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This is a compilation of issues 13 - 18.

• Who Are We Fooling? by Kirk Charles
• The Walk-Around Formula by Johnny Ace Palmer
• Dai Vernon 1894 - 1992
• English Money vs. The U.S. Magician by Gary Ward
• Ask the Only by Al the Only
• At the Bar with Ray Mertz
• Reviews
  • "Invisible Thread Reel" by James B. George
  • "Hot Dog!" by Nick Trost and Patrick Reymond
  • "Kickback Monte" by Keith Bennett
  • "Show-Time at the Tom Foolery" by Richard Kaufman
  • "Corporate Presentations" by Leo Behnke
  • "More Commercial Magic - The J.C. Wagner Video Vol. II" by J.C. Wagner
• Two Signed Card Transposition by Dennis Carroll
• Sensory Deception by...

• ... by Al The Only
• In The Trenches with Paul Green
• Straight Lines - Don't Go Round Corners by Simon Lovell
• The Magic Menu Awards
• Reviews
  • "Color Changing Knives" by Scotty York
  • "Joker Monte" David Neighbors
  • "Martyn Swindle Shells" by Bruce Martyn
  • "Magician's Utility Pouch" by Tabman
  • "The Vernon Chronicles Videos" by Bruce Cervon
  • "The 3rd British Close-Up Magic Symposium" by various contributors
  • "Semi-Automatic Card Tricks" by Steve Beam
• The Two Card Trick by Bert Allerton
• Vanishing the Bird Cage by Bert Allerton
• The Missing Deuce by Bert Allerton
• Secret Support by Stuart Bowie ...

• ... with Ray Mertz
• In The Trenches with Paul Green
• Straight Lines - Don't Go Round Corners by Simon Lovell
• Secret Support by Stuart Bowie
• Ask the Only by Al The Only
• Reviews
  • "Who's The Greatest" by Bob Markwood
  • "Diminishing Returns" by Michael Powers
  • "Prophecy Pack" by David Regal
  • "The Dai Vernon Book of Magic" by Lewis Ganson
  • "Magical Wishes" by Meir Yedid
  • "The Power of Palming" by Michael Close
  • "Magic Italian Style Mamma-Mia Magic" by Aldo Colombini
• Rocky Does It! by Jerry Camaro
• Chop Cup Finale by Jerry Camaro
• Missile by Jerry Camaro
• Card to Forehead by Jerry Camaro
• David...

• ...
• My Turn by Jim Sisti
• The Last Word by Chris Hurlbert

• Bar Magic My Way by Jim Artle
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• John's Column by John Fareed
• The Bar Fly by Simon Lovell
• Ask the Only by Al The Only
• Reviews
  • "Out of Order" by Angelo Carbone
  • "Strangers' Gallery" by John Bannon
  • "Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic" by Lewis Ganson
  • "The Art of Astonishment" by Paul Harris
• My Turn by Jim Sisti
• Gambler's Routine (A Poker Player's Dream) by Jim Artle
• Cigarette Through Quarter by Jim Artle
• Chop Cup Routine by Jim Artle
• The Last Word by Chris Hurlbert

• Thoughts...

• ... Bengel
• In the Tradeshow Trenches by Paul Green
• Thin Air: Doubly Mystifying by Dave Shepherd
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• Virtual Magic by Richard Robinson
• Reviews
  • "Magic for Humans, Richard Sander's Visi-bill"
• Lost and Found by David Acer: Early Vernon
• The Thin Air Split Deck Routine by Mark Phillips and Karen Beriss

• Front Desk
• Escaping the Mailbag
• Knocking Opportunity by Andrew J. Pinard
• Stalking The High School Senior In Its Lair by Jim Sisti
• Magic in Aisle Nine by Phil Smith
• Thinking Differently: David Parr on Theatrical Close-Up...

Artanis, real name Joe Sinatra, was a gambling specialist rather than a magician. He was friend and contemporary of Vernon, Horowitz, and Cardini. His death was unusual. He was challenged to a running race, which he won, and then dropped dead of a heart attack.

