The Top Change by Magic Christian (Hardcover) - Book

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In der Vergangenheit schufen Magier den Bottom Change und sahen, dass er gut war. Jahrzehnte später erschuf sie den Top Change und fanden ihn noch besser. Allerdings haben viele Magier in den letzten Jahrzehnten - verneigend gegenüber dem Wissen unzähliger Meister der Vergangenheit - den Top- und Bottom-Changes als veraltetes Werkzeug angesehen und ersetzt sie durch „bessere“ modernere Tricks. Sie täuschen sich gründlich. Der Top- und Bottom-Change sind immer noch unter den stärksten und vielseitigsten Kartentricks, die je erfunden wurden.

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Magic Christian hat nach über zwanzig Jahren Studium der Magie des legendären J.N. Hofzinser und tausenden von Vorführungen vor Publikum und anderen Magiern gelernt, den Wert dieser Tricks zu schätzen. Er verwendet sie ständig, um beeindruckende Magie zu erzeugen. Er ist wahrscheinlich der einzige Magier in Jahrhunderten, der den Bottom-Change verbessert hat; und er hat die Nutzbarkeit beider Top- und Bottom-Changes über alles hinaus erweitert, was je gedacht wurde.

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Mit seinen Handlungen und Variationen dieser Tricks können Sie ein oder mehrere Karten, gemeinsam oder einzeln, geheim ausgetauscht werden mit anderen Karten im Stapel, ohne dass sie den Pack nahe kommen scheinen!

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Das Ergebnis vieler Jahre des Studiums, der Arbeit und der Innovation wird in The Top Change vollständig und detailliert erklärt. Hier lernen Sie Werkzeuge, die Ihre Kartenmagie zu neuen Höhen erheben können. Sie sind kurz davor, das königliche Haus der Kartenmagie's herrschende Monarchin zu betreten.

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Magic Christian ist ein internationales Stern des Magie, Gewinner mehrerer FISM-Preise und Austria's Premier-Magier für viele Jahre. Er kennt mehr, hat mehr aufgeführt und hat mehr Innovationen mit den Top- und Bottom-Changes als jeder andere Magier lebend. In The Top Change teilt er alles, was er über diese unentbehrlichen Werkzeuge weiß, führt den Leser zum schnellen Meisterwerden und zu Möglichkeiten, die niemals gedacht wurden, beweist, dass der Top-Change wirklich der Monarch der Kartentricks ist.

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„Ich hatte das Privileg diese Woche Magic Christians neues Buch, The Top Change - The Monarch of Card Sleights, zu lesen. Dieses Manuskript ist ein wissenschaftliches Werk über einen außergewöhnlichen Kartentrick. Er bedeckt Dutzende von Variationen und Techniken, und dieses Buch wird sich zum definitiven Werk auf diesem Thema entwickeln. Ich empfehle das Buch sehr und kann sagen, nachdem ich es gelesen habe; ich bin ein besserer Magier.“

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„Magic Christians Wissen über den Top-Change ist unglaublich. Er hat keine Steine unberührt gelassen, und ich schätze besonders die Menge an Geschichte, die er über den Trick geteilt hat. Dies ist eine Meisterklasse zum Thema Top-Change.“

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„Ein unglaubliches Ressourcenwerk zu einem Trick, den zu viele von uns Magiern besser verstehen könnten. Dieses Buch hilft dabei in einer sehr unterhaltsamen Weise.“

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„Ich liebe den Top-Change und jetzt enthält dieses Buch fast alles, was ich je über ihn wissen wollte. Danke, Christian, für ein fantastisches Ressourcenwerk!“

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„Um voranzukommen in der Magie, müssen wir breit und tief sein. Breit im Sinne von Innovation, Rückblick auf unsere Geschichte und Fortschritt in der Zukunft, tief im Sinne eines spezifischen Themas zu untersuchen und es aus allen Seiten herum zu entdecken, seine Schönheit und Komplexität zu erkunden. In diesem Buch macht Magic Christian genau das. Er nimmt einer von den fünf großen operativen Konzepten der Kartenmagie, den Top-Changes, und erstellt ein Monographie, die unsere Horizonte erweitert und uns ermutigt, andere Themen in einem ähnlichen Weg zu untersuchen. Für diese Leistung danken wir dem Autor. Sie können dies durch das Kaufen dieses Buches tun, das meine höchste Empfehlung ist.“

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„Christian teilt seltene Einblicke von Hofzinser und anderen Meistern der Vergangenheit und bietet eine reiche historische Perspektive. Er bietet seine eigene detaillierte technische Analyse des Tricks an und einen erstaunlich großen Anzahl von Variationen und Effekten, die sie verwenden. Magic Christians neues Buch zum Top-Change ist ein Graduiertenkurs zu einer der direktesten und mächtigsten Techniken in der Kartenmagie und eine Leitfahne, die jeden besser machen kann.“\n\n

Originale englische Beschreibung

In the beginning, magicians created the Bottom Change, and they saw that it was good. Many years later they created the Top Change, and they saw that it was very good.

But many magicians in recent decades-ignoring the wisdom of countless past masters-perceive the Top and Bottom Changes as old-fashioned tools, and have substituted "better," more modern sleights for them. They couldn't be more wrong. The Top and Bottom Changes are still amongst the strongest and most versatile card sleights ever invented.

Magic Christian, after having studied the magic of the legendary J. N. Hofzinser for more than twenty years and having put in thousands of performance hours before the public and magicians, knows the value of these sleights. He uses them constantly to create stunning magic. He is probably the only magician in centuries to have improved the Bottom Change; and to have expanded the usefulness of both the Top and Bottom Changes beyond anything ever envisioned. With his handlings and variations of these sleights, one card or several, together or individually, can be secretly exchanged with any other cards in the deck, without them seeming to come near the pack!

