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MARK CHANDAUE HARPACROWN TOO

THERE IS NO QUESTION I AM A HUGE FAN OF MARK ' S WORK AND THIS BOOK HAS VERY QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF MY TOP 10 BOOKS ON MENTALISM . WHILE THE MATERIAL IS DESIGNED FOR MENTALISTS THERE IS SO MUCH EXTRA INFORMATION THAT MAGICIANS WOULD ALSO GET A LOT FROM THIS . I LOVE READING MARK ' S WORK NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE MATERIAL IS SOME OF THE BEST YOU ' LL FIND IN MENTALISM BUT HE HAS A WAY OF WRITING THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD , AND IS INCREDIBLY ENTERTAINING . WHO EVER SAID MENTALISM IS BORING HASN ' T READ ANY OF HIS WORK . THE BOOK IS A MASSIVE 448 PAGES AND IS A GORGEOUS HARD COVER BOOK WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIL SMITH . THERE IS A GREAT MIX OF ROUTINES AND ESSAYS FOCUSES ON THE ' HOW ' SUCH AS HOW TO SCRIPT , HOW TO BUILD AND ACT AND HOW TO PRESENT ENTERTAINING MENTALISM .
ONE THING I ENJOY ABOUT HIS WORK IS THAT HE OFTEN EXPLORES MULTIPLE EFFECTS USING A PARTICULAR METHOD TO SHOW HOW VERSATILE METHODS CAN BE WHEN COMBINED WITH SOME IMAGINATION . ONE OF THESE INCLUDES HIS CHANDAULOPE MULTIPLE OUT ENVELOPE . THERE ARE SOME REALLY GREAT ROUTINES USING THIS PRINCIPLE FROM BANK NIGHT TO WHICH HAND .
THE BOOK CONTAINS MENTALISM THAT WILL WORK CLOSE-UP , STROLLING TO STAGE . HIS ESKIMOS ROUTINE HAS A REALLY FUNNY MOMENT BUILT IN TO IT THAT IS GUARANTEED TO GET A LAUGH WITH A REALLY POWERFUL CLIMAX .
AS A BONUS MARK HAS INCLUDED MORE AMAZING WORK BY SOME OF THE BEST THINKERS IN THE BUSINESS INCLUDING PETER TURNER AND MARK ELSDON .
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Whilst the first Harpacrown focused on the why ; this volume switches the focus onto the how . How to script , how to adapt material and build new routines , how to build an act , and most importantly , how to make your Mentalism entertaining .
Both volumes combine to give you a solid grounding in both the why and the how . The effects are strong and practical and work in the real world and serve to illustrate the principles discussed in the essays .
This DELUXE COLLECTORS EDITION is a beautifully bound premium book lovingly created to look good on any shelf and last a lifetime . It contains 446 pages which
8 JULY | 2021