My favorite MAGIC TRICK books... (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)
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Want to know which magic books to buy? How to get started in magic for beginners? Or perhaps more advanced magic books to extend your knowledge? In this video I share my favorite magic trick books, which I have purchased over the years. I still have more back at home in Texas, but when I really had to narrow it down... THESE are the top 20 magic trick books I chose to pay to have shipped halfway around the world to where I am now. I discuss books that teach easy magic for beginners, as well as more advanced books, and additionally books on magic theory. It's really a great idea to learn some presentation & magic theory after you have have learned some magic tricks you can actually perform for people. Only then do the lessons on theory make more sense as you read. I mostly focus on card magic tricks, but I do also reference other magic categories as well such as coin magic and mentalism. See below for the list of books... not in the order I presented, but categorized!
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BOOKS FOR LEARNING MAGIC.............
--- Card Magic - BEGINNER ---
The Royal Road to Card Magic: amzn.to/2Qhag7n
Card College: amzn.to/2rkLXwE
Card College LIGHT (self working tricks): amzn.to/3c63fPN
--- Card Magic - ADVANCED ---
Expert at the Card Table: amzn.to/2EQlOZC
Expert at the Card Table - Annotated version by Darwin Ortiz: amzn.to/3aYBnNy
Expert Card Technique: amzn.to/3e6qn2J
--- Beginner - NOT ONLY CARDS ---
The Amateur Magician's Handbook: amzn.to/3e6aTeW
Joshua Jay's Magic: The Complete Course: amzn.to/2UVlgdW
--- Magic Theory ---
Strong Magic: amzn.to/2JUVTTq
Maximum Entertainment: amzn.to/2yPhwCh
Close up: The Real Secrets of Magic: amzn.to/39UXi72
--- Misc ---
13 Steps to Mentalism: amzn.to/3c4A4wt
Modern Coin Magic (LARGE version I had in video): amzn.to/34nLo4t
Modern Coin Magic (smaller, cheaper paperback): amzn.to/2yQ5qsD
The Paper Engine: www.aaronfishermagic.com/magic...
Everything I know about Marketing Magic: amzn.to/2UWBjbz
Creative Magic: amzn.to/2XmyH8i
Cog - Ben Seward: [discontinued]
Tangled Web - Eric Mead: [out of stock]
--- Other book recommendations (not featured in the video) ---
Mnemonica - Juan Tamariz: amzn.to/2UXIPCW
With this book, you will learn how to memorize an entire deck. Way more useful than you might first imagine!
--- PHYSICAL Props ---
Recommended playing cards: amzn.to/2ELzLIr
Close-up card mat for perform & practice: amzn.to/35RKdds
--- Camera / Recording Equipment ---
** I personally use these items below for filming my videos!
📷 My Main Camera (fast autofocus): amzn.to/2MwhPEA
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Extra equipment
🔵 Tripod for camera: amzn.to/2U1O8Ri
🔵 Light Stand: amzn.to/3aawnoM
This light stand is kinda not sturdy enough because the light and soft box are so large; the whole thing can tip over easily. But it's what I use! 😆 Or you can perhaps find another light stand that is rated to hold more weight. Or just put something heavy (like sandbags) onto the bottom to lower the center of gravity.
* Also, please note these are Amazon Affiliate links. It means I got an incredibly small amount of money if you click on them and/or find something you want to buy... which helps support the channel, so thanks! :)
Hope you enjoy these videos, and remember to check my channel home page because I created different Playlists to organize the types of videos I make... I've got some pretty good tutorials if you wanna learn new.
For example ➠ all of my Magic Tutorials playlist:
• Magic Trick Tutorials - Zábava
All books listed in the description section.✅ Did you enjoy the unboxing therapy? Smash like? 👍🏻
Comment below: what are you doing during Quarantine? ...ready to pick up a new hobby??? 😉
Playlist for all my magic tutorials: czcams.com/play/PL9yLnLCn_h1l3J6G5pAcIGU-tXrwUH4D-.html
I am helping my friend do research and other bits for his Masters - he works too - and this Q is the only "break" he's had for months. (He cleans pools in his spare time for extra money; he does that with his father 12-3pm this is allowed as cleaning will stop bacteria algae viruses build up - l would imagine keeps C away too as the chems are chlorine based. )
*ANYHOO BRILLIANT NEW LOOK/TYPE VIDEO l AM IMPRESSED*
The Uni gives him soo much research to do for each project that l don't know how he is going to cope even with my help, but l do my best. l hope he does well and that what l do for him is useful.
@@daniloapostolov-dacatv1536 What is the name of your book?
