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Paul LePaul The Diagonal Left Hand Palm (Improved Method)
Related to 1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 61
Dai Vernon, Wallace Galvin Card through Handkerchief tabled
Related to 1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 18
Edward Marlo The Diagonal Steal as a direct Insertion Steal
Related to 1957 Side Steal 45
Bert Allerton Card Stabbing Trick any named card
Related toVariations 1958 The Close-Up Magician 36
Edward Marlo Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro Ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last Ace found at named number
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 44
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dim The Lights small hand taps out value of first selection, then finds second selection by dragging top half away, see also p. 340
Related to Jan. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3) 316
Rick Johnsson The "Too Perfect" Theory
Related toAlso published here 1971 Hierophant (Issue 5-6) 247
John Cornelius My Ladies Ring
VariationsAlso published here 1977 Innovative Magic No. 2 15
Roy Walton The Smiling Mule two parts, first gag then surprise twist, named card ends up sandwiched between aces in the middle of the deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979 That Certain Something... 13
Michael Close Royal Poker Cull procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Inspired by 1981 Arcane (Issue 3) 23
Michael Close Wild Underground Transposition all eight cards change to jokers as climax
Related to 1981 Arcane (Issue 3) 25
Harry Riser The Last Hand procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Related to 1981 Arcane (Issue 6) 69
Karl Fulves Gaffless Brainwave sorted red/black stack
Related to 1981 Milennium Aces 44
Michael Close, Stewart James Derby Downs "Waltz Time Stewart James - Three Variations by Michael Close", two selections found by 10D, using automatic placement variation, faro shuffle, based on "Place and Show" from New Tops
 		1984 Epoptica (Issue Yearbook) 283
Michael Close, Stewart James Prose Duplex based on "Inverse Duplex" from New Tops, strange prediction effect involving numbers, automatic placement for two selections
 		1984 Epoptica (Issue Yearbook) 285
Michael Close, Stewart James Coda Chrome based on "Chronothot" from New Tops, prediction from odd-backed deck is put on table and matched named card, gaffed decks and double backer
 		1984 Epoptica (Issue Yearbook) 286
Larry Jennings One-Hand Bottom Palm
Related toVariations 1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 234
Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber Invisible Triumph rough smooth, for credit information see reference
Related to May 1986 Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 5) 1207
Michael Close Introduction
  • What is a "Worker"
  • Who is this Michael Close, anyway?
  • A Philosophy of Magic
  • About Audience Management
  • How to Read this Manuscript
 		1990 Workers Number 1 1
Michael Close The Unbelievable Useful Comedy Prop plastic hand as running gag and sight gag
 		1990 Workers Number 1 5
Michael Close The Origami Bunny
  • Folding the Bunny
  • The Opening Bit
  • For Children (mini hat production)
  • For Adults #1 (coin production)
  • For Adults #2 (ear torn and restored)
  • Glossary of Origami Terms
 		1990 Workers Number 1 6
Michael Close Dr. Strangetrick "Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love card warp", detailed routine with card in bill
 		1990 Workers Number 1 14
Michael Close The Pothole Trick hole travels from business card to business card
 		1990 Workers Number 1 27
Simon Aronson Simon-Eyes two cards thought of with counting procedure, both cards divined with "No No's Fishing"
  • Reality
  • The Problem
  • No No's Fishing
  • The Simon-Eyes Arrangement
  • The Selection Procedure
  • Fishing in the Simon-Eyes Pack
  • Fishing for the Values
  • Fishing for the Suits
  • The Faro Restacking Simon-Eyes Pack
Related toVariations 1990 The Aronson Approach 123
Michael Close Off-Color Reset odd-backed, credit information
 		1990 Cardfixes 165
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 Workers Number 2 1
Michael Close Rubik's Dollar Bill bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick
