Magic & Conjuring: page 114

Three sweet effects that pack small but play big.

Trick Tac is a simple routine in nature that packs a big punch. You introduce a packet of tictacs, then you ask the spectator to pour some of the mints out into their open hand but restrict how many they take from your view. What ever they do, they MUST NOT allow you to see in their hand. The spectator keeps this in mind and keeps every single tictac they have taken in a tight fist. However, you are able to tell them EXACTLY how many they have in there down to the last mint!

• No gimmicks are used what so ever.
• Get the right answer 100%...

Seven effects from Paul's professional act with magic ranging from stage, close-up to parlor effects for the real world magician. The effects include

• Duck Call Gag
• Clean Sweep
• Business Card Switcharoo
• Poor Magician's Confabulation
• Dove/Plane Gag
• Newspaper Umbrella Trick
• Pin Number
• Bearly Impossible Solo
• Bonus routine: Chinese Cookie

1st edition 2009; 42 pages.

You take or borrow a playing card and tear out two frames. Then in full view you link and unlink the the two card rings. This is the cleanest and most visual card linking I have seen.

• card can be examined at the beginning and end
• frames can be signed

This is a highly underrated magic book written by one of the masters and scholars of magic, John Mulholland, that is now again available in digital form as ebook. It comes with a brand new introduction by Ben Robinson, the expert on John Mulholland.

Here is an ebook of magic feats from countries all around the world that will delight aspiring young and old magicians alike.

John Mulholland drew on many years of experience as a performer. The result was this splendid collection of tricks, mysterious and fascinating to see, with which you can entertain your friends or paying clients.

Among the tricks...

It is said that this book influenced Father Wenceslao Ciuró (and probably started his serious interest in magic). As Father Ciuró was one of the most prolific Spanish magic writers of the 20th century, Arte de Encantamiento might be one of the most important books in the history of magic in Spain (and the world). Without this book and Father Ciuró's influence, geniuses such as Juan Tamariz and Arturo de Ascanio could have been very successful (and rich) computer engineers (instead of creative geniuses of magic), and the world would have cheaper and better computers instead of all those card...

If you are looking for answers about what we see, but not necessarily observe, you can do no better than to read this ebook, The Magical Mind, brought to you by two masters of perception.

With a new introduction by Ben Robinson, the expert on John Mulholland. From the introduction:

Mulholland had battled the use of propaganda during WWII, the Korean War and the Cold War. He knew that the work of those who sought to "brainwash" masses used the same tactics magicians use for entertainment – to lead the mind on ingeniously, step by step until self-logic is defeated. Gordon had taught thousands of...

This is Alan Rorrison's semi-sarcastic reply to the dreaded request: "Can you pull a rabbit out of a hat?" This question has plagued close-up magicians for decades. Suffer no more. This effect is the appropriate answer and will silence your pesky spectators.

The effect is lovely. Get a card selected and signed (a truly free selection - no force), draw a top hat on it and have rabbit appear in it. Then you use a rubber band as lasso to catch the rabbit.

1st edition 2009; runtime: 16min

This book could fetch hundreds of dollars on ebay. It was very hard to find a copy. The book was shrouded in mystery. The few that had a copy didn't tell what it was. Many who didn't have one, wanted it badly. Now the wait is over...

Martin Breese reprinted this one of a kind book. And the one of a kind Martin Breese let me reproduce it as ebook.

Given the recent popularity of psychological methods in mentalism, the Book of Oopses was decades ahead of its time. Most effects use psychological quirks and biases to predict your entirely 'free' choice. It is eerily disturbing how easily we...

This work has become a classic among card magicians. Alternative Card Magic was the first book for Peter Duffie and Jerry Sadowitz, two creative card men. Jeff Busby called it "the card magic book of the decade".

In the foreword Roy Walton writes:

These are almost all effects based upon magic that can be performed without faked or gaffed cards.

1st edition 1993; original 60 pages; PDF 48 pages; illustrated

4. Contents
5. Introduction
6. Centre Forward
8. Jointly Does It
11. The Auld Curse
12. I Give Up!
14. Boxed - In
17. Mind Games
21. An Odin Sequel
23. Women
25. Palmed Addition Utility Sleight
27. A Turn - Up For The Book
29. A Curious Incident
30. Collusion
31. Rising Crime
34. Audience Participation
36. Fireside Aces
38. The Scottish Assembly
40. Once Again
42. Duffie On Keyboards
43. A Change In Mood
45. Glasnost
47. Guardian Angels

This work was planned to be the last volume in Dai Vernon's Inner Card Secrets series. However, due to water damage caused by a fire the typed manuscript was lost. It took several years to recover from this mishap and therefore this last volume was originally published much later than the first three volumes (Inner Secrets of Card Magic, More Inner Secrets of Card Magic, Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic). The wait was justified because it was and still is one of the important works of card magic - now available as an ebook.

