A really great read, especially for those who have even a passive interest in the workings of the human mind and how it can be influenced. It covers a surprisingly large amount of ground and topics include: the paranormal and why much of it is a load of rubbish; showing the true cause and effects of hypnotism and my personal favourite the amazingly effective memory techniques which others have testified to in their reviews. Sometimes the topic areas require an effort on your part to stay engaged, however, Brown's wit, skill and knowledge throughout ensure that evn if you don't learn anything from it, you'll almost certainly have an enjoyable read. Tricks of the Mind gets a deserved 5 stars.

I recieved this as a present Christmas 2006 and I found it entertaining, informative and very funny. Perhaps the best thing I can tell you about this book is that at one point he lists 20 words and teaches you a memory technique to help you remember them... To this day i could tell you those 20 words backwards or forwards with no hesitation, thats not bad at all. This book is great and the price is so cheap now that you really do not have any good reason not to buy this book. Unless you can't read, and i'm going to go out on a limb and guess you can as you are reading this. So buy it.

I couldn't help but think he was trying to read my mind or something when i was reading this...Absolutely amazing book, teaches you to open your mind and learn suggestiveness. Lots of good techniques for you to learn for example, the pendulam ( unconcious movements), hypnotising and some magic tricks. It also teaches you how to tell if someone is lying and how to remember lists and lists of things including a whole deck of cards.
If your a fan of Derren Brown on C4 and wonder how he does some of his amazing tricks then this is the book for you to read. Everything he teaches you will stick with you for life. Brilliant eye opener.