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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor	Der magische Besuch	as Jos Bemelmen, "cards through newspaper" done with signed business cards and close-up mat, card to envelope climax	Also published here Winged Signatures (Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor, 1996) in "De Magier"	1973	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 6)	114	Paper / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Newspaper Business Cards
Tommy Wonder	A Table Workers Table	published under the Name "Jos Bema"	Related to A Table-Worker's Table (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Apr. 1976	Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 8)	246	Table & Servante
Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins	The Pip-Eating Spider	published under "Jos Bema"	Related to Tarantula (Maurice Howarth, 1953) The Williamised Spider (Billy McComb, 1972)	June 1976	Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10)	272	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Tommy Wonder	The Pinnacle Routine	Gypsy Curse handling detail		1977	Wildcard Miracles	138	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards
Fred Robinson (reviewer)	Jos Bema's Lecture Notes	by Tommy Wonder		Oct. 1977	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2)	474	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Tommy Wonder	Splitting the Money	published under the Name "Jos Bema"	Related to Splitting the Profit (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Oct. 1977	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2)	475	Bill / Appearance & Production Bill / Vanish
Tommy Wonder	The Auction	watch is destroyed and found unharmed inside a box	Inspired by Jean Hugard's "5. The Auction" in "Modern Magic Manual", 1939. Variations The Watch in Nest of Boxes (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	2	Watch / Traveling Apparatus / Nest of Boxes
Tommy Wonder	Move for Perpetual-Balls	loading a ball in the hand, while removing one		1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	3	Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Production & Appearance
Tommy Wonder	Rope and Ring Routine	ring penetrates rope and changes color twice	Related to Colors Three and Through (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	4	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Tommy Wonder	Torn + Restored Paper	paper with rabbit printed onto it torn, pieces are blown into paper balloon with rabbit shape	Also published here Date with an Inflatable Bunny (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	8	Paper / Torn & Restored
Tommy Wonder	Another Variation	rising card with houlette prop, children material, brief	Also published here Rabbit Rouser (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Children Magic / Routines
Tommy Wonder	Close-Up	lighter to matchbox	Also published here Fifty Percent Lighter (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	9	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook
Tommy Wonder	Splitting the Money	splitting dollar bill in 2 that become 1 again	Also published here Splitting the Profit (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	9	Bill / Appearance & Production Bill / Vanish
Tommy Wonder	Through the Eye of the Needle	more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible	Also published here Through the Eye of the Needle (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	10	Needle / Miscellaneous Thread / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	Card Penetration	card in cardboard sleeve is pierced by nail	Also published here Carpenter's Revenge (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	Card-Puzzle	blocks in a box with pip symbols arrange themselves magically to match selection	Also published here Rubik's Card (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions
Tommy Wonder	Card Through Handkerchief	using a direct center steal under cover of handkerchief	Also published here Fabricated (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Handkerchief
Tommy Wonder	Cups and Balls	two cup routine	Related to The Two-Cup Routine (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1977	Jos Bema — Lecture	12	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Routines
Fred Robinson, Mark Weston, Tommy Wonder	Where There's Smoke	pencil gag, magnetic (Mark Weston) flame of a lighter and handkerchief (Jos Bema / Tommy Wonder)		Jan. 1978	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)	514	Light & Fire / Fire Pen & Pencil / Puzzle Pen & Pencil / Defying Gravity
Tommy Wonder	Coins Across - A Presentation	Part 1		Feb. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)	634	Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Boston Box
Tommy Wonder	Coins Across - A Presentation	part 2		Mar. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 3)	652	Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Boston Box
Tommy Wonder	One In the Eye			Apr. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 4)	660	Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Boston Box
Tommy Wonder	Tommy Wonder On Close-Up			Sep. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 9)	729	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Ring On Stick		Related to Clear Through (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Jan. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 1)	784	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
Tommy Wonder	Falling Pips	pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table	Related to Heavy Ink (Hiroshi Sawa, 1988) Variations Footsteps (Stephen Tucker, David Britland, 1984)	Feb. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)	806	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Moving Pips Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Tommy Wonder	Pocket Slates Routine		Related to And Now a Brief Message (Tommy Wonder, 1996) Variations Die Wonder-Tafeln (Peter Wilker, Christoph Borer, 1987)	May 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 5)	842	Slate / Appearing Writing Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