Variations 1991 Workers Number 2 4
Michael Close The Theory of Penetration Effects
1991 Workers Number 2 5
Michael Close The El Cheepo Magic Club signed business card to matchbox (folded)
 		1991 Workers Number 2 14
Michael Close The Ring, Shoelace, and Straw Routine ring travels from hand to hand, penetrates string, string penetrates straw
Related to 1991 Workers Number 2 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 Workers Number 2 29
Michael Close, Paul LePaul The Tuning Fork
Inspired by 1991 Workers Number 2 30
Michael Close Twenty-Six Cents Worth of Change transformation of pocket change
 		1991 Workers Number 2 35
Michael Close The Four Cent Bonus multiple coin transformation, using glued together coins
 		1991 Workers Number 2 37
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift hides back of bottom card throughout
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 Workers Number 2 40
Michael Close First Application of MC Spread Double Lift, as fake side steal to impress magicians
Variations 1991 Workers Number 2 43
Michael Close Second Application MC Spread Double Lift from face-up deck
 		1991 Workers Number 2 43
Michael Close As a Force and a Control MC Spread Double Lift application
 		1991 Workers Number 2 44
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 Workers Number 2 45
Michael Close The Double Bar
1991 Workers Number 2 52
Michael Weber, Michael Close, Eric A. Maurin Coffee Machine time machine presentation while drinking coffee, sugar packet is restored, coffee free of sugar and spoon vanishes from mug and is resting dry on the table again
 		1991 Life Savers 15
Michael Close Introduction
  • SOB 2000 and Carlo's Three Laws
  • About The Stand-Up Routines
  • About This Book
 		1993 Workers Number 3 1
Michael Close The Big Surprise signed fake contract travels folded to container
Also published here 1993 Workers Number 3 5
Michael Close Folding the Contract secret folding method while "contract" is placed into pocket, could be used for jumbo cards
 		1993 Workers Number 3 9
Michael Close Presentation
  • The First Barrier
  • The Big Lie
  • Dr. Nagler's Study
  • We're Back Home
 		1993 Workers Number 3 15
Michael Close, Larry West A Visit from Rocco using giant bills
Variations 1993 Workers Number 3 20
Michael Close, John Cornelius You Axed For It ring to box, appears to be at several places at once
Inspired byVariations 1993 Workers Number 3 26
Michael Close Patter
  • The Purpose of Patter
  • Delivering Patter
  • Thinking on Your Feet
  • Humor
 		1993 Workers Number 3 34
Michael Close Patter for Pavel's "Fantastic Knot" presentation
 		1993 Workers Number 3 37
Michael Close Technique
  • We Go to Music School
  • Magic Books
  • No That I've Got It, What Do I Do?
 		1993 Workers Number 3 41
Michael Close On Palming general discussion of classic palm with headings
  • The Grip
  • The Swing Points
  • The Pivot Point
 		1993 Workers Number 3 45
S. W. Erdnase, Michael Close The Erdnase Bottom Palm
1993 Workers Number 3 48
Michael Close After the Palm what to do after bottom palm
 		1993 Workers Number 3 50
Paul LePaul, Michael Close, Edward Marlo The Left Hand Diagonal Palm
Inspired by 1993 Workers Number 3 50
Tenkai Ishida, Michael Close The Left Hand Peek Steal
1993 Workers Number 3 52
Michael Close, Dai Vernon Transfers, Top Palms, and Shifting the Grip
1993 Workers Number 3 54
Michael Close How to Avoid "Framing"
1993 Workers Number 3 56
Michael Close Loose Ends replacing palmed cards
 		1993 Workers Number 3 57
Michael Close Take a Letter signed alphabet card is found in paper bag by shooting a pin in it
 		1993 Workers Number 3 58
Michael Close The Incredible Peeked Prediction free selection predicted in wallet (palming method)
 		1993 Workers Number 3 64
Michael Close Naturalness and Motivation
  • Doin' What Comes Naturally
  • Uniformity
  • Motivating Sleight of Hand
 		1993 Workers Number 3 69
Michael Close The Ooh-Ah Bird origami bird lays egg with prediction in it
 		1993 Workers Number 3 73
Michael Close Criss Cross Force Handling
1993 Workers Number 3 75
Michael Close, Dai Vernon, Wallace Galvin Origami Bill Production origami bill produced from handkerchief
Inspired by 1993 Workers Number 3 79
Michael Close The Too Perfect Theory
  • What is Magic?