The fruit of many years of study, work and innovation is explained in full and in great detail in The Top Change. Here you will learn tools that can elevate your card magic to new heights. You are about to enter the royal court of card magic's reigning monarch.

Magic Christian, an international star of magic, winner of multiple FISM awards, and Austria's premier magician for many years, knows more, has performed more, and has made more innovations with the Top Change and Bottom Change than any magician alive. In The Top Change, he teaches everything he knows about these invaluable tools, leading the reader to quick mastery and possibilities beyond anything imagined, proving that the Top Change truly is the Monarch of Card Sleights.

"I had the privilege this week of reading Magic Christian's new book, The Top Change - The Monarch of Card Sleights. This manuscript is a scholarly work on an extraordinary card move. He covers dozens of variations and techniques, and this book is destined to become the definitive work on this subject. I highly recommend the book and can say after reading it; I am a better magician."
- Allan Ackerman

"Magic Christian's knowledge of the Top Change is incredible. He left no stone unturned, and I particularly appreciated the amount of history he shared about the move. This is a masterclass on the Top Change."
- Ryan Schlutz

"An incredible resource on a move that too many of us magicians could do and understand better. This book helps greatly with that in a very entertaining way."
- Jon Armstrong

"I love the Top Change, and now almost everything I've ever wanted to know about it is contained within this book. Thanks, Christian, for a fantastic resource!"
- Chad Long

"In order to advance in magic, we have to be broad and we have to be deep. Broad, in the sense of innovating, looking back in our history and going further in the future, deep, in the sense of looking at a specific topic, and then explore it, looking at it from all sides, discovering its beauty and complexity.
"In this book, Magic Christian does just that. In a way only few of us can, he takes one of the five big operational concepts of card magic, the Top Change, and creates a monograph that broadens our horizons and encourages us to study other topics in a similar way. For this we must thank the author. You can do this by buying this book, which has my highest recommendation."
- Roberto Giobbi

"Christian shares rare insights from Hofzinser and other past masters and provides a wealth of historical perspective. He offers his own detailed technical analysis of the sleight and a surprising number of variations and effects using them. Magic Christian's new book on the Top Change is a graduate course on one of card magic's most direct and powerful techniques and a guide that could make anyone a better magician."
- Michael Weber

Originale englische Beschreibung

In the beginning, magicians created the Bottom Change, and they saw that it was good. Many years later they created the Top Change, and they saw that it was very good.

But many magicians in recent decades-ignoring the wisdom of countless past masters-perceive the Top and Bottom Changes as old-fashioned tools, and have substituted "better," more modern sleights for them. They couldn't be more wrong. The Top and Bottom Changes are still amongst the strongest and most versatile card sleights ever invented.

Magic Christian, after having studied the magic of the legendary J. N. Hofzinser for more than twenty years and having put in thousands of performance hours before the public and magicians, knows the value of these sleights. He uses them constantly to create stunning magic. He is probably the only magician in centuries to have improved the Bottom Change; and to have expanded the usefulness of both the Top and Bottom Changes beyond anything ever envisioned. With his handlings and variations of these sleights, one card or several, together or individually, can be secretly exchanged with any other cards in the deck, without them seeming to come near the pack!

The fruit of many years of study, work and innovation is explained in full and in great detail in The Top Change. Here you will learn tools that can elevate your card magic to new heights. You are about to enter the royal court of card magic's reigning monarch.

Magic Christian, an international star of magic, winner of multiple FISM awards, and Austria's premier magician for many years, knows more, has performed more, and has made more innovations with the Top Change and Bottom Change than any magician alive. In The Top Change, he teaches everything he knows about these invaluable tools, leading the reader to quick mastery and possibilities beyond anything imagined, proving that the Top Change truly is the Monarch of Card Sleights.

"I had the privilege this week of reading Magic Christian's new book, The Top Change - The Monarch of Card Sleights. This manuscript is a scholarly work on an extraordinary card move. He covers dozens of variations and techniques, and this book is destined to become the definitive work on this subject. I highly recommend the book and can say after reading it; I am a better magician."
- Allan Ackerman

"Magic Christian's knowledge of the Top Change is incredible. He left no stone unturned, and I particularly appreciated the amount of history he shared about the move. This is a masterclass on the Top Change."
- Ryan Schlutz

"An incredible resource on a move that too many of us magicians could do and understand better. This book helps greatly with that in a very entertaining way."
- Jon Armstrong

"I love the Top Change, and now almost everything I've ever wanted to know about it is contained within this book. Thanks, Christian, for a fantastic resource!"
- Chad Long

"In order to advance in magic, we have to be broad and we have to be deep. Broad, in the sense of innovating, looking back in our history and going further in the future, deep, in the sense of looking at a specific topic, and then explore it, looking at it from all sides, discovering its beauty and complexity.
"In this book, Magic Christian does just that. In a way only few of us can, he takes one of the five big operational concepts of card magic, the Top Change, and creates a monograph that broadens our horizons and encourages us to study other topics in a similar way. For this we must thank the author. You can do this by buying this book, which has my highest recommendation."
- Roberto Giobbi

"Christian shares rare insights from Hofzinser and other past masters and provides a wealth of historical perspective. He offers his own detailed technical analysis of the sleight and a surprising number of variations and effects using them. Magic Christian's new book on the Top Change is a graduate course on one of card magic's most direct and powerful techniques and a guide that could make anyone a better magician."
- Michael Weber