The Art of Astonishment — Book 1

Pieces of Strange to Unleash the Moment

Magazine
1996
Written by Paul Harris, Eric Mead
Work of Paul Harris
310 pages (Hardcover), 12 Issues, published by A-1 MultiMedia
Illustrated with drawings by Tony Dunn
Language: English
123 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Paul Harris Intro
00001 1996 iii
Mike Maxwell Publisher's Note
00001 1996 iv
Paul Harris PHoot-In-Mouth-Note
00001 1996 ix
Paul Harris Dedications
00001 1996 1
Paul Harris What does "Additional Writing by Eric Mead" mean?
00001 1996 3
Paul Harris P.H. on Astonishment
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 00001 1996 5
Paul Harris Buck Naked 1$ bill changes to 5$ bill in presence of two other 5$ bills
 		New Stuff 1996 11
Paul Harris Buck Naked Grant
Inspired by
Related to
 New Stuff 1996 15
Paul Harris Buck Naked Fantasy two 1$ bills into 5$ bills
 		New Stuff 1996 15
Paul Harris Big Buck Naked two $2 bills in $100 bills
 		New Stuff 1996 19
Paul Harris Unshuffling Rebecca cards in incomplete faro condition reverse themself without being squared
Variations
 New Stuff 1996 23
Paul Harris The Light and Heavy Dime a coin cannot be lifted from surface (actually glued there at the end)
Variations
 New Stuff 1996 27
Paul Harris Backlash card signed on both sides, spelled to, put in pocket, travels back, one signature changes into performer's name
Variations
 New Stuff 1996 29
Paul Harris Flop Change deck flipped over card at right-hand fingertips and back
Also published here
 New Stuff 1996 30
Paul Harris Improv Nightshades glasses drawn on bill move
Related to
 New Stuff 1996 31
Paul Harris Apple torn and restored apple
 		New Stuff 1996 35
Tom Kechter, Eric Mead, Homer Liwag Lip Balm lip balm container as boston coin box, three quarters vanish from it and lip balm is there instead
 		New Stuff 1996 37
Paul Harris P.H. Vanishing Deck flap gimmick, also as penetration through card case
Related to
Variations
 First Piece 1996 41
Looy Simonoff My Dinner with P.H.
The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 47
Paul Harris Illusion card from sandwich reversed in deck
Also published here
Variations
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 51
Card Cop at Table Edge brief
 		The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 52
Paul Harris P.H. Snap Count audible, two as three
Also published here
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 53
Paul Harris Color Stunner color changing deck triumph
Also published here
Variations
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 55
Hindu Shuffle Force
The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 56
Tenkai Ishida, Martin Gardner* Twistover (Optical Revolve)
The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 56
Paul Harris Tilt Convincer
The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 57
Paul Harris Flip Flop Plop
Also published here
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Variations
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 59
Paul Harris The Bayberry Bag Swindle chop cup routine with paper bag and paper ball loads
Also published here
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 63
Paul Harris Think of a Card one of about twenty
Also published here
Variations
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 67
Paul Harris Switch of Upjogged Card as it is thumbed off the deck
 		The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 69
Paul Harris Top-Switch switch of upjogged card
 		The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 70
Ray Kosby, Paul Harris Deep Thought one of about twenty
Also published here
Inspired by
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 71
Ray Kosby, Paul Harris Simplified Raise-Rise as a switch of an upjogged card
 		The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 72
Paul Harris, Tim Carlson Silver and Aces (revised) spectator cuts to the aces and a coin are found under each ace, featuring "Tim's Industrial Strength Gaff"
Related to
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 75
Neal Elias Ace Cutting Sequence
The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 77
Paul Harris Giant Killer Coin matrix with jumbo coin production kicker
Also published here
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 79
Paul Harris Coin Steal
The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 79
French Drop
The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 80
Paul Harris Rip-Off Reverse torn pieces of signed card transpose with full card
Also published here
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 83
Turnover Switch double on table
 		The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 84
