Cards in Magic & Mentalism: page 13

David Gemmell spans with this publication the range from near self-working effects to very tough sleight-of-hand routines.

1st edition 2009; 78 pages.

Table of Contents

7. Collins, Marlo & Lewis four ace routine
12. OMG Collectors
14. Queens Supreme
17. A Bite on the Side...
20. Card to Box
22. Conspiracy #23
27. #23 revisited
28. ESP #23
30. Inspired By Howard Adams
32. 36
33. Dr. Evil or Dr. Fun?
35. Twenty-1
37. EZ Match up
39. Remembering Stewart James
41. 485
42. Lucky seven
44. Three Wishes
47. AdamsmadA
48. Monge E-deal
49. Sandwich Down-Under
50. Ladies on Top
52. The Unexpected Triumph
54. HFACAAN
56. Donna's Birthday Card Trick ...

Effect: You display a heirloom deck from your grandfather that due to its frequent use has lost all faces - you display a blank deck. You place the Queen of Hearts (a blank card) on the table and the Joker (another blank card) in your breast pocket. Magically these cards turn into the real cards. On top of this entire deck has changed from a blank deck to a regular deck.

You will need to be able to do: a reverse fan, hindu shuffle, double lift.

runtime: 10min 17s

The four aces are removed from the deck and three spectators freely choose one card each. The three spectator cards are lost in the deck. Then one by one the four aces vanish to reappear face up in the deck and sandwiched between them the three spectator cards.

You will need to be able to do a pinky count, a sidesteal color change, and a cover pass. False shuffles are optional.

runtime: 11min 3s

This is truly a hidden gem - a lost treasure. Very few know of its existence and you will encounter almost no references to it. When you read this you will ask yourself: "Why isn't this work known by every cardician?" Some of those who have read it value it as much as they value Erdnase. Others would not trade all card books published in the last 10 years for it.

It is an immensely practical work dealing with situations when something goes wrong, or you face difficult spectators. You'll never again be afraid to try out a new trick, even if they literally see what you do, even if they...

In Turbulence, the impossible becomes possible.

Turbulence is a multi-phase card routine that is both mind-bending and entertaining.

Effect:

Turbulence kicks off with a sizzling and super clean "Collectors" phase where four Kings instantly collect three previously signed cards. Then, in the blink of an eye, the three cards instantly vanish. The three cards are then reproduced as they are summoned from the deck one by one. Finally, the Kings are placed in your pocket and an impossible transposition occurs — the Kings are suddenly found on the table while the three signed cards are...

More early card and coin creations from Peter Duffie and Jerry Sadowitz. Martin Breese was called the "Card Magic Publisher of the Year" due to the various publications by these two gentlemen.

Table of Contents

1. Contents
5. Publisher's Foreword

7. Chapter One Jerry Sadowitz On Cards
7. Smile Away
8. Discrepancy Transposition: 1
9. Discrepancy Transposition: 2
10. Flush Locator
11. All Change
13. Mik Mak Mok

15. Chapter Two Peter Duffie On Cards
15. Envelope Prediction
17. Apartheid
17. Worlds Apart
19. Home Computer
20. Pocket Assembly

22. Chapter Three Jerry Sadowitz Sleights And Moves
22. Shuffle Lap
23. Stop Sleight ...

In true Jerry Sadowitz fashion this book was originally titled "Card Shit". The reader is free to speculate why the title change.

Table of Contents

• DEDICATION
• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• THE LAST DEADFALL
• THE PERSUADERS
• COME AGAIN
• PRONE TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY
• JAFFA CAKES
• SLIP JOG
• COVER SHIFT
• MONKEY FEATHERS
• TRY
• WHY NOT
• THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO THE OTHER FELLA!
• HARD MAN
• MY NAME IS KERR
• VENDETTA
• SOMETHING'S UP!
• THE FIVE OF DIAMONDS
• THATCHER OUT!
• CUT PALM
• WISH YOU WERE HERE
• ANOTHER ONE
• WHAT ME WORRY?
• C.N.D.
• SPARROWS TEARS

1st edition June 1984; original 38 pages; PDF 45 pages....

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

Table of Contents

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...

This effect appears described briefly, yet adequately, in the Singapore Lecture Notes. This is a more thorough description and is accompanied by clear photographs, making it easier to learn.

The routine uses four black cards, and four red cards. Interlaced three times, they always separate. The moves used are smooth and create a lovely illusion. It does not look like sleight of hand, it really looks quite convincing! Heavily based in Marlo's work.

1st edition 1985; 1st digital edition 2009; 18 pages.

Ben Harris' first set of lecture notes from his first ever lecture in 1985— re-written, re-photographed...

