Atlas Brookings – The Intrepid Rogue’s Manual of Deception

His first major work since his smash hit, Train Tracking, is the new book, The Intrepid Rogue’s Manual of Deception, which was written by mentalist Atlas Brookings.

Atlas’s material is hard hitting, road tested, and actually looks like real mind reading, which made him the best reviewed Penguin lecture of 2015.

The manual of deception is a handsomely presented gold and green hardback volume from the prestigious Haresign Press. There are 8 essays, one switch technique, and 14 effects. While he is known for his propless work, much of the material within includes his work with props, and the Hollywood Squares prop also ships with the book.

Below is an outline of the contents.

You will never find a worse Hive of Scum and Villainy.

The essay encourages you to use your analytical skills to determine who is best positioned to help you achieve your goals as you choose the path you would like to follow. It offers a system for cutting through the hype and nonsense that so often surrounds creators and releases and outlines what Atlas believes are the four Archetypes that we most often see within this subculture.

The name of the company is Quinnfluence.

A propless effect that can be used with a single participant or an audience of hundreds, people are asked to think of random bits of information which are easily revealed. This can be played either as mind reading or influence and is a powerful technique that is always available to you.

Gesticulate.

An incredibly simple and deceptive, self-contained one handed billet switch in which the hand not in use never leaves the pocket.

The importance of being reliable…

An essay asks you why you are drawn to mentalism and examines the implications for success that your answer may have.

There is a Lexi-Con.

A compelling three phase routine in which three words are freely chosen by a participant, two from a list and the third an entirely free choice, yet their words are the only words spelled out in a deck of alphabet cards.

The wind is subtle.

You can win or lose at Rock, Paper, Scissors.

The Untangled Web…

An essay encourages the performer to consider how their performance is perceived by the audience, asking what they can simplify and streamline in their presentations, and how to approach such a problem.

There are five high fives.

High Five is a close up effect using five numbered business cards. The participant selects a card at random for both the performer and themselves, and their choices are predicted, as is the five digit number that they create.

Imbalanced.

An impromptu and propless murder mystery game in which the performer becomes a human lie detector and hunts the elusive killer.

There are Hollywood Squares.

A wonderful routine that involves an apparently innocent, yet gimmicked business card (supplied with the book) and which allows the performer to determine what different celebrities up to three participants choose to think of.

There was a head bloodied but unbowed.

An essay that emphasizes the importance of developing and improving problem solving skills, complete with an example from Atlas’s personal working repertoire that allows dual reality to be performed in audiences of any size, including those that know one another well and corporate audiences, all without any of the drawbacks typically associated with

The thread is about Ariadne.

A hands off effect in which the performer gets the participant to randomly think of a number, deal out playing cards onto the table, remember the card at their number, and then reveal that card with ease.

There is a marketitor.

The game is about honesty and Wall Street. Four people are given a free choice of stocks to invest in after envelopes containing stock picks are laid down. After three days of trading, the proceedings are called to a halt as the Securities and Exchance Commission (or FCO in the UK) arrests all four participants for insider trading, and the prediction envelopes are opened, proving that in each case the anonymous whistle blower’s information was correct.

Wasting time is only robbing yourself.

An essay that examines the formula for finding the most direct route to accomplish your effects, both in script and actions, and whose intended aim is to help you remove dead time from your show, allowing you to establish and keep the pace moving.

Don’t make a mess of your message.

The benefits of learning to adapt a presentation is the subject of an essay.

* Choicest

Contained within the above essay, the history and reasons behind the embedding of a message into an effect are explained.

White out.

A pseudo hypnotism effect in which a participant is in a trance state and is able to select a match from a playing card that another person has chosen. The faces of the rest of the deck are blank when shown to this participant.

It is still snowing.

A single person version of the above effect, with an influence theme and a prediction tabled before the card is even selected, and the participant selects from a face up fanned pack in which each card is different.

CloudNine

A casual personality reading that ends with the performer revealing the day, month, and year of the participant’s birth, despite apparently none of this information being communicated to the performer. The most common feedback to Atlas is that it is better than the other one.

What will your verse be?

An essay that deals with Atlas’s experience, the right way and the wrong way to contribute your ideas to the mentalism community, along with a marketing guideline for those seeking to establish and manage their brand.

The League of Super Villainy.

The two person presentation and companion to Atlas’s think of a super hero plot make this an entertaining piece for the set of friends you are working with.

The Chamber has one in it.

An incredibly simple billet technique that can be applied to nearly any billet routine, a load, switch, and peek that is invisible in which your hands are shown clean throughout and you never go to your pockets. Atlas does a Q and A routine.

It is a Traaaaaaaaaaap.

Advice to those who want to chase their dreams and live life on their own terms. It is possible, but only if you know this one thing.

Did we mention that the book is a book test?

Stock Market Mentalism and Lexi-Con props are exclusive to the book and come with professionally designed graphics.

What are the opinions of the reviewers?

MagicSeen Magazine has a title called .

The book cover was everything I expected it to be, and I spent this week reading it. Everything you would expect from a book by Haresign Press is in the physical book. The words on the cover are written in gold, which is appropriate since the pages themselves are filled with gold. The material is very strong. My favorites are imbalanced, cloud nine, and choicest. The essays are enjoyable. The writing style of Atlas makes it very easy to read.

Mark is the son of Mark.

Even though I own all of Atlas’s work, this release is the one I value the most.

Nathan H.

A strong audience tested and refined mentalism effects, along with a wealth of outstanding information in the essays, will give you the means to increase the success of your business. If you are serious about your mentalism and your customers then this purchase will prove valuable.

Steve Haresign.

After finishing my first read, I immediately began my second. Atlas has a great style of writing that is easy to pick up and read. There is a lot of knowledge shared in the routines and essays and I found myself smiling after reading the method. Can’t wait to try it out.

There is a person named Aaron Smith.

I know each read through will teach me something new, and that is something that I will be picking up and reading through many times.

Andy Cole

It was the best. There is a book. Ever. I love his writing. Well done!

Eric Lindberg.

Atlas gets his ideas over very clearly in a way that makes it a fun and interesting read, as well as informative. The routines are of the high standard I have come to expect from Atlas and there are already a few that I will definitely use. Solid real world advice and honesty can be found in the essays. Atlas’ opinions and reasoning behind his thoughts on performing and growing as a performer are conveyed in straight talking pieces.

I have known for a while that I would love this book, but it has exceeded my expectations.

The man isDarren Woolfe.

I just finished reading my copy after it arrived.

The quality and aesthetic of the book are top notch. You will have withdrawal symptoms when you put it down, but it just feels great in the hands. The essays were both insightful and interesting, with references to Atlas’ personal experiences which will be valuable to many.

You will get a lot of gold from this book, and it will be something you will want to read more than once.

Matthew Mello.

Excellent stuff from one of the best in the business.

Chris Hurst.

Absolutely amazing. I came in with high hopes, but he exceeded them yet again. Such creativity.

I had the good fortune to read the best book on mentalism.

Mike F.

Get. The manual of deception is called Atlas Brookings. Right now!

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