From the man who needs to carry three lucky coins! A whimsical rationalization for carrying three half - dollars. With them, you win an intellectual battle with your audience by using repetition against them! (Of course, you don't reveal there's a battle until you prevail! ) Learn how to build to a climax and set - up the payoff so it comes as a complete ... read more

From the man who made an unfortunate purchase! Due to a manufacturing defect (accidental or deliberate), some handkerchiefs won't knot for right - handers. How can you recognize one of these radical rags' Well, unless you know how, it will only submit to left - handed tying! Pocket - ready for close - up or stage work. 28 - page staplebound booklet. read more

From the man who wants close - up magic to be as easy as stage magic! You can make any deck of cards, yours or borrowed, appear to be a deviously designed device! A trick deck! Close inspection by the untrained eyes of your spectators reveals nothing, but you prove your claim by causing the deck to visibly find a freely selected card. A very deceptive and ... read more

From the man who will tip his hat, but not his thumb! The old 'dollar bill stunt' of folding and unfolding a dollar bill to turn it upside - down gets surrealistic when the magician defies certain secret rules of Origami, which temporarily turns the carefully creased currency inside - out! BONUS: Features Mike Powers' Inverted Bill, so you don't need a ... read more

From the man who claims credit for spicy peanut butter! Here's your chance to become an instant psychoanalyst! All you need is a deck of cards, a pad of paper, scissors, and this book! (A willingness to make outrageously ridiculous claims in public helps, too! ) This was a favorite of Chicago's sardonic sorcerer, Clarke 'The Senator' Crandall, and is ... read more

Here's a visually magical and hilarious opening stunt in which the performer uses colors to 'psychologically evaluate' the audience. This ultra - clean handling of Al Baker's streamlined Sympathetic Silks plays big for any size crowd, but it is small enough to carry in your pocket! Staplebound, 16 pages. read more

From the man who collects despite his unfortunate situation! Now you can give the impression to your audiences that the props you use, at least for one trick, are worth something! This witty presentation and baffling handling of the Miller - Malini Egg Bag is loaded with laughs, surprised, and mystery! This Booklet Contains 36 pages of detailed and ... read more

With Your trusty pack, a few business cards and a pen, you show your audience how it feels to go back in time! This effect is constructed from remarkably economical combination of the ambitious card, oil and water, and triumph, each one fine - tuned to strengthen the other. read more

Here is perhaps the easiest way to make people believe you're a master card cheat. First, show that you can get ' jacks or better' whether or not you're the dealer. Then, demonstrating an imperceptible 'new move', you deal all four jacks to anyone you choose in a four - handed game. Finally, you garner laughter and applause with a surprise payoff! read more

From the man who believes that he can actually get something for nothing! Has Xerox secretly invented paper that copies without a machine' And, is it so good that you can print your own money' It sure will look like it when you illustrate the consequences of crossing Technology with Petty Larceny and Unabashed Greed. There's even a moral to the story.. . ... read more

In addition to being a delightfully direct discovery of a thought of card, this is the ideal way to learn to understand and master the basic principles of 'outs' without the usual hazards. Milt Kort invariably used this stunt to secretly reveal the sophistication (if any) of strangers before trying riskier stuff. Use any deck; any time. read more

From the man who's ancestor almost invented 3 - Card Monte.. . he was just one card off! This handling and presentation of the 'The Gypsy Curse' is so clean and sharp, there's no warning of the sudden and startling outcome! Learn several techniques of powerful direction and misdirection that completely conceal the sleight - of - hand. 16 - page staplebound ... read more

From the man who often prefers the other guy's high cards! Finally, a Four Ace Trick becomes an absolutely entertaining and intriguing Poker Deal Trick. How' By using it to show how a cunning magician will always overcome a cheating card hustler. And, guess who gets to play BOTH ROLES' (Use any set of Hamman Aces and an ordinary deck of cards. ) Pages 40 read more

From the man who's proud to get in touch with your feminine side! The procedures for this novel item divulge how misdirection, through shrewd subtlety, can alter an audience's perception of sleight - of - hand, making it appear to be completely natural actions. It also demonstrates how topical references can make a card trick seem relevant. Uses any deck of ... read more

From the man who can't let the classics rest in peace! Two feckless fellows fearlessly set out to become the heroes of the classic Thieves and Sheep tale. Despite several setbacks, they succedd, but with justifiably unexpected consequences. Could this be a magical morality play' Nah! Learn the right and wrong times to borrow items from audience members. ... read more

From the man who's overconfident enough to be easy prey for any short con! This is an entertaining way to show off your 'sure - fire defense against short - change artists. ' First you take in an innocent bystander by showing him how you were once hornswoggled. Then, when you insist on gloating, he gets his revenge and you're hornswoggled again! 20 - page ... read more

From the man who believes in waxing poetic will make a packet trick worth something! The tragic tale of a gambler who outwitted several envious magicians who dealt him a Poker hand with backs on all sides! What happened next must be told! Learn how to coordinate presentation and misdirection for maximum audience reaction. And, find out how to avoid the ... read more