These notes have been re-written and re-photographed. The material is bright, crisp and hard-hitting. Mostly cards, including a wonderful multi-phase OIL AND WATER routine that's a joy to perform. PYRAMID CARDS is an easy and visual stunt revelation that was originally created by Jay Sankey. Here are a couple of cool variations. COMING TOGETHER AGAIN is a real killer item based on a Sadowitz piece from Almanac (see demo video below).

The real highlight is the closer Ben used on both nights in Singapore....

A collection of routines from David Gemmell's working repertoir. Difficulty varies from effect to effect and is in the reach of most magician.

From the introduction by Jon Racherbaumer:

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

From the introduction by Marc Paul:

"It's one of the cleverest Haunted deck methods I've seen!" - Peter Duffie, MAGIC Magazine, May 2009

For Many years, the "Haunted Deck" effect has been favored and loved by all magicians. The old methods to create this fantastic effect were fiddly and sometimes tricky to perform easily. As of late, brand new versions of it have been released like "Really Haunted" and "Spirit" from Alakazam. All, of course used a gimmick that would have to be carried with you. But what if? What if you had the effect on you all the time as long as you carried a deck of cards? What if there was no gimmick in your...

Including "s.p.A.C.E.d" - featured in the May 2009 edition of Magic Magazine.

Bottoms up!
Effect: A joker is shown to the audience and placed face up on top of the deck. The cards are then spread and two cards are selected and signed. The selected cards are lost into the centre of the deck. The Joker is displayed on top of the deck and with a wave turns into the first signed card. With a flick, the first signed card turns into the second signed card! Then once placed into the spectator hand, the selection turns back into a joker. For your finale, you place the joker face up on top of the...

T.A.G is an awesome device Jamie discovered not too long ago. Imagine having a device that could advertise your number, e-mail, web site and anything else while you're performing. Imagine a device that is so small, it can hang around your neck and look sleek and cool. Imagine a device that is eye catching and will get you more bookings. Imagine a device that can do all of these things and still hold a number of magic effects.

Imagine no more! This device will make your professional, working life a whole lot easier and ensure everyone knows who you are and how to get hold of you. This is an...

Looking for the perfect romantic card trick? Then check out Valentine!

A card is selected and signed with a heart by your spectator. The card is lost in the deck. The Three of hearts is shown to the spectator and the magician asks her to watch the middle heart very closely. At that moment you visually pluck the middle heart from the three and throw it onto a stack of cards on the table. The Three has visablly turned into a two and the heart now lays on the table! You place the two on the table and turn over the card that the heart has landed on. Its the signed card! At that point you collect...

A card is selected and signed. The signature magically transfers onto a completely different card.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2001.

runtime: 6min 59s

This is a beautiful ring-card linking effect.

Spectator freely chooses a card which he signs. Performer hole punches the signed card and magically attaches and then magically removes a ring. The hole punched card can be handed out for inspection.

• Easy and cheap to make
• Extremely simple to do
• Resets instantly
• Use a free selection or thought of card
• The linked item is borrowed
• Everything is examinable
• You end completely clean

Cameron Francis strikes again with a workhorse of a packet trick. An astonishing three phase routine that packs a wallop and is incredibly easy to do.

Effect:

The magician removes a small packet of Jokers. "These Jokers may look like normal cards but they are actually incredible magicians!" he claims. The Jokers are placed aside and the spectator selects a card. We'll say it's the Queen of Diamonds. The card is left face down on the table.

The magician shows that there are three Jokers in the packet and one blank card. "This card is a canvas on which the Jokers will write a divination."...

A demonstration of "Invisible Palming" leads to a selection magically traveling into a wallet the spectator is holding. As a kicker, the selection is actually inside a folded photocopy of a hand with the selection printed on it. Commercial magic at its best.

Despite the strong effect this is relatively easy to intermediate level difficulty.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2001.

runtime: 16min 39s

Two spectator's selections are lost in the deck and then found in an incredibly clean fashion. Difficulty is intermediate.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2001.

runtime: 9min 38s

This is based on a Martin Nash cutting ace revelation called "Honest Aces". Amazingly the aces are cut from a shuffled deck. For the kicker, four jacks are cut to, completing four blackjacks.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2001.

runtime: 9min 20s

Imagine performing a card trick for a blind person - making them the star. Actually, any unsuspecting spectator can instantly become your secret accomplice and read your thoughts. They will be able to identify the color and value of cards without looking at them. Practical and magical.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2000.

runtime: 14min 43s

This is a comedy gamblers routine. A very magical routine that convinces them you've got a killer bottom deal. Easy to do (no bottom deal needed).

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2000.

runtime: 4min 26s