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T.G. later decided that gambling and especially cheating were not in the cards. He believed that nerves of steel and the killer instinct were for the young and relentless. T.G. choose to convert back to magic. He bought and studied magic books and continued creating his own style of deception.

The two greatest factors of his formative years that were instilled in him were to create his oen repertoire of original sleights and to learn how to "unhandle" a deck of cards...

He was born Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia in Steubenville, Ohio. Leaving school after the eighth grade, he learned as a teenager how to perform card tricks like three-card monte and to gamble using cards and dice. His mother, disappointed in how he was making his money, encouraged him to take up magic instead. He soon started making money at card tricks.

Scarne became quite an expert at tricks and games of all kinds. Articles were written about him in various magazines, and he was hired as a consultant or advisor by various companies. He wrote 15 books on magic, gambling and games. He served as a technical advisor in the 1973 motion picture, "The Sting",...

Based on his own childhood and personal experiences, he is acclaimed as a story-telling magician. Graphic designer and illustrator. Expert on Logotype design. Highly experienced in creating designs for business cards, letterheads and promotional leaflets and brochures. Mentor and SYM leader. Recipient of The Charles Hopkins Award for Magical Excellence. Co-performer and co-producer of a CD pertaining to the usage of music in magic performances. Highly skilled in the areas of Children's magic and open-air performances.

Kyle is also a weekly columnist for Magic NZ Ezine as well as columnist for The Funny...

He is usually seen with a pack of cards stuck to his hands, lost in the world of magic creation...

Matthew would like to thank Mr. Mike Reed for inspiring his first interest in magic.

John currently resides in his hometown of Woodstock, Illinois, where he spends his summers performing for audiences all over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. If you find yourself in one of John's classes at his high school, you'll likely see him nearby with a pack of cards, surrounded by a crowd of stunned spectators.

John's performances of various effects have been featured on personal web sites and newsletters by such magicians as Cameron Francis and Paul Gordon.

Some of his greatest influences in magic over the years have been Cameron Francis, Dave Forrest, Paul Hallas, Aldo Colombini, and Paul Gordon (to name a few).

He became a recognized specialist of card magic and corresponded with such luminaries as Karl Fulves, Frank Garcia and Larry Jennings. Particularly noteworthy are his creations of small packet tricks and ESP tricks, many of which he either sold directly to retailers or licensed to manufacturers such as Emerson-West. He also had his own playing card printing press on which he would print special cards for his small packet tricks.

His publications are Symphonie in Rot und Blau, Card Nostalgie, Ein Card Mirakel, and Card Magic.

Imagine performing incredible mesmerizing close-up spur-of-the-moment magic that you can pull right from your pocket with no setup, no crazy sleight of hand, no weird moves to master. Further visualize slow, right before your eyes mind-blowing magic feats that leave your spectators speechless and wanting more all performed with magic’s classic thumb tip! Wait, what? Did you say the thumb tip? Yes, the thumb...

An incredible A.C.A.A.N. effect completely in the hands of the spectator.

The title of this eBook contains the acronym for "Any Card At Any Number," and in fact the new version explained here, incredibly automatic and completely hands-off, of this famous card magic and mentalism effect, is capable of surprising even many magicians (we can say this with full knowledge of the facts, having personally tested it in magic circles) and guaranteeing a "devastating" impact on the audience.

After introducing and quickly showing a normal deck of cards, the magician shuffles, and cuts, then places...

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  • ... (three balloon monte)
  • Card in the Air
  • Silk in a Balloon
  • Rainbow Prediction
• Cut and Restored Rope
  • Smashing!
  • Cord-Fusion
  • Flash Rope Restoration
• Endless Circle (principle)
  • Triple Pin Coincidence
  • The Right Spot
  • The Lady's Choice
• Three Classics Revisited
  • (In)Visible Cards
  • 20th Century Silks (Imaginary Silk)
  • Impossible Rising Card
• Tricks with False Knots
  • The Yellow Rope
  • Three at Once!
  • Chameleon Knots
  • Fantastic Knot
  • The Black Knot
• Rope Gimmicks
  • Methods of Joining Ends Together
  • Magnet Assortment
• Preparation of Ropes
  • How to attach Magnets to Ropes
  • How to attach Snap Fasteners...

This U. F. Grant publication was revised, enlarged and illustrated by Gene Gloye. This is the kind of material - assorted comedy bits and pieces, that you can add to any group of tricks to build up your show, add laughs, fill in for time.

Chapters cover:

• Cards
• Comedy Props
• Using Volunteer Assistants
• Mental Magic Gags
• Gag Bits of Business
• Stunts with an Assistant or Plant
• Patter
• More Stunts
• For the Master of Ceremonies
• For Magicians
• Politicking With Magic.

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  2. "Rule of Gum V.2.0" by Kyle MacNeill (From the Ebook American Dream) - A very clever and creative way of revealing a card using two packets of gum. Ends with a kicker they certainly won't have predicted!
  3. "Off-Tempo Jazz Aces" by John Gelasi - 'Jazz Aces' with the four aces and four black spot cards. One by one, the aces switch places with the black cards in the card case, all leading up to a kicker ending. Lots of fun and magic with very little effort; you'll love performing this one. . Originally appeared in Fit for Kings by John Gelasi.
  4. "Hands Hof! : The Complete Project" by Kyle...

This book has nothing to do with the "21 Card Trick". However it features twenty-one of the best card tricks Peter Duffie has to offer. Three other individuals significantly contributed to this book. They are Roy Walton, Gene Maze and Marty Kane. It can get hardly any better when it comes to cards.

