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Michael Ammar Torn & Restored Cigarette #2
Also published here 1991 132
Michael Ammar Ring Band-It three phases
1991 135
Michael Ammar Did You Order Salt or Pepper? salt to pepper transformation
Also published here 1991 145
Michael Ammar Bluefield Debut selection transforms blue, red mate in card case
Also published here 1991 149
Hindu Shuffle Key Placement
1991 149
Michael Ammar Paint Brush Change Variation
1991 151
Edward Marlo Box Loading Technique
1991 152
Michael Ammar Broken & Restored Rubberband Finesse
1991 154
Michael Ammar The Linking Headbands Pinch done with thick headbands
1991 158
Michael Ammar Pencil Thru Quarter
Also published here 1991 161
Chapter Six: Reputation Makers
1991 161
Bob Elliott Flipswitch
Related to 1991 162
Michael Ammar Trade Show Climax coin permanently stuck on pencil
Variations 1991 166
Michael Ammar The Iceman Cometh card in ice block, torn corner
Also published here 1991 169
Michael Ammar Card Cubes card in ice cube which appears in hand
Also published here 1991 172
One-Handed Card Fold into sixth
1991 172
Michael Ammar Let's Hit the Bottle
Also published here 1991 175
Michael Ammar Propelled Topiting as other object is thrown from hand to hand
1991 179
Michael Ammar Silk to Egg
1991 183
Chapter Seven: Stand-Up
1991 183
Michael Ammar Indoor Baseball card on board, thumb tack
Also published here 1991 189
Michael Ammar Signed Bill in Light Bulb
Also published here 1991 193
Michael Ammar Billy, the Hypnotized Balloon needle through balloon and ring into balloon
Also published here 1991 199
Michael Ammar The Two Card Trick selection appears and changes into second selection
Also published here 1991 208
Dribble Injog
1991 208
Michael Ammar Pop-Out Production with Double Card
1991 209
Michael Ammar Haley's Comet ball appears in flash and disappears (in topit)
1991 211
Bob Fitch, Michael Ammar Bouncing Ball Vanish Variation topit
1991 211
Michael Ammar Lighter Vanish topit
1991 212
Chapter: Eight: Magic Management
1991 215
Michael Ammar General Instructions
  • Custom Cue Sheets
  • Use of the Cue Sheets
  • Show Sheets
  • Personal Project Planner
  • Booking Sheet
1991 215
Roger Klause, Michael Ammar, Mike Kozlowski The Thumbtip Bill Switch
Variations 1991 227
Chapter Nine: Classic Renditions
1991 227
Michael Ammar The Crazy Man's Handcuffs
1991 238
Michael Ammar False Count with Coins overcount
1991 249
Chapter Ten: Bonus Chapter
1991 249
Michael Ammar Multiple Coin Production "Sonic Squeeze Production"
1991 251
Michael Ammar Double Color Change wrong card changes in selection and back color
1991 254
Jerry K. Hartman Double Lift from Bottom as deck is cut, so it seems to come from center
1991 254
Barry Price, Michael Ammar Fingertip Color Change Variation card pivoted over from Tenkai palm
Inspired by
  • "Fingertip Color Change" (Barry Price, Genii, Nov. 1977)
1991 256
Michael Ammar KointaKey coin to key
1991 258
Heel Clip Steal
1991 260
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar Inversion
  • First Handling (Piet Forton)
  • Second Handling (Michael Ammar)
  • Third Handling (Michael Ammar)
VariationsAlso published here 1991 263
Jerry K. Hartman Popover Move
1991 264
Cardini Cardini Snap Change
1991 266
Michael Ammar Incredible Coins Across into spectator's hands, last coin comes from thin air
1991 268
Han Ping Chien into Spectator's Hand
1991 270
Michael Ammar The Vernon Theory of Artistic Advancement
1991 273
Michael Ammar Challenging Your Experiences
1991 274
Michael Ammar Where Do You Stand?
