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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
S. W. Erdnase	The Divining Rod	blindfolded	Related to The Divining Rod (Jon Racherbaumer, 2007) The Divining Brush (Kez Dearmer, 2019) Variations Psychic DNA (David Ben, 2010)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	174	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / with Knife on the table
Al Baker	Think "Stop"	wax pellet	Related to Speaking Volumes (David Regal, David Ben, 2004) Variations Stop (Simplified Version) (Eric F. Impey, 1928)	1937	Encyclopedia of Card Tricks	323	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Think Stop Trick
Frederick Braue	Braue Poker Deal	getting the aces, faro stack	Variations Bertram, Braue And Ben (David Ben, 2005) Two Routines - One: The Braue Poker Deal Redux (Tony Cabral, 2020)	1940	Expert Card Technique	150	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking
Jack Merlin	Merlin's "Lost" Ace Trick		Related to Double Deal (& Lost Aces) (Patrick Cook, 1979) Lost Aces For Experts (David Ben, Jack Merlin, 2003) Variations McColl's Lost Aces (Eddie McColl, 2013)	1940	Expert Card Technique	233	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
Dai Vernon	Cutting The Aces		Related to Handling Improved (Edward Marlo, 1942) Ace-Cutting without Double-Cutting (David Bendix, 1969) Extra (Bob Hamilton, 1975) The Unadulterated Cutting the Aces (Dai Vernon, 1987) Losing Aces, Cutting Aces (Edward Marlo, 1993) Breather Crimp Application (Al Thatcher, 1993) Variations Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm (Punx, 1977) One-Armed Bandit (Martin A. Nash, 1977) Pseudo (David Britland, 1981) The Cumanes (René Lavand, 1991) Cutting the Aces (Dai Vernon, Al Mann, 1997) Cutting the Aces or any Four of a Kind (Juan Tamariz, 2004) Cutting the Aces (Piet Forton, 2005) Almost Legitimate Cutting the Aces (Harry Riser, 2006) Cortando Los Ases (Áriston, 2017) Cutting the Aces (Johnny Thompson, 2018)	1946	Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
	Everybody's Card, I	transforms into four chosen cards, platform	Related to Everybody's Card, III (David Ben, 2003)	1948	The Royal Road to Card Magic	281	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card
Dai Vernon	The Vernon Poker Demonstration	half deck set-up	Related to Speaking Volumes (Ray Kosby, 2002) The Hay-Dai Stack (Michael Skinner, 2012) Mnemonicosis (José Franco, 2019) Variations Vernon Variation (Stewart James, 1954) Propriétés du chapelet modèle (Claude Rix, 1995) Locating a Deal (Joshua Jay, 2000) Back-to-Back Deals - After Dai Vernon's Formula (Manuel Cuesta, Juan Tamariz, 2004) Vernon-Gagnon Poker Demonstration (Tom Gagnon, 2019) The Principles of Deception (David Ben, 2022) Grand Poker Demonstration (Juan Tamariz, 2022) Also published here The Vernon Poker Routine (Dai Vernon, 1954)	1957	The Dai Vernon Book of Magic	223	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Max Malini	Levitation	cigars, pencil and knife stick to fingers / hand	Related to Magnetic Fingertips - Cigars & Knives (Max Malini, Steve Cohen, 2022) Variations The Levitation of a Cigar (David Ben, 2012)	1962	Malini and His Magic	23	Cigarette/Cigar / Animation Knife & Paddle / Animation
Max Malini	Water from Cane	water drops from cane, same method for weeping coin	Related to Weeping Coin/Weeping Cane (Max Malini, 2022) Variations The Weeping Coin (David Ben, 2012) The Weeping Knife (David Ben, 2012)	1962	Malini and His Magic	45	Liquid / Appearance & Production Cane / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Weeping Coin
Nate Leipzig	Cigarette Paper Prediction	thought of name appears on a cigarette paper	Related to Spirit Writing (Karl Germain, David Ben, 2002)	1963	Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig	141	Paper / Appearing Writing/Photos... Cigarette/Cigar / Miscellaneous
David Bendix, Jon Racherbaumer	The Satiricon	Cardmanship Footnote to Ferris Mirabile Dictu (joke description) Excerpt from a Dialogue Overheard at a Convention (Racherbaumer)		Fall 1969	Hierophant (Issue 1)	31	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
David Bendix	Ace-Cutting without Double-Cutting	alternate way to get into "Cutting The Aces", using faro shuffle	Inspired by Cutting The Aces (Dai Vernon, 1946)	Winter 1969	Hierophant (Issue 2)	74	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
David Bendix, Jon Racherbaumer	The Satiricon	Lester Overton: Tragic Hero (Bendix) Excerpt from the Adventures of Harry Inane (Racherbaumer)		Winter 1969	Hierophant (Issue 2)	79	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
