I do buy cards from T11 and E, just not much magic from them
magicorthodoxy yea buying cards is fine but I'm saying like tricks
Angle Z?
Chris Ramsay is also a youtuber who is partnered with ellusionist. He says that all the good magic is in the books. You should really check him out :)
These sites do have some good sources on certain things. Jason england's fundamentals is an incredible series. Bashing t11 and E is stupid.
I like very much your videos. Thank you so much!
Thanks!!!
I would include "Magic and Showmanship" by Henning Nelms
ok
In french, The Very Best of Simon Aronson would be my n°1 !
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I want the hard core magic tricks book but easy to read I'm a magician btw mentalist and card tricks but I want to learn more for my good future
tricks only become "hard core" after you've added your own style to them and that takes lots of reading and practice