Tommy Wonder	Everywhere and Nowhere	double facer	Related to Here and Not (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Jan. 1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)	979	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Everywhere and Nowhere Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Tommy Wonder	Center Control Production	similar to Cervon's Pivot Production without table	Also published here Center Control Production (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Jan. 1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)	980	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Tommy Wonder	Torn and Restored Cigarette	impromptu		May 1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 4)	1018	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored
Tommy Wonder	Elizabeth 3rd	named card predicted in clear envelope	Inspired by Elizabeth 2nd (Wally Boyce, 1982) Also published here Elizabeth III (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)	1055	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Menetekel Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Tabled Card is Named Card
Tommy Wonder	Clear Envelope Switch	using clear plastic envelope with bills and card in it		1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)	1056	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	Tommy Wonder Entertains	by Tommy Wonder (written by Gene Matsuura)		June 1983	Epoptica (Issue 4)	188	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	Recalcitrant	by Tommy Wonder		June 1983	Epoptica (Issue 4)	227	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Walt Lees (reviewer)	Tommy Wonder Entertains	by Tommy Wonder (written by Jeff Busby)		Jan. 1983	Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 3)	1187	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	Improved Lighter to Matchbox	by Tommy Wonder		Jan. 1984	Epoptica (Issue 5)	269	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Tommy Wonder	Himber Ring Set-Up			1984	Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)	311	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Linking Finger Rings (Himber)
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	Wonder Material & Lecture Notes	by Tommy Wonder		Aug. 1984	Epoptica (Issue 6)	345	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	Diminishing Cards	by Tommy Wonder		Aug. 1984	Epoptica (Issue 6)	386	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Stephen Tucker (reviewer)	Wonder Materials	by Tommy Wonder		Apr. 1984	Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 5)	1213	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Tommy Wonder	Dice Climax	climax for dice stacking routine, sponge 4		1984	Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2	137	Spongeball / Appearance & Production Dice (small) / Dice Stacking
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel	Deja ReVurse	first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection	Inspired by Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Related to Followers of Christ (Harapan Ong, 2018) The Restless Joker (Helder Guimarães, 2019) Also published here Déjà ReVurse (Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel, 1996)	1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	37	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Tommy Wonder	The Wondereverse	reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed	Related to The No-Reverse Reverse (Bob Stencel, 1985) Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990) Another Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990)	1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	38	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Tommy Wonder	Turnover of whole Deck	as deck is put from hand to hand		1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	41	Cards / Sleights / Turnover
Tommy Wonder	The Dissolving Knot	wire gimmick		Aug. 1986	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)	8	Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
Tommy Wonder	Tommy Wonder writes	on commercialism	Related to Ramblings from an Ex Ed. (Ian Keable-Elliott, 1989) Opus has Grown on Me!! (Terry Seabrooke, 1989) Art or Craft (Tommy Wonder, 1990) Letter (Mike Caveney, 1990) Master or Servant? (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Apr. 1989	Opus (Vol. 2 No. 8)	11	Articles / Articles Articles / Business and Publicity
Tommy Wonder	Counterfeiter's Spellbound	two coins are changed to copper and back		1990	Spectacle	71	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines
Tommy Wonder	Art or Craft		Related to Opus has Grown on Me!! (Terry Seabrooke, 1989) Tommy Wonder writes (Tommy Wonder, 1989)	Feb. 1990	Opus (Vol. 3 No. 2)	4	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Thoughts In Mid-Air	essay on Zombie and on floating		1991	Square One	41	Ball / Floatation / Zombie Articles / Theory & Essays
Steven Hamilton (reviewer)	Tommy Wonder Lecture Video	by Tommy Wonder		June 1992	Profile (Issue 8)	9	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Tommy Wonder, Alexander de Cova	Spotlight: Ein Interview mit Tommy Wonder			Apr. 1993	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)	53	Articles / Interviews
Tommy Wonder	Opus questionnaire: Tommy Wonder			Mar. 1993	Opus (Vol. 4 No. 9)	18	Articles / Interviews
Paul Harris, Tommy Wonder, Christian Scherer	The Ultimate Ripp-Off		Inspired by The Ultimate Rip-off (Paul Harris, 1977) Post-Ultimate Rip-Off (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1994	Falschgeld-Test	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once
Tommy Wonder	Emotional Involvement		Also published here Emotional Involvement (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	May 1994	Magic (Vol. 3 No. 9)	48	Articles / Theory & Essays