Roy Walton	Oil and Queens	transformation kicker	Variations Oil & Aces (Nick Trost, 1979) Water and Oil Barrons (William P. Miesel, 1982) Ascension (Philip T. Goldstein, 1982) A Load Of..... (Paul Brignall, 1983) So These Must Be... (Stephen Tucker, 1983) Oel und Asse (Richard Vollmer, 1985 ca.) Öl und wASSEr (Roberto Giobbi, 1987) Ascension (Philip T. Goldstein, 1990) Oil & Water Plus (Dave Campbell, 1992) Age of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992) Dave Bendix Variation (David Bendix, 1992) Age Of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992) An Odin Sequel (Peter Duffie, 1993) Before Reason (Terry LaGerould, 1993) Mixing With Royalty (Steven Hamilton, 1998) Oils Well That Ends Well (Mark Mason, 2000) Der Frauenschwarm (Sveroni, 2008) Another "Oil and Queens" (Nick Trost, 2008) Oil and Aces (Nick Trost, 2011) Oil an Queens Poker Hand (Nick Trost, 2011) Expertalk: Alfredo Alvarez on Finessed Oil & Queens (Alfredo Alvarez, 2022) Also published here Oil and Queens (Roy Walton, 1981)	1969	The Devil's Playthings	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
David Bendix, Jerry Printz	The Satiricon	La Fleury, Pagan Cardicienne Dove Droppings from all Over Ask the Millwright		Spring 1970	Hierophant (Issue 3)	127	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
David Bendix, Jon Racherbaumer	The Satiricon	Further Cardmanship - part two Publisher's Postscript: A Riposte Rather than a Rip-off		Fall-Spring 1971	Hierophant (Issue 5-6)	260	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
David Bendix	Sloppy Drunk Poker	see page 16 for correction	Inspired by "Slop Poker" (Pete Biro, Lecture Notes #1)	Jan. 1972	Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 1)	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Daley/Diaconis Poker Plot
David Bendix	Ethnic Card Trick			1976	Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 11)	148	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
David Ben	Holy Smoke	rolled flash paper becomes cigarette, two half dollars appear and change into bill		Jan. 1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)	972	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Cigarette Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Cigarette/Cigar / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous Bill / Transformation / Other Object / Coins
Stephen Tucker	Coin Problem	coin travels to match box, posed as problem	Variations Solutions - Coin Problem (Michael D. Pettitt, 1982) Expedition (David Bentley, 1983)	July 1982	Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)	285	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous
David Ben	Check-Out Time	check in restaurant is torn, pieces vanished, reappear in purse		July 1983	Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 7)	793	Paper / Torn & Restored
Edward Marlo	Instant Card to Wallet	loading in lap, using David Bendix Bombshell wallet		1983	Marlo's Plus Package	43	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Edward Marlo	Rapid Transit	card in wallet transposes with card in deck, signed, using David Bendix Bombshell wallet		1983	Marlo's Plus Package	50	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
David Bentley	Expedition	solutions to posed coin problem	Inspired by Coin Problem (Stephen Tucker, 1982)	Apr. 1983	Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24)	464	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous
David Ben	Ringing in the Gaff	matrix effect with dice or sugar cubes		1984	Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)	314	Dice (small) / Traveling Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Chink-a-Chink
David Ben	How Sweet It Is!	bill in sugar packet		Apr. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 4)	1050	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
David Ben	Shorter and Sweeter	Sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee	Also published here Bitter Sweet (David Ben, 2003)	Nov. 1985	Epoptica (Issue 7)	427	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber	Invisible Triumph	rough smooth, for credit information see reference	Related to Invisible Triumph (Jim Krenz, 1994) Shake, Shuffle, And Twist (Steve Bedwell, 1995) Invisible Triumph (David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, 2003) Invisible Triumph (Michael Powers, 2006) Triunfo Invisible (Gabi Pareras, 2014)	May 1986	Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 5)	1207	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
David Ben	Extension of Credit	credit card is visibly strechted	Also published here Extension of Credit (David Ben, 2003)	July 1987	Epoptica (Issue 9)	493	Credit Card / Transformation
Edward Marlo	Packet Switches - First Method	handling for drag/peel switch	Inspired by Switch by Arthur Hastings & David Bendix (Hugard's Magic Monthly, Oct. 1956) Related to Multiple top switch (Jack Carpenter, 1994) Also published here The New Tops, Feb. 1965	1988	M.I.N.T. — Volume I	128	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Peel Switch
