Stage by Stage by John Graham & Vanishing Inc. 

Thank *you*, John for sharing your show(s), tricks, theory, jokes, and more with the magic community!!

Respect and love from Greece?!!

Yes, the concepts are true no matter what you perform. I'm not suggesting you could perform an hour of coins on stage, but John's thoughts will help you take what you already know and move it to a bigger venue. Hope that helps!

So glad you enjoyed the book, Nancy!

Thanks, Paul! Glad you enjoyed, and thank you for your comment 👍

Thanks for being here, Jerry 😃

Thanks Jerry!

Yes, for sure! Although the acts and specific tricks you will learn may not be your style, that's not the point. The point is learning how to take what you already know and turn it into a complete act. Definitely recommended to someone starting out!

@@EruditeMagic Thanks, now I just have to learn some mentalism tricks in order to be able to put together an act using what he teaches! 🤣

Approaching Magic is a great blend of everything you're looking for. No book is perfect, but I think it's a solid ad to your library

@@EruditeMagic thank you, I was leaning towards that one

Thanks, Kalvin! Same to you

I don't think of one as being superior to the other, but from a logistical standpoint, anyone can perform close-up magic. You typically have to be invited to perform stage magic. 🤷🏻

As someone who did close up magic for 7 years before starting to do stage shows, I think its a fair mindset to have. Close up magic, by the nature of being a more social environment, allowing for more direct interaction with the individuals you perform for, is much more forgiving in many ways than stage magic is. In close up you can interact with everyone involved to equal degrees, on Stage you have to play for a crowd without being able to get to know everyone first. Skripting is much more important, and visibility is an issue often not as concerning in close up magic. I still love close up magic more, but a stage show presents certain challenges that are a natural progression to what you learn doing close up magic for audiences.

I believe it's still carried by VI...

@@EruditeMagic the 120 version

I wish I could

Ha - hope you get it!

@@EruditeMagic I'm researching

Great, Robert 👌

Glad to hear it!

Love it - enjoy!

Nice. What’s Encore cover?

Not sure...yet! 😉

Erudite Magic I had no idea another was coming.

Thanks!

I don't think so. It sounds like a version of Larry Becker's excellent Sneak Thief. There's a great version in Handsome Jack, etc. by John Lovick called "Chic Thief". Hope that helps 👍

Thanks, Evan! Hope you get to check it out

Oh,it is, trust me, I have nothing to win if you buy it and nothing to lose if you don't... But if you want another quality magic book for your library,do yourself a favour and buy one!!! I have already bought mine, and definitely, didn't regret it!

What was your favorite part of the book, Jester?