Description: The Book of Secrets by John Carney Title: The Book of Secrets by John CarneyAuthor: John CarneyISBN: 0-9701287-0-3Publisher: CarneyMagicPublication Date: 2002Pages: 367HardcoverBook Size: 9" x 6"Edition: First Edition-Third PrintingBook Condition: Excellent-Like New!Cover Condition: Excellent-Like New!Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued 25 lessons for stage and close upA comprehensive course in the art and psychology of sleight of hand Critics and readers alike, proclaim it one of the best magic books ever! This comprehensive course of study is a 377 page hardbound book filled with stand up magic, close up, and essays. JOHN CARNEY IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED as one of the best magical entertainers and teachers in the world. His last book, Carneycopia, was acclaimed by many as a classic and one of the best books of the decade. The Book of Secrets, his first new work in ten years, includes 25 lessons for stage and close-up, as well as thoughtful essays on presentation, misdirection, timing and management. Each lesson concludes by giving the student assignments to complete, encouraging them to participate in creating their own magic. Historical essays of some of magic's greats are also included, not just citing of facts and figures, but explaining what qualities made them great and how you may apply their example. Stage routines include John's take on the classic Rising Cards, Egg on Fan, Linking Rings and Miser's Dream. Close up descriptions include his routines for the Cigars from the Purse, Champagne Glass and Coins, Thimbles and his Color Changing Cards Routine. Also discussed are techniques and psychology for the Classic Pass and Card Palming. This book is not just a book of tricks, but a comprehensive course of study in the art and psychology of sleight of hand. The book is 367 pages, hardbound with gold impression. The 262 illustrations accompanying the descriptions are sharp, clear and uniquely rendered. Contents: 5 Foreword: by Jim Steinmeyer6 Introduction: by the Author 10 The Student Begins: An approach to studying magic, and reading recommendations22 Rubbed Away: Variations on the vanishing of a silk36 Legends – Bautier de Kolta: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic.38 Just a Cigar: A routine with a tiny purse and a lot of big cigars.52 On Palming: A lesson in top palms, bottom palms, and side steals. 82 Up My Sleeve: A deck gradually travels up one sleeve; a selected card travels visibly up one sleeve and down the other.96 Silver and Glass: Five coins appear, then travel across to a glass.118 Legends – Dai Vernon: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic.120 Muscade Magic: A lesson in the cups and balls138 Legends – Tony Slydini: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic. 140 Dissolving Steel: Two old and little-known moves for the Linking Rings.146 Hidden Gifts: Essays on the creative process, originality, perfectionism, and more.166 Creation of Life: a torn piece of a magazine page visibly turns into a real egg.178 Legends – Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic.180 Mercurial Cards: A flurry of color changes and deck transformations, ending with the entire deck being examinable. 198 Art…In Magic?: An essay about art, meaning, emotion, and purpose in performance.206 Leipzig-Skinner Surprise: An ambitious card effect using two selections.220 Legends – Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic.222 Forgotten Recollection: Three selected card revelations, followed by the three cards transforming into three other selected cards.232 The Classic Pass and Other Myths: Instruction in the Pass and how its principles apply to performance in general. 248 Off the Vine: A series of manipulations done with grapes incorporating, in part, one-in-the-pocket, two-in-the-hand.258 Legends – David Devant: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic.260 Verbeck’s Envelopes: A routine encompassing coins, nested envelopes, and torn-and-restored effects.276 Multiple Slip: A multiple card control taught in the context of a four-ace effect.286 Legends – Fred Kaps: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic. 288 Tools of the Trade: “Approaches to practice, effect, affectations, and the advantages of the southpaw.”300 Ascension: Methods, variations, and approaches to the rising card effect322 Legends – Al Baker: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic.324 Swing Blade: The knife-and-paper trick, with work on the paddle move. 334 Money for Nothing: Instruction in the Miser’s Dream.348 Legends – John Ramsay: A few paragraphs about the man and his impact on magic.350 Thimble Collection: A thimble routine with extensive instruction in the necessary sleights364 The Final Lesson: Brief words on learning magic, and a “post-graduate” assignment Reviews:"WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORK! The thinking is just great. John is truly a man who understands magic. The tricks are presented in perspective, with the idea that they can and should develop further. The Book of Secrets is engaging reading, which manages to stimulate the student's creative thinking."- Tommy Wonder "This book BLOWS ME AWAY. It is full of passion...just vibrant with it. Carney has rediscovered and reinvented classic platform magic. He talks to you like a guy, a mentor, a tough-love teacher. He doesn't expect you to come to him with a 5th degree Elmsley-Aronson black belt. But he does expect you to love magic as much as he does, and be willing to earn your miracles. Carney's The Book of Secrets goes right on my shelf of classic reference books."- Teller "Here is a real insight into the way John thinks about magic, the way he combines past inspirations with current motivations, and the continual process of searching, trying, experimenting, and improving to find the best result. It's more than just a new format for a magic book; IT'S MADE ME THINK ABOUT MAGIC IN A NEW WAY."- Jim Steinmeyer "The Book of Secrets is a masterpiece...one of the most satisfying reading experiences I have had in a very long time. This is a must-have, must-read, must re-read, top-of-the-pile, words-to-live-by, masterwork. This is one of the most inspirational books of magic I have ever read, and as serious as is its intent, it is also inescapably joyous, thanks to the author's unadulterated, unbridled, unapologetic love for his subject. The Book of Secrets is a blueprint for rich, multifaceted, sophisticated magic that will be duplicated by few, but is accompanied by a manifesto of sorts that will doubtless inspire many. Truly, this is a generous book-a work by which the author gives back a bounty to the art that has given him so much. Be thrilled and inspired by this book, and may it help you take our art to another, better place."- Jamy Ian Swiss Light from the Lamp Genii, January 2003 "It is a book that reveals, challenges, provokes, encourages, and teases. Its one of the best magic books I've ever read, and my guess is that 26 years from now it will be referred to as one of the classics. The Book of Secrets is written from the heart. A careful study may well change your magical life. ......in the past few years I have drifted away from being a true student of magic. John Carney has rekindled that flame. To have regained this feeling is a gift. And that's what The Book of Secrets is, it's a gift to magic and magicians. It has my highest recommendation."- Mike Close - Marketplace, Magic, December 2002 Please examine the photos of this book. I have included photos of the index. I have also included photos of especially colorful, interesting or autographed pages. 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