	Click! Click!	David Ben, Ross Bertram, FISM, Fay Presto's 40th birthday		June 1988	Opus (Vol. 1 No. 10)	3	Articles / Columns
David Bendix	Bendix Bombshell Wallet	description and routine		1991	Card to Wallet	124	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
David Bendix	Dave Bendix Variation	4&4	Inspired by Oil and Queens (Roy Walton, 1969) Also published here Dave Bendix Variation (David Bendix, 1992)	1992	Card Finesse II	276	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
David Ben	Ross Bertram 1912-1992			Aug. 1992	Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)	28	Articles / Obituary
David Bendix	Dave Bendix Variation	4&4	Also published here Dave Bendix Variation (David Bendix, 1992)	Oct. 1992	Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)	52	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Jim Krenz	Invisible Triumph	spectator shuffles, all card roughed on back	Related to Invisible Triumph (Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber, 1986)	1994	Notable Magic!	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Jack Carpenter	Multiple top switch	cards are switched as top card of packet is peeled on deck, see "Errata" in Issue #3 (p. 32) for crediting info	Related to Packet Switches - First Method (Edward Marlo, 1988) Errata (Stephen Hobbs, 1995) Multiple Top Switch (Edward Marlo, 1998) "Close-Up Top Change II" (Arthur Hastings & David Bendix, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 14, No. 5, Oct. 1956, p. 481)	1994	Labyrinth (Issue 1)	17	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Peel Switch
Steve Bedwell	Shake, Shuffle, And Twist	invisible deck / Triumph combo	Related to Invisible Triumph (Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber, 1986) Also published here Shake, Shuffle, and Twist (Steve Bedwell, 1996)	1995	The Innovations Collection	5	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Ross Bertram, Emil Jarrow	Sleeving Techniques of Ross Bertram and Emil Jarrow	general comments, described by David Ben		Winter 1996	The Looking Glass (Issue 1)	11	Sleeving Techniques
Rob Allen (reviewer)	David Ben is... The Conjuror	by David Ben		Aug. 1996	Magic (Vol. 5 No. 12)	60	Reviews / Shows
Ken McCreedy	The Players	on David Ben's "The Conjuror"		Aug. 1996	Magic (Vol. 5 No. 12)	62	Articles / Articles
David Solomon, Eugene Burger	On David Bendix	short interview		1997	Solomon's Mind	45	Articles / Interviews
John Pert	Ben's Back	Letters David Ben		Feb. 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 6)	16	Articles / Letters
David Ben (reviewer)	The State Of The Art	Ragtime: The Musical		Feb. 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 6)	44	Reviews / Shows
Patrick Watson, David Ben, David Peck	In Their Words: Patrick Watson & David Ben			July 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 11)	38	Articles / Interviews
V. Robert Allen (reviewer)	David Ben is... The Conjuror	by David Ben		July 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 11)	41	Reviews / Shows
David Callahan, David Ben, Derek Lavertu, George U Lyon, Richard Buffum, Gregg Webb, Ken Meaux	Messages			Mar. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)	12	Articles / Letters
Jamy Ian Swiss	David Ben: The Conjuror			June 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)	20	Articles / Biographical
David Ben	Developing a Show			June 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)	26	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Oranges à la Raymond			June 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)	33	Articles / Articles
Patrick Watson	Patrick Watson on Patrick Watson	on David Ben		June 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)	36	Articles / Articles
David Ben	The Conjuror's Dream	Miser's Dream routine	Also published here The Conjurer's Dream (David Ben, 2003)	June 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)	38	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Handkerchief Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Miser's Dream
David Ben	The Allen Kennedy Center Deal Exposed			Dec. 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)	42	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Center Deal / Push Out
David Ben	Career Management	Guest Editorial		Feb. 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 6)	27	Articles / Columns
David Ben	Karl Germain			May 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)	56	Articles / Articles
Karl Germain, David Ben	Spirit Writing	thought-of name appears on a cigarette paper	Related to Cigarette Paper Prediction (Nate Leipzig, 1963)	May 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)	56	Paper / Appearing Writing/Photos...
