> Card Control by Arthur H Buckley - Book

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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 5th, 2010
So what I found that I didn't like the most was how misleading this book is. THe title is called "CARD CONTROL" when you really don't learn much card control. It's about "practical methods and forty original card expriments", but I agree with THAT. The material presented in this little book is very practical and you can perform a lot of this a bunch of different ways.

The teaching wasn't very long winded, and it kept my attention for most of it. I enjoyed the historical notes in some of the effects and sleights. He keeps things simple and to the point, but some things aggrivated me. The layout was insanely good. It's something I have never seen before. SImple text, and the paragraphs were separated easier. The pictures were also good too. He has borders on his bee cards drawn on, even his fingers are outlined in black and it looks REALLY nice to see.

Over all, I would say if you are into interesting ideas and want to read some neat card magic, go for it. If you planned to buy this because you wanted to learn a ton of controls, don't go for it. If you like gambling magic and sleights related to gambling, go for it!

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