Paul Harris Torn Corner Display torn corner put on full card to represent another value
 		The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 85
Paul Harris Flash-Fold initialed business card to match box, folded
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 The Magic of Paul Harris 1996 87
Paul Harris La La's Lu Lu (aka Phantom Cards aka Cue Cards revised) selection from one half travels reversed in other half, then transforms into second selection
Inspired by
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Variations
 Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int... 1996 95
Paul Harris The Dehydrated Deck small folded card case is unfolded and deck taken out
Also published here
Variations
 Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int... 1996 99
Paul Harris The Bizarre Twist card perpendicular between two other cards turns visually over
Also published here
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Variations
 Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int... 1996 101
Paul Harris The Bizarre Routine "The Bizarre Twist" with color changing back kicker of card
 		Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int... 1996 103
Randy Holt The Curly-Cue Move one-handed fan
Inspired by
 Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int... 1996 105
Paul Harris Solid Deception short ambitious card sequence, deck is glued to single solid block climax
Also published here
Variations
 Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int... 1996 107
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt
Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int... 1996 108
Paul Harris The Ultimate Rip-Off no extra pieces, restoration except corner
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 113
Looy Simonoff Looy's Convincer
Inspired by
 Super Magic 1996 116
Paul Harris Ultimate Rip-Off - Dancing with the Last Piece restoring the final piece
 		Super Magic 1996 119
Paul Harris Double Monte climax for monte routine: money card transposes with two indifferent cards
Also published here
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 121
Looy Simonoff Earth Shoes large rock produced from own shoe
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 123
Paul Harris Grasshopper (revised)
Inspired by
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 125
Paul Harris Open Revelation (revised) aces appear one by one between two one-handed fans
Inspired by
 Super Magic 1996 127
Paul Harris Three Way Display method to display full deck in three fanned piles on table
Also published here
 Super Magic 1996 131
Steve Blencoe, Harry Eng Machine-Gun Aces two halves are interlaced at right angles to simulate a gun, aces shoot out of deck one by one
Also published here
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 133
Harry Eng Pain business card on table, pin/needle is stuck through card into table, hand is slammed straight down on pin and penetrates hand
Also published here
 Super Magic 1996 135
Paul Harris, Allan Ackerman Re-Set
Also published here
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Variations
 Super Magic 1996 137
Jerry K. Hartman Hartman Addition partial switch between two packets
 		Super Magic 1996 137
Arturo de Ascanio, Paul Harris Ascanio Spread Display
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 Super Magic 1996 138
Double Card Brush brushing two cards together, one of them a double
 		Super Magic 1996 140
Kiss Transfer from packet to packet
 		Super Magic 1996 142
Chad Long Re-Set Options - Chad Long's Short Cop
Related to
 Super Magic 1996 143
Earl Nelson Set-Up for Re-Set getting into effect
 		Super Magic 1996 144
Paul Harris Torn & Restored Coin (revised) three pieces of coin melt together into coin, using folding coin
Inspired by
 Super Magic 1996 145
Paul Harris Las Vegas Split
Also published here
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 147
Paul Harris The Two-For-One Top Change single card is exchanged for a double
Also published here
Related to
 Super Magic 1996 148
Paul Harris Flash Control flashy, using self-cutting deck, one-handed fan, Charlier cut
Also published here
 Super Magic 1996 153
Paul Harris Ace Trap three indifferent card on table transpose with three aces distributed in deck
Also published here
Related to
 Super Magic 1996 155
Paul Harris Ace Switch-Out
Super Magic 1996 155
Paul Harris Hi Ho Silver coin is picked up from deck, vanishes, reappears next to selection
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 157
Paul Harris Vacuum Cleaner Cards Aces travel from one half to another
Also published here
Variations
 Super Magic 1996 159
Carmen D'Amico Multiple Shift sliding top block
 		Super Magic 1996 160
Biddle Steal
Super Magic 1996 161
Chuck Martinez Care and Feeding of P.H.