No serious card man can exist without reading and studying this work.

1st edition 1967; original 246 pages; PDF 156 pages

5. CONTENTS
7. FOREWORD
10. CHAPTER ONE:...

Over 30 easily learned mind reading routines to baffle and entertain friends and audiences anywhere a phone exists. Although this was written at a time mobile phones were not available, many of these miracles are directly applicable today where a cell phone is pretty much available anywhere.

Some effects require elaborate preparation, others can be performed at a moments notice. Several are the creation of the author, but most are adaptations of known methods to the telephone.

Forman discusses three groups of phone tricks. The first group consists of code routines. The data to be conveyed...

One star of magic performs one effect and then teaches that effect. Then the next star is featured. The skill level ranges from complete self-working (Bannon's "Timely Departure") to difficult. (The cover image is misleading because not all performers shown on the cover are on this DVD.)

Stars Featured on this DVD:

• Michael Skinner: Torn & Restored Cigarette Paper
• J.C. Wagner: Glass Through Bar
• Michael Maxwell: A Real Prediction
• Larry Becker: Clearly Predictable
• David Roth: The Coin Roll (Steeplechase)
• John Bannon: Timely Departure
• Jack Carpenter: Impulsive Premonition
• Christopher Caldwell: Blockbuster Prediction
• Larry Jennings: Invisible Palm
• Roger Klause: Sponge & Sleeve
• John Cornelius: The Sliding Knot

A collection of non-card effects

"I need more non-card stuff," is a familiar refrain with most close up magicians. Well, it's Cameron Francis to the rescue as he presents 8 stunning routines with business cards, coins, coin holders, sugar packets and matchboxes. That's right, no playing cards! Just practical, astonishing, real world effects using everyday objects which you will want to add to your repertoire straight away.

• The Unfolding – A business card transpo that means business.
• The Magic Coin – An offbeat Wild Coin routine that will surely lay them flat.
• Business Burn – A...

Featuring notes and ideas from Andrew Gerard and Dr.Bill.

• Emotional Imprinting? The energy of our feelings attaching itself to objects? I always thought this the stuff of fiction. And usually bad fiction at that.
• He called it an "experiment." Everything seemed fair and under my control. There was no opportunity for him to manipulate the outcome.
• You know me; I'm a rational person. I have eagle eyes and would have seen if anything fishy happened.
• He followed my instructions, my choices exactly as I voiced them. Everything was in my hands!
• Did I really imprint my emotions onto inanimate...

• Emotionaler Fingerabdruck? Ein Gefühl an ein beliebiges Objekt übertragen, so dass es dort anhaftet? Ich dachte immer, solche Sachen sind reine Fiktion und noch dazu keine besonders gute.
• Er nannte das ganze ein 'Experiment'. Alles schien sehr fair abzulaufen und unter meiner Kontrolle zu sein. Es gab keine Möglichkeit für Ihn das Ergebnis zu manipulieren.
• Du kennst mich; Ich bin wirklich ein rational denkender Mensch. Ich schaue bei so etwas mit Adleraugen hin und würde sehen wenn irgendetwas Verdächtiges abläuft.
• Er folgte exakt meinen Anweisungen, meine Entscheidungen wie ich...

This is a companion DVD to the bestselling classic book "Card College 1" by Roberto Giobbi. The menu of this DVD mirrors exactly all 16 chapters of the book (English edition). For the companion DVD to volume 2 follow this link: Card College 2: Videos Only.

Each technique is demonstrated with short video clips showing Roberto Giobbi performing. There are about 100 video clips on this DVD. Sometimes a technique is shown from different angles or in slow motion.

So pop in this DVD into your player and enjoy to see how Roberto masterfully executes the techniques from Card College 1.

Please know that the video clips...

This is a companion DVD to the bestselling classic book "Card College 2" by Roberto Giobbi. The menu of this DVD mirrors exactly all 11 chapters of the book (English edition chapter 17 - 27). For the companion DVD to volume 1 follow this link: Card College 1: Videos Only.

