Martin Gardner's Table Magic

The book was purchased new. Upon receipt, it looked like it was folded and put into someone's back pocket.It is still readable and Gardiner is a good author, so I'm sure I'll enjoy it but I expect a new book to not have been bent up.It could have happened in shipping, who knows

This is a clever entertaining if somewhat dated book of tricks and silly stunts that can be performed with ordinary items generally found at a dinner table or otherwise at hand. Some require access to a cloth napkin, which isn't as common as perhaps it once was. Some involve cigarettes, which also seems a little dated given how smoking in restaurants or anywhere for that matter is viewed today. Still this is an impressive collection of tricks that have a high likelihood of being performed impromptu, mostly requiring relatively little or simple slights if any skill at all. Martin Gardner was one of the most creative puzzle and game masters of his time. He apparently also collected and performed magic tricks, and has assembled a delightful selection here. I loved the book and felt his sense of humor come through on every page.

I particularly liked the Napkin tricks. Some of them were classic and some of them were new. All were entertaining.

This is a book well worth the low cost. There are many tricks in the book that are good for new magicians and maybe even some that have been doing magic for a while. There are various magic tricks in this book that are easy to learn and the instructions are simple.

Classic Martin! Great book with tricks that have real logic. No sleight of hand so people with hands too small to hide cards can be card magicians too. Plus it’s perfect for the math lover, or to trick someone into loving math!

A great book for anyone who is interested in the art of magic. I purchased this for my 11 year old grandson and he has produced some amazing tricks. Its simple enough for a kid to follow but the end product was good enough to keep us all guessing as to how he did it.

This is a very good book to have and learn close up table magic that will not cost a fortune in getting started in magic.

This book is not contemporary. The illustrations are poor and way too few. Kids won't understand it and adults won't need it. I'm a big fan of Martin Gardner's math books but this is totally outdated.

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Bellissimi giochi!!!

È un testo datato ma i principi di base della magia matematica non muoiono mai se si sanno utilizzare in modo creativo.