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The Paper
Engine
 Tension
Focus and Design in Card magic
This new, paperback edition maintains the high
standards of the hardcover edition. Everything from the feel and weight of the
paper to the clarity of Damon Webster's beautiful photos. The new addition
features a dynamic new cover and is even easier to carry with you on the road...
I'm Aaron Fisher - a full time professional magician. I make my living with a
pack of cards. If you're serious about magic, you've probably discovered the first
secret already...learning great sleight-of-hand is incredibly tough.
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"The Paper Engine
is one of the best books of card magic that I have ever read."
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Michael Close from the Magic
Magazine Review |
You won't master the techniques and methods taught in The Paper Engine
overnight. However, you'll be amply rewarded for the time you spend on this
material. Study this book and you'll misdirect audiences with new found ease,
and your touch with cards will soften. Mastering the core concepts of tension,
focus and design will help you grow as both a technician and as an entertainer.
That's what this book is for. If you're ready to elevate your card magic, The
Paper Engine will speed you on your journey.
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"The Paper Engine
is a modern classic"
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Richard Kaufman
publisher of Genii
Magazine |
Still undecided? Here's what an unsolicited reader said about The Paper Engine :
Tension Focus and Design in Card Magic and what it did for
his magic:
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"The
Paper Engine", won't scare you off with threats of
"knuckle-busting card
sleights" while at the same time, it teaches you the ballsy, devious
subtleties you would get if you sat at the feet (and took the abuse) of the
old-time card masters in pursuit of the "real work" of the craft. There are
a few things in here that Aaron explains as well or better than some who
have been doing it for decades, with photos matched exactly to where you
need to see "the moment" as it happens. This stuff won't scare you off. But
it will take simple principles, and using simple words, make you a far
better magician than you were when you started."
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Brian Morton
To read more unedited reviews
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You'll acquire solid techniques which actually improve your card handling, such
as:
-The Gravity Half Pass
-The Nowhere Pass
-The Out-Jog Hermann Pass
-The One-Hand Popover
-The Illusion Control
And powerful, audience tested effects effects including:
-Search and Destroy
-The Omen
-The Standing Challenge
-Fisher's Favorite Inversion
-The Revolution |
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"I've
said it before and I'll say it again The Paper Engine is possibly my
best purchase in magic thus far. The material and thoughts in the book have
helped me develop my own personal view on how magic should be. I've come to
develop my own style of performing, something a lot of other products simply
can't offer. After reading The Paper Engine I've also found that I've
become more relaxed when performing magic and I'm no longer tightening up
around the shoulders every time I know in my head a sleight is going on. I
think The Paper Engine will be one of the few books to go down as a
'great' in the magic world. If you don't already own this, you're missing
out." -
Sean Rafael
To read more unedited reviews
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If you can answer yes to any of the following questions, The Paper Engine can
significantly improve your sleight-of-hand with cards.
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1. Do you ever feel like many magic books are works of fiction?
2. Do you get tired of seeing every new variation in card magic described as
'revolutionary'?
3. Have you ever practiced a technique for years and noticed little real
improvement?
4. Have you learned the basics and found yourself confused about how to proceed in
learning advanced sleight of hand?
5. Do you want to actually perform this stuff for living, breathing people?
6. Do you want to perform heavy sleight-of-hand magic successfully, even when
you're surrounded? |
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"Aaron,
your book was important to me because of one thing. It taught me how vital
it was to eliminate tension from my sleights and to execute them with a soft
yet consistent touch on those elusive pressure points. By showing me how to
do so, The Paper Engine has improved my card work immeasurably. Thank
you Aaron, for sharing your work with the rest of us. You've truly made a
difference." -
Wayne C
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This book will help you bridge the chasm between intermediate and advanced card
magic. You'll learn:
- how to eliminate tension from your card
work. And just a importantly, when to embrace tension and use it to
strengthen the effect.
- why some techniques actually help you
focus on the audience, while most moves force you to focus only on your
hands.
- That many times we magicians work to hard.
Master the use of gravity, and improve your sleight of hand.
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Buy the Paper Engine now:
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If you would like to send
a check or money order
Send it to :
Aaron
Fisher
1224
North Orange Drive
Ste.#20
Los
Angeles, Ca 90038
-USA-
If
you have any questions email aaronbfisher@gmail.com
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