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Practical Mental Magic by Theodore Annemann (Book) Get ready to amaze and dumbfound your audience. This incredible book will take you from beginner to tour guide in the world of the mind. Perfect for close up or stage. Highly recommended!!!
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Mind reading, thought transmission, prophecy, miracle slate routines and other "psychic" effects are among the most impressive tricks in any magician's repertoire. Their power to amaze and dumbfound an audience is unparalleled in the domain of stage magic.
These and scores of other crowd-pleasers are here, each thoroughly explained and diagrammed, with insider's tips on techniques, staging, patter, plants and confederates, diversions-everything you need to make any trick a fool-proof success. No special equipment is required; just traditional magic props and a willingness to learn from one of magic's legendary figures. Although written for professional magicians, the step-by-step detail, clarity and inclusiveness of this collection, along with the author's intimate knowledge of the stage performer's needs, make this a volume that will benefit magicians at every level of expertise. Manufacturer SaysPaperbound, 310 5 3/8" by 8 1/2" pages, 100 illustrations. Customers who bought this also bought
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wealth of knowledge
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on March 29th, 2013
This book is, with 13 steps to mentalism the best investment you can make if you want to learn
mentalism. There are a lot of concepts that sometimes seems outdated but with a bit of creativity
they can become very usefull in today's world. For such a cheap price you should get it. For 13
bucks you get so many effects why wouldn't you take advantage of that.
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Great price for a must have on Mentalism
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on June 12th, 2012
A must have for anyone thinking of getting into mentalism. This book may not be a the newest or
hottest item out there but it combined with 13 steps make for a solid foundation in mentalism that
will carry as far as you decide to take it. Annemann gives a lot of fantastic insight into
performance to along with the effects. The price is right and you can't beat Penguin's service.
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Very good book.
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on August 31st, 2011
There's a ton of information that can be applied to modern mentalism, even while the information
itself can tend toward the outdated.
This man was a pioneer in the art, and learning his methods and mindset seems to be crucial in personal development in mentalism. I wouldn't even hesitate to buy this book if I were you. It's a must have for lovers of mentalism. Did this review help you?
Perfect for mentalists
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on April 8th, 2010
Many new magicians underestimate the value of the volumes of information that lies in the old dusty
books on the shelves of the magic shops. Most of the ideas within DVDs and instructional videos
containing those new flashy tricks come from the tried-and-true methods of famous magicians. This is
a book that will provide many ideas that a magician can transform into a modern miracle.
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Loaded Mental Material
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on April 7th, 2010
Practical Mental Magic is loaded with mentalism routines. It's a fun read even if you do not
perform mentalism. The text and patter is a little bit dated. You'll find many routines that have
been rehashed into modern versions such as Phantom Artist (Oz Perlman has an updated version). The
one disappointment was that there is no chapters on mentalism theory. This is just a large
compendium of tricks. Recommended.
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HIGH CLASS MENTALISM!
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on April 5th, 2010
At first, I was very distant from this book. I didn't think it was practical and I thought a lot of
the stuff was just overused and impractical. But now with the Luke Jermay class and all the
attention around it, I decided that I have new feelings about it.
For the material inside of here, you get a wide spectrum of stuff. If you are looking for some really good "haunting" effects or dead of alive tricks, I think this book has the best of them. They have the most entertainment value and you can modify them to fit your show's needs. Some tricks need special props, some don't. Some very clever tricks in here that you will love. Annemann's teaching is clear and interesting. He goes through some history, the special aspects of what works and doesn't, and detail on the gimmicks involved. I only have one final thing to say. This is not an introduction to Mentalism. It is written as if you already have some kind of experience with it. If you don't know anything about it, this can still help a little, but you should go with 13 steps to mentalism if that is the case. Did this review help you?
Classic
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on April 3rd, 2010
One of the bases for Mentalism
If you wanna learn the best routines from Jinx Magazine, just get PMM. Someones can think is old . Yes is old, but is Classic. Powerful and meaningful effects. No just tricks. This pieces are reputation makers One of my favorites is MY own Swami test Wonderful Prediction Effect for Stage and Close Up. Just buy it. With Corinda and this one, you have a lifetime read Did this review help you?
For all mentalists out there, this is quite a definitive assembly of Annemann's works. There is so
much more than practical mental magic in here; there's everything from impromptu to assistants to
set-up mental miracles.
The value of this book is that these effects provide you with a glimpse of what can be accomplished with a few sleights and knowledge. The Billet Switch is taught; with that utility move alone you can do a PLETHORA of tricks and miracles, anywhere, anytime. Now imagine at least 50+ (I did not like all 200 of the effects) ideas in your mind, of which you can develop your own practical mental magic. Considering the price tag, you can not go wrong. I will not try to shove you into buying this, because I'd frankly like to keep it to as few people as possible. Did this review help you?
The Bible of mentalism.
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on April 2nd, 2010
For $12.95 you can basically learn every mentalism effect that has ever been released to the
magic community. This book contains every type of mentalism effect you can imagine.
If you're a serious mentalism perfomer then you could certainly translate your very own effects based on the concepts in this book and build a strong act! Did this review help you?
MUST READ
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on April 2nd, 2010
This book is one of the greatest books ever written on mentalism. This one book is more valuable(and
MUCH CHEAPER), than a dozen modern mentalism books and dvds. This is a great book for beginners and
pros alike. This, along with 13 steps to mentalism, will teach you everything you need to know about
the art.
If you like mentalism, but haven't read this book, you're missing out. Did this review help you?
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