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer)	The Books of Wonder - Volume 1	by Tommy Wonder (written by Tommy Wonder)		Summer 1996	The Looking Glass (Issue 3)	130	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Tommy Wonder	Preface			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	ix	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder	Prologue: The Limitations of Theory	Raw Diamonds Feeling Right Why Theory Developing Intuition Refining Theory No Rules		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	1	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Getting the Mis Out of Misdirection	Outside-Inside Misdirection Something of Interest Continuous Direction Believing in Your Own Magic Lack of Confidence in the Power of Direction Broadening Attention No Control Waiting, Keep It Subtle Keep It Short Nothing Happened Concentrating Attention The Tension-Relaxation Wave Mental Direction Time and Place Dissociation Wrong-leg Technique Grasping at a Straw, Acting Advanced Direction Techniques The Train Multiple Layers Connecting the Train with Multiple Layering Applying the Ideas The Chain of Shadows On Making Adjustments Postscript		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	9	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Tough Customers	Misdirection and difficult spectators		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	35	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Ricochet	handling difficult spectator		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	40	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder, Don Alan	Magic Ranch	card prediction in plastic egg, all cards in deck the same as surprise, egg appears on table in off-beat	Inspired by Card in the Egg (Don Alan, 1951) "Card in the Egg" (Close-up Time with Don Allan, 1951, p. 9) Related to Das erscheinende Ei (Tommy Wonder, 2016) Variations Wonder's Surprise (惊爆蛋) (G, 2014)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	45	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Egg / Production & Appearance / Props
Tommy Wonder	The Mind Movie			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	53	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder	Fabricated	using a direct center steal under cover of handkerchief	Related to Shakedown (Alex Elmsley, 1994) Also published here Card Through Handkerchief (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	55	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Handkerchief
Tommy Wonder	The Architect	Order The Working Order Not Rigid Magic is Not a House		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	59	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Elizabeth III	named card predicted in clear envelope	Inspired by Elizabeth 2nd (Wally Boyce, 1982) Variations Goodnight Elizabeth (Patrick G. Redford, 2019) Greetings (Chris Westfall, 2022) Also published here Elizabeth 3rd (Tommy Wonder, 1982)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	64	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Menetekel Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Tabled Card is Named Card
Tommy Wonder	Clear Envelope Switch	using clear plastic envelope with bills and card in it		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	67	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props
Tommy Wonder	Failureffects	on sucker tricks Why so Difficult? General Dangers Other Dangers End Note		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	70	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Here and Not	duplicates, double facer		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	77	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Everywhere and Nowhere Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Tommy Wonder	Center Control Production	similar to Cervon's Pivot Revelation without table	Inspired by Center Control (Karl Fulves, 1969) Related to Stand-Up Pivot Revelation (Tom Batchelor, 1971) Pivot Principle - Pivot Revelation Method #1 (Bruce Cervon, 1976) Also published here Center Control Production (Tommy Wonder, 1982)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	79	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Tommy Wonder	Top Change Handling			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	86	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
Tommy Wonder	The Pavlov Effect			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	88	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Post-Ultimate Rip-Off	Counting Flash Restoration The Complete Restoration Ringing in the Gaff Ringing in the Humanity	Inspired by The Ultimate Rip-Off (Paul Harris, 1996) Related to The Mutilated Card (Russell Prunier, 1937) Billet Switching (Theodore Annemann, 1973) Variations The Ultimate Ripp-Off (Paul Harris, Tommy Wonder, Christian Scherer, 1994)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	90	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once
Tommy Wonder	Counting Cards, Unnatural Rhythms and Other Problems	When Counting is Better Not Always the Best Solution		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	97	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Cards / Sleights / False Count / General Comments
Tommy Wonder	The Poltergeist Pack	interesting thread hook-up	Related to Ed Marlo's idea in The Linking Ring (Sept. 1963, Vol. 43 No. 9, p. 61)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	100	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Thread
Tommy Wonder	Carpenter's Revenge	card in cardboard sleeve is pierced by nail	Also published here Card Penetration (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	105	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	Walk, Don't Run			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	105	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Rubik's Card	blocks in a box with pip symbols arrange themselves magically to match selection	Also published here Card-Puzzle (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	112	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions
Tommy Wonder	Concerning Eye Contact	Emotional Sanctuary An Impression of Confidence Intensifying Emotions		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	115	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Shrinking Card-Case	Design One Design Two		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	117	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Card Case Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Card Case
Tommy Wonder	Falling Pips	pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	123	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Tommy Wonder, Crocker	Xkwizit - Card Hold-Out in Deck	to keep some gaffed cards together in deck	Related to Xkwizit! (Crocker, 1940)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	127	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Hold Out Cards / Sleights / Ditching Cards / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Pocket or Envelope Card
