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Tricks of the Mind | 
 enlarge | Author: Derren Brown
Publisher: Channel 4 Books, a division of Transworld Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 1905026358
EAN: 9781905026357
ASIN: 1905026358
Publication Date: October 8, 2007
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Some very good sections - some very boring ones too May 16, 2008
M. Poland (United Kingdom)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There were parts of the books which I found extremely interesting and insightful - for instance the sections dealing with techniques used by physics, such as cold reading etc were excellent. They allow you not to get sucked into such convincing nonsense.
There were other sections dealing with cards and coin tricks that I must admit I didn't find interesting at all - but thats my problem.
Also the writing in the book at times becomes very difficult to read as the style, especially when he is telling anecdotes, becomes quite verbose; you may find yourself reading the same paragraph a few times until you 'get' what he is saying and when you finally do 'get it' you find the story was boring and a waste of time.
However all in all I would recommend this book, especially to those who have got a bit carried away with their new-age gibberish such as tarot cards and astrology. You can take much of what he says as being the truth whilst you still do not need to convert to atheism.
 Intelligent, witty, perfect. May 10, 2008
B. Coldridge (Salisbury)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Before buying this book I had watched Derren's TV shows and being a fan of all things psychological, enjoyed every minute of it. Thus chose to buy the book and was not disappointed. Derren is clever, witty and utterly charming. Everything inside is interesting, and even if you're not intending to try the few "magicians'" tricks included, every chapter remains captivating reading. This is possibly my favourite book, and justifiably so. Buy it. You will not regret it.
Bestg book I have ever read May 7, 2008
S. C. Thompson (Bath, Somerset, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
His techniques on memory have, in some ways, changed my life.
I can not understand how some people can know these things
he explains, and not spend a good lot of time putting them into practice.
I would love him to write another book, maybe going into more detail
about magic, or one of the other topics he covered. I'd also like to thank him
for giving me a new armory of questions to ask my closed minded colleagues
At my closed minded catholic school.
Maybe the best purchase I ever made, Toby Thompson
Interesting insights into the mentalist's mind April 12, 2008
Annabel Gaskell (Nr Oxford, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of Derren's TV shows. Being from Croydon too I feel a sort of bond (How sad is that!), so was delighted to get it for Christmas as asked for. The first half of the book covering Magic, Memory and Hypnotism was great fun reading, and I plan to go re-read, learn the tricks and build my own Memory Palace soon. I was also interested to find out more about NLP from his sceptical point of view.
The second half of the book covering anti-science, pseudo-science and bad thinking was harder going, especially as I've recently read Dawkins' book The God Delusion. However, Derren puts so much of himself and his beliefs into the text that it was never less than readable, and I cheered up hugely once this section got onto so-called 'psychics' and 'mediums'.
A fascinating, thought-provoking and entertaining read from an equally interesting guy although we don't find out much about him in real life.
 Next time, use an editor! April 7, 2008
Jerry Cornelius (Newbury, UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's some interesting material here but it's buried beneath sloppy, verbose writing. Gave up trying to read it properly about a third of the way through and skimmed the rest. It's about delusion.
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