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Paul Harris is on of the most amazing magicians out there today. This book is a collection of some of his amazing tricks. The tricks in the book range from beginner to advanced. Not everything in here is great but most of it is. Some of the best tricks are:
Hiccup: A double transposition of cards that happens right in the spectators hands
Flapjack: A cool four jack revelation
Fantasy Aces: An even cooler four ace revelation
I would recommend picking up all three books in the set if you are really serious about doing magic.
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Fantastic
[Verified buyer] by Trent from Canada on 04/06/2010 04:20:02
This is one of my favorite sets of books. You will learn a lot of magic and technique in these books. you will also learn a lot of psychology and presentations. There are so many close up tricks in this book you will wonder where to start. This is a book you will refer back to time and time again. Add to cart and prepare to get busy. If you liked book 1 this is a must have.
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Must have series
by Akela from Southeast PA USA on 04/05/2010 21:26:00
This is a must-have for any street performer. This series of books is loaded with professional routines. You can easily adapt many of the moves you learn in this book to your own routine. This is a book that will help magicians become good magicians and good magicians become great magicians.
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Get All 3!!
[Verified buyer] by Anonymous from Ireland on 04/02/2010 12:51:21
What can be said about Paul Harris's Art of Astonishment set? Imagine a set of books that cater to most every magician's needs!! These books contain amazing effects, and within them, you will find a number of effects for most any setting. The three volumes are comprised of the best of Paul's books, as well as new material. So many people rushed to get the True Astinishments dvd set when it came out, but how many have not checked out where it began?
For me, this was an incredible investment. I got superb card material - re-set, las vegas leaper, bizarre twist, galaxy; some brilliant mentalism routines - deep thought, angel case as well as some excellent pieces of astonishment - shape of astonishment, counterfeit spectator, fizz master, twilight. Talk about bang for your buck!!
I don't think I could give this set any higher of a recommendation.
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Art of Astonishment #2
[Verified buyer] by Robert Carr from Palm Springs, Ca. on 05/05/2008 02:12:36
I have all three of Paul's books ... It isn't the magic in them that makes them so great because there are a lot of super effets out there ... it's Paul. The first book taught me the difference between entertaining an audience and the importance of Astonishing them. Teaching people that it is OK to know its a trick and still have those few seconds of WOW!!!! before they remember that.
I have tried to use Pauls attitude in my work more than his effects since reading these books. It has also helped me enjoy the magic of others more by allowing myself to be Ashtonished!
Best investment to date in Magic. Best deal on the net? Penguin of course! Love you guys.
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