card trick book

[beginnercardgirl]

I am thinking of buying a book of card tricks so that I will be able to learn new tricks when I am away from home and I don't have wifi. Is there any book that you think is especially good that I should get?

[Magic_Orthodoxy]

Bear in mind that the GREAT books were written a long time ago and take some used to reading and understanding, new books typically only have the effects of one artist and none of them are especially easy.

I guess knowing your skill level is important.

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If you're fairly new to magic, I'd recommend Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic or Now You See It, Now You Don't!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand by Bill Tarr- both are bibles of Magic and have tons of effects. Bill Tarr even includes card flourishing.

[DelMagic]

We do need to have an idea about your experience before we can offer much useful advice. Do you already have some card magic books and how have you progressed with them?

[DelMagic]

Some suggestions for non-sleight card magic:

Magic With Cards - Frank Garcia & George Schindler
Self-Working Card Tricks (and its sequels)- Karl Fulves
Scarne On Card Tricks - John Scarne (One of my FAVORITES)
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks (5 vols. but 1 & 2 have the best reviews) - Steve Beam
Nick Trost Books - The Card Magic of Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations Vols. 1, 2, 3, & 4
Card College Light, Lighter & Lightest by Roberto Giobbi
Marlo Without Tears

Even experienced magicians will find some gems in these books. I'm sure there are a lot more, but this list should be sufficient for starting out and M_O gave you some good tips as well.

[beginnercardgirl]

I'm just starting. I don't have much experience at all. I'm looking for a good book to learn from on my own. I also have a friend who knows quite a bit of magic who is teaching me some too. I don't have any magic books yet.
Sorry I didn't include enough information.

[Magic_Orthodoxy]

Magic is like playing piano, you have to learn scales and chords before you can play a song. Beginner books teach those basics, but don't expect to be amazing people right away. You got to learn to crawl before you can run... and other such inspirational mantras.

[Blake]

Get your hands on Expert at the card table as soon as you can. It may seem hard at first but that is the ( in my opinion ) most important book on card magic I would also suggest the worlds best card tricks by Bob Longe and actually anything of his if you are just starting out