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There may be some wear and tear to the dustjacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLearn over 150 Easy-to-Perform Tricks Using Everyday Objects”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIllustrations by Ric Estrada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003evii Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 1: How to Create a Simple Yet Challenging Act\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 2: The Performance: Presenting a Complete Act\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 3: Tricks with Rope, String, and Handkerchiefs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 Harry Blackstone: and the Quick Vanish\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19 Shake A Knot: handkerchief\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20 Shake A Loop: handkerchief\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21 Penetrating Handkerchief: off wand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e22 United and Untied: handkerchief\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e23 The Animated Mouse: handkerchief fold\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e24 Three Paper Napkins: dark napkin moved from end to center as rolled\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e25 Vanishing Knot: in string\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e26 Drop-Away Knot: string\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e27 Loop a Loop: with two circles of string\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e28 Poko-Chinko: wooden disk release, can be done with washers, etc.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e30 Rope and Cone: cone is suspended by a rope\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e32 Traveling Knots: from rope in bag A to rope in bag B\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e34 Go-Go Knots: vanish in tube\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e35 Straight Through: rope penetrates spectator’s arm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e36 The Mysterious String: puzzle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e37 String and Straw: cut thru straw and yet restored\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 4: Dinner-table Magic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e39 T. Nelson Downs: Miser’s dream\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e45 Balancing the Cup: on edge of saucer\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e46 Glass on Card: glass balances on single card\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e47 Amazing Tumbler Balance: another approach (impromptu)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e47 Balancing Glass: on a table-cloth covered table\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e48 Changing Liquids: color changes when glass covered with handkerchief\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e49 Three Glass Turn Up: puzzle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e50 Five in a Row: another\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e51 Five More In a Row: another puzzle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e52 Seven Up: yet another variation\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e53 The Balanced Egg: on table\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e54 Traveling Salt: salt vanishes and reappears in a slow pour\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e56 Turnabout Knife: puzzle with a napkin and butter knife\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e57 Magnetic Dice: stick together\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e58 Magic Sugar Lumps: sugar lumps stick together\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e59 Stand-Up Matchpack: stands on its own\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e60 Jumping Chopstick: one jumps when touched by another\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e61 Around the Table: two person mentalism\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e62 A Chinese Mystery: lifting a bottle of rice with a chopstick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 5: Bafflers and Participation Tricks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e63 Harry Houdini: the vanishing pocket watch\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e68 Tick-Tack-Toe: paper cutting trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e70 Thieves and Sheep: with small pellets\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e72 Three Matchstick Bafflers: puzzles\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e73 Follow the Arrow: as card is flipped\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e74 Topsy Turvy Numbers: variation\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e76 Magic Seven: mentalism\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e78 The Bending Pencil: illusion\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e79 Trick of the Month: calendar trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e80 The Mystic Watch: confederate trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e80 Amazing Match Balance: on your fingertip\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e81 Snap!: snapping a match in two\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e81 Smash!: impossible challenge\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e82 Do As I Do Card Trick: cards\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e83 Alternate Do As I Do: another version\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e84 Three-Heap Do As I Do: cards\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e84 Do As I Do Knot: string\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e85 Do As I Do String Trick: another\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e86 Slide-Away Knot: string\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e87 Call for the Wizard: telephone trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e88 Finger Figures: starts as a game, end up a mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 6: Mental Magic and Messages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e91 Joseph Dunninger: with a card prediction\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e96 The Counting Race: game with a trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e96 Naming Numbers: two person effect\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e97 Naming the Object: feat of pretended thought projection\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e98 Mystic Totals: dice\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e99 Roll the Dice: more dice mentalism\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100 Circles and Squares: mental mystery with round cards and numbers\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e102 Three Colored Spools: magician finds color of each spool wrapped in paper\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e103 Choose a Planet: Magician spells to the selected card\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e104 Three Clock