1991 276
Michael Ammar On Magic Competition - Part One: Technical Preparation
Related to 1991 278
Michael Ammar On Magic Competition - Part Two: Mental Preparation
Related to 1991 280
David Williamson Pencil Thru Quarter Finesse extraction move
1991 283
Chapter Eleven: Making Magic Memorable (Excerpts from the "Inner Circle Audio Series")
1991 287
Michael Ammar The Development Of Style
1991 287
Michael Ammar Eight Principles For Making Magic Memorable
1991 289
Michael Ammar Chapter Twelve: Negotiating Higher Performance Fees (Excerpts from the "Inner Circle Audio Series")
  • Negotiating
  • The Three Stages Of Negotiation
  • Nine Gambits
1991 296
Jerry K. Hartman Striking Matches
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1873
Sol Stone Imp-Press
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1875
Bernard Bilis Two Ace "Things" two Switches (one partial)
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1876
Sol Stone Click Through only one coin
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1876
Sammy Rimington Loop de Loop band is "snapped" in two
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1878
Robert Gardner "Sloppy" Spectator Spectator (!) does Slop Shuffle
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1879
Ken Krenzel "Heel" From Thumb Palm complete vanish, sleeve
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1881
Mike Bornstein Seen Between
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1882
Eddie Taytelbaum It's one of These one of four changes into selection
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1885
Ron Ferris, Harry Lorayne Poker Face four Royal Flushs are produced
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1887
Gene Maze Spectator Peek Palm
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1888
Gene Maze From a Fan
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1889
Ian Baxter One Way, Once More One Way Feature on Tally-Ho Circle backs
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1890
David Regal Joker Color Quickie Odd Backed Joker changes to selected Card
Variations Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1891
Doug Edwards Easy Zarrow Shuffle simplified
Related to Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1892
Stephen Tucker Simplex Tear & Revelation
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1893
Jim Molinari Spectator's Choice Ace Assmebly Spectator chooses Leader Packet
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1894
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1895
Dean Dill Four to One four Quarters disappear, a Dollar appears instead
Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1897
Daniel McCarthy Discard and Draws set up, faro
Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1900
Fred C. Baumann The Folding Spoon
Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1901
Richard Vollmer Mr. Koenig's Tapestry dealing a 4x4 square
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1902
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1904
Tom Frame Comedy of Errors always the "wrong" coin Travels
Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1904
Randy Wakeman Unexpected Prediction
Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1906
Stephen Tucker Masters of Disguise
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1909
Stephen Tucker Sponge Away
Also published here Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1910
Stephen Tucker Two for the Price of One
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1911
Stephen Tucker Coin Cascade Shower of small coins appears
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1913
Stephen Tucker Impromptu Aces from the Fore
Inspired by
  • "Aces from the Fore" (Stephen Tucker, marketed)
Related to
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1914
Stephen Tucker Testing - 1, 2, 3, 4 Ace to Four are produced
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1915
Stephen Tucker The Bottom Line impromptu, Dictionary
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1916
Stephen Tucker On no Account
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1916
Stephen Tucker The Shuttle Force
Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1917
Stephen Tucker The Knot Key Sliding Knot
Variations Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1918
Stephen Tucker So Simple Matrix international
Variations Apr. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4)
1919
Hippie Torrales Winged Silver "Returns" three Coins
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1921
Doug Edwards Fast Colour Change
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1923
Randy Tanner Swing-Cut Control
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1924
Gerald Deutsch Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1925
Rajneesh Madhok Handy Sefalaljia Ring penetrates onto Cord
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1925
Jeff Altman The Chosen Four
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1926
Chuck Brown In Your Cups, Effect #2 change takes place in clear plastic cup
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1927
Chuck Brown In your Cups, Effect #3 using clear plastic cup
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1927
Chuck Brown In Your Cups, Effect #1 Coin disappears in clear plastic cup
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1927
Juan Tamariz Impossible 4-Card Change "Ladder/Staircase Change"
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1929
Ian Baxter Fun with Bruce's Book strange thing
May 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 5)
1930
Stan Hersch The Linking Rubberbands credit corrections see p. 2003
June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1933
Harry Lorayne One-Handed Handling for the onehanded top palm
June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1935
Steve Clark Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1936
Richard Vollmer Will the Couples Match?
June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1937
Patrick Page Deliverance large Coin vanishes in Handkerchief
June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1938
Tony Miller Insert Out Miller Variable Placement
Also published here June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1939
Walt Maddison Boomerang Variation in Effect
June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1940
Richard Bartram, Jr. Fast Serve Sandwich
June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1942
Rick Silberman Reflection some palming needed
July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1945
Ross Bertram Color Change
July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1945
Alan Alan Matchplay Matches disappear and reappear in pocket
Variations July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1947
Doug Edwards Opti-Sandwich
July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1949
Dean Dill Four to Two four half dollars disappear, two Dollar Bill appears instead
July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1950
Jonathan Townsend Double Transpo using Marlo's Rise Palm
July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1952
Larry Baukin The Gypsy Clip paper clips travel
July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1953
Harvey Cohen Aces by Mistake
Variations July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1954
Frank Thompson No-Cut Multiple Shift
Related to Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1957
Bob Friedhoffer Strongarm
Variations Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1959
Robert Bengel Respun new clean up
Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1960
Aldo Colombini Laser Cups
Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1961
David Regal Changing Places
Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1962
Bob King Mini Ambush
Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1964
Gerald Geutsch Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1965
Richard W. Levin Watch Out coin put in silk, it vanishes, sucker repeat in which spectators see the false transfer but it reappears in silk, watch appears in silk as finale
Also published here Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1965
Mike Bornstein Poker Matrix Effect Combo, Royal Flush Finale
Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1967
Meir Yedid Disintedrating Finger Ring, Plus visual, using Now-U-C-It gimmick
Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1969
Robert Hirsch Holed Up punched Holes Heal up
Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1971
Tom Frame Clear de Lune using transparent Purse
Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1973
Harry Lorayne National Reverse overhandshuffle Reverse
Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1974
Stephen Tucker Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1975
Stephen Tucker Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1975
Gianni Mattiolo Cane to Cards to Ball
Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1976
Doug Edwards How Ambitious also usable as an Ambitous Card Sequence
Also published here Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1976
Roger Crosthwaite Instant Aces
Also published here Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1977
Randy Tanner The Finder Card Post-It
Sep. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 9)
1979
Gene Maze What's the Catch? Routine
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1981
Marty Kane Poke Poker kind of Royal Flush Production build around "Ginsburg Poke"
Inspired byRelated to
  • Al Smith, Card On Demand
Variations
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1984
Michael Sondermeyer In and Out - And Loaded
Related to Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1986
Karrell Fox The Traveling Worm Paper Worm "rides" on Domino Turnover
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1988
Doug Canning Talk About Free Choices! set-up & multiple Out
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1988
Joe Monti Out Damp Spot! only for light coins
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1989
Robert Gardner Smooth Casing angly method of loading
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1990
Oliver Erens Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1990
Roger A. Golde How Classics are Born!