Also published here
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 165
Joseph Prieto, Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris Stapled two jokers stapled back to back, one of them transposes with selection
Inspired by
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 167
Paul Harris OverExposure
Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 171
Paul Harris Absorption card placed on case is "absorbed" by case (i.e. vanishes)
Also published here
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 175
Thomas A. O'Lenick Aero-Dynamic Dollar bill with two quarters in it is folded into propellor and tossed to ceiling where it sticks
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 181
Paul Harris Las Vegas Leaper spectator counts himself
Related to
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1955
Variations
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 185
Paul Harris Las Vegas Leaper Count spectator does counting
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 185
Bill Malone Leap of Faith variation of Paul Harris' "Las Vegas Leaper"
Variations
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 187
Bill Malone Las Vegas Leaper Count II spectator counts himself
Variations
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 188
Half Pass brief
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 188
John C. Wagner, Allan Ackerman New Twisted Collectors at end of twisting the routine three selections appear between Aces
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 189
Paul Harris Gambler vs Mentalist vs Magician dressed up Triumph
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 191
Looy Simonoff Looy's False Count gag
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 195
Paul Harris Silver Slide four coins appear under four cards
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 197
Daniel Cros Cros Twist "An Enhancement for the Bizarre Twist", one-handed version
Inspired by
Related to
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 201
Paul Harris Cardician's Blendo Four and Six melt together to a Ten spot
Also published here
Variations
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 205
Snap-Over Change
Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 206
Paul Harris Invisible Rising Card ungaffed method for Invisible Deck
Related to
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 207
Paul Harris, Daniel Cros Paper Chase napkin is torn into four pieces, matrix type assembly, restoration
Also published here
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 211
Danny Korem Korem's Card On Tie selection appears pinned on performer's tie
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 213
Perpetual-Motion Coin Myth impossible rotating coin flourish, mentioned by Bad Water Bill
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 217
Paul Harris, Allan Ackerman Interlaced Vanish
Variations
 Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 219
Paul Harris Interlaced Space
Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 223
Jim Steinmeyer, Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff Uncanny chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end
 		Las Vegas Close-Up 1996 225
Paul Harris Air "An Untested Idea for the Stage Worker", air in lungs transposes with helium in balloon
Also published here
  • Genii, Sept. 1985
Variations
 Misc. Pieces of Paul 1996 231
Paul Harris Classic Eleven Card Trick elaborated routine for Victor's plot
 		Misc. Pieces of Paul 1996 233
Paul Harris Cheap Juggler pennies are balanced on edge, then shown stapled together
 		Misc. Pieces of Paul 1996 241
Patrick Martin Creation paper moth transforms into living object
Related to
 Astonishing Friends 1996 247
Gerry Griffin Griffin under Glass card through glass topped table
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 Astonishing Friends 1996 251
Steve Blencoe Silver Mirage vanish and reappearance of large coin
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 Astonishing Friends 1996 253
Jack McCandless Within Your Reach
Astonishing Friends 1996 255
Gregory Wilson Within Your Reach - Variation 2
Astonishing Friends 1996 256
Jimmy Grippo Grippo's Wish kind of Slydini's Silks with one silk
 		Astonishing Friends 1996 257
Robert E. Neale Orange impossible/fascinating object with an orange
 		Astonishing Friends 1996 261
Paul Harris Who the Heck is Gregory Wilson?
Gregory Wilson 1996 267
Gregory Wilson Wilson on P.H.
Gregory Wilson 1996 269
Gregory Wilson License to Thrill spectator's driver's license to wallet
Variations
 Gregory Wilson 1996 271
Paul Harris License to Astonish spectator's driver's license to wallet
 		Gregory Wilson 1996 275
Gregory Wilson 411 any object is chosen, any person is phoned and names the random object
 		Gregory Wilson 1996 277
Gregory Wilson Shell-Shock boiled egg is blown through little hole in shell which stays intact
 		Gregory Wilson 1996 281
Gregory Wilson Inner Shell-Shock borrowed quarter reappears in egg that is blown out as in "Shell-Shock"
 		Gregory Wilson 1996 282
Brad Stine, Gregory Wilson Vanish 5000 sugar from sugar packet vanishes in hand without thumb tip
 		Gregory Wilson 1996 285
Gregory Wilson Molotov Cocktail vanishing ice cube
 		Gregory Wilson 1996 287
Gregory Wilson ReCap five-phase routine with pen and its cap
Variations
 Gregory Wilson 1996 289
Stephen Minch Minch on P.H. essay on Paul Harris from Genii 1985
 		1996 297
Paul Harris Tunnel Vision performer vanishes, for one spectator only, just an idea
 		Conversations from the Edge 1996 303
Paul Harris House Guest in card case there appears a doll-house scenery, just an idea
 		Conversations from the Edge 1996 305
Data entered by Denis Behr, November 2006.