Tricks:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e104 – Crosswise Subtraction\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e104 – Around the Dial\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e105 – Cross Out Six\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e106 Calendar Calculation: calendar trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e108 The Three Numbers: mathematical mentalism\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e108 Magic Math: and more\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e109 Super Mathc: and yet more\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e110 Square of Nine: another calendar effect\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 7: Money Magic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e111 Horace Goldin: Dollar-Bill Trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e116 Double Your Money: one coin is shown, and then there are two\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e117 Six Cents at a Time: challenge\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e118 Dime to Quarter: in match box\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e119 Quick Coin Vanish: dime vanishes from between two half dollars\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e120 Buddha Money Mystery: paper fold\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e122 Find the Coin: coin fold\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e123 Big Money: half dollar appears in box of matches\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e124 Odds and Evens: Three coin puzzlers\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e124 – Quick Change\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e124 – Left and Right\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e124 – Add Them Up\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e125 The Doubling Coin: a coin is picked up and becomes two\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e125 Tell a Coin: magician knows heads and tails\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e126 Instant Coin Vanish: in handkerchief\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e128 Multiplying Coins: in the hands\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e129 Coin on Forehead: stunt\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e130 Doubling Money: tray multiplyer\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e131 Coin in Handkerchief: coin found in knot\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e132 One to Five: one coin multiplies to five\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e134 Self-Spinning Coin: coin stunt\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e135 Coin and Straws: lift coin and four straws with one straw\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e136 Seven Coins: puzzle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e137 Tricky Turnover: puzzle\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e138 Fold the Bill: turns upside down\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e139 Coins That Stay: coin stunt\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e140 Floating Dollars: bills float above hand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e142 Coins From String: metal washer release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChapter 8: Tricks with Cards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e143 Cardini: Cardini’s Four Ace Trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e148 A Special Note About Card Tricks: creating an act\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e150 Tricks With the Riffle Pack: the Riffle pack, often called the Svengali deck\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e152 – Lost and Found\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e153 – Instant Reverso\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e154 – Changing Colors\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e156 Quick Poker Deal: on a 2nd deal, magician gets a royal flush\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e157 The Gambler’s Dream: another poker hand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e158 Super Poker Deal: and another\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e162 Twenty Cards: magician finds selection when spectator point to row they are in\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e164 New Deal Twenty-Card Trick: variation\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e166 Sense of Touch: magician produces same number of face up cards in 2 packets\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e168 Perfection Prediction: card prediction\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e170 The Baffled Burglars: story card trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e172 The Modern Burglars: another version\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e173 Cops and Robbers: another story trick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e174 Crossed Colors: magician predicts red \u0026amp; black\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e176 The Magic Aces: Ace of Diamonds placed in center of pack rises to top\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e177 The New Magic Aces: follow-up\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e178 The Balanced Pack: on back of hand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e179 Single-Card Balance: on back of hand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180 Steal the Sheep: thieves and sheep performed with cards\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e182 Four 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Crayons: magician knows which color crayon is selected\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e194 Colored Balls: similar to above\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e195 The Climbing Ring: up pencil\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e196 The Rising Pencil\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e197 The Bottle Imp: bottle hangs by string\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e198 The Traveling Checker: colored checker rises in stack\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e199 The Mystic Banana: cutting a banana inside the skin\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e200 The Jumping Ruler: jumps in the hand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e201 The Magic Mark: on the hand\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e202 The Animated Hairpin: hairpin walks along a stick\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e203 Take-Apart Pins: safety pins\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e204 Link the Pins: safety pins\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e205 Cling-O-Clips: paper clips link\u003cbr 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Often touted as the new Houdini, Blaine is a consummate magician as well as endurance artist and an important force in the field for his advocacy of \"street magic.