1st edition, 2000

BETWEEN THE ACES: Very slowly you deal cards onto the table and a spectator stops you anywhere. He notes the card stopped at - it is placed on top of the deck and the dealt cards dropped on top with absolutely no moves. Despite the fairness of the procedure, the selected card is now...

Every magician, at one time or another, needs a sure-fire method of switching decks. With this clever publication, you get 25 of them.

Newly revised and updated, this must-have reference not only includes the mechanics of the switches themselves, but also offers a behind-the-scenes peek of how performers work their magic with cards. Included is the full handling of Herbert Brooks' sensational card-from-pocket mystery, just as he performed it for years on the vaudeville stage. Some of the methods involve no apparatus, others rely on props owned by most magicians.

Paul Fleming wrote:

S.O.L jumps in now - Again kind of the working idea and what I want to get across in 404 is how tweaks and our own personal fingerprints and style can disguise the effects we are doing and make us stand out to our audience. S.O.L is my rethink and presentation for the tired-out ESP cards that are seen being used by everyone, everywhere.

AC-BT v1 & AC-BT v2 - Two great billet tears ideal for instant access or a delayed read. There are no fiddly moves and the peek pops into view and disappears just as quickly.

Perceptional bender - Demonstrate the ability to uncannily...

• Introduction
• Thumb Tip Magic
• Burning A Handkerchief
• Making Money
• Ribbons From Nowhere
• Burning A Napkin
• Burning A Tablecloth
• Fire Proof Thumb
• Conjuring Up Candy
• Living Or Dead
• Cards Controlled
• Vanishing A Dime
• Indestructible Match
• Spirit Rapping Hand
• Thumb Tie With Rubber Bands
• Chapman's Taped Thumbs
• Dollar In Banana
• Bill In Soft Roll
• Bill In Hard Crust Roll
• Reimer's Ribbon Cut
• The Severed String
• Spirit Knots
• The Mysterious Cord
• Cigarette To String
• Silken...

• ...And more recently, Thomas Baxter released the OP Project.

The basic effect

A prediction is made known to all (open) and a spectator deals through a deck of cards stud fashion. At some point in the deal, one card is dealt face down either to one side or in the pile. This is followed by the talon being stud dealt until the spectator has run out of cards. At this point the face down card is shown to match the Open Prediction made at the beginning of the...

• ... Seven
• #38 Kings And Queens
• #39 The Lost Ace
• #40 The Eyes Have It
• #41 Fingerprints
• #42 Face Up Or Face Down
• #43 Mathemagical
• #44 Color Telepathy
• #45 Purely Mental
• #46 An Unusual Vanish
• #47 The Triple Coincidence
• #48 The Mad Magician
• #49 The Allowance
• #50 The Stranger
• #51 The Reluctant Cards
• #52 World's Fastest Count
• #54 Just For Laughs
• #53 Super Stripper
• End Strippers
• Blank Stripper
• Making Your Own
• Alphabet Cards
• ESP Cards
• For The Card Men
• #55 Tap It Off
• #56 The Automatic Rise
• #57 The Paper Clip
• #58 The Flying Card
• #59 One Hand Location
• #60 The Bad Penny
• #61 Three...

"Where is The Magic? Between the pages of this book, that's where." - Jay Sankey

EFFECTS:

Spectator's Choice:

Magician's choice without the magician's choice. The spectator makes up all the rules and procedures. Yet in the end, you still were able to predict what ESP symbol they would choose.

What's the Deal with the Down Under Deal:

Take this utility move and use it in a way that gives meaning to the move and gives the sense that you truly are clairvoyant as you merely sense (by touching the cards) which ESP symbol they are thinking of.

Luke and...

A C.A.A.N. Duel is a pair of incredible card magic effects of the 'Card At Any Number' theme. In the first effect, which gives the eBook its title, a complete deck of 52 cards, possibly also borrowed, is shuffled at will by a spectator who will take part in a challenge. The challenge is to guess which card is located at a given number between 1 and 52. After giving an initial example, we move on to the actual challenge: the magician begins, demonstrating his great skill in the matter by announcing (and writing on a notepad) the card, even before knowing the number that the spectator is going...

When Wesley James publishes a new book, you know you've got to have it, especially when it focuses on the single most powerful weapon in the arsenal of card magic, Palming. Whether you've always wanted to Palm cards, only Palm occasionally or are experienced and looking for exciting new applications, this volume will fill you with joy. If you're a novice, it will make developing Palming skill easier than ever. If you already Palm frequently, you'll think you've found heaven.

Dr. James has packed these 245+ pages, a masterwork on Palming, a gold mine for those experienced in card technique....

BONUS - Learn an extremely deceptive switch and/or production of a card from a fan of cards. This easy-to-do principle is so deceptive, that no one will even "blink". Many of the uses of this principle are discussed within, but with your own imagination, new ideas and effects will spring forth from your own mind. You're going to say to yourself..."Why didn't I think of that?!"

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1. ... miraculous, self-working effect (it really is!) – but later, they NEVER remember how to do it! This trick "rocked" the magic world when Paul first released it. It is brilliant and VERY EASY to do. Perform it tonight.

2. B-Fly – Paul's very strange version of the classic, Biddle Trick. Only 10 cards are used from a regular deck. It doesn't seem possible and performer never knows what the card is. Combines magic and ESP. Very E-Z.

3. Devilish Miracle II – Marlo amazed magicians with this "underground" classic. Paul has re-worked the effect so that it is not only very easy to do, but very...