@@daniloapostolov-dacatv1536 Thank you l will
@@daniloapostolov-dacatv1536 l wish you every success in your endeavors! 🌟⭐🌟⭐
Adam Wilber has been on Fool Us. Have you reacted to that performance yet?
Thanks Jason! These books tutorial are pretty awesome, especially for people in this MEDIA society.We should really be patient to learn from classic books!
Thank you. New and looking to get better at card handling and eventually card magic.
These are really helpful, Thanks again!
Great video Jason. Appreciate the level of detail in the description - must have taken hours just for that! Nice job!
Thanks Rick! Yeah actually it did take me a good while to type that up haha...
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A Cut Above by Msgr. Vincent Foy is one of my favorite both for technical and historical reference.
Thanks Jason... I was very pleased to hear your thoughts on these books. I have been very curious on the Card College books.
Stay safe.
No prob! Yeah I highly recommend those in particular :)
Dai Vernon's Inner Card Trilogy is another great recommendation that has many strong effects and techniques.
False bottom vanish was super clean! Good job!
hahah yeah... the results of countless hours of practice. 😉
You are information is great for me .
Great background music
Love you set up
Thanks! Yeah first video filmed there in the kitchen...
Just got here. Loving your videos! +1 sub from Brazil!
Thanks very much Wilc!
From the Instagram post as well as the ones I did get, I should have also got Paper Engine and Joshua Jay's Magic, the edges looked familiar but I couldn't place them, some of the others I would guessed at, but like I said it would only have been guessing.
I absolutely love and recommend "Close up card magic" by Harry Lorayne. It's a great starter book with really good effects. As an intermediate card book I really like "The Collected works of Alex Elmsley" I have volume 1, I know there is a volume 2 as well. Wow, there's some great stuff in there. My best "hidden gem" book, because I have no idea if it's still in print or available anywhere, is "The commercial magic of JC Wagner". Oh My Gosh, if you can find it and you're intermediate to advanced, just get it.
Thanks for the recommendations! :)
I loved the stance when u got the mentalizm book out : )
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The last book , I have a video with lots of bobo , great video , expensive but brilliant
Just ordered The Royal way to Card magic. I prefer to buy the Card College books directly from Roberto Giobbi so he can sign it Up for you 😀
However, thanks for this great video.
This is FREAKING AWESOME!!!! I've wanted this info for a while!!! What books did YOU learn from?!!! Dude, awesome. Stay safe. Not sure how Ukraine is with covid but it's all scary. My wife is a RN so we have been pretty worried. So far so good.
Hey Billy!! Glad to get a comment from you again. And so glad you enjoyed this video. I kinda figured it wouldn't get that many views.... but I had these books shipped all the way to me... and when I was about to open the box.... I figured it was too good an opportunity to pass up, and might as well record the process.... and also put amazon affiliate links... which 100% was an afterthought 😆 But yeah it was fun to share my favorite books that I've collected over the years. And it was fun testing out filming in this part of my flat using a new lighting set up. I was curios how it was turn out. I'm doing good! Ukraine is pretty much same as everywhere except we are required to wear masks while outside legally. Which is annoying. :) But pretty much life as normal for me since I'm only working from home and can't be fired because I don't have a boss! But I am sad for all those employees who lost their jobs during this time!! I hope your wife is staying safe also, working there on the front line. Probably everything will be fine though! :)
@@JasonParkerMagic well this has been one of my favorites this far, man! I'm super excited to order some of those books!
Forgot to say _thanks for the amazing videos_ - l forget how much time and energy goes into creating them!
Thanks so much John I do appreciate your encouraging words :)
@@JasonParkerMagic Not at all ... looking forward to your next vid ...
Nice unboxing!!!👍
Thank you! :)
@@JasonParkerMagic nice books but tangled web is advanced level not easy
I feel like learning one decent magic trick after watching this.
Man that must have cost a pretty penny to ship! Shout out to your parents!
Thanks for the recommendations. Edited: Just realized you were/are a software developer. I'm also a software developer and love to do magic when i'm tired of smashing the keyboard
haha awesome :) smash some cards instead of keys :)
Nice video
Hey Jason, that Card College: Volume 1 book you have, did you ever check out volumes 2 through 5?
You got some guns man! I like the bobos book.
I've seen you reacting to Penn and teller fool us, and I've watched all of them, but I've noticed you haven't reacted to any of Shawn farquhar's appearances, I believe he has been on twice. I would like u to see your reaction to his first appearance, but both shows are good.