Tommy Wonder	Ambi-Tilt	detailed management		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	129	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Tilt
Tommy Wonder	The Two-Second Card Fold	into eighth, under deck		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	136	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Folding
Tommy Wonder	The Card in the Ringbox	folded, convincing shuttle pass		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	141	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Box Container (Hennig style)
Tommy Wonder	Squeeze	whole deck visually shrinks when put in miniature card case		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	149	Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	The Two-Pocket Deck Switch		Related to Selected Sources for Deck Switches (Roberto Giobbi, 2013) Variations Wonder Control (Chad Nelson, 2010)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	152	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	All That Glitters			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	156	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder, Stanley Collins, Billy McComb	The Pip-Eating Spider	pips of pip card vanish until only indices are left		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	157	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Tommy Wonder	The Origin of Originality			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	161	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Wondereverse	reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed	Related to The No-Reverse Reverse (Bob Stencel, 1985) Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990) Another Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	164	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel	Déjà ReVurse	first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection	Inspired by Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Also published here Deja ReVurse (Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel, 1986)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	167	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Tommy Wonder	Turnover of whole Deck	as deck is put from hand to hand		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	169	Cards / Sleights / Turnover
Tommy Wonder	Breath Control			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	173	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Master or Servant?		Related to Tommy Wonder writes (Tommy Wonder, 1989)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	176	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Creative Process	how he developed "The Tamed Card"		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	181	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder	The Tamed Card	using double facers, sticky card, no table required	Variations The Unexpected Wild Card (Paul Vigil, 2017)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	183	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Tommy Wonder, Brother John Hamman	Broken Hamman Count			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	187	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Hamman Count
Tommy Wonder	Small Packet Bottom Deal	as a switch	Also published here Small Packet Bottom Deal (Tommy Wonder, 2017)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	191	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
Tommy Wonder	The Kickoff	on introducing an effect to the audience		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	202	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Card Forcing	essay		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	204	Cards / Sleights / Force / General Comments
Tommy Wonder	Confidence			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	206	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Slow and Steady Wins the Race			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	209	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Fictitious Danger			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	212	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	An Examination of Examinations	having props examined		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	214	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	High and Low	Nonsense Reasons An Added Advantage		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	217	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Family Three	on the rule of three Divide Your Works into 3		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	222	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Reset	on effects that reset Problem Tricks		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	225	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Coins Across and Back with Interlude	coins across twice with backfire, coin through box Phase One: Silver Bullets Phase Two: Copper Interlude Phase Three: Perverse Reverse Phase Four: Bertram Redux	Inspired by Passing the Half-Bucks (Ross Bertram, 1951) Variations Phase III: Travelling Coins (Alexander de Cova, 2015)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	231	Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Boston Box Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
Tommy Wonder	Mud in Your Eye	coins are put in box, one appears in eye of performer like a monocle		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	243	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	Box Turnover			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	245	Coin / Sleights / Coin Box Moves / Turnovers
Tommy Wonder	When Tricks Become Transparent	The Performer Betrays the Method to the Spectator The Spectator Lies When the Spectator Guesses a Method When Smart People Suggest Stupid Solutions Does It Matter?		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	248	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Sweet and Sour Simplicity	The Love Boat		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	254	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Cigarette Through Quarter: A Handling			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	257	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Tommy Wonder	French Drop Switch			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	259	Coin / Sleights / Switches / Simple Switches
