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So many of our stories about nature are about testing ourselves against it, setting ourselves against it, defining our humanity against it. But this was nothing like that at all. It was a child’s way of looking at nature: one seeking
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“Thought is provoked by any situation when our instincts and habits fail to deliver us automatically.”
― Showmanship for Magicians
― Showmanship for Magicians
“So it is best not to listen to the volunteer critic, unless one has reason to know that his taste is sound and his advice valuable”
― Showmanship for Magicians
― Showmanship for Magicians
“Good general rules for the presentation of a trick or a program of tricks follow: Gradually slow down your tempo as you approach the climax of your trick or act. During the last few moments of your final effect ritard the action more and more. Pause two or three seconds after each IMPORTANT phrase. Pause almost twice as long just before the phrase establishing a point. These are general rules for insuring clarity and adding punch through captured attention.”
― Showmanship for Magicians
― Showmanship for Magicians
“You have a product to sell. The product is yourself as an entertainer. It is necessary for you to develop an entertainment product that is in great demand.”
― Showmanship for Magicians
― Showmanship for Magicians
“SELLING the trick is more important than doing it.”
― Showmanship for Magicians
― Showmanship for Magicians
Jay’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jay’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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532 books
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179 books
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233 books
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18,234 books
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236 friends
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153 friends
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