Each technique is demonstrated with short video clips showing Roberto Giobbi performing. There are close to 100 video clips on this DVD. Sometimes a technique is shown from different angles or in slow motion.

So pop in this DVD into your player and enjoy to see how Roberto masterfully executes the techniques from Card College 2.

Please know...

This is a collection of solutions to the famous 'open prediction' problem posed by Paul Curry.

From the introduction by Marc Paul:

Der Si Stebbins Pro Stack ist für jeden der gelegte Spiele liebt ein muss. Dr. Solka hat vom altbekannten Si Stebbins eine entscheidende Schwäche entfernt. Seine Variation verhindert die strikte Abfolge von rot, schwarz, rot, schwarz, usw. Es gibt nur eine einfache Regel zu merken. Das ganze ist genial und kinderleicht. Jetzt kann das gelegte Spiel völlig frei gezeigt werden ohne den Verdacht auf eine Präparation zu wecken.

Der Zusammenhang von Karte und Position ist leicht verständlich erklärt. Es ist ein einfacher Schritt vom klassischen Si Stebbins zum Si Stebbins Pro. Und die meisten...

After the success of Alternative Card Magic Peter Duffie and Jerry Sadowitz continued their creative output.

4. Contents
5. Foreword
6. Across The Universe (Peter Duffie)
8. The Man In The Middle (Jerry Sadowitz)
10. Aces In Tiers (Peter Duffie)
12. 007 And Counting (Jerry Sadowitz)
15. Signus X 1 (Peter Duffie)
18. An Unpacket Trick (Jerry Sadowitz)
20. A Personal Triumph (Peter Duffie)
22. Fancy Dance (Jerry Sadowitz)
24. A Case For Clouseau (Peter Duffie)
26. Boom! (Jerry Sadowitz)
28. A Minor Delusion (Peter Duffie)
30. Boom Production (Jerry Sadowitz)
32. Face Up Garcia (Peter Duffie)
34. Front Cover (Jerry Sadowitz)
36. The Short Sharp Shock (Peter Duffie) ...

• John Bannon - Twisted Sisters (performance only) - one of the most popular small packet tricks ever.
• Dave Neighbors - Pocket Coins - unique presentation and diabolical handling make this coin routine a real fooler.
• Allan & Debbie Ackerman - A New Game - (performed by Michael Maxwell) an easy to do card miracle.
• Michael Maxwell - The Lazyman's Prediction - a Marlo classic within the reach of everyone.
• John Cornelius - Coin Falling Up - John's signature piece, a coin actually appears to fall UP.
• Darwin Ortiz - Darwin's Aces - an incredible ace routine from a master cardman. The Lucky Deck - a gem of card magic.
• Larry Jennings - A logical Conclusion - A classic routine. Peripatetic Coins - one of the most magical coin effects ever devised. The Pacoima Solution - ingenious plot and method....

• Paul Harris - Lysdexia: A word on the page of a book travels from one part of the page to another. Totally weird and magical. - Window of Opportunity: a signed business card vanishes and reappears inside a sealed piece of junk mail. No palming.
• John Cornelius - Oh, Calcutta Shuffle: a useful, deceptive, easy-to-do false shuffle from one of magic's most creative minds.
• Daryl - Ring, Rope & Wand: from the "magician's magician" a borrowed ring magically penetrates a solid wand.
• Gary Kurtz - Remember & Forget: a killer card routine revealing multiple selections. - Fingertip Longitudinal Steal: a completely deceptive card steal.
• Darwin Ortiz - Jacks or Better: a professional card routine from one of the top gambling...

• Juan Tamariz - Routine in Major D: a complete lesson in routining from one of the greatest magical thinkers in the world. Learn an amazing 20-minute routine featuring Juan's memorized stack.
• Darwin Ortiz - New Tens Routine: cardmen rejoice. One of Darwin's classic routines - improved. The black tens repeatedly and magically change places with the red tens and vice-versa.
• Rafael Benatar - The Spread Change: a treat from Spain's master cardman. Rafael's new twist on this classic move from Ed Marlo elevates it to new heights. Also featured is Rafael's Slippery Double Drop.
• Mark Strivings - The Dakota Miracle: mental magic at its best. Very cleanly divine the city of origin and the serial number from a borrowed dollar...