Inspired by Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
1993
T. C. Churchwell Sans Dye Tube using Thumb tip
Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
1995
Harry Lorayne Phonier Pharo
Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
1997
Bill Kalush Phoniest Riffle Shuffle
Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
1998
Bill Kalush Phoniest Pharo
Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
1998
Daniel McCarthy Down Elevator Coppercoin moves up and down in Coin Stack
Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
1999
Doug Edwards Everyone wants to get into the Act!
Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
2000
Paul Cummins Sequestered Collectors nice conditions, two double facers
Variations Nov. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)
2001
Carl Albright Bang, You're Dead! Boomerang Rubberband
Variations Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2005
Richard Vollmer Tag-Along Aces
Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2007
Jason Krumholtz Crystal Clear using Glass and Balls
Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2008
Hiroyuki Sakai Blue Prediction odd backed Prediction
Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2011
Jim Kahlert End of the Nightmare some loop moves at the end
Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2012
Lenny Greenfader Wetback Packet to Packet transfer
Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2013
David Regal Inexplicaple Miracle multiple out
Variations Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2015
Barry Stevenson Card Production Spin from back palm
Dec. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)
2015
Louis Falanga A Note From the Publisher
1991 i
Stephen Minch Alex Elmsley: The Man and His Book
1991 iii
Stephen Minch Acknowledgement
1991
Chapter One: Alex Elmsley on the Theory and Practice of Magic
1991 1
Alex Elmsley Alex Elmsley On the Theory and Practice of Magic
1991 3
Alex Elmsley The Automatic Producer An outline of points designed to analyze an act for problems and to find solutions for those problems
1991 11
Alex Elmsley On Misdirection
Related to 1991 15
Chapter Two: Spirited Counts and Revenant Trick
1991 19
Alex Elmsley The Four-Card Trick back and face of a card changes
Related toVariations 1991 23
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1991 23
Alex Elmsley Cigarette Switch
1991 27
Alex Elmsley Flight to Witch Mountain
1991 30
Frederick Braue, Alex Elmsley Braue Addition Variant
1991 31
Alex Elmsley Shale Fellow Well Met Oil and Water combined with Follow The Leader, 4&4
1991 34
Alex Elmsley Shale Fellow Well Met - The Contrasting Backs Variant
1991 39
Alex Elmsley A Rebours 4&4
1991 39
Alex Elmsley, Bert Douglas Elmsley's Ghost variation of Bert Douglas' "Ghost Card Trick", one of four Queens changes into selection
Variations 1991 46
Alex Elmsley Hoftwister combo
Variations 1991 47
Alex Elmsley Addition to Packet
1991 50
Persi Diaconis Avoiding Grip Shifting handling tip (now standard)
1991 51
Dai Vernon Through-the-fist Flourish
1991 51
Alex Elmsley Mini-Milton five cards
1991 54
Alex Elmsley Five-as-five Ghost Count combining Elmsley Count and Eric de la Mare False Count, Five-as-Five while hiding one
Related to 1991 55
Alex Elmsley Mixed Marriages two royal flushes from two decks, they magically arrange in same order and one selected value transposes
1991 58
Alex Elmsley Serendipity two unknown cards sandwiched between three of a kind turn out to be later selections
Variations 1991 61
Alex Elmsley One Poor Lion Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks perform some transposition with story presentation
1991 65
Alex Elmsley The Great Pretender card in the middle of Kings changes to multiple selections
1991 69
Half Pass with small packet
1991 70
Tip-Over Change with one-handed get ready
1991 72
Alex Elmsley Everchange Count four as five while hiding one
VariationsAlso published here 1991 74
Alex Elmsley Twister's Flush with five cards (Royal Flush), final card vanishes and travels to pocket
Related to 1991 77
Alex Elmsley Thoughts In Transit chosen Ace travels from Ace packet to odd-backed Ace packet
Inspired by 1991 80
Alex Elmsley Neverchange Count four as five, hiding one
1991 81
Transfer from Packet to Packet
1991 84
Chapter Three: Sundry Sleights
1991 89
Alex Elmsley Break Time - Battling the Bulge shifting left little finger break to right thumb
1991 92
Alex Elmsley A Bluff Hand-to-hand Transfer while maintaining a break
1991 92
Alex Elmsley Taking a Break in a Spread when selection is returned
1991 93
Alex Elmsley Preparing for the Double Lift two ways to pick up a break
1991 94
Alex Elmsley Fan Shuffle Strategies to control a selection or as a false shuffle
1991 96
Alex Elmsley The Hook-Strip Shift overhand shuffle action multiple shift
Related to 1991 99
Alex Elmsley Aces turn over at once
1991 100