Tommy Wonder	And Here I Have...	Three Times Told		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	261	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Counterfeiter's Spellbound	two coins are changed to copper and back		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	263	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines
Tommy Wonder	Dealers	magic dealers		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	271	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Date with an Inflatable Bunny	paper with rabbit printed onto it torn, pieces are blown into paper balloon with rabbit shape	Also published here Torn + Restored Paper (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	274	Paper / Torn & Restored
Tommy Wonder	Rabbit Rouser	rising card with houlette prop, children material	Also published here Another Variation (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	276	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Children Magic / Routines
Tommy Wonder	Practical Thinking			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	278	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Tobacco Exchange	two cards to cigarette case, one into cigarette itself		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	281	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Cigarette Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	Emotional Involvement		Also published here Emotional Involvement (Tommy Wonder, 1994)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	289	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Improved Hydrostatic Glass			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	291	Liquid / Hydrostatic Glass
Tommy Wonder	Acting is Not Making Faces			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	294	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Auto-Link	handling fragment for the Himber Ring		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	297	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Linking Finger Rings (Himber)
Tommy Wonder	The Paradox of Money and Success			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	300	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet	ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet	Related to It's a Hold-Up! (Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae, 1970) Variations Hopping Time (Alex Ng, 2015)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	302	Watch / Traveling Bill / Traveling / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Hold-up
Tommy Wonder	Reel Pull			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	304	Pull & Holdouts Thread / Reel
Tommy Wonder	The Three Pillars	So Let's Change the Thoughts of Our Audience The Material Methods Why Use Mechanical Magic?		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	316	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Epilogue: Ouroboros	The Implications The Changing Audience		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	324	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder	Prologue: The Encounter			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder	Sit or Stand?			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	7	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	The Essence of Close-up	Be Interested in Your Audience The Terror of Comedy Inspiring Communication		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	11	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	A Table-Worker's Table		Related to A Table Workers Table (Tommy Wonder, 1976)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	16	Table & Servante
Tommy Wonder	Facing the Music	The Different Solutions Working the Right Tables at the Right Time Uncluttered Plots Words Complement Actions When the Problem Persists Voice Training Electronic Amplification Silent Close-up Magic Extreme Cases		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	19	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Fifty Percent Lighter	lighter to matchbox	Also published here Close-Up (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	26	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook
Tommy Wonder	Secondhand Drama			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	32	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Saving of a Cigarette			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	35	Cigarette & Cigar / Torn & Restored
Tommy Wonder	Amateurs vs. Pro	Time Audiences		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	44	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Splitting the Profit	splitting dollar bill in 2 that become 1 again	Related to Splitting the Money (Tommy Wonder, 1977) Variations Feathers and Bricks (Nancy Colwell, 2021) Also published here Splitting the Money (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	46	Bill / Appearance & Production Bill / Vanish
Tommy Wonder	Approaching the Table	An Introduction "Some Magic" "Do You Like Magic Enough..." An Uncomfortable Question Monte Carlo "Is This a Convenient Moment..." The Introduction	Also published here Approaching the Table (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	52	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Toss and Turn	one handed toss paddle move		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	59	Knife & Paddle / Paddle Move
Tommy Wonder	Our Big Happy Family		Related to A General Orientation (Jeremiah Zuo, 2019)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	61	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Clear Through	single sequence	Related to Ring On Stick (Tommy Wonder, 1980)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	65	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
