Visual Guide to Lock Picking (2nd Edition)
by Gonzales de Santos, Mark McCloud
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Book Reviews of Visual Guide to Lock Picking (2nd Edition)
Book Review: Beginners Will Love It, Experts Will Reference It Everyday!
Summary: 5 Stars
Most lockpicking books throw around technical terms without explaining to the user what exactly they mean. Not so with "The Visual Guide to Lockpicking". Not only does the author explain what a "sheer line" is, he shows you with well-drawn illustrations and in-depth depictions. Beginners will find this book to be an valuable, hands-on guide with plenty of information, but experts will benefit even more. The book will likely replace every reference on their desks with this slim, knowledge-packed title.
One of the very best books on lockpicking I have seen in some time. I recommend it to my customers every time they ask "What book should I buy to learn lockpicking?".
Book Review: An excellent illustrated guide!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first tried just borowing that mit guide from a friend. It was interesting reading, but kinda left me confused. So, I decided get some actual books including this Visual Guide. It was so refreshing to find one that so clearly explained everything to me. I had a lot of success at home, though havn't been able to do the advanced locks yet. Beginners should just start here and save yourself a lot of trouble. When it comes to lock picking, this book was really complete and I thought the illustrations helped everything make sense.Book Review: Too small, Too expensive
Summary: 2 Stars
This book has visual helps, but you would expect more and better ones for the price. You can likely learn to pick locks, but the price is too high for the quality and number of the illustrations and the size of the book. Something more should have been included in the way of where the lock picks and other materials can be purchased. This small, expensive book was disappointing to me.Book Review: NOT a stand-alone book and $20 too expensive
Summary: 1 Stars
This isn't really a stand alone book. It would have been much better as part of another book such as "How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools"The illustrations are good, but not that good and the text is lacking in depth.
It's certainly NOT worth $24.95. Get it from the library and use it as a reference while reading another book on locks.
Book Review: A very BASIC Visual Guide to Lock Picking
Summary: 3 Stars
It's a very simple book and a short one too. Don't spect to learn a lot of thinks from this book. If you are only looking for an introduction in lock picking and how a lock works, then this book is fine for you. Maybe you can get a more complete book with no more money.