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Title: A pillar in a very strong trilogy
Review: Magic and deception are not an art about sleeving or double bottom, traps and mirrrors. It's the art of taking people into their own dreams where attention to the secret movements, tricked props etc becomes secondary. Misdirection is the word magicians use to wrongly route spectators' attention, focusing it only where it supports the dream. This book is not an how to book but it's one of the best analysis of what misdirection is.The art of misdirection is what makes the difference between a guy doing tricks (properly or badly) and a true magician.The two other books in the trilogy are the Trick brain which classifies every magical effects and the author's book on showmanship. They can be completed by Maskelyne and David Devant's "Our Magic" and by Henning Nehlms book on showmanship.Anybody seriously interested in magic or deception (politics, military and business strategies) should know this unknown book.
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