Excerpt from the introduction:
 
"Art," according to Webster's New World Dictionary, is the human ability to make things-the creativity of man as distinguished from the world of nature. It is set apart from "craft" in that the latter applies to a lesser skill involving little or no creative thought.

The performance of mentalism is necessarily a creative process. To be successful the performer must tailor each presentation-not only to a particular audience, but to the individual volunteers he uses in his program. No two performances of a mentalist are exactly the same. He must always be ready to capitalize on unexpected luck and to compensate for unforeseeable error.

The creative process is equally at work in the area of methodology.

This book is not intended to be merely a means of adding new effects to the reader's repertoire. I have tried to give an insight into how my own approach to the art has resulted in methods, and combinations of methods, which serve to create the illusion of mentalism.

I hope that it will serve to stimulate your own creative process.
 
Condition: Good, some marks, knocks and creasing, some very small tears to edges of dust jacket. 
 
Binding: Hardback
Year: 1984 (second edition)
Publisher: Collector's Workshop
Pages: 96
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 24 X 16cm