Frederick Braue Braue Bottom Palm
1991 101
Alex Elmsley Top and Bottom Card Interchanges two methods
1991 103
Alex Elmsley The Tabled Cover Reverse secretly reversing top card to second from top
1991 104
Alex Elmsley The Tabled Top Change one-handed
1991 107
Alex Elmsley Two Novel Slip Cuts
  • The Swivel Slip Cut
  • The Undercut Slip
1991 109
Alex Elmsley The Tipsy Turnover Pass
1991 112
Alex Elmsley A Polished Push-Off eccentric method for block push-off
1991 114
Alex Elmsley A Biddle Displacement with Follow The Leader application
1991 116
Charlie Miller, Jack Merlin Tip-Over Change Handling
1991 117
Alex Elmsley The Thumb Palm Addition adding cards from bottom to top
1991 119
Alex Elmsley A Card Fan Production alternative to split-fan production
Related to 1991 121
Alex Elmsley New Techniques for the Rear Palm several applications and transitions
1991 124
Alex Elmsley The Top-card Rear Palm
1991 126
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo The Misdirection Rear Palm
1991 128
Alex Elmsley The Tap Replacement from Rear Palm
1991 129
Alex Elmsley The Center-card Rear Palm as fan is formed
1991 130
Alex Elmsley A One-handed Center Steal
1991 133
Alex Elmsley Trouser-pocket Loading Technique from rear palm
1991 135
Alex Elmsley Variations on Erdnase's First Transformation: Transformation with Outjog
Related to 1991 137
Alex Elmsley Erdnase's First Transformation as a Vanish
Related to 1991 140
Alex Elmsley Flying Squad card vanishes and reappears next to selection
1991 141
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo The Misdirection Slide Palm
1991 141
Alex Elmsley Two Pocket Deck Switches intro
Related to 1991 143
Alex Elmsley The Climax Pack Switch
1991 143
Alex Elmsley The Empty-handed Pack Switch
Related toVariations 1991 145
Chapter Four: Minus Fifty-two
1991 147
Alex Elmsley Puncture! hole moved on business card
Related to 1991 149
Alex Elmsley The Nodding Skull small skull is nodding as the performer wants it to
1991 154
Alex Elmsley The Visual Torn and Restored Newspaper
Related toVariations 1991 157
Alex Elmsley Ring and Paper Clip ring magically links to paper clip
1991 166
Alex Elmsley The Twister (A Puzzle)
Also published here 1991 169
Alex Elmsley Two Thimble Changes
Also published here 1991 172
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Color-Changing Knife Routine
1991 175
Alex Elmsley The Perpetual Cigarette cigarette is lit while it is torn and restored
1991 181
Alex Elmsley A Cigarette Vanish
Also published here 1991 185
Alex Elmsley A Production of Cigarettes in Holders four cigarettes in holders
Also published here 1991 187
Alex Elmsley Magnetic Monte three miniature wands, one is shown magnetic
1991 192
Alex Elmsley Ring on Silk ring is thrown into silk and is instantly threaded onto silk, using Jardine Ellis ring
Also published here 1991 195
Alex Elmsley Physical Medium jacket is removed while thumbs are tied
Also published here 1991 200
Alex Elmsley Sleeve Loading for the Cups and Balls
1991 202
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Cups and Balls Routine salt as final load
VariationsAlso published here 1991 205
Chapter Five: Twisted Classics
1991 211
Alex Elmsley 1002nd Aces
Also published here 1991 213
Alex Elmsley, Brother John Hamman The Atomic Aces four phase variation on Hamman's "Final Ace Routine", including Oil & Water and Follow the Leaders Phase
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1991 217
Alex Elmsley Repulsive Aces cannibal card routine with different presentation, two selections vanish
Variations 1991 229
Eric de la Mare de la Mare False Count four as five, variation of Stanyon Count
Also published here 1991 232
Alex Elmsley Double Finders four packets, face up Ace on each, all put together, two sandwiches with selections are visible when spread
1991 234
Alex Elmsley Apprentice Aces two cards found by performer, two by spectator
1991 236
Alex Elmsley Pick of the Litter four touched cards are Aces, strip out switch
Related to 1991 238
Alex Elmsley Strip-Out Addition and Switch different handling than Vernon's
Related to 1991 239
Alex Elmsley The Four Blanks blank cards get faces
1991 242
, Alex Elmsley Double Deal from Small Packet
1991 243
Alex Elmsley Five-Card Sam five Card Repeat with rhyming patter
1991 247
Alex Elmsley Bare-Aced Hofzinser clean handling with Aces in possession of spectator from the start
Variations 1991 253
Alex Elmsley A Minor Triumph with ten cards
Related to 1991 256
Alex Elmsley All Backs with Aces cutting to Aces presentation
Also published here 1991 259
Frank Kelly, Joseph Ovette Kelly-Ovette Bottom Placement
1991 261
Alex Elmsley A Triple Reverse with three selections
1991 267
Alex Elmsley Infinity: Round Trip card vanishes from face of packet and reappears reversed in deck
Variations 1991 269
Alex Elmsley Chosen Cards Across three (signed) selections
Related toVariations 1991 271
