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From: mrb_bailey
Date: Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:45am
Subject: Re: randomness...books to recommend?
> Corinda '13 Steps to mentalism'
not read it but I'm going to get it soon,
> Bandler 'Frogs into Princes'
If you know about NLP you'll be able to read into what being said.
I have an mp3 and Bandler says its about getting rid of phobias.
> Ormond McGill's book on stage hypnotism
no read it - but I guess I will now.
> Ian Rowland's book on Cold Reading.
This book is very interesting- there are no DB mind reading
things in it, but You'll learn lots by reading it.
> (I presume that Derren's Pure Effect book requires previous
knowledge
> of magic/card tricks...so perhaps not good for me!)
Pure effect is a good as its teaches you showmanship. I felt a bit
ripped off because this book doesn't tell you how any mind
reading effects are done... But its 30 quid well spent when you
do what it says.
--- In a previous message *~*alex*~* wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> i only joined this group recently and have been trawling through
a
> load of the earlier messages (takes a looong time, but an
interesting
> read even at 2am! i love hearing everyone's ideas about DB's
> techniques:)
>
> ooh...and i did notice from the last programme when Derren
was
> getting the person to think of the 7 of hearts, he made a heart
shape
> with his hands on his chest quite a bit. i picked up on the bottle
> shapes he made too! (was so proud of myself for noticing that!
but i
> doubt i'd have seen it if i was actually there. the detachment of
> television..plus we're watching his every movement extremely
closely.
>
> Anyway, i'm thinking of buying a couple of good books on the
subject
> (NLP, mentalism..i'm not quite sure what else!)
> From earlier posts people seem to like:
> Corinda '13 Steps to mentalism'
> Bandler 'Frogs into Princes'
> Ormond McGill's book on stage hypnotism
> Ian Rowland's book on Cold Reading.
> (I presume that Derren's Pure Effect book requires previous
knowledge
> of magic/card tricks...so perhaps not good for me!)
>
> Can anyone suggest which of these are the best or any other
books
> that would be a good place to start?? i'm a complete novice but
i
> find this topic so fascinating!
>
> ~alex (girl! from my name most people presume i'm a bloke..)
| Replies | Author | Yahoo ID | Date | Size |
| 3334: Re: randomness...books to recommend? | hypersang | Wed 12/03/2003 | 3 KB | |
| 3350: Re: randomness...books to recommend? | *~*alex*~* | sublunarangel | Wed 12/03/2003 | 2 KB |
