Ammar, Michael

Book

1981
Written by Michael Ammar
Work of Michael Ammar, Various

45 pages (Stapled), published by The Secret Service
Illustrated with drawings by Robert Hirsch
Language: English

28 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Michael Ammar	Introduction			1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Michael Ammar	Card Matrix	cards visually assemble instead of coins underneath	Also published here Card Matrix (Michael Ammar, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Related to Evening Up The Odds (Doug Conn, Tricks of my Trade, 1999)	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects
Rick Anderson	Amazing Coin Vanish	angly	Also published here Amazing Coin Vanish (Rick Anderson, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Variations Duped! (Ken Simmons, Onyx, 1999)	5	Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / Retention of Vision Vanish
Michael Ammar	Retention Vision Vanish		Also published here Retention-of-Vision Vanish (Michael Ammar, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	7	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / Retention of Vision Vanish
Michael Ammar	Wiped Clean #2	to show both hands empty	Also published here Wiped Clean #2 (Michael Ammar, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	9	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Change over Palms
Michael Ammar	Coin on Ceiling	also as a kicker for card on ceiling with card corner	Also published here Coin on Ceiling (Michael Ammar, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Variations Govan's Upshot (Barry Govan, Gagnon's Inner Sanctum, 2022)	11	Coin / Gaffed / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous
Bob Chesbro	Snort but Sweet	inhaling two halves of torn cigarette	Also published here Snort but Sweet (Bob Chesbro, The Tipnician, 1982) also in: Snort but Sweet (Bob Chesbro, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Inspired by Linking Ring, June 1972 also in: Impromptu Torn and Restored Cigarette (Magician Nitely, 1974) Impromptu Torn and Restored Cigarette (Fechter, 1993) … and 1 more	12	Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
David Williamson	Reverse Matrix	four coins, four cards	Also published here Reverse Matrix (David Williamson, For Your Eyes Only, 1984) also in: Reverse Matrix (David Williamson, Striking Magic, 1984) Reverse Matrix (David Williamson, How Magic Works, 1990 ca.) … and 2 more	15	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Reverse Matrix
Paul Gertner	Scoop			15	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
Earl Nelson	Loading Sequence	coin loaded under card as it is lifted	Related to Coin Load under Card (Earl Nelson, Variations, 1979) also in: Coin Load under Card (Contemporary Card Magic, 1984) Coin Load under Card (Variations Revisited, 2003)	16	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
Lou Gallo	Silver Certificate	folded dollar bill visibly transforms into dollar coin	Also published here Silver Certificate (Lou Gallo, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Related to What The Buck! (Barry Taylor, MAGIC, 1993) also in: What the Buck (Miracle Material, 1996)	18	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object Bill / Transformation / Other Object / Coins
David Williamson	The Striking Vanish	Alternate Handling (closed fist)	Variations Master Coin Technique videos, 1985 also in: The Strike Change (Rubinstein Coin Magic, 2020) Impromptu Glass Penetration (Dominic Bruzzese, MAGIC, 2002) also in: Impromptu Glass Penetration (Talk About Tricks, 2022) … and 1 more	21	Ball / "Small" Ball / Vanish Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Balls & Wand
David Williamson	Coin in Pen Cap	using striking vanish	Also published here Coin in Pen Cap (David Williamson, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	23	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous
	Edge Grip			24	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar	Inversion	here spelled "Jim Louis" First Handling (Piet Forton) Second Handling (Michael Ammar) Third Handling (Michael Ammar)	Also published here Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Variations My Reverse Routine (Jamy Ian Swiss, Theatrics, 1987) also in: My Reverse Routine (Theatrics II, 2002) The In Version (William Goldman, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1990)	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
Edward Marlo	Covered Side Steal			26	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Side Steals (not to palm!)
Jerry K. Hartman	Popover Move			27	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Cardini	Cardini Snap Change		Related to The Cardini Snap Color Change (Cardini, Card Manipulations, 1934)	27	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Michael Ammar	The Vanishing Glass	stemmed glass vanishes under silk handkerchief	Also published here The Vanishing Glass (Michael Ammar, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Variations Ein guter Tropfen (Sveroni, Sveroni Original, 1991)	29	Glass / Vanish
Mike Gallo	"Coins Thru Table Kicker"	coins travel up instead of last one down	Also published here Coins Through Table Kicker (Mike Gallo, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Variations Coins Through Table Kicker (Gary Kurtz, Mike Gallo, Relentless, 1991) Coins Through Table Kicker (Gary Kurtz, Mike Gallo, Relentless (revised edition), 1995 ca.)	32	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / All at once
Mike Gallo	New Wave Coins Across	three coins in each hand, one behind	Also published here New Wave Coins Across (Mike Gallo, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	34	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
	Han Ping Chien			35	Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Han Ping Chien
Mike Gallo	Coin Overcount	five as six		37	Coin / Sleights / False Count
John Carney	Fingertip Coin Vanish		Also published here The Carney Vanish (John Carney, Full Frontal Assault, 1989) also in: Fingertip Coin Vanish (John Carney, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Related to De la desaparición de Carney (Miguel Ángel Gea, Esencias, 2009)	38	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Take
John Carney	Le Perrier - Coin In Bottle		Related to Quarter Spin (John Carney, Carneycopia, 1991)	40	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Michael Ammar	Bravo... Karrell Fox			45	Articles / Biographical
Michael Ammar	Bravo... Darwin Ortiz			45	Articles / Biographical
Michael Ammar	Bravo... Bob Read			45	Articles / Biographical

Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2017.

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