Alex Elmsley Invisible Card in Cigarette named card in borrowed cigarette, cigarette index
Related to 1991 274
Alex Elmsley New Pieces to an Old Puzzle
Variations 1991 280
Alex Elmsley Liars' Club with spelling, setting up in front of spectators
1991 284
Alex Elmsley One at a Time Collectors selections appear one by one between four Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 288
Alex Elmsley Snap Swap one under hand, one reversed in deck
Variations 1991 291
Alex Elmsley Double Swap two selections with two Aces in breast pocket
1991 293
Forceps Double Lift using two cards to handle the double
1991 293
Alex Elmsley Ambitious to the End three phases
1991 296
Alex Elmsley Ambitious Stranger ambitious card has different back, in the end deck changes color
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 299
Push-In Change
1991 302
Chapter Six: Down and Dirty Deals
1991 307
Alex Elmsley 7-16 down under deal, Ace of Spades remains, game presentation
Also published here 1991 309
Alex Elmsley A Double Prediction two cards, progressive spelling set-up, one-ahead, sixteenth card principle
VariationsAlso published here 1991 311
Alex Elmsley Melbourne position and card at that position are thought of, card turns up with down-under-deal
Related toAlso published here 1991 314
Alex Elmsley Australian Self-Help involving counting, spelling, down-under deal
Related toVariations 1991 317
Alex Elmsley Chance and Choice strange selection process involving down-under-deal, three cards
Also published here 1991 319
Chapter Seven: Welcome Correspondences
1991 323
Alex Elmsley Returned to the Nest two decks, using automatic placement like selection procedure
1991 325
Alex Elmsley Arith-Mate-Ic some cards are cut, rest is cut into two piles, number of cut-off cards determines coincidence in two tabled packets
Variations 1991 328
Alex Elmsley Pother one deck, mathematical selection procedure from one half, Penelope Principle, all mates twenty-six apart
1991 331
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves I two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Related toVariations 1991 333
Alex Elmsley Shadowed sunken key is used for selection
Variations 1991 337
Alex Elmsley Buried Treasure I one deck, distant key, fair selection process
1991 340
Alex Elmsley The Memphis Matchmaker one deck, faro placement
1991 343
Alex Elmsley The Right Place, The Right Time one deck, procedure heavy
1991 345
Alex Elmsley The Book of Fortunes humorous presentation, selection derived at by "power-of-thought"-coincidence is predicted in book
Variations 1991 347
Chapter Eight: Where It's At
1991 353
Alex Elmsley Buried Treasure II distant keys, performer stops at selection
Variations 1991 355
Alex Elmsley Hair Cut using a hair to mark position, selection out of performer's hands
1991 358
Alex Elmsley Calcolate X 2 two selections made out of performer's hands, three keys
1991 361
Alex Elmsley Cross-25 two selections made out of performer's hands, re-matrixing
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 363
Alex Elmsley Weight with small packet, marked key card
Related to 1991 366
Alex Elmsley Choosey card chosen and lost, packet removed, spectator removes one card from it and it is selection or leads to it
Also published here 1991 368
Alex Elmsley Rough Tracker edge marked and roughed locator card
1991 370
Alex Elmsley, Martin Gardner Card Hopper selection is found by moving a prop from card to card in a row, Martin Gardner's Parity Principle
Variations 1991 371
Alex Elmsley Penny Plain performer brings card to special position corresponding with cut-off packet behind back, principle similar to Penelope Principle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 374
Alex Elmsley The Clock Runs Down automatic placement
1991 376
Alex Elmsley Mathematics and Mentalism one of sixteen cards thought of with its position, during reverse faros the spectator says in which half his card is, selection ends up on top (and force card brought to original position)
Also published here 1991 378
Chapter Nine: No Gamble
1991 381
Alex Elmsley Misogynist's Monte card vanishes in the end
1991 383
Alex Elmsley The Bridge Builder all picture cards and Aces are dealt to dealer and partner, ungaffed
Related to 1991 388
Alex Elmsley Just Lucky riffle stacking for four players in which top card is lost every time
1991 391
Alex Elmsley Aces Up stacking with faro shuffle for any number from two to five
1991 395
Alex Elmsley Pierce Arrow unusual game in which one deals through twelve cards and tries to predict position of reversed card, actually "Peirce Arrow"
Also published here 1991 397
Alex Elmsley Four Flusher stacking all four royal flushes one after the other, faro stacking
Variations 1991 399
Alex Elmsley A Strange Story great presentation about a poker game
1991 401
Michael Close Introduction
  • Some Soul Searching
  • A Sense of Conviction
  • Paying the Price
  • In the Auditorium of the Mind
