Top 10 Fun-to-Read Magic Books

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Do most magic books seem dry? Let's look at my top 10 magic books that make you laugh, entertain you, and are just a joy to read. 🤓
🥺 I Wish I Liked These Magic Books ▶️ • Magic Books I Wish I L...
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⏰ Timeline:
0:00 - What is this list?
0:47 - Where can you get these books?
1:42 - #5 (in print)
3:10 - #4 (in print)
4:30 - #3 (in print)
6:03 - #2 (in print)
7:53 - #1 (in print)
9:10 - #5 (OOP)
10:17 - #4 (OOP)
11:31 - #3 (OOP)
12:41 - #2 (OOP)
13:54 - #1 (OOP)
15:07 - So what?

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2 авг 2024

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@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

🥺 I Wish I Liked These Magic Books ▶ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R5BxFc7WWug.html

@pasipiispanen2758 6 месяцев назад

The Art of Astonishment -serie is very hilarious to read.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Yup, true!!

@Seymourwalls 6 месяцев назад

As others have mentioned, I find it astonishing (no pun intended) that the art of astonishment trilogy didn’t make the cut here. In 30 years of reading magic books I’ve never had as much fun as I did when I first read those. Always enjoy hearing your thoughts though and there’s a few on this list that I’ve not read yet!

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

They are a hoot!! 😄

@outrageous42ne 6 месяцев назад

Art of Astonishment is a major oversight here 😢 I'll also throw out David Acer's books, though I generally got more out of the humor than I got from the magic itself 🤷‍♂️

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

You're not wrong! Would you classify them as in print or OOP (since one or two of them are no longer available while the other is)?

@nancyanderson5320 6 месяцев назад

Steve Beams series is so entertaining and well organized. A must have.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoy it, Nancy!

@MondoNifty94 6 месяцев назад

really good choices, i think one of the candidate that i think was one of the most fun magic books to read is David Acer More Power to you. I personally think its one of the funniest and engaging book about magic out there with good materials too

@duanebitter8409 6 месяцев назад

A fun episode. Glad to hear The Artful Mentalism books may be reprinted. Impossible to find (at a price I can afford).

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

🤞 I spoke with Charlie Hatch, and he said it should be happening

@dougclark4146 5 месяцев назад

@@EruditeMagic Do you mean Charlie Reynolds or Richard Hatch, both of H & R Magic?

@EruditeMagic 5 месяцев назад

None of the above - I meant Charlie Randall (putting the 'R' in "H&R Books") 🤦🏻‍♂️

@dougclark4146 5 месяцев назад

@EruditeMagic Aargh, I always mix up Charlie Reynolds and Charlie Randall😞

@robmagic1018 6 месяцев назад

I find Chris Kenners Totally Out of control book fun especially with all the puzzles in it. They are quite fun to work out also the fact half if it is printed upside down

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

It certainly one of the most unique magic books ever published!

@andrecombrinck1454 6 месяцев назад

I agree with many comments here. The Art of Astonishment is my favorite fun book. Not only a pleasure to read, but contains excellent tricks.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Totally!

@miltonfine5216 4 месяца назад

In Print 5. Buena Vista Shuffle Club 4. The Book by Gene Anderson 3. The Jinx by Theodeore Annemann 2. Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 1. Handsome Jack, Etc. Out of Print 5. Bairn by Ken Dyne 4. Dear Mr. Fantasy by John Bannon 3. The Approach by Jamie D. Grant 2. The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy 1. What Lies Inside by Florian Severin

@Jim_S. 6 месяцев назад

Since you managed to pick ten books that I don't own, I'll give some of my favorites. First, Totally Out of Control by Chris Kenner. Everything about the book is fun to read, from the way the layout for every trick is different, to the writing style, to the goofy illustrations thrown in. Second, I'd go with Drawing Room Deceptions by Guy Hollingworth. It's written so formally, but with tongue firmly planted in cheek, as evidenced by the fact that he discusses almost naming one of his moves the "hot chicken alignment". I'd give honorable mentions to Confessions of A Magic Fan by Jeremiah Zuo and Concerning the Palming of Cards by John Galsworthy for hiding most of the humor in footnotes.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Good "people's choice" representatives!

@Jim_S. 6 месяцев назад

@@EruditeMagicYour video inspired me to pull out my honorable mentions, so I thought I'd share a humorous footnote from each that I referred to. From Confessions... 19. As a teenager I thought that I had invented the Diagonal Palm Shift. As we all know it first saw print in 1902...so the likelihood that Erdnase stole my idea is very small. Not nonexistent when considering the hypothetical possibilities of a nonlinear flow of time. But very small. So I will give that one to him. From Concerning... The left index finger is curled underneath, in a position that some^1 might like to think of as 'very John Galsworthy'. 1. None

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

🤣🤣🤣

@i.m.9381 6 месяцев назад

Very nice video again. I also really like the books of Simon Lovell, Simon Says and Son of Simon Says. Those books really made me laugh out loud. Give them a try if you don't know them yet. Mostly card tricks I think.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

He does have a funny writing style! Thanks for sharing 👍

@kalvheps5973 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I like Bannons stuff.Excellent modern card ideas mixed with humour.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Yes, and a different way of presenting the material than your standard "effect, method, and afterthoughts."

