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... passionately written, impeccably researched, sharply design and is easily the best book on the subject ever written.BOB FARMER
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I definately would recommend your system. Your tricks are fascinating. You have made a significant contribution to the field of magic.BARRIE RICHARDSON
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... a facinating book... if you're looking for a stack, and built-in features are not a factor, then the Joyal stack is certainly worth your serious consideration.MICHAEL CLOSE (M A G I C)
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... a must have... the impossible is now true: You can learn a functional memorized stack in four 90-minute sessions.JAMY IAN SWISS (Genii)
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I would recommend Joyal's Six-hour Memorized Deck. I really did memorize the stack in 6 hours and I still know it by heart. It is by far the easiest memorized stack I've seen.DOUG CANNING
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... if you want a memorized deck you can learn easily and keep in your head even if not using it frequently, I believe this one will do it... Highly recommended.ROBERT K. MILLER (The Linking Ring)
The Memorized Deck:
Memorizing a card stack with Lyrics
This method is the one introduced by Juan Tamariz in Mnemonica as the Auditory Method.
Tamariz strongly suggests to combine it with a Visual Method, a Muscular Method, a Conceptual Method and a Security Method, all fully explained in his book.
1. Choose a few songs you are used to listen to or sing
2. Replace the lyrics of those songs with stack-numbers and card names
Stack-numbers 33 through 36 of the Mnemonica Stack correspond to the following cards:
Take the lyrics "She loves you , yeah, yeah, yeah" and repeat them four times. Instead of using the original lyrics, replace them with the following, using a different scale or tone for each line.
Thirty-three, Eight of Clubs
Thirty-four, Ten of Spades
Thirty-five, King of Hearts
Thirty-six, Jack of Clubs
Proceed like above for all 52 cards of the stack, working four cards at a time with different songs.
3. Record yourself singning these lyrics
4. Listen back to the recording over and over for about three hours
I have been selling used magic books since 1994. During these 27 years, I was in contact with great customers, some of which with whom I had warm communications. It has always been a pleasure to supply books to those looking for them.
It’s now time for me to move to something else.
Not long ago, I started working on a new project which requires time and space. I am gradually making this transition by going through my inventory and making huge sales from time to time. Who knows, you might find hidden gems!
I thank you all for your patronage and I wish you the best.
Martin
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