This ebook contains over 100 routines, effects, ideas and essays from a wide range of top international close up performers, all of whom either lectured or performed at one of the nine Symposiums during its 16 year run.
The list of 69 contributors reads like a Who's Who of close up past and present. Here are the names to drool over....
Jon Allen, Michael Ammar, Paul Andrews, Mike Austin, John Bannon, Steve Bedwell, Stuart Bowie, Sean Carpenter, Janet Clare, Aldo Colombini, Alistair Cook, Rob Cox, Roger Crosthwaite, Roger Curzon, Lee Davis, Dusty, Nicholas Einhorn, Keith Fields, Kevin Gallagher, Dan Garrett, Paul Gordon, Roberto Giobbi, Brian Glover, Paul Hallas, Pit Hartling, Ken Hawes, Guy Hollingworth, John Hotowka, JJ, Graham Jolley, Dave Jones, Ian Keable, Walt Lees, Melvin Lehair, John Lenahan, Mark Leveridge, Trevor Lewis, Simon Lovell, Mark Mason, Shaun McCree, Richard McDougall, Andy Nyman, Bob Ostin, Anthony Owen, Marc Paul, Chris Payne, Richard Pinner, Mike Porstmann, Chris Power, Chris Priest, Geoff Ray, Kevin Reay, Tony Rix, Antonio Romero, David Roth, Richard Sanders, Jay Sankey, Al Smith, Joachim Solberg, David Stone, Bob Swadling, Sean Taylor, Stephen Tucker, Michael Vincent, Boris Wild, Jorg Willich, Paul Wilson, Richard Wiseman and Tommy Wonder.
1st - 6th Symposium
- Mark Leveridge - Introduction
- Chris Payne - Foreword
- Jon Allen - Polo Trick
- Michael Ammar - Magic From The Sole
- Paul Andrews - What A Feeling!
- Mike Austin - Forgery
- Mike Austin - The Card At Any Number
- John Bannon - Beyond Fabulous
- John Bannon - 'Twixt And Shout
- John Bannon - Dawn Patrol
- Steve Bedwell - Breaking Free From The Mould
- Steve Bedwell - The Gung-ho Gymnastic Cards
- Steve Bedwell - The Utility Deck Switch
- Stuart Bowie - Dictionary 600
- Stuart Bowie - From Behind The Spotlight
- Janet Clare - A Woman's Eye View Of Magic
- Aldo Colombini - Aces A Go-Go
- Alistair Cook - Tip Off
- Alistair Cook - Cook's Coin Box Routine
- Rob Cox - Close Up For Children
- Roger Crosthwaite - Plus One, Minus Two
- Roger Crosthwaite - Poker Deal Assembly
- Dusty - Keeping The Job
- Dusty - Colours Across
- Keith Fields - There's No Business Like (Trade) Show Business
- Dan Garrett - Triangle Teleportation
- Paul Gordon - (W)ith CCD
- Paul Hallas - The Spheres Of Destiny
- Paul Hallas - Bluff Contact
- Ken Hawes - Influences
- Ken Hawes - The Linking Ring
- Guy Hollingworth - An Upstanding Triumph
- John Hotowka - TLC MK 11
- John Hotowka - The Wishogram
- JJ - Softening The Blow
- Graham Jolley - Hallucination
- Graham Jolley - Snap Decision
- Dave Jones - Autocard
- Ian Keable - My Close Up Act
- Walt Lees - Table Hopper's Coin Thru Hand
- Melvin Lehair - Cards For All Time
- Melvin Lehair - A Knot To Pluck
- John Lenahan - Thoughts and Easy 'Phone Numbers
- Mark Leveridge - The Acrobatic Coin
- Mark Leveridge - The Table Hopper's Chop Cup Routine
- Mark Leveridge - The Patter For Tiny Feats
- Mark Leveridge - The Whitesands International Close Up Competition
- Mark Leveridge - The Long And The Short
- Mark Leveridge - Let's Face It and My Card
- Trevor Lewis - Anagram
- Trevor Lewis - Teeth
- Simon Lovell - A Matchbox Bet
- Simon Lovell - Across The Pond
- Shaun McCree - Silver Plating
- Shaun McCree - Impiracle
- Richard McDougall - It's Not What You Do…
- Andy Nyman - The 'X' Factor
- Bob Ostin - My Way For Making Double Faced Cards
- Bob Ostin - Magical Cash Cards
- Bob Ostin - The 'Hoppers' Check Card
- Anthony Owen - Silk To Sleeve Opener
- Marc Paul - Is Your Product Magic?
- Marc Paul - 52 Bees Or Not 52 Bees - That Is The Question and Synchronicity
- Chris Payne - The 'Whizzo' Prediction
- Chris Payne - Magic And The KISS Principle
- Chris Payne - Why Bother With The Clever Stuff?
- Mike Porstmann - Switchgame
- Chris Power - C.P. Coins Across
- Geoff Ray - A Climax To Spellbound
- Geoff Ray - Your Card
- Kevin Reay - The Ramsayesque Cigarette Miracle
- Tony Rix - Goldfish Production
- David Roth - Okito Copper/Silver
- Al Smith - Brain Wavelength
- Al Smith - Just Kidding
- Bob Swadling - Give Us A Flash
- Bob Swadling - Portering
- Stephen Tucker - A Is For Apple
- Stephen Tucker - The Power Of The Mind
- Michael Vincent - D'Amico Double Finesse
- Jorg Willich - Jelly Bear Penetration
- Jorg Willich - At 'Beep' It's Your Card
- Paul Wilson - Creating Illusions Of One's Self
- Richard Wiseman - Do As I Do (Version 54)
- Tommy Wonder - Approaching A Restaurant Table - A Detailed Discussion
7th Symposium
- Chris Priest - The Card Through Body
- Nicholas Einhorn - Gold Rush
- Roberto Giobbi - Wild Business
- Sean Taylor - Worlds Collide
- Mark Leveridge - The Make Weight
- Kevin Gallagher - Three Card Monte - A Double Helping!
- Sean Taylor - Handful of Aces
- Pit Hartling - Unforgettable
8th Symposium
- Richard Pinner - The Opening Colour Change
- Lee Davis - Roving Duplicates
- Sean Carpenter - IBM Card Stab
- Roger Curzon - I Predict that the Last Four Numbers on the Note Will Be...
- Roger Curzon - Diamond Theft
- Roger Curzon - The Sheffield Solution
- Mark Leveridge - Signature Piece
- Joachim Solberg - It's Gone!
- Jay Sankey - A Match by any Other Name
9th Symposium
- David Stone - No Smoking 1 and 2
- Brian Glover - 'Reset' Revisited
- Richard Sanders - Synchron-Ace-Ity
- Antonio Romero - Chicken Mania!
- Boris Wild - Mindbuster Video
- Mark Leveridge - It's A Giveaway
- Mark Mason - Foot and Mouth
- David Stone - A Few Reasons
word count: 135018 which is equivalent to 540 standard pages of text