\" In this spirited book, his first, Blaine offers readers a magical extravaganza on paper, a mix of autobiography, history of magic, how-to (do magic), interactive magic tricks and self-help advice. Blaine begins with intimations of stage magic's power, with an account of legendary 19th-century magician Robert-Houdin traveling to Algeria on orders of the French government to quell an uprising by showing that his magic was greater than that of the rebels. He ends with a knuckle-whitening account of his pillar stunt, a \"dream manifesto\" (\"Read. Observe.... Our minds have no limits\") and suggested resources including books of general interest (at the top: The Brothers Karamazov). This is a very personal volume, with Blaine's passionate, playful, opinionated, determined personality evident on nearly every page. Magic buffs will find much here that's familiar, like the recaps of magicians past and present, but even serious hobbyists will pick up tips from the tricks and explanations scattered throughout, and the final chapters, devoted to Blaine's endurance challenges, are pure gold. Copious illustrations enliven the already brisk text. Though doubling as major promo for Blaine, this is one of the most thorough and enjoyable introductions to magic in years. Two-color throughout; four-color photo inserts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Michael Jordan of magic. The hip-hop Houdini. These are some of Blaine's promotional tags. 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Where is it? Who Will find it? We Can’t Say!\u003cbr\u003e——————————————\u003cbr\u003eThis challenge has been created and sponsored by the world’s greatest mystifier . . .\u003cbr\u003eDAVID BLAINE\u003cbr\u003ewho was\u003cbr\u003eBuried Alive\u003cbr\u003eFor Seven Days and Seven Nights.\u003cbr\u003eThe one and same who became\u003cbr\u003ethe world’s ONLY LIVING ICE CUBE in world-famous Times Square\u003cbr\u003eand who . . .\u003cbr\u003estood as still as a statue\u003cbr\u003e10 stories above Manhattan\u003cbr\u003eonly to\u003cbr\u003eleap to his life below.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book in your hands now Reveals Some of David Blaine’s most closely guarded SECRETS. 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All rights reserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFor those who believe, no explanation\u003cbr\u003eis necessary.\u003cbr\u003eFor those who do not, none will suffice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–Dunninger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eFor Those Who Be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1850s in the North African country of Algeria, a group of Muslim miracle men called the Marabouts were stirring up a revolt among the native tribes, encouraging them to sever their ties to France. The Marabouts accomplished this by doing simple pieces of magic that would whip the local tribesmen into a frenzy, convincing them that they possessed supernatural powers. To preserve order in their colony, the French government didn’t send troops to Algeria. 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The Marabout produced the guns and loaded them with powder. Then he offered Robert-Houdin a choice of bullets. The magician chose two bullets and, under the watchful eye of his adversary, loaded the guns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Frenchman walked fifteen paces from the sheikh and turned to face him without displaying the slightest emotion. The Marabout took careful aim, and pulled the trigger. The pistol fired, and Robert-Houdin smiled. He had caught the bullet between his teeth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert-Houdin then lifted his gun and, instead of pointing it at the frightened Marabout, fired the pistol at one of the buildings on the square. Whitewash flew, and where the bullet had struck, a large patch of blood suddenly appeared and dripped down the masonry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Marabout rushed to the wall, dipped his finger in the red substance, and tasted it. It was blood all right. His arms fell to his sides, and his head bowed. 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On the surface it deals with card magic, but many of the ideas and a lot of the information contained does apply across the spectrum of magic from close-up to stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePREFACE...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e- When Asked To Do The Impossible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e- School Yourself For All Emergencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e- Experience Still the Best Teacher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: \"OUTS\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/strong\u003e - Facing The Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhose Fault When Things Go Wrong?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Psychology of Failure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse of \"Sucker Gag\" Technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/strong\u003e - Organizing For Victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret And Open Outs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Error Is Still Under Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 - Card correctly identified, but slips out of control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 - Identification correct, but placement for climax is wrong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Error May Be Visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 - Incorrect identification of selected card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 - Card lost before identification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 - The selector forgets what his card was.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEither You Know You Are Wrong - Or Else . . .\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/strong\u003e - Information-Getting Subtleties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Time You MUST Be Right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttitudes That Get Co-operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 - When they refuse to tell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 - For the extreme \"hold out.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 - Use a thumb writer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 - Impression methods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 - Pencil reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 - Friendly mirrors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 - To meet an absolute refusal to tell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/strong\u003e - Some Handy Sleights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Ideas Brought Up To Date; Also, A Few New Ones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 - The \"Top Peek.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 - Fan Crimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 - The \"Deck Crimp.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16 - The \"Crimp\" as a Locator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17 - Fan jog.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 - The quarter-bridge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19 - Gambler's Bridge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 - The \"Change\" Throw.