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Martin gardner is a brilliant author, but this one was too much for me. Some times it is hard to see just what one is looking for in your 'look inside' offer. Not worth the money.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However if youre looking for a detailed exploration of the mathematics behind those tricks you may be disappointed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
While gardners other works clearly demonstrate that he was up to the task he didnt provide much mathematical depth in this book
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The result is a book that though it covers mathematical ground is much better suited to the amateur magician than to the amateur mathematician
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The book started out being tedious because the tricks are explained from start to finish so you just have to imagine in your mind the trick being done to know what is going on