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13 STEPS TO MENTALISM BOOK SERIES
The primary difference between magic/mental magic and mentalism is that a magician can perform a series of tricks, whereas a mentalist performs one - the meta-illusion of being able to perform whatever premise they intend. To quote Bob “It simply contains things that I wrote AFTER I'd done the previous book”.
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Don’t let the Vol 2 fool you, it is not a sequel to Vol 1.
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This book is currently out of print but has been republished in his other book The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy Vol 2. Of primary importance here is the thought given to persona and characterization, which is far more vital in mentalism over magic. This is possibly the most valuable book that Bob has written, and he's written some very fine books indeed. The next resource is Fundamentals by Bob Cassidy. PMM reprints large sections of the Jinx, so you're actually benefiting from Annemann, Orville Meyer, Stewart James, Al Baker and the rest, for a ridiculously low price. Annemann of course is Annemann, and the depth of his thinking on his mental effects is astounding, and holds up. This will make more sense when you start diving into mentalism.Ĭorinda was a prolific magic dealer, and had his hands on more material (especially Fogel's) than you could ever need. This is not the same as saying that Erdnase or Royal Road is all you need for card magic, instead this is actually, literally true - since the effect you're attempting to create is supposed to look completely impossible and convincing, it's more-or-less timeless. There are only two important books in mentalism: Practical Mental Magic by Theodore Annemann and 13 Steps to Mentalism by Tony Corinda .