Tommy Wonder	The Sensitivity of the Audience	The Blanket More About the Blanket		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	69	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	Through the Eye of the Needle	more threads get in the eye of the needle than seemingly possible	Variations Through the Eye of the Needle: Version II (Al Schneider, 2001) Also published here Through the Eye of the Needle (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	72	Needle / Miscellaneous Thread / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder	When We Are Not Amused			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	76	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor	Winged Signatures	"cards through newspaper" done with signed business cards and close-up mat, card to envelope climax	Also published here Der magische Besuch (Tommy Wonder, Paul LePaul, Edward Victor, 1973)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	80	Paper / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Newspaper Business Cards
Tommy Wonder	And Now a Brief Message	four messages on all sides of two small slates appear, two flaps	Related to Pocket Slates Routine (Tommy Wonder, 1980)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	86	Slate / Appearing Writing Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
Tommy Wonder	Cups and Balls: A Private History	A Two-Cup Routine with Three Cups Loads Loading Techniques		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	91	Cup / Cups & Balls / General Comments
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel	Chop-Cup Load	loading technique		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	94	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
Tommy Wonder, Peter Kane	A Three-Cup Load	loading sequence		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	98	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Sequences
Tommy Wonder	Keep on Polishing	Impure Imagination Calculating The Hurdle of Reality Honing and Polishing		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	101	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Two-Cup Routine	Phase One: The Opening Phase Two: The Permeable Cups Phase Three: Twin Ascension Phase Four: Air Transport Phase Five: Sshuwit! Sshuwit! Phase Six: Two in the Hand, One in the Bush Phase Seven: No Room at the Inn	Related to Cups and Balls (Tommy Wonder, 1977) Wonders of a Fragmented Vision (Tom Stone, 2011)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	105	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Routines
Tommy Wonder	Applause			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	135	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Recalcitrant	box reappears around deck and changes place with cards Phase One: The Vanish of the Case Phase Two: The Case Returns Phase Three: The Transposition Phase Four: The Case Comes Back Again!		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	139	Cards / Manipulation / Routines Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Other Object / Reboxed
Tommy Wonder	A Digression on Attitude			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	139	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Conflict and Emotion	No Guarantee		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	151	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Snail's Progress	static fan gets smaller visually and disappears		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	154	Cards / Manipulation / Routines Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Diminishing Cards
Tommy Wonder	Colors Three and Through	ring and rope routine, with color changing ring Phase One: The Ring Goes On Phase Two: The Ring Comes Off Phase Three: On Again Phase Four: From Orange to Blue Phase Five: From Blue to White Phase Six: Off Once More Phase Seven: One More Time	Related to Rope and Ring Routine (Tommy Wonder, 1977)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	161	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Tommy Wonder	Commercial	What is "Commercial"?		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	174	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Perpetual Motion	continuous production		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	177	Ball / Billiard Ball / Sleights / Production & Appearance
Tommy Wonder	A Sequence with Balls	shells & gaffs, multiplying, color changes Phase One: From Red to White Phase Two: A Midair Multiplication Phase Three: The Red Ball Makes an Appearance Phase Four: Red to White Repeated Phase Five: Vanish, Reproduction and...		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	180	Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Transformation Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / With Shell
Tommy Wonder	The Big One	giant ball production as climax		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	184	Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Production & Appearance
Tommy Wonder	Shaking Them Off			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	187	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Now That Was a Great Magician!	Location Conditions Confidence Costuming		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	193	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Tails Topit	construction		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	197	Pocket Techniques / Topit
Tommy Wonder	The Belly Servante	construction of body servante		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	200	Pocket Techniques / Body Servante
Tommy Wonder	Force and Its Disguise			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	203	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	On the Pendulum Holdout			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	206	Pull & Holdouts
Tommy Wonder	The Frozen Lock	addition to the Jack Miller Holdout		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	212	Pull & Holdouts
Tommy Wonder	Utility Devices			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	218	Articles / Articles
Tommy Wonder	High Roads and Long	on creating magic		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	223	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Well-Tempered Birdcage	very detailed description of contruction of cage and cloths The Cage-locking Mechanism Attachment		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	227	Bird Cage / Vanish
Tommy Wonder	The Express Pull	very detailed description of improved sleeve pull (e.g. for bird cage) The Sleeve Tunnel The Cord-stop The Reel Housing The Reel Strap The Cover Cuff Momentum Discovered After the Vanish		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	239	Pull & Holdouts
