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Edwin Sach's Sleight of Hand is a great book.  Can't believe I never read it before.  Glad I am now, though!

Osterlind Lecture

I have never had time to go to a magic lecture because medical school keeps me from doing a lot of things, worse now that third year is done and fourth year is starting (oh, weekend calls =[ ).  However, I did purchase Richard Osterlind's lecture from Penguin magic.  Man, this lecture is amazing.  I've really learned a lot.  The best part is that I can just watch it in brief, 20-30 minute intervals whenever I have a chance.  It's a lot of fun and I hope I can attend some lectures at Tannen after residency matching is over and before my residency starts.

If you, like me, skipped over Fulves books just because they looked like beginner books, then you, like me, will be that much more impressed when you open those books up.  I have been reading his self working rope/handkerchief/coin/table/mental magic books and wow, there are some gems in there.  I can't believe no one told me how good these books really were.  I'm not saying they're going to be replacing my Al Schneider or Tarbell books.  But I am saying that they are really good, with plenty of ideas and tricks in them.  Not to mention they're really cheap.  I didn't care much for the card book because I have so many card books and DVD's already, but I'm not saying it's bad either - it's actually pretty damn good too.