  • How to Learn from this Manuscript
1991 1
Michael Close Rubik's Dollar Bill bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick
Variations 1991 4
Michael Close The Theory of Penetration Effects
1991 5
Michael Close The El Cheepo Magic Club signed business card to matchbox (folded)
1991 14
Michael Close The Ring, Shoelace, and Straw Routine ring travels from hand to hand, penetrates string, string penetrates straw
Related to 1991 20
Michael Close Dancers at the End of Time Aces vanish from top of deck, trap kings, transposition with quartets, all change into jokers
Inspired by 1991 29
Michael Close, Paul LePaul The Tuning Fork
Inspired by 1991 30
Michael Close Twenty-Six Cents Worth of Change transformation of pocket change
1991 35
The Pinch and the Switch throw switch from tenkai pinch
1991 35
Michael Close The Four Cent Bonus multiple coin transformation, using glued together coins
1991 37
Derek Dingle Bounce Change using sleeve
1991 39
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift hides back of bottom card throughout
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 40
Michael Close First Application of MC Spread Double Lift, as fake side steal to impress magicians
Variations 1991 43
Michael Close Second Application MC Spread Double Lift from face-up deck
1991 43
Michael Close As a Force and a Control MC Spread Double Lift application
1991 44
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 45
Juan Tamariz Double Crossing the Gaze Switch
1991 48
Michael Close The Double Bar
1991 52
John Carney Acknowledgements
1991 iv
Michael Skinner Introductory Encomia
1991 vii
Mike Caveney Introductory Encomia
1991 vii
Stephen Minch Introductory Encomia
1991 ix
John Carney Secret Philosophy
  • Progress Well Begun
  • Approaches to Artifice
  • Beyond Craft
  • The Magical Muse
  • Perspective on Our Personal Planets
  • The Shape of Cut Cloth
  • Misdirection
  • In Conclusion
1991 xi
John Carney Current Classic sponge ball appears, vanishes, reproduced from spectator's pocket, splitting in two, spectator's hand finish
Also published here 1991 3
John Carney Sponge Ball Production visual
Related to 1991 4
John Carney False Transfer
1991 6
John Carney Predictable Surprise prediction on napkin is correct, selection travels under napkin
Also published here 1991 11
Tabled Jog placing deck with jogged card on table
1991 11
Max Malini One-Hand Break at Jog
1991 12
Dribbling the Cards
1991 12
Dribble Force
1991 12
John Carney Side Glide Handling
1991 12
Bottom Palm brief
1991 13
John Carney Straggler all cards except selection penetrate napkin
1991 15
John Carney Final Trace deck wrapped in napkin vanishes, napkin is burned and on arm name of card appears after rubbing of ashes
1991 19
John Carney Full Deck Cop
1991 22
John Carney Soft Glass coin penetrates bottom of glass multiple times, then glass is covered and penetrates table, for coin trough bottom sequence see also Joaquin Navajas "Moneda a traves de un vaso" in "Monedas Personales" (1985)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 25
Topple Vanish
1991 26
John Carney Chill Pack
Also published here 1991 33
John Carney Poor Man's Card Manipulation three cards vanish and reappear, for close-up use
Related to 1991 36
Arthur Finley Tent Vanish
1991 38
Open Finger While Classic Palming for manipulation
1991 39
John Carney Aerial Production Variation
1991 41
John Carney Ethereal Pack joker shows up again and again instead of selection, deck vanishes except selection
1991 43
Dai Vernon Tilt
1991 44
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr. Tilt Finesse pushing some cards from center
1991 44
Cop from Double copping bottom card from double
1991 48
John Carney Streamlined Cylinder and Coins
Variations 1991 50
John Ramsay Pivot Vanish
1991 55
John Carney Clockwise Vanish one of two coins
1991 59
John Carney Stack Steal
1991 61
John Carney Side-pocket Transpo one in coat pocket
Also published here 1991 65
Dai Vernon Double Push-Off one-handed
1991 65
Dai Vernon Swivel Replacement
1991 66
Harry Houdini, John Carney, S. W. Erdnase, Dai Vernon Houdini/Erdnase Transformation
1991 67
Edward Marlo, John Carney Stud Turn Palm as top double is turned, "a minor variant" (35 Years Later)
1991 69
John Carney, Alfonso Aceituno Trans-essence using only two cards, nothing more
1991 71
Double Snap-Over
1991 72
Cop from Double copping bottom card from double
1991 72
John Carney Inscrutable joker shows up again and again, four of them change into Aces, presentation
Inspired by 1991 74
Edward Marlo Reverse Drop Switch Reverse Drop Sleight
1991 77
John Carney Another Side Glide Handling
1991 78
Jerry K. Hartman Popover Flourish
1991 78
Piet Forton Snap-Over Change application to make it look like four cards change
Related to 1991 81
John Carney Half Dollars in the Mist two half dollars vanish and reappear
Variations 1991 83
Dai Vernon Covered Deep Back Clip display