  • Method vs "Sell"
  • Some Examples
  • One More Example
  • A Corollary
Related toAlso published here 1993 Workers Number 3 84
Michael Close Chicken Teryaki coin through hand, c/s transpo
 		1993 Workers Number 3 89
Michael Close Analysis and Conviction
  • Convincing the Audience
  • A General Approach
  • Analysis
 		1993 Workers Number 3 95
Michael Close The Incredible Growing Toothpick
1993 Workers Number 3 98
Michael Close Ethics
1993 Workers Number 3 101
Michael Close We're all B*z*s on this Bus clown faces appear on blank cards
Variations 1993 Workers Number 3 104
Philip T. Goldstein, Michael Close Haback Count Variation flushtration hamman count combo
 		1993 Workers Number 3 106
Michael Close Down for the Count vampire teeth appear in mouth
 		1993 Workers Number 3 112
Michael Close Audience Management
  • Elmsley's Approach
  • Authority
  • We Meet the Enemy
  • Patter
  • Maintaining Control
Related to
  • Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, Vol. 1, p. 15-17
 1993 Workers Number 3 116
Michael Close The Card, The Forehead, And The Salt Shaker card on forehead, under salt shaker, deck under salt shaker, 51 cards to pocket combo
 		1993 Workers Number 3 119
Michael Close The Double Bar
1993 Workers Number 3 138
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck, three different handlings
Related toAlso published here 1993 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 47) 842
Steve Beam Leftovers on Billy McDonald, Mike Gallo, Evan Katz, Michael Close, Gary Plants, Joan Moran, Marty Martin
 		1993 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 48) 880
Scotty York Froggy Goes A'Courtin card reveals itself underneath handkerchief, glorpy, with card frog that changes into caricature card of performer
Related toAlso published here 1993 For Your Eyes Only 18
Jon Racherbaumer Psychic Leap Frog card chosen, a few cards tabled, origami frog from card produced and it locates a card (with Card Hopper parity principle) with funny message, frog unfolded and it is the selection
Inspired by Sep. 1993 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 3) 15
Michael Close Introduction
  • About the Material
 		1994 Workers Number 4 1
Michael Close, Stewart James Coda Chrome rough smooth
 		1994 Workers Number 4 3
Michael Close Erma La Fource "Oscar", name on back of card predicted
 		1994 Workers Number 4 11
Michael Close The Imagination Tester origami effect with "bar and bolt" figure
Related to 1994 Workers Number 4 18
Michael Close, Karrell Fox Ruthless Peephole combining cigarette through quarter routine by Karrell Fox and Dan Harlan's Card-toon
 		1994 Workers Number 4 28
Michael Close Bloom On Your Hand matchbook cover stands on edge (I.T.R.), match animation
 		1994 Workers Number 4 32
Michael Close Cu/Ag/C12H22O11 Thieves and Sheep with sugar packets, double sided packet
 		1994 Workers Number 4 38
Michael Close No Sleeves, No Topit clean vanish of salt shaker or similar object
Related to 1994 Workers Number 4 42
Michael Close Flying Home multiple phase cards to pocket, based on Carlyle, Williamson and card to fly
 		1994 Workers Number 4 44
Juan Tamariz, Michael Close The Tamariz Turnover Handling
Related to 1994 Workers Number 4 46
Edward Marlo, Michael Close Misdirection Palm Handling
1994 Workers Number 4 48
Michael Close Butte Ox? Two Butte Ox! cards across, Mullica style
 		1994 Workers Number 4 55
Dai Vernon, Michael Close Cover for Vernon Palm Transfer
1994 Workers Number 4 57
Michael Close The First Add-on
1994 Workers Number 4 58
Michael Close The Double Bar
1994 Workers Number 4 65
Michael Close The Origami Bunny
  • Folding the Bunny, See Workers 1 for more ideas
Related to 1994 A Workers Series Sampler 1
Michael Close The Big Surprise signed fake contract travels folded to container
Also published here 1994 A Workers Series Sampler 4
Michael Close The Straw and Shoelace string penetrates straw
Related to 1994 A Workers Series Sampler 8
Michael Close No Sleeves, No Topit clean vanish of salt shaker or similar object, necktie vanisher
Related to 1994 A Workers Series Sampler 10
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Also published here 1994 A Workers Series Sampler 12
