Jeff Stone's Magic Review of Further Diverse Deceptions by Richard Osterlind

Jeff Stone's Magic Review of Further Diverse Deceptions
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold Open
00:05 Introduction
00:53 Effect / Method
14:18 Final Thoughts
16:43 Final Verdict
16:51 Random ITunes Song of the Moment
17:36 Credits
17:47 Blooper(s)
18:02 Shut Up Richard

OVERVIEW
1 booklet, 64 pages, 5 effects, 3 "workshops", 1 essay, 1 Richard Osterlind, 40 bucks and 1 Further Diverse Deceptions review. Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.

EFFECT:
Strong. Impactful. Direct.

METHOD:
Easy. Low-tech. Nearly-foolproof.

PRODUCT QUALITY:
Excellent!

AD COPY INTEGRITY:
Honest. Accurate. Real.

In the final thoughts essay in the book you'll find that opinions abound. If you're familiar with any of Richard's essay (whether oral or written) you know that he is quite opinionated. We all are. He does, often, come across as "my way and thinking about mentalism is the only valid one!!!!"

Also, on more than one occasion I've seen / read him make a very "this way only and no other way" kind of statement which was almost immediately followed by him doing the "wrong way" by his own rules. In one case (Penguin Live Lecture) an attendee kind of called him on it and he basically replied by saying that "you shouldn't care about stuff like that" which was in stark contrast to his ten-minute-ago statement.

I bring this up only to point out that there is (slightly more than?) a hint of that in this book. I point it out because it may be info you care about. It does not, however, impact the star rating. Opinions don't matter when it comes to the star rating. That being said:

FINAL VERDICT:
4.5 stars with a Stone Status of Gem.

RANDOM ITUNES SONG OF THE MOMENT:
   • Juice Newton: Break It To Me Gently, ...  

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