Tommy Wonder	The Single-Action - Double-Action Pulley System	Sleeve Management		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	250	Pull & Holdouts
Tommy Wonder	Thoughts in Mid-Air	essay on the Zombie Presentation What is Levitation? The Routine The Acting The Test There's Nothing Wrong with Zombie		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	255	Ball / Floatation Ball / Floatation / Zombie Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	Animating a Zombie			1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	260	Ball / Floatation Ball / Floatation / Zombie
Tommy Wonder	A Recipe for Art	The Emperor's New Clothes Will Protect You		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	265	Articles / Theory & Essays
Tommy Wonder	The Watch in Nest of Boxes	"A Quest for Ideal" Method One Method Two Method Three	Inspired by The Auction (Tommy Wonder, 1977) Related to The Watch in Bottle! (Alan Shaxon, Tommy Scott, 1970)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	267	Watch / Traveling Apparatus / Nest of Boxes
Tommy Wonder	Too Perfect?	The Watch in Nest of Boxes Going On or Going Back	Related to The "Too Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 1971)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	319	Articles / Theory & Essays Apparatus / Nest of Boxes
Tommy Wonder	Epilogue: Impact	The Difference Between Belief and Conviction What is Needed for Conviction? Hard Evidence Softer Evidence Soft Evidence Conclusion Unknown Ground The Wave of Conviction Another Tool Watch Out for the Wave Open or Covered		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	325	Articles / Theory & Essays Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder	Approaching the Table	An Introduction "Some Magic" "Do You Like Magic Enough..." An Uncomfortable Question Monte Carlo "Is This a Convenient Moment..." The Introduction	Also published here Approaching the Table (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	July/Aug. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 36)	409	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jim Sisti (reviewer)	The Books of Wonder (Volume I and II)	by Tommy Wonder (written by Stephen Minch)		July/Aug. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 36)	414	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Books of Wonder	by Tommy Wonder (written by Stephen Minch)		June 1996	Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)	73	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Tommy Wonder, Ken Krenzel	Wonderrevers Handling			1997	Ingenuities	158	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Tommy Wonder Video	by Tommy Wonder		Sep. 1998	Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)	28	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Tommy Wonder	Wondereverse	card displayed face up in spread deck is apparently turned face down, but really is retained hidden face up		1999	Labyrinth (Issue 11)	15	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Visions of Wonder, Volumes 1-3	by Tommy Wonder		Aug. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 8)	94	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Michael Close (reviewer)	Visions of Wonder Volumes 1-3	by Tommy Wonder		July 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)	33	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Carlos Vaquera, Tommy Wonder	Tommy Wonder	interview from 1997	Related to Genii Speaks (Richard Kaufman, 2006)	Sep. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 9)	52	Articles / Interviews
Tommy Wonder	Liebe Zauberfreunde			2006	Building an Act	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder	Building an Act	Die richtige Einstellung Notwendige Fähigkeiten Eine Idee für die Darbietung entwickeln Die Chancen des Erfolgs beurteilen Realisieren Sie Ihre Darbietung Verbessern Sie Ihr Darbietung Anreize für das Publikum Bühnentechniken Sehr grundlegende Techniken des Theaters Empfohlene Bücher	Also published here Building an Act (Tommy Wonder, 2017)	2006	Building an Act	2	Articles / Theory & Essays
Dustin Stinett (reviewer)	The Tommy Wonder Video: The British Close-Up Magic Symposium	by Tommy Wonder		July 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7)	81	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone	Secret Pick-Up	tabled card secretly transferred to deck	Also published here Secret Pick-Up (Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone, 2011)	2009	Prey of the Prestidigitator	10	Cards / Sleights / Transfers / Miscellaneous
Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone	Secret Pick-Up	tabled card secretly transferred to deck	Also published here Secret Pick-Up (Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone, 2009)	2011	Maelstrom	182	Cards / Sleights / Transfers / Miscellaneous
David Oliver (reviewer)	Tamed Cards	by Tommy Wonder		Dec. 2013	Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)	95	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Dustin Stinett (reviewer)	Tommy Wonder's Two Cup Routine	by Tommy Wonder		Mar. 2015	Genii (Vol. 78 No. 3)	78	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Tommy Wonder	Das erscheinende Ei	egg appears on table in off-beat	Related to Magic Ranch (Tommy Wonder, Don Alan, 1996)	2016	Arbeitsbuch Misdirection	59	Egg / Production & Appearance / Props
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	The Books of Wonder Volumes One and Two	by Tommy Wonder (written by Stephen Minch)	Also published here Genii, June 1996	2017	Light and Heat	27	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Tommy Wonder	Small Packet Bottom Deal		Also published here Small Packet Bottom Deal (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	2017	The Doors of Deception	182	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Bottom Deal / Push Out
Tommy Wonder	Building an Act	The Right Mind Set Necessary Skills Acting Skills Knowledge of Variety Acts Magical Skills Prop Building Generating the Idea for the Act Judge its Changes of Success Make it Ready to be Performed Find a Place to be Bad Improve the Act Audience Appeals Stage Technique Very Basic Elements of Theatre Plot Recommended Books	Also published here Building an Act (Tommy Wonder, 2006)	2017	Tommy Wonder's Building An Act	5	Articles / Theory & Essays