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Tricks of the Mind | 
| Author: Derren Brown
Publisher: Channel 4 Books, a division of Transworld Publishers
Category: Book
This item is no longer available
Rating:  3 reviews
Format: Import
Media: Paperback
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 1905026382
EAN: 9781905026388
ASIN: 1905026382
Publication Date: May 22, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent reading September 8, 2008
Aleksandrs Zavalnijs (Riga, Latvia)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Just wanted to say, that I am completely happy with this book. Interesting reading and really good for the start, if you want to go deeper in Derren Brown's magic. However ofcourse not much at all is revealed, but nobody promised this.
Must read if you are interested in memory/hypnosis/unconscious reading/body language/pseudo science/etc., but are just a beginner yet.
 Not what you expect June 3, 2008
Aaron K Antcliff
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I originally ordered this from amazon.co.uk and was willing the pay the international shipping fee, so obviously my excitement for this book was quite large. This is a pretty chunky book, and yes, very very dense with useful information.
What you will find: you will quickly discover that Derren's wit and intellect are quite large, he covers a large range of topics from modern religion, hypnosis, memory tricks, a long discussion on scientific process, and he's damned clever in all aspects.
What you won't find: a step by step, principle by principle explanation of how he does what he does on the show. In short, if you are thinking of buying the book so you too can hypnotize people into seeing their own death in a car crash, you will be sorely dissappointed. Also an interesting point: he makes a clear distinction between what he does and what NLP (Neuro Linquistic Programming) is, and his view of NLP as a whole will surprise you.
I give it 4 stars because although a fantastic book, Derren's writing possess what seems to be a uniquely English problem: they spend 4 sentences explaining themselves with elaborate sentences where one to-the-point sentence would have done well. Perhaps it was just me and my American get-to-the-point way of looking at things, but a chapter or two were nearly enough to make you skip ahead to the more interesting topics.
Overall, a fun read, and do try the memory tricks, you will be blown away with what you can already achieve.
Brilliant Book May 2, 2008
elliot
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
If you've seen Derren Brown in action and it fascinates you as it does me, then this is the book for you, it gives you the principles and techniques to put into practice yourself, and be able to do some of the things he does on the show, from magic tricks to insane memory recollection, and much more, then Derren ends the book with his views on various topics out there, such as the paranormal, religion and so on, this really is a great book, its great to see such a performer share the tricks of his trade for once, thanks Derren!!.
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