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Loading... The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading: A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Persuasive Psychological Manipulation Technique in the World (original 1998; edition 2008)by Ian Rowland
Work InformationThe Full Facts Book of Cold Reading: A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Persuasive Psychological Manipulation Technique in the World by Ian Rowland (1998)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is a very clearly and concisely written book. For legal reasons (I imagine), Rowland peppers the text with disclaimers as to whether he believes in psychics or not and whether he thinks all psychics are cold readers. The chapters and text are all well laid out, allowing you to move smoothly from one piece of information to the next. I would recommend this to anyone who wishes to become a psychic (though I'll have no respect for you!) or anyone who wishes to use cold reading/psychic arts in their magic act. Apparently, this is the book that Derren Brown used to teach himself the tricks of the trade for his first big show. no reviews | add a review
Cold reading can be loosely defined as 'how to talk to people so you sound psychic'. This is the definitive guide to how cold reading is used in the psychic industry. It systematically describes a wide range of techniques that enable those who give readings to make seemingly accurate statements to a complete stranger. These statements can refer to past, current or future events or to the client's personality, feelings and potential.This is primarily a descriptive book, not an instructional one. It's primary aim is to describe cold reading techniques rather than to teach anyone how to use them or how to give readings. No library descriptions found. |
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This is an excellent guide. It's written in a very clear, conversational tone, and lays out the basics of the technique. Rowland's years of teaching show here, as he has figured out the different types of statements used, their variations, and how they work together. (He also gives a few asides on how to keep someone from doing cold reading on you.)
This book is self-published. That's usually a bad idea, but this is one of the situations where it makes sense - a niche audience not likely to be enough to attract the sales numbers a commercial publisher needs. Because of that, Rowland asks readers to recommend this book to others, which I am more than happy to do. Anyone who has ever thought that "there's something to it" when watching a TV "psychic" should read and study this book. In addition, it is very helpful for anyone who needs to connect with people quickly. ( )