$12(1 review, 34 customer ratings) ★★★★★
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The second part in Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic trilogy is the jewel in this series. It features such classics as "Twisting the Aces" (which includes the first publication of Alex Emsley's "Four as Four Count" - better known as Ghost count or Elmsley count), "Out of Sight--Out of Mind," "Oil and Water," "McDonald's $100 Routine," and "The Trick that Cannot be Explained" the ultimate jazz magic effect. You will also find a number of Vernon Touches on his riffle shuffle technique, crimps, Zarrow shuffle and others.
This ebook is absolute must read for any card magician. You should read all three parts but this second part you simply can't ignore.
1st edition 1960; original 88 pages; PDF 71 pages.
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER ONE: TWISTING THE ACES
- CHAPTER TWO: THINK OF A CARD
- - Simple Arithmetic
- - Riffled Thought
- - Think Of An Ace
- - Out Of Sight—Out Of Mind
- - Thought Transposed
- CHAPTER THREE: OIL AND WATER
- CHAPTER FOUR: MCDONALD'S $100 ROUTINE
- CHAPTER FIVE: THE NOTIS CASCADE
- CHAPTER SIX: MAINLY MANIPULATION
- - 1.—Allen Shaw's Card Production
- - 2. — Cardini's Card Production
- - 3. — Mosquito Parade
- CHAPTER SEVEN: MAGIC WITH THE RIFFLE SHUFFLE
- - Basic Formation Of A Step
- - The Pull Through Shuffle
- - The Pull Out Shuffle
- - Retaining The Top Stock
- - Zarrow Full Deck Control
- - Side Riffle Cut
- - Transferring A Bottom Stock To The Top
- - Reversal Of Bottom Cards
- - To Keep The Colours Separated
- - To Bring Cards To The Top
- CHAPTER EIGHT: CRIMPS
- - Top Card Crimp
- - Corner Crimp
- - Whole Pack Crimp
- - Cut Crimp
- - Spring Crimp
- - Mexican Joe's Crimp
- - Snap Crimp
- CHAPTER NINE: CARDS TO POCKET
- CHAPTER TEN: FORCING A CARD
- - The Classic Force
- - The Malini Force
- - Riffle Force—Dai Vernon
- - Fan Force—Dai Vernon
- - Back to Back Force—Dai Vernon
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE TRICK THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED
- CHAPTER TWELVE: VERNON TOUCHES
- - The Vernon Glide
- - The Push-Off Count
- - The Buckle Count
word count: 27463 which is equivalent to 109 standard pages of text
Reviewed by Tony Kent (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Tuesday 12 April, 2022A well-known classic by one of the truly great masters. Anyone interested in card magic will find treasures here, and if you aren't into cards if you study this book then you will be.