Now You See It, Now You Don’t!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand
A new and simple learn-by-picture method that makes it easy for anyone aged twelve and up to perform all the classic sleights just as they are done by the world’s greatest professional magicians. Long-time magician Bill Tarr has teamed up with Barry Ross, an illustrator famous for his instructional sports diagrams, for easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, so that with the help of more than 1,500 line drawings that capture each eye-fooling movement, you’ll learn everything from simple sleig
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Sleight of Hand
What if the man of your dreams is also the one of your nightmares? Edwin Matthews just wants to get some sleep. Traveling by steam train with his family, the melancholic nineteen year old is plagued by restless nights and recurring dreams of a fiery disaster. When a mysterious magician comes aboard, the troubled insomniac-s trip takes an interesting turn. Tall, dark, and incredibly handsome, the flamboyant Sir Marco Satori offers to cure what ails Edwin. Spurred by equal parts curiosity, despera
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This book looks very helpful for those just starting to learn sleights, and appears to cover the major areas (coins, cards, balls, and cigarettes). However, it’s directions are slightly confusing and its illustrations are not as clear as they could have or should have been. It’s also lacking in teaching presentation and performance. It is not completely bad, however it is also not the first book that I would recommend to people wishing to become sleight of hand artists. If you were purchasing several books on sleight of hand this would be appropriate to include, but otherwise stick to the Dover series on magic (Modern Coin Magic by JB Bobo, The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks and Advanced Card Manipulations by Huegard, The Art of Magic by JB Bobo, and generally any book published by Dover Publishing Inc).
Review by S. Keal for Now You See It, Now You Don’t!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand
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I recently purchased this book thinking that I would be getting some new tips in sleight of hand, which I did, but with much aggrevation. If you are a beginner I would not recommend this book. It’s books like this that will make people turn away from magic. The concepts are good in this book, but the drawings are difficult to match with the instructions. The drawings and the explanations can cause a great deal of frustration and make one want to pass on tricks all together. Most of the stuff in this book is covered in Mark Wilson’s book (which has 10 times better pics and explainations), so if you want just a few more tricks then get it, but altogether I wish that I hadn’t bought it.
The only real good thing about this book is that it has some good cigarette vanishes and a good routine, but it may take you 10 hours o decipher what you are actually looking at. For beginners…not really…if you are a beginner…go to Mark Wilson. Cheers
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This is THE sleight of hand book! A step-by-step guide to almost every sleight created! Bill Tarr explains how to do the sleights in an easy and understandable way and the illustrations are so good that you could learn the sleights alone from them! If you only buy one magic book ever, DEFINITLY make it this one!
Review by Tom Raymond for Now You See It, Now You Don’t!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand
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There are basically two types of magicians — gadgeteers and finger-flingers. Please note, this is not meant to insult either group. A gadgeteer tends toward self-working magic — things that are set up, and effectively work by themselves. This frees the magician to focus on presentation and entertainment, and not as much on the mechanics of the trick or illusion. Finger-flingers, on the other hand, tend toward actual sleight of hand, relying on their own skill to perform the seemingly impossible. This takes longer to master, but gives greater confidence, as well as the ability to perform anywhere, with whatever is at hand. This book is for those who want to be finger-flingers, or who want to look at that side of the aisle. Bill Tarr has created a wonderful resource. It’s incredibly well-illustrated, showing both the magician’s & the audience’s view, for each trick or sleight. He also grades the individual tricks based on its’ difficulty. And he covers a great many sleights of hand, as well as several complete routines — you get a lot of “bang for your buck” here. He also is honest and up-front. He tells you straight away that this will require practise. For those seeking instant gratification, seek elsewhere. But if you’re willing to practice (not of the sleights of hand are difficult, but they do require time and effort — like learning anything else worth learning).
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I had already bought a book by Tarr, and got this. This is the best book on sleight of hand i have seen so far. it gives good illustrations for the tricks. It also gives billiard ball tricks, many used by Raymond Crow, as well as many other tricks used by Lance Burton, and all of the tricks will make you the star at the dinner table.
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NO PLOT SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW
Genre: Fantasy steampunk with an intricate, haunting, literary tone
Viewpoint: One third-person viewpoint
Setting: Aboard a steam locomotive in a Victorian-era USA
Sex Scenes (nonexplicit, mild, medium, very): Some, medium to very
Themes: Alpha lover and beta lover, repressed sexuality, coming of age, redemption
Other Info: Stand-alone story
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Edwin is the innocent and delicate son of an impoverished widow who is traveling by steam locomotive with his mother and strong-willed sister Alma to the home of a rich, older man who will salvage the family fortunes by accepting Alma’s hand in marriage. En route, a mysterious private car gets hooked up to the train. It belongs to spiritualist Satori, a compelling and dashing man in his thirties who immediately enthralls both Edwin and Alma. Soon Edwin finds himself drifting through the train at night, experiencing different levels of reality as he seeks out Satori who initiates him in the ways of love. Meanwhile, he suspects Alma may be doing the same thing. Edwin must find out Satori’s secrets, and when he does, it constitutes a major plot twist that throws everything in a new light.
Weak points: nothing major
Strong points: Haunting atmosphere, hot sex scenes, perfect period piece details, strong supporting character in Alma, and very strong plotting that unfolds like an elaborate puzzle.
Recommendation: Highly recommended. See also Off the Beaten Path and A Roof for the Rain.
Review by M. Nix for Sleight of Hand
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Sickly Edwin is on a train, traveling with his mother and sister to his sister’s fiancé, when he begins to have odd dreams. Then he meets the magician, Satori, and things get even stranger. With a history of spells of black despair, Edwin can’t be sure if his attraction to the strange magician is real or not…
Sleight of Hand is an odd and hot paranormal tale in which things are not as they seem. Katrina Strauss did an excellent job of evoking an atmosphere that was mysterious, and even a little spooky. I couldn’t always determine what was reality and what wasn’t right away, which kept me reading to find out. It was easy to sympathize with fragile, earnest Edwin. Satori was a bit harder to get a handle on. His motives were murky and although he clearly wanted Edwin, I wasn’t sure I bought that he loved him. There’s a big twist at the end that sort of explains Satori’s behavior, and quite a few other things. Overall, Sleight of Hand’s hot, kind of creepy vibe held my interest, and I enjoyed the story. While the romance part might not have been the most convincing I’ve read, Sleight of Hand was certainly a memorable and page-turning tale.
Cassie
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