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift
1994 A Workers Series Sampler 15
Michael Close Red/Blue Mama Fooler sticky tape
Also published here 1994 A Workers Series Sampler 20
Jim Krenz Invisible Triumph spectator shuffles, all card roughed on back
Related to 1994 Notable Magic! 18
Steve Dusheck Very Close pin stuck through dollar bill which is then shown unharmed
Inspired by 1994 Dusheck's Close-Up Magic 139
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift
1995 Cardshark 28
Michael Close, Simon Aronson MC Spread Double Lift Variant
1995 Simply Simon 115
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer) Workers Number 5 by Michael Close (written by Michael Close) 1996 The Looking Glass (Issue 3) 130
Michael Close Introduction
1996 Workers Number 5 1
Michael Close Assumptions
1996 Workers Number 5 3
Michael Close The Lie Detector Lie Speller Plot, with prediction
 		1996 Workers Number 5 7
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Under-the-Spread Force Handling
1996 Workers Number 5 9
Michael Close, Shigeo Takagi You Hue spectator's name is duplicated, using name index, variation on Takagi's "The Wild Blanks"
 		1996 Workers Number 5 16
Michael Close A Trick for O'Brien prediction with one-way deck kicker ("You will not pick the Joker"), back of selection changes
 		1996 Workers Number 5 21
Michael Close Fortune Sugar prediction of number, color, object (forces and multiple outs)
 		1996 Workers Number 5 25
Michael Close Venue
1996 Workers Number 5 28
Michael Close, Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings Reverse Logic four phase routine: named four-of a kind turns over
Inspired byVariations 1996 Workers Number 5 30
Michael Close Too Ahead multiple phase routine with six coins, then five, then four
 		1996 Workers Number 5 41
Michael Close The Discrepant Count sound illusion, x as x-1
 		1996 Workers Number 5 47
Michael Close Personality
1996 Workers Number 5 55
Michael Close On Sleights
  • It Starts with a Letter
  • The Big Question
 		1996 Workers Number 5 59
Michael Close The Bottom Deal
1996 Workers Number 5 61
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Culling
1996 Workers Number 5 62
Michael Close The Faro Shuffle
1996 Workers Number 5 65
Michael Close The Last Card Push handling the last block in an undercount
Also published here 1996 Workers Number 5 67
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift additional ideas, no description
Related to 1996 Workers Number 5 68
Michael Close Out of U and ME clean turnover of one card, full deck of double backers
 		1996 Workers Number 5 68
Michael Close Renaldo the Great routine for the vase and string trick, Chinese Prayer Vase
 		1996 Workers Number 5 70
Michael Close, Jerry K. Hartman Pink Floyd four blue-backed jokers turn red, then blue again
 		1996 Workers Number 5 78
Michael Close The Tamariz Rabbits presentation for Juan Tamariz' card set
 		1996 Workers Number 5 85
Michael Close, Edward Marlo Red Blue Mama Fooler sticky tape
Related toAlso published here 1996 Workers Number 5 88
Michael Close Memorized Mama Fooler method with memorized deck and sticky card
 		1996 Workers Number 5 91
Michael Close Rocco Returns routine for Ton Onosaka's "Lucky Lady" prop
 		1996 Workers Number 5 93
Michael Close, Gaëtan Bloom Ring Fright ring transposes with car key
 		1996 Workers Number 5 98
Michael Close Flourishes essay
 		1996 Workers Number 5 101
Michael Close The Unreality Machine matchbook transforms into folded piece of paper
Variations 1996 Workers Number 5 103
Michael Close Stupid Travelers comedy presentation, ambidextrous travelers in which spectator has jacket on and removes cards as finale
Variations 1996 Workers Number 5 110
Derek Dingle, Michael Close Bluff Shift Handling to top
 		1996 Workers Number 5 111
Larry Jennings, Michael Close L.J. Angle Steal Handling
1996 Workers Number 5 114
Michael Close Center Steal Jennings' technique from center
Inspired by 1996 Workers Number 5 116
Michael Close Too Jay about Jay Marshall
 		1996 Workers Number 5 120
Michael Close On the Memorized Deck
  • Which Stack?