• ... My Hands
• Just Make A Wish
• Just Make Believe
• Kinda Mysterious
• Kung Fu Do As I Do
• Lark Hill Opener!
• Mind To Mind
• Moving On Up
• My Luck And Your Thought
• Neither Short Sighted Nor Mad!
• On The Up, Up, Up!
• One Thought, One Outcome
• Opening Number
• Piggy In The Middle
• Problem Solving
• Pseudo Vernon
• Quattro!
• Ribbon Spread Force
• Sans Stackus
• Shh... It's A Mystery
• Simple Fusion
• Split And Spread Control
• The Summer Of '76
• S.W.I. Interchange
• Tag Team Holdout
• Take Her Home And Poker
• The Card That Tells The Future
• The Hands Off 'Dribble' Force
• The Paradox Card
• The Teleport Card ...

Scarne describes 155 easy to do tricks with cards. No sleight of hand skill whatsoever is required in these tricks. But don't assume that this makes them weak effects.

For this book Scarne obtained from Dunninger, Cardini, Dai Vernon, Francis Carlyle, Cliff Green, Russel Swan, Nate Leipzig, Thurston, Houdini and other famous magicians and card experts the secrets of some of their most notable tricks and effects. Together with these he has included many entirely new creations of his own. The demonstrations and explanations of the tricks are accompanied by illustrations. In addition, Scarne has included full instructions on...

This is a wonderfully entertaining routine for two (or more) spectators. Each one of the spectators and the performer receives four cards. All go through the same actions of turning over cards and placing them on the top or bottom of their pack. In the end the performers cards are all face down, whereas the spectators cards have a face up card among them. This basic effect is done again two times in fairer and fairer ways.

Very easy to perform. All you need is any double lift and the Elmsley count. You can read the original description of this routine in Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2000.

runtime: 9min 36s...

1st edition 2009; 28 pages.

Table of Contents

3. CONTENTS
4. INTRODUCTION
6. ESSCEE DOUBLE UNLOAD: Stanley Collins
7. DAI VERNON’S UNLOADING TECHNIQUE FOR A “DOUBLE”
8. DOUBLE TURNOVER CHANGE: Edward Marlo
10. BRAUE DOWNDOWN: Fred Braue
12. A DOUBLE-LIFT FINESSE: Anonymous
14. TAMARIZ TURNOVER: Juan Tamariz
18. DOUBLE LIFT TECHNIQUE AND VARIATIONS: Gordon Bruce (The Stanley Collins Replacement, Razor Lift, A Touch for the Double...

[Note: Despite all the rumors the cover does not show Jon in his younger years.]

This is an ebook about moves, card moves to be precise. If you are already familiar with the basics of card magic then you will find here a lot of advanced moves and concepts to significantly improve your magic. If you are an experienced veteran of card magic you will probably still find some moves you are unfamiliar with. It is also a great reference ebook to have in case you run one day into any of these moves. The moves are described in text and photos with references and sources in the usually meticulous Racherbaumer style.

• Adding To Vernon (Jon Racherbaumer)
• The Altman Trap (Art...

Even though the small packet card trick goes at least back to Hofzinser's times Jon argues that the modern small packet trick started in the 1940s when the Buckle Count was introduced by Dai Vernon and got into full swing when the Ghost Count (Elmsley Count) entered the stage.

Jon writes:

Slip Cuts play a vital role in "Cutting to the Aces," a presentation auspiciously introduced in Stars of Magic (1946). Dai Vernon's handling sparked lots of interest when it first appeared, providing strong incentive to master the Slip Cut. Cardini, who also knew a great trick when he saw one, strongly endorsed Vernon's presentation:

"To lovers of outstanding card magic I heartily recommend 'Cutting the Aces.' It is showy and mystifying, more so than you would think a card trick could possibly be."

Therefore, this treatise begins with explanations of three versions of Ace-Cutting. This may induce...

Every card magician will know the Triumph effect:

The most famous routine is Dai Vernon's "Triumph" originally published in Stars of Magic. However, he probably was influenced by other similar effects that came before. One such routine is Sid Lorraine's "Slop Shuffle".

Jon Racherbaumer will take you through the history of this wonderfully visual effect and will explain and discuss the many...