I plan to, but I just haven't gotten to him yet! :)
R Shane authored an incredible book. Only available as an ebook but WOW!!!!!!!
i have the soft cover version of the amature magicians handbook by henery hay and hard cover of illusiontrated of the hostory of magic by melborn Christapher with forward by david copperfield
Seriously JP you could make or star in a movie ... you look great you film and edit brilliantly ... make a docu on magic ?
yes yes yes yessss,Thx a LOT again :)
You are welcome.. Thanks for your comment! :)
I highly recommend David Stone Close Up...I used to hang out with him in Paris. He is briliant. Bobos Coin Magic is invaluable and also Darwin Ortiz Strong Magic...although many magicians complained beause there were no tricks. I'd give my right hand to get hold of a copy of that. Very important.
Nice that you got to hang out with David Stone. :) I saw him lecture once in Texas
@@JasonParkerMagic Yes...I learnt so much from him personally and I dled all his DVDS illegally on the internet as he advises us to do! I traveled half way across Europe to attend his lecture in Zürich but I didn't learn a thing. He was just selling gimmicks. Just thought about that book Strong Magic...do you have to be strong to learn it? I know you are! LOL
I would choose a book that had a good design on the cover and those card college ones look kool superb yes l like those ones
you can't go wrong with those! :)
does card college have sleight of hand
@@shubhsaxena8745 yes definitely :)
@@JasonParkerMagic as a begineer can i use forces unseen books cause it has very cool tricks
I like interiors too ... do a vid on your flat ... did you do your own designs ?
Nope! I'm just renting this place. But I did pick it specifically for making CZcams videos :)
@@JasonParkerMagic l was impressed: nice pad ...
Not so bad... South Australia doesn't have full lockdown conditions yet, mate. I've 🐝 n wondering where to learn magic from, apart from watching Penn and teller....lolz
You should read Cog though 😜 one of my most used techniques its actually real mind reading in a way 😉
Ok maybe I finally will haha. It's a pretty small book anyway.... so it will be hard to have an excuse! :)
wow , what a collection .. Nice to see you have not read all your books.. Im not the only one haha..
Thanks
No problem
Lol I was waiting for you to pull a beautiful lady out of the box
haha nope... :D... just a bunch of books...
Bro, you look like you could offer some good exercise books too!!! 🏋🏻♀️
Thanks! Yeah I working out has somehow become a big habit for me. Something I think everyone should be doing.... too many benefits... and the only CON is it takes your time. But even then you can be listening to an audio book or working out with a friend. :)
📚This 📚video 📚was 📚great📚 thanx 📚
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@JasonParkerMagic immensely thanx
Cool
JP got a message: a notification on my other phone "Jason Parker ...News..." with your photo but Google has screwed up my other phone so it would not open. Anyone know what that was?
I looked on your channel and l could not find a video with those key words ... wondering what it was.
Hmmm not sure... it could have been a live stream I did.... I was thinking about live streaming my workout every day... but then I canceled the concept because after further thought... I realize the YT algorithm will probably penalize my future videos if I do live streaming too much (which has low viewer retention)
@@JasonParkerMagic l got worried "Google News." But all okay it seems.
Didn't realise how strict YT hey were.
What about a live magic show with collection of simple trix like the match ones?
Or a live summary of your favourite magicians and what they're doing now. I am sure they would thank you.
What do l know you're quite prolific and don't need my suggestions: you've got brilliant ideas.
Do you know if you walked around your Town with your camera with all the interesting historical facts architecturally culturally that would be interesting too.
But need sun for that.
@@JasonParkerMagic Ah okay They're far too strict the buggers 😠
A lot of good books. I do have a few of these. 😊😊😊🖒🖒🖒
That's awesome... do you have any others that you were expecting me to list but that I didn't?? :)
@@JasonParkerMagic No but like you I have books that are still wrapped. 😁
Great vid i love the books but no fable? Thanks
No fable in this one! I typically just throw the fables at the end of reaction videos normally... Besides this video ended up being much longer than I anticipated! :)
@@JasonParkerMagic
I see, all good, thanks for the entertaining vids, i really enjoy the fables as well. Great channel.
even born again Christian illusionist david seth kotkin has that very book 13 steps to mentelisum and when he was a younger boy illusionist he created a mind reading illusion called menta penn in tarbell course in magic series on mind reading
Hey, thanks for this video! You do a great job with all of your vids!
If I am correct, you are from the US, but currently staying in Ucraine?
I always wonder:
I am German, and to me it looks as if the 'magicians' community is much more alive in the US than here in Europe - it starts off that even finding closeup matts is rather cumbersome - there are few opportunities.
And it does not end with actual magician performances - I have been looking for magicians perform for 2 years now and hardly found anything.
