Hi. This is your official PenguinMagic reviewer, B_Magic!

The Card College series is similar to books like "Modern Coin Magic" for coin workers, or "Royal Road to Card Magic" or "Expert Card Technique" for card guys...it's a MUST HAVE. The book is a staple in card magic that will not only give you a fantastic start into card magic, but will give you an excellent source of sleights and effects for years and years to come.

I bought the Card College series years ago, and even after making a successful living in magic for over a decade now I still benefit from the books. Everytime I flip through the books I find something new, or something I'd forgotten, or something that I'm now ready for that I wasn't before.

You simply must get these books. If you are even reading any reviews on these books just add them to card now. It's well worth it.


B_Magic

If your after the BEST possible coverage on card magic. This set is it!! The descriptions are so very clear, step by step diagrams are most helpful for the difficult sleights and tricks. Why bother with volume 3? It details the more difficult sleights such as the multiple shift or the diagonal palm shift. Believe me, it helps immensely when you have a clear and instructive resource.

I wish these books were out 10 or 15 years ago when I got started in magic, and more specifically, card magic. They are so well written and the illustrations are so crystal clear that you can't help but learn the moves in these books. I am really a visual person, and I love to learn from videos, but this set really makes it easy to learn from the pages of a book. The Zarrow Shuffle and the faro shuffle are worth the price of this book alone, but it is PACKED with great moves. I highly recommend the whole series!

do yourself a favor and make the investment on card college. and dont give yourself the excuse that you already know stuff thats in here, believe me, Giobbi "corrected" several things i thought i already "mastered" starting from volume 1

Card College is a Classic like Tarbell. These are must own books on Card Magic.