{"product_id":"dear-mr-fantasy-john-bannon-book-copy","title":"Ansology - Max Maven - Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FueQJzgUpDI?si=XYgfYckseYmj4Evu\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a collection of mentalism, mental magic, and card effects from the mind of Max Maven. \u003c\/strong\u003eIn its pages, over 80 effects from his canon are explained in his clear, unmistakable voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders will learn: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout gimmicks or props, to name a thought-of travel destination; the effect can even be performed over the phone (\"Contimental\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA multi-phase gambling routine (\"Zen Poker\") that ends with the divination of a freely thought-of card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to divine each card in a freely chosen poker hand (\"The Centrifugal Variations\") \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn expanded presentation for the Ultra Mental Deck that reveals a pair of freely selected cards (\"TWOULTRA\")\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom an ungimmicked deck, under test conditions, how to stop a spectator's deal \"on impulse\" at a first selection, then name the second selection aloud (\"The Hawk\") \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Jamy Ian Swiss writes in his introduction, effects in \u003cem\u003eAnsology \u003c\/em\u003eare\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\"often multilayered to deliver extremely deceptive effects with a minimum of sleight of hand and a maximum of devious thinking.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn total, the work teaches a complete repertoire's worth of material (and then some), all with a mental flair. Coincidence effects are here, along with predictions of many kinds, divinations, design duplications, and more. Several tricks play on bizarre or mystic themes. Most effects rely on well-disguised methods, simple props, and no sleights whatsoever. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnsology's\u003c\/em\u003e pages collect the updated and revised texts of seven publications written and published over a ten year span, collectively known as the \"Lisp\" series: \u003cem\u003eThunday, Thequal, Amperthand, Doth, Fifth, Thavant, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Thabbatical\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs a bonus,\u003c\/strong\u003e each copy of \u003cem\u003eAnsology\u003c\/em\u003e includes the special astrological forecast booklet for \"Zodiagnostic,\" a clean, clear, easy-to-do book test using astrological symbols. The spectator opens to a page, and you read his mind. It's that straightforward; there's \u003cem\u003eno\u003c\/em\u003e forcing. This effect alone could easily stand on its own as a marketed product. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClothbound \u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e261 Pages \u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e Illustrated by Tony Dunn \u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e With an introduction by Jamy Ian Swiss \u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e First edition, published in 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...an astonishing variety of ingenious ideas.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eMartin Gardner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I liken [Thabbatical] to a roller-coaster ride. The first ride makes you wonder if you will live. Once you realize you didn't die, the second time is a breeze. Read this book, then read it a second time — it's worth it!\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e Chuck Fayne (MAGIC Magazine)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I still feel that Thequal was one of the most innovative books on magic I ever read - I was completely enthralled with it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eBill Miesel (The Precursor)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squash Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67602351915060,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/1461\/6628\/files\/MaxMavenAnsology1.png?v=1790901851","url":"https:\/\/stevensmagic.com\/products\/dear-mr-fantasy-john-bannon-book-copy","provider":"Stevens Magic Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}