![]() (Although Volume 5 is also excellent, I have recommended Volumes 1 through 4 here, as these are the fundamental instructional texts, while Volume 5 reflects a collection of Giobbi routines that utilize techniques described throughout the series.) Inspired by the approach of the seminal book, The Royal Road to Card Magic, Roberto Giobbi set out to write a complete course in card magic (notably, not an encyclopedia of card magic), and given his intimate knowledge of both the Vernon and the Spanish schools of thinking, he was uniquely qualified to write what has become the definitive instructional text in card magic, translated into six languages, all of which are best-selling editions throughout the world. ![]() However, I am comforted in the knowledge that Vernon’s work, and its importance, is reflected throughout Roberto Giobbi’s Card College series, and drawn from the entire Vernon body of work at that. I do not offer these titles in any order of importance, and in fact, it is extremely difficult and seemingly illogical to exclude the Vernon Inner Secrets series from this list. Expert Card Technique (third edition) by Hugard and Braue.Card College Volumes One Through Four by Roberto Giobbi.To the second – what are three books of card magic that are required reading for every student of the art and craft? I would say: Do we mean to focus on hitting? Fielding? Throwing? Running the bases? What about pitching? Just as different athletes excel at different aspects of the game of baseball, different books excel at different aspects of the purpose of writing and reading books about card magic. Of those three possible meanings of the question, I cannot answer the first: I think it’s probably impossible to objectively name the three “best” books ever written about card magic, because it’s akin to trying to name the best baseball players of all time. Or perhaps it means what are my three personal favorites that, for a combination of reasons, happen to have special meaning and impact for me? When I consider this question, the first thing that strikes me is another question: what do you mean by “top?” Are you asking what I think are the three best books about card magic ever written? Perhaps it means the three card books every magician simply must read in the course of their study of magic. You’ll also begin to see that attention to detail is what makes Jamy one of the top thinkers in magic today.Įnjoy – and then let us know what you think in the comments below.ġ) Jamy Ian Swiss, what are your top three card magic books? And if you read carefully, you’ll discover just how deeply and thoroughly an artist considers his work. Jamy Ian Swiss is a top professional in magic – you can check out his live performances here – and we were blown away when we read his thoughts on the subject.īelow you’ll find some of the best information available to magicians from someone who knows the art better than just about anybody. UPDATED FOR 2022: As a follow-up to our popular ‘Non-Magic Book’ post, we’re offering you this wonderful piece written by Jamy Ian Swiss a list of entirely magic-related books anyone who aspires to be a great magician should read and more importantly… why.
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