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A superior force where a spectator stops the magician anywhere during a running cut. Yet, that card is forced without any sleights or slip cuts.

One of the cleanest card forces ever created. Perfect for the mentalist looking for a natural force that doesn't scream card trick. Imagine showing a regular deck of cards and repeatedly cutting them until someone tells you to stop. You very cleanly deal off the card you were stopped at and believe it or not that card was forced! Once you stop you can ask the person if he wants you to cut again. If the person says, "Yes," you cut the deck again and...

Confession

Have you ever thought seriously about lying? How about catching someone every time they lie? Though this is a bit far-fetched (You'd be considered Superman if you could), offering a serious demo to your viewers wouldn't be that far-fetched. With the New Confession Principle, you can catch just about anyone lying. Introducing a brand new principle in mentalism, with tons of applications, Confession by Avik accomplishes just what the name suggests; let them lie, but the truth behind that will be clear as daylight to you, as if they were confessing their lies. The ultimate Truth/Lie...

The ebook tells the stories of 'Dr' Walford Bodie and 'Sir' Alexander Cannon both flamboyant magical characters of the last century. Walford Bodie was a magician-showman known to Houdini who sent him the actual electric chair from "Sing Sing" prison. Cannon was also an eccentric character suspected by MI5 of being a spy in World War II!

The cover features caricatures of Bodie and Cannon specially designed by magic graphic artist Donald Monk.

1st edition 2005, 1st digital edition 2013, 77 pages, 29 illustrations.

Learn some of Eddie Fechter's finest and most requested magic routines in this fantastic ebook. Also learn many of Eddie's gags, jokes and one-liners as well as his history!

Eddie Fechter was one of the greatest close-up performers of all time. Magicians from every corner of the planet flocked to watch Eddie perform at The Forks Hotel in Buffalo. Even Ed Marlo and Dai Vernon were in awe of his amazing performing abilities. Also, Eddie was one of the most accomplished dice men in the world.

This ebook begins with a biography of Eddie through the eyes of two men who were very close to him. Then check out...

Vol. 9, No. 2, May 2013; 64 pages

Cover: Steve Cohen

5. Welcome – editor's letter
6. Letters
7. News
7. It's the Celebrity Bit – Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito
8. Brilliant Blackpool! – report on the Blackpool 2103 convention
10. All In Character, Part 1 – Morgan and West
16. Jay Fortune, The Secret Agent
    • The Agent Equation: Agent = Volume Paid Work
18. Stefan Olschewski, Mesmerizing!
    • Quickies!
24. The 7 Deadly Sins … of Table Hopping – Mark Leveridge
    • 1. Bad Timing
    • 2. Too Much Clutter
    • 3. Angle Poise
    • 4. Overstaying Your Welcome
    • 5. Avoiding Resets
    • 6. Projection and Attention ...

This rare manuscript by U. F. Grant, originally sold as The Devil's Scrapbook, contains a lot of interesting material. Hidden in its pages are some little gems that you will not find anywhere else. There are no long descriptions of the methods, as Grant himself explains. He goes directly to the point. The style is typical of Grant and we made only some minor corrections of typos.

From the introduction:

This is a collection of picked items taken from an exclusive scrapbook....items that would have normally been sold separately at One...Two....Three Dollars A Piece. We are not going to...

A novel mental force.

A spectator thinks of a card and changes it to a new one, in his/her mind. You predicted it, or you name it BEFORE the spectator names his/her own card!".

Impromptu - Anytime, Anywhere. Perfect for informal and casual setting, or when you have NOTHING with you (It can be performed naked on the beach!). You can also use this as a "warm up" experiment, to open your mentalism act.

No fishing or "PA" - Nothing needed, no cards, no props. Pure mind reading. Can fool performers as well.

It is not 100%. Most of the time (80% approximately based on probabilities and...

This is one of the best explanations of the Three Shell Game or Thimble Rig including 24 moves and 3 full routines. Jack Lamonte has drawn 86 clear illustrations to make studying the moves and routines a lot easier.

Excerpt from the introduction:

[Note: You will also be able to download a facsimile version of this manuscript.]

1st edition 1959, 30 pages; 1st digital edition 2013, 49 pages....