1991 84
John Carney One-Handed Coin Vanish
Related toVariations 1991 85
John Carney Versa Switch including credit information
Related toVariations 1991 89
John Carney Kings and Aces Change Places
1991 94
John Carney, Edward Marlo Single Bottom Card Palm for single card
Related to 1991 96
John Carney Fruit Cup chop cup routine with bill and coffee cup, lemon appears, bill inside lemon
1991 98
John Carney Natural Selection empty hand catches card, thread
Also published here 1991 107
John Carney Australian Aces dealing to four numbers, Aces on bottom of piles
Variations 1991 111
John Carney Bottom Deal Psychology in magic context
1991 112
John Carney Wired subtlety for "name any number" nailwriter prediction
Related to 1991 115
Douglas Dexter False Turnover often credited to Francis Carlyle, credit information
1991 117
John Carney Bull Session assembly, using large piece of black tissue
1991 118
Don Alan "Big Deal" Switch with jumbo card or similar object
1991 124
John Carney Simple Switch with jumbo card or similar object
1991 125
John Carney Suicide Match matchbox opens itself and match slides out
1991 128
John Carney Seconds on Jack Sandwich selection travels to tabled sandwich cards, repeat phase
1991 133
Edward Marlo Standard Sandwich Load
1991 133
John Carney Sandwich Load and Switch palmed card is loaded into sandwich with switch
1991 135
Dai Vernon Alignment Move
1991 137
Dan Tong Pad Spread
1991 138
John Carney The Logical Bill Trick three half dollars are produced from 1$ bill, changes into 100$ bill
Also published here 1991 141
John Carney The Slide to Home Prediction stop trick procedure used as prediction
Related to 1991 152
John Carney Tabled Side Steal transferring bottom card of tabled packet to top with master palm
1991 153
John Carney, Edward Marlo The Yenrac Packet Switch
Related to 1991 156
John Carney To the Sticking Point three coins through table into glass
1991 159
Ross Bertram Moisture Palm
1991 159
John Carney Triumph Rip-Off cards shuffled face up / face down, face up cards are "ripped through" deck except selection
VariationsAlso published here 1991 164
Turnover with Arm Cover
1991 167
John Carney Bullet Train four Aces up the Sleeve
Related to 1991 168
Morris Loewy Loewy Palm from small packet
1991 172
John Carney False Transfer with Card
1991 174
John Carney Quarter Spin bottle appears, quarter travels in and out of bottle two times
Related to 1991 176
John Carney Upside-down top card changes with 9 to 6 patter
1991 186
John Carney Hinge Color Change Variation
1991 187
John Carney Transplant picking off the pip, moving pip to other card
Inspired byVariations 1991 190
John Carney Slick Pip a Two transforms into a Three in reverse "picking off the pip" style
1991 194
Edward Marlo Slip Force
Related to 1991 194
Spread Cull Control
1991 196
Ken Krenzel Mechanical Reverse
1991 197
Larry Jennings T.N.T. Bottom Deal
1991 197
John Carney A Polite Penetration cap and pence with rolled up bill instead of cap
1991 200
John Carney, Tenkai Ishida Tenkai-esque "A Center Steal Handling", very similar to the Jack Hecht method
Related to 1991 208
John Carney, Brother John Hamman Hammanesque "A False Spread Display", casual spread alternative to Hamman Count
1991 212
John Carney Slow Fade to Red first cards in a small packet, then full deck change color
1991 215
Dr. James William Elliott Color Change Cover for Herrmann style pass
1991 218
Edward Marlo Tabled Flat-Palm Steal
1991 219
John Carney, Hiroshi Sawa Hot Slot
Variations 1991 222
John Carney Large Stack Transfer from hand to hand with glass
1991 227
John Carney Sanverted red Aces come to top multiple times, then Daley's Last
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1991 229
John Carney Double Lift Handling from Packet turning two cards over from four-card packet, one of them being a double
Also published here 1991 230
John Carney Oil on Troubled Waters 3&3, deck separation climax
Variations 1991 234
Simple Red-Black Shuffle
1991 235
Spectator's Red-Black Shuffle
1991 235
John Carney Calligraphic Cash signed bill changes place with ink cartridge from ball-point pen
1991 241
One-Handed Tilt Get-Ready
1991 250
John Carney Rubber Detective rubber band around deck vanishes, encircling half deck in center, in second stage only selection
1991 250
Color Change Pass
1991 251
John Carney Everywhere, Nowhere and on Your Face three cards all become selection, then indifferent again and card is on forehead
Variations 1991 254
Center Slip Out
1991 255
John Carney The Thirteenth Victim bullets travel from hand to hand, presentation for marble trick
1991 259
John Bannon Acknowledgements
1991
Simon Aronson Introduction
1991 9
John Bannon Foreword
1991 11
John Bannon Heart of the City card spectator cuts to is predicted, another signed selection travels to envelope which has been on table
VariationsAlso published here 1991 13
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
