Magic Tricks

I'm not finished reading, but I didn't want to wait till I was finished to leave my impressions for anyone on the fence about ordering this. This book is simply exquisite. It is by far the most beautiful magic book I've ever owned. So many thoughtful touches went into the design, and every page is printed in high gloss color on thick paper stock - like a really nice magazine paper.

I haven't been active on the Magic Cafe in a long time, but what I remembered from reading Doug's posts there in the past was how deeply thoughtful and precise he was with every answer that he gave and the advice he gifted. The thinking and writing contained in this book follows in that same vein - so precise that sometimes you start to wonder if the amount of exactitude is truly necessary but then you realize that you're just making excuses for why you haven't put this much thought into your own work. Doug's thinking will challenge you to revisit your favorite routines and strive to approach them with a higher order of thinking. Doug clearly approaches mentalism as art, and you can feel his passion vibrating in the fibers of every page. I think this book is an unequivocal masterpiece.