  • Learning the Stack
  • The Open Index
  • Estimation
  • False Shuffles
  • Deck Switches
 		1996 Workers Number 5 122
Michael Close The Wishing Trick named card comes to top, any card at any number, memorized deck
Related to 1996 Workers Number 5 126
Michael Close Two For Simon - Tut Tut four aces come together in deck reversed and trap selection, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Variations 1996 Workers Number 5 131
Michael Close Flushed With Success Royal Flush is found in deck via stack and faros, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Related to 1996 Workers Number 5 132
Michael Close Myopia two cards, estimation, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996 Workers Number 5 134
Michael Close First Finger Estimation finger of left hand estimates thickness of packet it holds
 		1996 Workers Number 5 135
Michael Close, Allan Ackerman The Invisible Deck ungaffed, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1996 Workers Number 5 138
Michael Close The Half Pass cover for stand-up use
 		1996 Workers Number 5 141
Michael Close, Roy Walton The Smiling Mule any named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996 Workers Number 5 143
Michael Close Monkey in the Middle routine for Goldman's effect, named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Variations 1996 Workers Number 5 145
Michael Close Center Glimpse
1996 Workers Number 5 146
Michael Close The Haunted Deck named card, memorized deck, small hand
Related to 1996 Workers Number 5 148
Michael Close, Steve Draun Midnight Shift Variation
1996 Workers Number 5 150
Michael Close Full Deck Passover named card from red deck to blue deck, memorized deck
 		1996 Workers Number 5 152
Michael Close The Card Stab stabbing to any named card, memorized deck
Inspired by 1996 Workers Number 5 154
Michael Close The Birthday Book memorized deck
 		1996 Workers Number 5 156
Michael Close Jazzin - The Trick that Can be Explained finding a named card via improvisation
Related to 1996 Workers Number 5 160
Michael Close Magic and Meaning
1996 Workers Number 5 164
Michael Close Goodbye
1996 Workers Number 5 166
Lou Gallo Rubik's Revenge bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick
Inspired by 1996 Lou Gallo: The Underground Man 116
Michael Close Foreward
1999 Magic Atlas ix
David Regal Primate Spectator places two Kings on the deck, selection instantly appears between them
Inspired by 1999 Close-Up & Personal 52
Gordon Bean (reviewer) Very Very Close, Vol. 1-3, Too Close! by Michael Close Jan. 1999 Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1) 62
Matthew Field (reviewer) Very, Very Close Vols. 5, 6 and 7 by Michael CloseRelated to Sep. 2000 Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9) 77
Doug Sparkman, Matthew Field Messages
  • Matthew Field Responds
Related to Dec. 2000 Genii (Vol. 63 No. 12) 14
Michael Close A Worker's Take on "Too-Perfect"
  • What is Magic?
  • Method vs "Sell"
  • A Corollary
Also published here Aug. 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8) 62
Darwin Ortiz The Last Laugh smiling mule version, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 91
Rajneesh Madhok Underside of the Moon card reversed behind back is predicted
Inspired by
  • Dark Side of the Moon" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring 71/2)
Related to 		2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 41
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Michael Close on the Faro Shuffle by Michael Close Apr. 2002 Genii (Vol. 65 No. 4) 85
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Michael Close in Review by Michael Close May 2002 Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5) 75
Martin Lewis, Michael Close Lucifer's Card lit match vanishes, matchbook transforms into folded playing card
Inspired by Sep. 2002 Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9) 58
Iain Moran Triumph With A Twist after the Triumph phase, the mates turn over as well
Inspired by Feb. 2002 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9) 19
David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer Invisible Triumph rough smooth
 		2003 Tricks 90
Wesley James, Juan Tamariz The Unload Subtlety credit information
Related to 2004 Enchantments 167
Matthew Field (reviewer) The Ultimate Workers by Michael Close Jan. 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 1) 90
David Regal, Pete McCabe Speaking Volumes
Related to Aug. 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 8) 27
Eric Mead (reviewer) Closely Guarded Secrets by Michael Close Oct. 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10) 88
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo The Three Hours three cards are divined
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004 Mnemonica 65
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004 Mnemonica 97
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) The Complete Workers Ebook by Michael CloseAlso published here May 2005 Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5) 94
Michael Close (reviewer) The Great Lyle by Edwin A. Dawes Oct. 2005 Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10) 100
Michael Close (reviewer) Mr. Electric Unplugged by Marvyn Roy Oct. 2005 Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10) 101
Michael Close (reviewer) Counthesaurus by Jon Racherbaumer Oct. 2005 Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10) 102
Bob Ostin The Frog Princess card is folded to origami frog, transformation of card
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Frog Princess" in "The Crimp" Nr. 53.
