BARGAIN BOOK BUNDLE #8--TWO Must-Have books, REALLY ($19 value)--TMGS Book-MANIA

Description: ***** Well, THE MAGIC GADGET SITE wants to THANK all our customers who have supported TMGS for over 20 years!! And if you are new to TMGS, you can learn more about any of our items and our fast, friendly service by visiting THE MAGIC GADGET SITE eBay store. Share the magic! ****** I FOUND SOME GREAT BOOKS AT GREAT PRICES. AND TO HELP SAVE YOU MONEY, I PUT BOOKS TOGETHER THAT COVER SIMILAR SUBJECTS AND SKILL LEVELS -- AT A MUCH BETTER "BUNDLE PRICE" THAN IF YOU BOUGHT THEM SEPARATELY. AND ONLY ONE SHIPPING COST, TOO, SO YOU SAVE ON THAT AS WELL.BOOKS WILL BE SENT MEDIA MAIL TO U.S. ADDRESSES -- FOR MULTIPLE LOTS IN ONE SHIPMENT, YOU CAN FIGURE ONE FULL SHIPPING CHARGE, AND THEN ABOUT $2 EXTRA PER ADDITIONAL BOOK BUNDLE (OR ABOUT $1 MORE PER INDIVIDUAL BOOKS YOU ADD) -- BUT PROBABLY LESS, THE MORE BOOKS IN THE BOX! USE THE EBAY SHOPPING CART TO PUT TOGETHER MULTIPLE ITEM PURCHASE AT THE BEST SHIPPING PRICE.NON-US BIDDERS -- BOOKS ARE HEAVY AND US POSTAL RATES TO OTHER COUNTRIES ARE VERY HIGH. BUT MOST BOOK BUNDLES CAN HAVE OTHER ITEMS ADDED WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDED SHIPPING. I WILL DO MY BEST TO KEEP POSTAGE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, BUT MESSAGE ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MULTIPLE LOT SHIPPING RATES. I CAN TELL YOU IN ADVANCE WHAT THE POSTAGE COST WILL BE AND ARRANGE FOR THE CORRECT SHIPPING COSTS ON THE ITEMS YOU WANT TO BUY TWO GREAT BOOKS YOU SHOULD HAVE -- (in my humble opinion)PRACTICAL MENTAL EFFECT and MY BEST ("MUST HAVE" BOOKS!)books are from "new-old" dealer inventory, in MINT condition, with no marks or damageI love both these books so much, that I got carried away and bought A LOT of them. I need room on the shelves, so I am selling this bundle at just a bit above wholesale. My over-enthusiasm is your good deal!BOOK #1 PRACTICAL MENTAL EFFECTS by Theo. Annemann 2009 paperback reprint by D Robbins. 317 pages. So, how do I define a book as a "must-have"? Well, part of that designation comes from what I call the "growth potential" of the book -- that is, if the magician comes back to the book six months (or six years) after first reading it, does he/she discover even more info and effects that can be added to the repertoire. Annemann's Practical Mental Effects is one such book. Every time I pick it up, I find something else that helps my performance or repertoire. This is a book with huge growth potential.Another criteria I use for must-have books is "variety" of material and approach. Does the book force you to stretch your thinking about what magic can be, and/or how it can work? Does the effect on page 200 take you in a completely different direction than the effect on page 100? Because when a book forces you to think outside your comfort zone, or even just outside of whatever box you tend to park your mind in, it is a book that will make you a better magician. This is a book with variety.One more criteria (which is completely practical) is "value" -- does the book give you a boat-load of useful routines and information for a reasonable price. Well, even a Holden first edition of this book (which would go for several hundred dollars) would be a great value. And since this recent D.Robbins paperback edition is a faithful reproduction of the original hardback edition, and sells for less than a typical ticket at the movie theater.... well, it is a MAJOR VALUE.But c'mon Rod, can a book that recently had its 75th anniversary of first printing still be relevant? Can the stuff in it still be "Practical" for contemporary 21st century audiences? The best answer comes from Richard Osterlind, who recently put out a six DVD collection of mental magic that ALL came from this book. There is a ton of great material here, by Annemann of course, but also from Stewart James, Paul Curry, Walter Gibson, Al Baker, JG Thompson, Glenn Gravatt, Hen Fetsch... (Those are names I happened on by cracking the book open at random just now.)This book is highly recommended. BOOK #2MY BEST edited by J.G. THOMPSON (2005 D. Robbins paperback reprint) New-old dealer inventory, Mint Condition. 382 pages. 115 contributors, fully indexed with biographies.It is a simple idea: ask all the leading magicians of the day to let you publish "their best" trick, collected in a single super-star volume of magic. That is what JG Thompson did, seventy-five years ago, way back in 1945. He called it, appropriately enough, "My Best". And the book has been an important part of magical literature ever since.In 2005, for the book's 60th anniversary, D. Robbins (who has held the publishing rights since the late 1950's) put out a nicely bound paperback edition. That's what is for sale here.There's way too much in here to describe everything, but just looking at the photo of the index pages (2 of the 4 page index), you will no doubt see names you are familiar with, and many you are not familiar with. But in 1945, these names were all part of the leading edge in magic. And the tricks that these magicians have contributed live up to the books title.In addition to completely "new" effects, you will smile as you come across items like The Prize Winner (which was the first version of the more famous effect Premonition), Kolar's Magic Shears (which is a version of the Clippo effect that will fool everyone, even those who know Clippo), George Starke's Hornswoggled (later part of Tannen's Stars of Magic), etc etc etc I have always love Heath's Di-Cyphering dice trick, but after learning Verne Chesbro's additions to the trick (outlined in My Best), Di-Cyphering became 10 times better. (If you don't have Di-Cyphering, check our other listings -- we sell a current version called Calculator Dice)I could go on and on... Trust me. This book is FILLED with great magic. And after you learn a super strong trick by a magician whom you had never heard of, you can read his biography in the back section of the book. Knowing magic's history is important, too. A worthy addition to any serious magic library, and a book that should sell for much, much more. THESE TWO BOOKS SELL FOR $19 SEPARATELY (at our already great price). BUT SINCE I BOUGHT TOO MANY, GET THEM IN THIS BARGAIN BOOK BUNDLE FOR MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH LESS (and only one shipping charge!) NOTE FOR NON-USA ADDRESSES -- there is a single USPS shipping rate that covers all packages from 900 grams up to 1350 grams. This bundle weighs about 1000 grams when securely packaged for shipment. So if you see other lightweight items in our eBay store that you want, they could probably be added to this package with no additional shipping cost. If you are interested in adding items with no extra shipping, MESSAGE ME FIRST, so I can confirm the weight is okay, and I can edit listings to let you buy with no added postage. +++++++++++

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