18 of the best puzzles, gags and brain teasers with matches (toothpicks, straws or golf tees). Included is the famous story of Romeo and Juliet!

Easy magic tricks with matches (toothpicks, golf tees, etc.)

CONTENTS:

• NOTHING-TO-DO MATCHES (George Blake and Ken de Courcy): A match is inserted in each fist of a spectator, one match head down and one match head up. When the spectator opens his hands the two matches are now both the same way up.
• BACK, BACK AND RESTORED (Ken de Courcy): A match is broken into three pieces. Two pieces are dropped into the left hand and the head goes into the pocket. The left hand is opened and all three pieces are there. This is repeated. At the end, the match is restored.
• THE TWO THIEVES (Anonymous): You tell a story of two...

A CUT DEEPER : Il s'agit d'un ebook concernant des effets avec des cartes pour le magicien à la recherche de routines de cartes impromptues très fortes. Il comporte vingt-cinq nouvelles routines exécutées avec un simple jeu de cartes et comme mentionné précédemment, totalement impromptues.

Contributeurs : John BRAGOLI, Stephen Clark, Aldo Colombini, Tom Daugherty, Ken de Courcy, Paul Gordon, Tom Hubbard, Joe Hustler, James Stewart, Kinos, Paul Marcus, Max Maven, Peter Rees, Joe Riding, John Yeager.

A volte straordinari segreti rimangono sepolti sotto la spessa coltre del tempo in attesa di essere scoperti e far gioire nuove generazioni. Questo è il caso dell’opera che ti presento oggi. E’ stato semplicemente sorprendente e meraviglioso ri-scoprire il libro di Meredith Nugent sulle Bolle di Sapone…Segreti straordinari dimenticati per lungo tempo sono tornati alla luce. Ha evocato in me sensazioni meravigliose che sono convinto evocherà in te. Mi chiedevo si può scoprire qualcosa di nuovo sulle bolle di sapone in un libro di oltre 100 anni fa ? Il libro della Nugent risponde...

CHE COSA E' ?

Un ebook che spiega nei dettagli una bellissima routine di cartomagia con un normale mazzo di carte

CHE EFFETTO DESCRIVE?

Tre spettatori scelgono altrettante carte e le lasciano sul tavolo .L'esecutore mostra chiaramente tre Jolly. Poi pone una delle carte scelte tra i Jolly e, senza guardarne la faccia, riesce a nominare la carta scelta. La carta viene rimessa sul tavolo. La stessa cosa si ripete con le altre due carte scelte. Ora per il climax finale: le caste scelte vengono girate una alla volta e si sono trasformate in altrettanti Jolly ! Ora le tre carte scelte...

"Man's mind stretched to a new dimension never goes back to its original position."

Few know the simple mechanics of the forgotten Mene-Tekel deck and even fewer know its real secrets. This ebook reveals the deck's true potential as a Self-Contained Card Delivery System, a Pseudo-Copying Machine and a YIN / YANG Premonition Setup that would make Hofzinser proud.

All known variations of the Mene-Tekel are systematically discussed in exacting detail, along with the corresponding card presentations, selections, and handlings per gaffed deck. Also included are DIY chapters on mene-tekel card...

This is a great opener for any routine or act, which uses the four aces. The inspiration for this came from David Regal's "Deep Guilt Aces".

Before you chalk this up to "another ace cutting trick", take a look at the features:

• No rough/smooth.
• No short cards. No long cards. No thick cards.
• No memorization.
• No sleight-of-hand.
• No "messing with the deck" after each cut. When the spectator cuts the cards, neatness doesn't count. You never miss.
• Totally self-working!

1st edition 2013, 9 pages.

A collection of three re-worked card classics and as Dan Tong says in his Introduction, “Ian has produced three very usable approaches to three classic effects.” That says it all!

Easygoing Carlyle is a no-palm Card To Pocket with a repeat phase that any serious magician can do in a few days. It is almost self-working.

With Nicely Controlled, Ian has refashioned an old trick that was a favorite of none other than S. Leo Horowitz.

Follow The Leader is certainly a classic. What Ian offers here is a six card routine that is simpler to set up than most of the older eight card routines...