 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 120
Michael Close Last Card Push handling the last block in an undercount
Also published here 2005 Overlap 120
Michael Close Close on Riser
2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur ix
Michael Powers Invisible Triumph selection turns over in other deck then Triumph with original deck, rough smooth & cheek to cheek combination
Related to 2006 Power Plays 159
Michael Close (reviewer) Switch: Unfolding the $100 Bill Change by John Lovick Feb. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2) 86
Michael Close (reviewer) Dear Mr. Fantasy by John Bannon Feb. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2) 88
Michael Close (reviewer) Antinomy by Gene Taylor Feb. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2) 89
Michael Close (reviewer) Gibeciere: The Journal of the Conjuring Arts Research Center by Stephen Minch Feb. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2) 89
Michael Close (reviewer) Some More Tricks by Anthony Owen Feb. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2) 90
David Regal (reviewer) Close's Torn & Restored Card by Michael Close Mar. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 3) 98
Michael Close, Johnny Thompson, Lance Burton, David Berglas Channing Pollock Remembered
May 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5) 50
Michael Close (reviewer) The Vernon Touch by Dai Vernon June 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6) 90
Michael Close (reviewer) The Conjuring Anthology by Jim Steinmeyer June 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6) 93
Michael Close (reviewer) Meant to Be... by John Born Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 104
Michael Close (reviewer) Rara Avis: Sixty Years of Magic from the Private Notebooks of Jack Avis by Jack Avis (written by Anthony Brahams) Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 104
Michael Close (reviewer) Close-up Elegance by Davide Costi Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 105
Michael Close (reviewer) The Complete Dumbfounders With Cards by Eddie Joseph Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 106
Michael Close (reviewer) Explorations by Paul Gordon Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 106
Michael Close (reviewer) Automata by R. Shane Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 107
Michael Close (reviewer) On the Other Side of the Mirror by Cushing Strout Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 107
Michael Close (reviewer) Bande Du Soleil by Nathan Kranzo Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 108
Michael Close (reviewer) The Ends by Nathan Kranzo Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 108
Michael Close (reviewer) The Heat of the Desert by Nathan Kranzo Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 108
Michael Close (reviewer) Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman Oct. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 10) 108
Michael Close (reviewer) Hauntiques: The Bizarre Magic of Christian Chelman by Christian Chelman Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 86
Michael Close (reviewer) Semi-Automatic Card Tricks Volume 6 by Steve Beam Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 87
Michael Close (reviewer) Semi-Automatic Card Tricks Volume 7 by Steve Beam Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 87
Michael Close (reviewer) Sleightly Magical by Dan Buck, Dave Buck Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 88
Michael Close (reviewer) A Modern Trade Show Handbook by Seth Kramer Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 89
Michael Close (reviewer) How to Handle Hecklers by Keith Fields Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 89
Michael Close (reviewer) The Long and the Short of It by Mark Lewis Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 90
Michael Close (reviewer) The World-Famous Bowl Routine by Lance Pierce Feb. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2) 90
Michael Close (reviewer) McBride Magic at the Edge by Jeff McBride Apr. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 4) 56
Michael Close (reviewer) Best of Friends Volume III by Harry Lorayne June 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6) 96
Michael Close (reviewer) Fetsching Magic by Hen Fetsch (written by Robert Kirkwood Spencer) June 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6) 97
Michael Close (reviewer) Unconventional by Christopher Taylor June 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6) 98
Michael Close (reviewer) Brainstorm in My Pajamas by Ronald J. Dayton June 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6) 99
Michael Close (reviewer) Sleightly Entertaining Card Magic of Mark Weston by Mark Weston June 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6) 99
Eric Mead (reviewer) That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny in a Serious World by Michael Close Dec. 2007 Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12) 109
Homer Liwag, Michael Close Body Contact giant contact lense appears, then glasses appear
 		2008 The Rice Papers 5
Michael Close Teller Meets Macbeth on Teller directing the play Macbeth
 		Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 36
Michael Close (reviewer) Card Dupery by Jerry K. Hartman Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 90
Michael Close (reviewer) The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien by Marshall Brodien (written by John Moehring) Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 91
Michael Close (reviewer) Devil of a Bar & Pub by The Scribe Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 92
Michael Close (reviewer) The Blister Book by Jack Kent Tillar Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 92
Michael Close (reviewer) Trio by Jack Kent Tillar Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 93