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Useful Standard Sleights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/strong\u003e - \"Outs\" To The Rescue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFit The Weapon To The Needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting Down To Brass Tacks ... And The Selected Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick Switches And Other Fast Closers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21 - Just a gag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22 - Out-in-the-open changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23 - Forced replacement of wrong card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 - Using \"locators\" for \"outs.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods For Counting And Spelling Effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 - The \"Pilot Card.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 - New start from wrong turn-up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27 - The \"220 Count\" as an \"out.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Outs\" Productions From Pockets And Other Places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28 - In performer's pocket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e29 - Pocket index.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 - Card in wallet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e31 - Use of spectators for \"outs.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 - The \"Eveready Life Saver.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApparatus Alibis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33 - When force is missed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Aid For Feeble Memories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e34 - Confusion as to suits and values.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35 - Spectator's mind a complete blank.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: CHALLENGES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/strong\u003e - Taking On All Comers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Outs\" Compared With Challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Word of Caution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/strong\u003e - Before Card Gets Lost In Shuffle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTry To Keep As Much Control As Possible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36 - Controlled returns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e37 - Use of \"Locators.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e38 - The \"Gimmicked Cut.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e39 - The \"Cut Break.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 - Estimating the cut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e41 - The \"Cut Force.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAstonishing Simplicity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e42 - \"Blindman's 'Bluff'.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e43 - The \"220 Count.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e44 - Pre-Arrangements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/strong\u003e - When They \"Give You The Works\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow \"Plenty of Rein\" Trips Them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45 - Look for informal \"readers.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e46 - Scrapes and nicks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e47 - Daubs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magician's Little Helpers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e48 - Secret reflectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e49 - Wide and narrow decks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 - The indexed pocket deck again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9 \u003c\/strong\u003e- Bordering On The Mental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Information-Getting Becomes Ticklish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey Commit Themselves In Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e51 - Pencil reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e52 - Billet switching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e53 - Billet index.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e54 - Pad impressions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e55 - Trick notebooks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e56 - A \"Case of Hambuggery.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Prophet In His Own Land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e57 - Thumb writers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial Decks On Taps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e58 - \"Brain Wave Deck.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e59 - \"New Era Instanto Deck.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/strong\u003e - Trickery Conquers All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Makes Audiences Get That Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircumstances That Lead Up To Challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecific Handling of Various Situations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Heckler ... 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He started magic around age 12. He answered an ad that Burling Hall ran in (he thinks) the Conjurers Magazine asking for writers to condense all the card effects ever published to be put in many volumes. He condensed about 60 effects for him but Mr. Hall stopped the project for unknown reasons. Howard spent all his Saturday mornings in Gene Gordon's Magic Shop in downtown Buffalo and his afternoons watching the serials at the Rialto and Victoria Theaters in Buffalo. This led him in his later life to write the 12 volumes of MINDESPA (a mental serial of 12 chapters). His effects have appeared in many magazines including Genii, Conjurers, Pentagram, Hugards Magic Monthly, The Phoenix, The New Phoenix, Don Tanners The Mentalist and many different magazines that Karl Fulves has published. Currently he and his wife are retired from work and live in Laguna Niguel, California near the Pacific Ocean. Howard is currently spending most of his time going through his notes (thousands and thousands of pages) and continues writing new series of books called 888 Mentalism (88 tricks with 8 cards), 999 Mentalism (99 tricks with 9 cards), 101010 Mentalism (100 tricks with 10 cards) and their sequels, More 666 Mentalism, More 888 Mentalism, More 999 Mentalism and More 101010 Mentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howard Adams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31090286919728,"sku":"BK-F0261","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/6922\/6800\/products\/Mindespa1.jpg?v=1572517368"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.magicinc.net\/collections\/books-general.oembed?page=14","provider":"Magic Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}