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Spoiler Alert (Introduction by John Bannon) by Ryan Matney - Book


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You are about to encounter the card magic of Ryan Matney. These card tricks have been highly praised by magicians such as John Bannon (who wrote the introduction), Max Maven, Peter Duffie, and David Regal. They agree that what makes Ryan's magic unique is the attention to detail, the clever and subtle solutions to challenging problems, and the way Ryan manages to remove difficult sleight of hand while keeping the impact of the effect intact.

Inside this book, Ryan's first major collection, you will find 50 easy-to-do tricks, with over 30 appearing in print for the first time. All are within the grasp of the average magician. Every trick features a full script so you can add them to your repertoire immediately.

Included are Ryan's neo classics, "Amara Rises Again" and "The Whitechapel Solution," as well as new tricks such as "Triple Proof," an impressive card revelation, and "Christmas Cards from Jersey," an in-the-hands Four Ace Production from a deck that has been shuffled by the spectator.

Also appearing for the first time is "The Mind of a Cheat," a dead easy but enormously entertaining expose of the thought processes of a cheat, and "The Wheel of Endings," which might be the card trick you would do if you could only do one.

Final warning: You are about to encounter the card magic of Ryan Matney. It's a world of whimsical plots, eccentric presentations, and thoughtful construction. Once you learn these secrets, you can never go back.

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 7th, 2018
I really like some of the plots in this book, but not the methods. As is the case with many "easy to do" "minimal sleight" tricks there are a lot of weird moves and displacements that stand out as "why are you doing that?" If you don't mind justifying you're moves there are some great tricks in here. I don't think a trick has to be difficult in order to be good, I even do some John Bannon and John Carey tricks, but I would rather put in a little more practice and have a cleaner effect.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 4th, 2021
For 20 bucks this was a real bargain (even for the originally 40). A lot of entertaining tricks, totally clear descriptions, nice layout, no knucklebusting moves. Feels like Darwin Ortiz cardshark light. Happy I bought before it was sold out :)
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on November 18th, 2017
I met Ryan at the 2017 TRICS convention. We got to talking and he showed me and my friends some stuff from the Book. He fooled us! I purchased the book and have been reading it since. I’ve never learned well from books, but the way Ryan writes, breaks everything down and really helps you know what to do at what time. This is a brilliant book, from a brilliant guy! Buy now!!!
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on November 17th, 2017
I was lucky enough to pick up my copy of this excellent book when it made its debut @ the TriC's magic convention in Charlotte, NC. Ryan is very clever and his thought process is just as the description states. This book is outstanding. My favorite trick is "Paul Bearers Aces". To me, THAT trick or shall I say routine alone is worth the price of the book. Beware, YOU have been WARNED!!!
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