The best thing about the book is the sheer variety of tricks included. Card tricks, levitation, money tricks, fire tricks, rubber band tricks, mentalist tricks and random other kinds or combinations of all of the above. All of them are tailored to working on the street.
A lot of it is fairly basic and anyone who has been involved in magic for awhile will be familar with many of the tricks but there are also quite a few new ones.
The instructions are fairly clear and are accompanied with actual photographs of the magician doing the trick step by step, which I much prefer over the small black and white sketches!
It’s a pretty good book, worth adding to any street magician’s library or anyone who wants a few new tricks to try out but i’ll also be discussing similar tricks on Street Magic Blog for free.
Here is some additional information on the book:
Book Title: Ultimate Street Magic: Amazing Tricks for the Urban Magician
Author: Gary Sumpter
Published: 2006
Synopsis On The Book Flap:
“These days magicians have to work hard to keep their public happy. The traditional figure on stage, in sweeping tailcoats and top hats, has gone, usurped by a cooler and edgier trickster taking up their own brand of magic to the streets.In Street Magic, Gary Sumpter offers readers a wide range of tricks that will wow the public up-close and personal. From impressive effects involving everyday objects, such as coins and rubber bands to playing cards, he moves on to mind magic and stunning illusions to confuse the steel-willed and scare the strong of stomach, with useful tips and thoughtful advice throughout.
Whereever you go - pubs, clubs, markets, restaurants - Street Magic will give you everything you need to entertain, perplex and baffle audiences everywhere.”
Related posts:
{ 0 comments… add one now }
Leave a Comment