Bouncing Back

50 New Routines and Presentation Ideas with the Bounce No Bounce Balls

Suggested Retail Price: $12.95

Available from: Most magic shops

This 8 1/2 x 11 inch, 65 page...soft cover book is, as the subtitle suggests, filled with ideas, presentation suggestions and background on this "everything old is new again" effect. As the book explains, Bounce No Bounce Balls are not new. You couldn't find any for a number or years but they're back on the market and full of potential and bigger than ever, making them great for the stage or parlor setting. In this book, Bob LaRue has collected together a variety of routines from some very creative minds. Also included are chapters on the historical background of the balls, and the science of their bounce. How to do ball sleights including: the Drop Vanish, the Classic Fake Take Vanish, the Captain Queeg Switch and more are included.

Here are some of the routines: Heavy Suggestion, The Animal Within, Spirit Medium, Magician's Jacks, The Ball Factory, Microphone Madness, Wind Up, Odd Balls, Bar Bet, In The Pink, Poing and many others!

Here are some of the contributors: J.B. Bobo, Peter Marucci, Paul Diamond, Daryl, Bob Friedhoffer, Bev Taylor, Steve Spangler, Jay Marshall, and lots more.

Mike Maione: This is a great book. I really enjoyed reading some of the history/science behind the balls. If you have Bounce No Bounce Balls or plan to buying them, plan on getting the book too. I guarantee you'll get at least one good idea from the book which will make it worth the cover price. The book is a very easy read, well put together with the "Bounce No Bounce" history and background at the beginning, the sleights you should know in the middle and the routines at the end. The book will probably not become a classic, but if you want to play with these balls, it's required reading.

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