PRISM: The Color Series of Mentalism by MAX MAVEN - While a sizable literature devoted to mentalism was produced in the past hundred years, little has stood the test of time. Among the scant amount that has... the work of MAX MAVEN.
The Effect Writing under the name of Phil Goldstein, MAVEN has created one of the largest, cleverest and most influential bodies of work in the field, stretching from the latter part of the twentieth century into the twenty-first. His star rose early, with the publication of five slim collections, each packed with innovative and performance-caliber mentalism. These booklets, which have become widely known as "The Color Series," contained items such as "Desire", "The Spirit is Willing (to Write)" and "Four-sided Triangle"—items that have become modern classics in the field.
MAVEN produced the Color booklets in small quantities and, despite ongoing popular request, refused to reprint them. They have become highly sought after, fetching prices in the hundreds of dollars. At last, after a quarter of a century, the entire Color Series is again available; all 53 effects, newly illustrated by Ton Onosaka, 240 pages in hardcover. Welcome to a classic reborn—Prism.
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This book is a must for parlour mentalist! However, if you seldom do parlour, I don't recommend this book to you. But if you are interested, you can get this book to add on some of the effects to your presentation. And yes, this book is not for beginners.
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[Verified buyer] by W.B. Ward from Tulsa OK on 02/24/2005 08:35:15
Once again, Max has proven his superiority in the field of mentalism. Great material, and best of all, it's stuff most performers will actually be able to use. One word of warning for beginners, however: Max writes from the standpoint of presumed knowledge. So be prepared to do a little research to learn how to perform moves Max simply refers to without going into detail.
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