Michael Close (reviewer) The Second 16th Card Book, Volume 2 by Paul Gordon Feb. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2) 93
Michael Close (reviewer) Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Volume 1 by Nick Trost June 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6) 106
Michael Close (reviewer) The Original Escapes of Arthur Coghlan by Arthur Coghlan June 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6) 107
Michael Close (reviewer) The Ronning Guide to Stage Hypnosis by Geoffrey Ronning June 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6) 108
Michael Close (reviewer) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Faro Shuffle by S. Brent Morris June 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6) 110
Michael Close (reviewer) Proximity Effects by Dee Christopher Oct. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10) 82
Michael Close (reviewer) Silent Magic by Dr. Simon Carmel Oct. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10) 84
Michael Close (reviewer) Cabaret Card Magic by Bill Abbott Oct. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10) 84
Larry West, Michael Close, Christian Scherer, Sveroni Spielschulden / Am Bankschalter with giant bills
Inspired by 2009 ... oder so! 32
Oliver Meech Fortune Telling Fish Plastic fish tells fortune, reveals spectator's card/name
Inspired by 2010 Plot Twists 54
Derek DelGaudio La Mezcla "Bajo-mano"
Inspired by
  • "The Mead/Kennedy False Shuffle" in Michael Close's "Closely Guarded Secrets"
 2010 Spain 2011 16
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Devious Volumes One and Two by Michael Close May 2010 Genii (Vol. 73 No. 5) 79
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift
2013 Confident Deceptions 121
Edward Marlo, Michael Close, Andrew Wimhurst, Patrick Lehnen Jive Aces with whole deck under box kicker
Inspired by 2013 Lecture Notes 11
Michael Close Deck under Box
2013 Lecture Notes 14
Steven Hamilton Tough Travellers ambidextrous travelers in which spectator has jacket on and removes cards as finale
Inspired by 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 49
Tomas Blomberg TB Spread Double double lift from a spread
Inspired byAlso published here 2014 Blomberg Laboratories 55
Joaquín Matas La Ranita
Inspired by 2014 A Fuego Lento — Volumen I 169
Patrick G. Redford The Double MC Kraser Force similar to MC Spread Double Lift (see Close reference), card ends as a single
Inspired by 2014 Applesauce 145
John Lovick That's My Ring! borrowed rings appear to be at several places at once
Inspired by 2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 53
Michael Close Ring Switch
2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 58
Sungwon Kim Spread Cull Double Turnover from the center
Related toAlso published here 2016 Imagery 5
Joaquín Matas Wild Coffee pictures of coffee capsules appear on blank cards, real capsule appears as climax
Inspired by 2016 A Fuego Lento — Volumen II 193
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) The Complete Workers Ebook by Michael CloseAlso published here 2017 Light and Heat 105
Patrick G. Redford King Me Kings face up land next to each other after shuffle, another shuffle and selection is between Kings, third shuffle and two more selections are between Kings and first selection, faro sandwich
  • With Three Selections
  • An Easier Force Position for Three
Inspired byVariations 2017 Temporarily Out of Order 120
Patrick G. Redford Tut Tut Tut Aces turned over in the deck, after a shuffle Aces are found in pairs, next shuffle all Aces are together and after last shuffle selections are trapped in between, faro method
Inspired by 2017 Temporarily Out of Order 126
Patrick G. Redford Velleity named card ends up on top of the deck which is secured by spectator, selection is bent
  • The Bend and Convincer
  • The Cleaning Up
  • Further Advice on Controlling the Called Card
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • Final Thoughts
Related to 2017 Temporarily Out of Order 136
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift
2018 Game Changer 39
Sungwon Kim Spread Cull Double Turnover from the center
Related toAlso published here 2018 Seven Thoughts 6
John Lovick (reviewer) The Paradigm Shift (and Other Moves and Routines That Use Them) by Michael Close May 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 5) 101
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave named card is the only face-down card in deck
Inspired byVariations 2018 Pure Imagination 191
Patrick G. Redford Ultra-Mental Memorized Deck Invisible Deck / Ultra Mental Deck with memorized deck, can be any stack but Redford stack has advantages
Inspired byVariations 2019 Sleightly Out Of Order 40
Tom Frame (reviewer) The Road to Riffsville by Michael Close May 2020 Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5) 85
Michael Close In Memoriam: Norm Nielsen
June 2020 Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6) 14
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Michael Close Facebook Live Broadcasts by Michael Close Mar. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3) 88
Michael Close In Memoriam: Pamela Hayes Thompson
Sep. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 9) 9
Michael Close Foreword
2021 Every Card You Take 8
Michał Kociołek Synch performer and spectator each have half the deck, shuffle it and cut it into four piles, both remember a card from one pile and assemble the packets, the halves are exchanged and dealt, both stop at each others cards
Inspired by 2021 More Plots & Methods 8
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift Double Lift from a spread
Also published here 2021 Stylo 44
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Mastering the Double Lift by Michael Close Mar. 2022 Genii (Vol. 85 No. 3) 76
Nathan Coe Marsh, Michael Close Silk Vanish in Champagne Flute with pull
 		2022 Max Malini 320