From your point of view - is magic more vivid in the US or am I just too inept to discover what we got? How is the situation in the Ucraine?
Anyhow, thanks a lot for all your vids - I always enjoy it watching and they helped me quite a bit master the dullness of corona isolation ;)
Thanks!
PS: Are you still planning do document your workout routine?
I am English and performed many years in Germany but found the close up market was very limited...not like in France or Spain. btw I make my own close up matts and props because the shops are also limited and expensive.
@@kingrobert1st HI, thanks for your reply! Now that you mention it - there are quite a few Spanish magicians I know - so perhaps I am just living in the wrong country oO
Which cloth / tissue / ... do you use for your matts?
Thanks Michael! Yes I'm from the US. And living in Ukraine for the last 2 years. :) I quit my job back in the US and started backpacking around Europe and randomly ended up over here in Ukraine... where I'm trying to make a living from CZcams videos. :)
Yes I felt like in the US there are more magic meet-ups. More people involved in this hobby/art form. Especially in Ukraine... there are really not many magicians here 😆. But I guess you can just google and see if there is an IBM (International Brotherhood of magicians) club in your country.
For close-up pads... I saw some that looked decent by Murphy's Magic. They may be available on Amazon or PenguinMagic.
How are you going to get ALL those books on those 2 shelves ?
2nd
Hehe
I'll try to have mine
Social distance with your cameras has not yet been suggested that I am aware of. Lol
Could use that coin magic book as a doorstop?
😂
your awesome
Thanks Ramesh!
I'm the same guy who commented it I'm literally so much happy seeing you reach
100k+ subs I always love your content it's been sometime that I'm into cardistry and many of them I learned from you I will be grateful for that
And I tell you that
You will reach 1 million subs soon
Wishing you a fabulous future ❤
1:39 Check my magical biceps! 💪
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If there is no Aesop at the bottom of that box l will cry 😢
I have a lot o books i havent opened. I dont feel so bad now.
You double camera angle now... The production quality is hope... Are you gonna start performing and create tutorials?
Yeah! It was fun filming with two cameras. I do have some performances and tutorials already if you check the different sections on my channel homepage :)
Darwin's cat is really a baby Fox ?
I bought Expert Card Technique 30 years ago because my teacher told me to. I didn't understand any of it. Bugger all. I thought this is hopeless I'll never become a card magician. I flipped through it and got to the last chapter: Presentation. This is the first paragraph if my memory serves me well. It read: If you are the sort of person who can just go up to a group of people you have never met and start entertaining them you don't need to read any more. So I closed the book and never looked at it again. Maybe you could check that for me...was a bloody long time ago.
Haha ok sure. I’ll check it when I get back home..
@@JasonParkerMagic Could be something else...you know Dunning Kruger effect?
Hmmm well it does indeed have Presentation as the last chapter, but I didn't see anything about not needing to read any more. 🤷♂️ So maybe it was another book! I only read about 4 pages into the chapter though..
@@JasonParkerMagic Interesting...I only read the first paragraph.
Footnote: I contacted the publishers and they told me that they had removed the last part of the paragraph due to rapidly falling sales. True or false?
Jason l didn't see your book in that box ... mmm
hi
Card College is a bit more expensive than you guess! :-)
Haha , advert for nytol to aid sleep , no mention of magic book
How do you keep your flat looking amazing ?
Just kinda the way it is... and I avoid having too many small things out and about. Put stuff in drawers. And also I've only been renting this flat for half a year. Before that I was traveling with only a backpack. So I really was low on the "possessions" department, which helps! :)
@@JasonParkerMagic ... minimalist heaven ... wish l wasn't a hoarder 😯 l like my books magazines, souvenirs and pictures too much.. but l wil have a clear out by end of spring of stuff not used for 6 months from your inspiration. Thanx.
As a feedback, as i enjoy your content in general: Lack of preparation in the video is striking. I cannot stop the impression that that video is made ad hoc, quickly to fill up affilate links. Lack of good light management kills books presentation. And also statements like i "did not read it yet" - or - "i did not read it at all" make think that it is not thought through selection of books.