Seven more off-beat, totally impromptu card effects from the mind of Cameron Francis. Includes both written instructions and video instructions.

CONTENTS:

THE TRUTH IS IN THE MIDDLE: A "mystery card" effect where a card reversed in the middle of the deck before the trick started turns out to be the selection.

WELL TRAVELED: A "Travelers" variation that is pretty darn easy to do.

TRI THE SANDWICH: A Triumph routine and sandwich routine all rolled into one tasty treat.

OUT OF SIGHT, INSIDE THE BOX: A magical variation of Dai Vernon's "Out of Sight, Out of Mind".

FAUX SHOW: A five phased...

The story of the late Jesse Demaline and 65 years in magic. Apart from his interesting life story there are lots of his effects: Mental Magic 21 items, Children's Magic 21 items, Close Up Magic 23 items, Miscellaneous Magic 26 items. This ebook received great reviews from Terry Seabrooke and The Magic Circular when it was first published.

MENTALISM AND SECOND SIGHT

• The Act
• Card Mentalism
• The Handkerchief Test
• The Jay Dem Book Test
• Card Transition
• Psychic Visions
• Absolutely Silent Card Mentalism
• Designs
• One In Fifty-Two
• Animal Magnetism
• Jay-Dem Mentalism (Using a Dictionary)
• Pools Win
• A Good...

The fascinating true story of the Lancashire mill girl, Mrs Edward Howarth who became a music hall artiste as Josephine Langley, an accomplished ventriloquist. She was particularly popular during the First World War with her patriotic 'Soldier Act'. The family emigrated to America but returned to England after many adventures during the Prohibition era.

1st edition 2008, 1st digital edition 2013, 34 pages.

In 413 Dee discusses four brand new effects that he has not tipped in any other publication. Four working demonstrations of amazing mental power.

Schrödinger's Deck

A presentation and method for the light and heavy deck that will prove your powers of mind over matter. A spectator will easily lift a deck of your hand, then will be unable to do so. Easy to do and completely examinable. You are left with a normal deck of cards and box to move onto another effect. This could be done with a tarot deck if you are against playing cards in your work.

The Devil's Key

The Devil's Key is a...

A card routine that is a combination of Hofzinser's Royal Marriages and Peter Kane's Wild Card.

[Please note that this ebook does not come with any gimmicks or cards. You will need four ordinary Kings; two blank faced cards; and four Queens with blank backs.]

1st edition 1986, 1st digital edition 2013, 9 pages.

Three Coin Routines using a Copper-Silver-Brass and "Visible Coin Thru" (Swadling) coin set

• Routine One: Uses CSB set and a jumbo half dollar
• Routine Two: Uses CSB set and Swadling coin (flipper) with Visible Coin Thru
• Routine Three: Uses CSB and Visible Coin Thru (flipper and regular half) sets and a glass

1st edition 1985, 1st digital edition 2013.

Over 30 effects and ideas using Faro Shuffle. It contains Marlo's analysis of the Faro Shuffle, the In Shuffle, the Out Shuffle, and other faro techniques. He details a lot about what happens to the deck in the various shuffles, and adds card effects that you can do with these shuffles.

• Less Than 52
• With Two Cards
• For 2 Cards At Undetermined Positions
• The Faro Calculator
• The Chain Calculator
• The Left Over Faro Shuffle
• Shuffling The Aces
• Placement Shuffle
• Control Of The Aces
• An Out Shuffle Effect
• Progressive Miracle
• New Deck P.M.
• 76-76-67-67
• The Memorized Stack
• Fingertip Miracle ...

After the success of the first two volumes, Cameron offers here five more incredible packet tricks using some special cards which are very easy to find.

CONTENTS:

• SON OF A WAVE: A unique double prediction using only eight cards.
• DALEY DOSE: Daley's Last Trick with a big Twist.
• MAGICIAN'S HOLD 'EM: A crazy game of Texas Hold 'Em involving a transposition, an appearance of a Royal Flush and color changing backs.
• UNFATHOMABLE: A great combination of mentalism and magic.
• MAKING FRIENDS: A printing effect with a funny kicker ending.