An absolutely fascinating book for everyone who wants to step inside the mentalism world. This is a must read! This classical text on mentalism was originally published in 1961. It has been reprinted number of times so the mental effects and the psychology behind them are still relevant today.
Tony Corinda’s landmark work, 13 Steps To Mentalism, is widely considered to be the mentalist’s bible. In this comprehensive DVD series, modern-day master Richard Osterlind performs dynamic effects from each step of Corinda’s seminal work in front of a live audience.
The book has grown over the years into one of the most famous books about mentalism. Instead of all sorts of theories about mentalism it presents mentalism more from a practical point of view.
With a number o An absolutely fascinating book for everyone who wants to step inside the mentalism world. This is a must read! This classical text on mentalism was originally published in 1961. It has been reprinted number of times so the mental effects and the psychology behind them are still relevant today. The book has grown over the years into one of the most famous books about mentalism.
Instead of all sorts of theories about mentalism it presents mentalism more from a practical point of view. With a number of secrets revealed by professionals and through a step-by-step plan you can easily perform mentalism tricks yourself.
I picked up this book hoping it would cover the human reading, manipulation and behavior aspects of mentalist. Things like cold reading, muscle reading and subliminal messages. While it did touch on some topics of that nature, it primarily covered slight of hand tricks for performances. As it turns out, this was fascinating in its own right.
I found it mind boggling to see how deception can be achieved through taking advantage of people's fundamental assumptions--especially if given lots of time, I picked up this book hoping it would cover the human reading, manipulation and behavior aspects of mentalist. Things like cold reading, muscle reading and subliminal messages. While it did touch on some topics of that nature, it primarily covered slight of hand tricks for performances. As it turns out, this was fascinating in its own right. I found it mind boggling to see how deception can be achieved through taking advantage of people's fundamental assumptions--especially if given lots of time, practice and dedication. No, I have no interest in learning mentalist and you won't see me with a deck of cards at parties.
But as long as you're not the sort that is disappointed when the magic is 'ruined', it's a fun read. I can't tell you much about this book for fear of giving anything away. You just have to read it.
The one major drawback to this book is that it was clearly written in a different time. Corinda makes lots of references to performing in drawing rooms and using visitor cards for effects and things of that nature which are now obsolete. Of course, this is considered a classic in its field and it takes time to become a classic so all is forgiven. I just loved how detailed and step-by-step it is.
In I can't tell you much about this book for fear of giving anything away. You just have to read it. The one major drawback to this book is that it was clearly written in a different time. Corinda makes lots of references to performing in drawing rooms and using visitor cards for effects and things of that nature which are now obsolete.