Hey thanks for your feedback. Really the idea of amazon affiliate links was an afterthought, right before I started filming. And actually the whole video concept was an after thought as well! I just received the box of books from the mail after 5 weeks... and was about to open it... when I thought HEY... this could be a fun video, unboxing stuff.. and people get to see which books I was actually WILLING to pay even more money to have shipped to myself from around the world. It means the books that I will actively plan to use and think are valuable. So in a way I was sharing my choices and the time I spent previously researching on discussion boards which books are good to buy (even if I haven't read certain books). In fact, with YT I think it's nice to have some ad-hoc feeling videos which is what I was hoping to accomplish here... to be a little more casual and real-world. The lighting... I probably had too many lights on... and I was actually experimenting with filming in this location of the flat. So it is what it is. But I made sure viewers would be able to see the books, which I think is what counts. Choosing to ad affiliate links right before starting to film.... I think it's fair given I spent a good 15 hours total making this video. Editing takes a lot of time and selecting background music as well. So if I earn $3.00 after a month from affiliate links... I don't think it's the biggest scam in the world. 😆 And these are authentically the books I am using for myself. Not just listing here to make money.
Magician Reax to Magic Boox in a Box
I saw it and i needed to see if you bought a flipping satanic and nacro book if you did then i would appreciate'nt you
david drewry duncan ha d all eight voulmes of the tarbell corse and greater magic hard cover mark wilson course in magic books ps david copperfield in the mentel magic voulme bookin tarbell ps copperfield when he was younger invented menta pen
Surprise you don’t list any Tarbell books.
That's because I've never read any of them! 😆 I know I probably should, because I've heard many magicians recommend them. But I just never have. This video was really thought of last minute when I received my box of books mailed to me.... and wanted to share which books I thought were important enough to have shipped. But yeah in retrospect maybe I should have at least made mention of the Tarbell volumes as well... do you feel you got a lot of value from Tarbell?
I love to learn magic if I had those books I should buy them how much are these
Is there a magicians cookbook
*Recipes could be :*
Apple Cadabra Pie
Strawberry n Raspberry Fool Us
Magicians' Rabbit Terrine 😦
Wizard Cheesecake Mousse
Starry Fish Pie
An AGT (a Sandwich with Aubergine Gruyère and Tomato)
Gingerbread Men: but cut in half! 😀
*Pack of Cards:*
Pack of Cards Lasagne
Pack of Cards Mille Feuile
Pack of Cards Opera Gateau AND
Queen of (Hearts) Pud
😆 nice ideas...
@@JasonParkerMagic Thanks ... any of your own suggestions?
📦 When l opened this video it was like unwrapping a surprise PARCEL 📦 The DELIVERY was FIRST CLASS 📦 by a ROYAL MALE as was the critique of each volume 📦 and it gets the STAMP of my approval 💌
Jason, l thought this would get a few likes but l only got 1 from myself 😢
Erdnaze - Blazin Amazin or juz Erdinary ? Ortiz'z b👀k dezign doz l👀k imprezzive though l like
Are you interested in selling "The Tangled Web" ?
Hmmmm... I hadn't really thought about it. I suppose for the right price I would be willing to part ways with it. But probably I should speed read it before that.
@@JasonParkerMagic I've heard it was a really good book, but have had no luck in finding it. Let me know when your ready to part with it and a fair price. You can email me at 62terrykit62@gmail.com
I would probably not part with it unless it were a really good price. Just because I would have to rush and read through it sooner than later. And you are welcome to email if you'd like, my email can be found in the "About" tab of my CZcams page.
@@JasonParkerMagic sell him for 60 dollars
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l like the strong magic cover
The man loves his dominos pizza. I'm an OG subscriber. I know this.
haha yessss... one dominos per week keeps the.... uh.... insanity away? ;)
Thought it was a fox , not a cat
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thank you!
I'm a subscriber and l follow you and appreciate you and your channel but l have a problem (or not) I'm brutally honest and your not so personable. Maybe I'm not adequately conveying what l mean. But I'm still a fan and hoping the best for you. Well me as well. I'm a rookie compared to you. Best regards to you. Cheers
Thanks for your best wishes... and ideas on how to address what you're talking about to be more personable?
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"There is no royal road to geometry." is often attributed to Euclid. And this is more than just a true statement. In fact, there is no royal to any demanding discipline, and magic is no exception. Nonetheless, a great name for a book.
BTW, magic books are quite cheap, judging by the collection from the video. I buy mostly maths and engineering ones. Prices for those start at 100$. Fortunately, it is my employer who foots the bill.
And then there comes an explanation for the "Ukraine issue". To quit software development (I totally get it, software dev is 99% very fucking boring) and try earn money from CZcams, one had to downshift. Ukraine is quite horrible, but Kiev is quite cheap and it's a big city.
Why Ukraine if not too personal?
Ukrane ?
Why ?
well it's a long story.. but essentially I quit my job in the US... sold everything... started backpacking across Europe... and then randomly landed in Ukraine. And now I work on videos full time, trying to make a living from this CZcams channel :)
@@JasonParkerMagic which company were you in
Why did you choose to live in Ukraine ?