What's Up Deck?
by Aldo Colombini

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(2 reviews, 14 ratings) ★★★★★

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A notebook on card magic with more than 50 routines including wide range of different themes. All moves are being taught. A self-contained work with practical, effective and easy-to-do card magic.

"He has that brilliant mind that enables him to invent tricks which are easy to do and entertaining at the same time." - Obie O'Brien
"This new book will, I think, be welcome by all sleight-of-hand artists. Aldo has set out to describe several major improvements, and the items he has included in this book have been chosen from his collection of material that is the outcome of a wide experience in this particular branch of magic." - Michael Skinner

Moves taught:

Add-on
Ascanio Spread
Atfus Move
Biddle Grip
Blow Away Change
Braue Reversal
Buckle
Cover Up Cut
Criss Cross Force
Cut Deeper Force
Daryl Count
Double Turnover
Double Undercut
Drop Switch
Eye Count
Fan Reverse
Idedic Change
Illogical Double Lift
Ireland Shuffle
Jordan Count
Mirage Count
Olram Count
Omega Count
One Hand Fan
Overhand Shuffle
Paint Brush Change
Partial Ascanio Spread
Push Through Fist Move
Reverse Double Undercut
Riffle Force
Side Steal
Siva Count
Slip Cut
Slip Switch
Straddle Faro
Swing Cut
Taylor Count
Tenkai Subtlety
Triple Turnover
Turnabout

1st edition 1995, 147 pages; 1st digital edition 2013, 153 pages.

Acknowledgment
Foreword
Introduction
To The Reader ...
SLEIGHTS & MOVES
ELMSLEY COUNT
BOTTOMS UP!
ODLA CONTROL
BY MISTAKE
TWIST & SHOUT
SELECTED CARDS
PRIME CUT
SECOND COMING
KICK OUT
SPELL THE NAME
JOKING AROUND
COLORADO
TORN & RESTORED
TORN-ADO
ONE, TWO, THREE
FOUR ACES
WANNA BET?
MATH-ACES
HOF-MINI-MAXI
FOUR SPLIT
CARDBOX TRICKS
EATERY
JAGGED EDGE
BOXING JACK
STAND UP
PACKET TRICKS
PIROUETTE
TRIFLE
THE ACE COUNTS
I AM A JOKER
MIND GAMES
PACKED BAGS
FOUR-CAST
ESPIAL
TOPSY TURVY
FLIP FLOP
TRI-EMPHASIS
SHADOOGIE
RED & BLACK
NICE SALAD
BAND - IT
MAGNETIC
ITALIAN DRESSING
FEATURE ROUTINES
NOBODY AT HOME
APACHE
MAJESTIES
SMALL SCALE
SERENADE
FOOLING YOU
JOKER'S WILD
MEETING
MIXED TRICKS
THE BATTLE
DOUBLE HIT
YOUR BEST
PARAMOUNT
LITE SWITCH
MOUSE TRAP
BAGGED
TAKE OFF
KNOCK SPELL
THE RULER
ODDITIES
Glossary of Moves
Conclusion

word count: 47038 which is equivalent to 188 standard pages of text

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Reviewed by David Dunlap (confirmed purchase)
★★★★★ Date Added: Friday 13 May, 2022

I have owned the hardback copy of this for years. I bought it from Aldo at one of his lectures. I bought the PDF version so I could take it with me on trips. It is one of my most favorite magic books. Incredible magic. The hardback version is out of print, so I would definitely recommend buying this PDF version. You will have hours of fun with it.

Reviewed by Don Bursell
★★★★★ Date Added: Monday 08 April, 2013

I purchased this as a hardcover book when it was first released, after seeing Aldo perform two Oil & Water routines from it.

I really like this book for two reasons: First, nothing is left out. If a routine calls for a move or sleight, it is taught, and never leaves you running to other resources to learn it. If you look at the table of contents listed here on Lybrary.com, you will see how "full" this book is with sleights and variations. Second, the routines taught in here are not difficult at all, but have a strong impact from a visual and "astonishment" perspective.

The two O&W routines I refer to are "Nice Salad" and "Italian Dressing". One uses just 8 cards, and is very visual. The second uses a 9th (hidden) card, but allows even more visual astonishment.

$10.00 is a steal of a price for the amount of material contained in this book.

So, oddly enough, two of my favorite books on card magic have bright yellow covers: "What's Up Deck?" by Aldo Colombini, and Richard Kaufman's book on Bro. John Hamman's card work.

Don Bursell Mora, MN

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