@georgeyounts9391 6 месяцев назад

Got the Anderson book & it is really well done. One of the best Legacy Books ever :) Also, got The Approach which is really like a Bible to that work. Also wouldn't mind spending a few days perusing the Jinxs but not enough to own it. Thanks again for your education. Happily my library has grown due to you over these few years. Plus watching your videos has released me of (which I think all who are part of magic may have) being overwhelmed by how much is out there. You the man!

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment, George! Glad the channel has helped you 👍

@Davlavi 6 месяцев назад

Love books.

@antonlinder4399 6 месяцев назад

Great video as always Jeff! As a non native english speaker I always find it muuuch easier to finish a book that's not dry all the time 😅 So I'll definitely check these out!

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@jimkl0 6 месяцев назад

Loved this session. Nice list. I saw one on your list that I do not own, so I ordered it from Don.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Woohoo! Which one, if you don't mind my asking?

@jimkl0 6 месяцев назад

Buena Vista Shuffle Club - I passed on it when it came out because it was heavy on card tricks, but you inspired me to go forth and enjoy the read.

@RobertBallMagician 6 месяцев назад

A wonderful list of books 👍🤜🤛👍😀

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, Robert 👍

@pyratemage 6 месяцев назад

Regarding the OOP books that may be back in print soon... I wonder if Jeff has some Insider information? He probably saw it appear written in "Inc" that has a habit of Vanishing by Magic.😉

@dgoldberg2008 6 месяцев назад

The Fitzkee Trilogy has some very funny lines in it. Dariel Fitzkee had a very acerbic wit.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

True, but much of it is very dry 🤷🏻

@twatmunro 6 месяцев назад

His work is extremely vulgar but if that's your thing, Jerry Sadowitz's The Crimp is the best magic periodical ever. All Bob Farmer's books are a lot of fun to read as well. As are Derren Brown's books. He has an extremely dry sense of humour and his earlier work was also prone to vulgarity, but very fun to read IMO. Also, David Regal's a hugely entertaining writer.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

All good suggestions!

@DellWolfensparger 6 месяцев назад

I will get the Gene Anderson book. Looks good.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

It's great!

@bakerb845 6 месяцев назад

Great stuff as always, Jeff. Just going to add one more John Lovick book in the comments for anyone who wants another card magic book - What Women Want.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Mayhew, right? Never read it, but I've heard it's funny 🤷🏻

@alexsaxon- 6 месяцев назад

The Steve Mayhew book written by John Lovick is hilarious. More crude though.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

That's what I've heard...

@RJFoster.. 6 месяцев назад

Hi Jeff. Greetings from the U.K.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Hi Richard! Thanks for joining today 👍

@dgoldberg2008 6 месяцев назад

Ahead Of The Pack by Jack Avis is a hilarious OOP book.

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Maybe someday I can track down a copy to check it out 👍

@jonahberg9280 6 месяцев назад

can you review the definitive sankey now that its reprinted

@jonahberg9280 6 месяцев назад

Can you do a video just on the Tarbell course

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

We'll see, but it's not in the cards right now

@GilbergFortenberry 6 месяцев назад

Hi Jeff, I don’t see Handsome Jack in stock anywhere. Dons didn’t have a copy. Any idea where we can find it?

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

When I was doing my research for this episode, I noticed that Tannen's had copies

@91ibba 6 месяцев назад

Unlock! from Mark Elsdon is quite entertaining and especially interactive for there are some riddles to solve to gain some extra material

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Haven't read it, but glad you like it 👍

@91ibba 6 месяцев назад

@@EruditeMagic I really liked to see a review of it on your channel

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

It doesn't look very likely right now, since I don't own a copy. But, I'll let you know if that changes

@jonahberg9280 6 месяцев назад

What are your thoughts on the magic menu by Jim sisti

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Great source for walk-around or strolling magic

@jonahberg9280 6 месяцев назад

are the tarbell books a must have ?

@EruditeMagic 5 месяцев назад

Yes, but they don't qualify for the most fun-to-read 😄

@arielsfr 6 месяцев назад

Did I catch a glimpse of "Performing Magic for Children" at 00:46 ? Check the publisher and the translator :)

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Nope, I don't believe I own that 🤷🏻

@arielsfr 6 месяцев назад

Ah, must be Don's bookcase.@@EruditeMagic

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

Yes, of course!! 🤦🏻‍♂️

@vicvay 3 месяца назад

MY ANSWERS: 1.Eraser 2.Mango 3.Cursed son 4.Computer 5.Math

@jerryRp90x 6 месяцев назад

Before I watch, Scripting magic and what lies inside

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

50% isn't bad, depending on the sport! 😉

@twatmunro 6 месяцев назад

I've just started reading What Lies Inside (curse you, Jeff. I'd watched your review of Asi Wind's book on pre-show work and you do a great job of selling What Lies Inside as the better buy.) I'm utterly struck by how funny and clever it is. I've no idea why I never picked it up earlier. It could only be because I'm unfamiliar with his work due to his being German?

@EruditeMagic 6 месяцев назад

It could be. I was not familiar with his name before this book. Did you see the note at the beginning about the original German title? Translated into English, it's 13 Steps to Vandalism 😄