1991 15
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display showing four cards as four-of-a-kind even though there are only three and one indifferent
1991 15
Edward Marlo, John Bannon "Signed Card" Switch tabled card is placed between apparent mates and switched for one of them
Related toAlso published here 1991 17
Edward Marlo On The Marlo Switch tabled card is placed between apparent mates and switched for one of them
Related toAlso published here 1991 19
John Bannon On The Elmsley Count brief
1991 19
John Bannon, Bob Farmer Clock O'Doom clock trick with small packet triumph sequence, selection travels from packet to deck, see Racherbaumer reference for credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1991 20
Edward Marlo Bold Face-Up Switch
1991 22
Paul Harris Tilt Swindle
1991 24
John Bannon Divided Biddle Steal alternative do Marlo's "Bold Face-Up Switch"
1991 25
John Bannon On Sid Lorraine's Slop Shuffle
1991 25
John Bannon Shake Well Before Using red-black-separated cards instantly mix, faro fan
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 26
Alex Elmsley, John Bannon False False Shuffle faro fan
Also published here 1991 27
John Bannon One is the Onliest one coin routine with signed coin and jumbo finale, coin to nest of boxes
1991 29
Bob Kohler Bertram Spider Vanish Handling
1991 30
John Bannon I/O Holdout Input/Output, clip for stealing and retrieving flat body loads
1991 30
Bob Kohler Acquitment
1991 31
John Bannon Fat City whole deck travels between isolated sandwich cards, leaving selection behind
Variations 1991 35
Edward Marlo ATFUS Sandwich Handling
1991 36
John Bannon Tattoo You spectator's initials are transferred from red to blue card, red/blue double backer
Variations 1991 38
John Bannon Minus One Force here credited to Sid Lorraine
Related to 1991 39
Dai Vernon Optical Monte Move
1991 41
John Bannon Masquerade four jokers assemble and change to aces
1991 44
John Bannon Broken Flushtration Count
1991 47
Push-In Change with small packet
1991 48
Flick Change card is flicked onto some cards on table and changes visually, here credited to John Cornelius (?)
1991 50
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count brief
1991 50
John Bannon Outer Limits spectator cuts off half the deck and thinks of any number card, fishing
Related toVariations 1991 51
John Bannon Beyond the Pale no totally free choice
1991 51
John Bannon "Double No" Fishing Binary-Majority Sort in Bob Farmer's terminology
1991 54
John Bannon Alternate Indexing Schemes index methods for eight cards
1991 57
John Bannon Alternate Fishing Systems commentary
1991 58
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
Also published here 1991 59
John Bannon Bottom Bluff Force see also page 61
Also published here 1991 59
John Bannon (The Mystery on the) Aztec-Orient Express routine for Connie Haden's Two Copper/One Silver or Presley Guitar's Copper/Silver/Brass set
1991 61
John Bannon Take Two Switch picking up coins from Two Copper/One Silver or CSB set
Also published here 1991 63
James Lewis Visual Change Move with CSB set
1991 64
Dan Garrett Pinch Switch here as transformation
Related to 1991 67
John Bannon, Larry West Strangers' Gallery
Related toVariations 1991 68
Swing Cut
1991 69
Sydney Bergson Bottom Slip Force here credited to Sid Lorraine
1991 70
All Alike Phase
1991 71
Snap Over Change
1991 72
Dai Vernon Through-The-Fist Flourish
1991 73
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count brief
1991 74
The Flushtration Count brief
1991 74
John Bannon, Richard Himber The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Card Trick in case all cards are shredded to pieces by themselves except selection
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber's "Surprise Stab"
1991 74
Scotty York Flap Case card case with blank card as flap in it
1991 75
Daryl Martinez Pocket Search Switch
1991 76
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
1991 79
John Bannon Reversal of Fourtune
Related toVariations 1991 82
John Bannon, Bernard Bilis Biddle Grip Bilis Switch
1991 84
John Bannon Boogie Woogie Aces royal flush kicker
1991 87
Edward Marlo Le Temps Pull-Off Switch as top card of small packet is drawn onto deck
Related to 1991 90
John Bannon The Ace-Man Cometh progressive matching the cards with transformation after every phase
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 92
Edward Marlo Sleightless Drop Switch
1991 94
Frank Thompson Triple False Cut shown to Bannon by Harvey Rosenthal
Related to 1991 95
Randy Wakeman In Lieu of the Slip Cut
Inspired by 1991 95
John Bannon, Ron Wilson Hop Two It two cards from red half to black half, two-card variation of Ron Wilson's "Highland Hop"
Inspired by 1991 96
Ron Wilson Highland Hop Move transfer from packet to tabled spread
Inspired by 1991 99
John Bannon Detour de Force humorous prediction effect with obviously but wrongly marked cards
1991 102