David Ben	Pellet Switch	with bottle cap		May 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)	58	Billet / Switches
David Ben	Thought Duplication	blindfolded		May 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)	69	Mental Magic / Effects / Design Duplication
Michael Close (reviewer)	Advantage Play: The Manager's Guide to Creative Problem Solving	by David Ben		Mar. 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 7)	39	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
David Ben	Introduction			2003	Tricks	vii	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	Postage Prediction	prediction of the value and country of stamp, double faced stamp force	Also published here Postage Prediction (David Ben, 2003)	2003	Tricks	3	Stamp (postal) / Prediction
David Ben	Just Another Packet Trick	destroyed bill in sugar packet		2003	Tricks	6	Bill / Torn & Restored Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
David Ben	Bitter Sweet	Sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee	Also published here Shorter and Sweeter (David Ben, 1985)	2003	Tricks	11	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
David Ben	Extension of Credit	credit card is visibly strechted, with Repeat Presentation	Also published here Extension of Credit (David Ben, 1987)	2003	Tricks	13	Credit Card / Transformation
David Ben	Bad Habits	cigarette through bottle cap		2003	Tricks	19	Cigarette/Cigar / Penetration Bottle / Bottle Caps / Miscellaneous
David Ben	Worse Habits	cups & balls with a cigarette paper and a bottle cap		2003	Tricks	23	Paper / Miscellaneous Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Bottle / Bottle Caps / Miscellaneous
David Ben	Spirit Writing	named word appears on cigarette paper		2003	Tricks	27	Paper / Appearing Writing/Photos... Paper / Mental Stuff
David Ben	Ringing In The Gaff	matrix effect with sugar cubes	Variations Elevated Matrix (Anthony Owen, 2017)	2003	Tricks	30	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Chink-a-Chink
David Ben	Wine and Roses	Floating Rose		2003	Tricks	33	Flower / Real / Floatation
David Ben	Out Of The Ordinary			2003	Tricks	35	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Remember and Forget			2003	Tricks	41	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Remember and Forget
David Ben	Dribble Side Jog	retaining separation while dribbling		2003	Tricks	42	Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
David Ben	Top Card Glimpse			2003	Tricks	43	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top and Bottom at once Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top or near Top
David Ben	Dunbury Drop			2003	Tricks	46	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)
David Ben	Window To The Soul			2003	Tricks	49	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Open Prediction Theme
David Ben	Stop! The Lucky Prediction	spectator finds predicted card		2003	Tricks	52	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates
David Ben	Just Four Variety	odd poker hand transforms into a Royal Flush		2003	Tricks	54	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Pokerhand Transformations
David Ben	Turnover Travelers			2003	Tricks	56	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers
David Ben	Book Spread Turnover on Table	or Bilis?		2003	Tricks	58	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
David Ben	Oil and Water			2003	Tricks	61	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color
David Ben	Tabled Biddle Spread			2003	Tricks	63	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Table Spreads
David Ben, Jack Merlin	Lost Aces For Experts		Inspired by Merlin's "Lost" Ace Trick (Jack Merlin, 1940)	2003	Tricks	66	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
David Ben, John Scarne, Charles Bertram	Scarne-Bertram Prediction	card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction	Also published here Scarne-Bertram Prediction (John Scarne, Ross Bertram, 2008)	2003	Tricks	71	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
David Ben	Card On Ceiling			2003	Tricks	74	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall
David Ben	Career Management			2003	Tricks	77	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Devaluation Detailed	half dollar transforms into dime, dime vanishes		2003	Tricks	83	Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Miscellaneous
David Ben	Gravity Sleeving			2003	Tricks	83	Coin / Sleights / Sleeving
David Ben	Wonder Coin	coin through hand, coin above chose card, melts through cards in second phase leaving hole, see also Bob Farmer's "Journey to the Center of the Deck" (Linking Ring Sep. 1983)		2003	Tricks	85	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Hand Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer	Invisible Triumph	rough smooth		2003	Tricks	90	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
David Ben	In-the-Hands Zarrow Shuffle	tilt		2003	Tricks	91	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / In the Hands Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
David Ben	Alpha Faux	presentation for "Alpha Mental": computer predicts chosen word		2003	Tricks	95	CD & Record Newspaper / Newspaper Test
David Ben	Zip Mindreading	book test presentation: computer predicts words	Also published here Zip Mindreading (David Ben, 2003)	2003	Tricks	98	Book / Book Test / Routines
David Ben	Psychic Cellular	cell-phone guesses the chosen card	Also published here Psychic Cellular (David Ben, 2003)	2003	Tricks	100	Cellular Phone & Smartphone Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
David Ben	Cocktail Wizard			2003	Tricks	102	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
David Ben	Listen To Me			2003	Tricks	103	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Restoration Theatre	bill in envelope is burned and restored from the ashes		2003	Tricks	109	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
David Ben	Matchless Psychometry	spectators write phone numbers inside matchboxes, performer returns each to spectator	Variations The Bridge: An Approach to Walk-Around Mentalism (Luke Jermay, 2008)	2003	Tricks	113	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox/Matchbook Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects
David Ben	Abstract Thought	performer paints magic square for a thought-of age.		2003	Tricks	117	Clipboard Numbers / Magic Square Paper / Mental Stuff Mental Magic / Effects / Telepathy
David Ben	Tossed On Stage	tossed out deck version, five spectators	Variations Pokerface (Bill Abbott, 2008)	2003	Tricks	119	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
David Ben	Design Duplication	performer draws thought-of symbols, using stooge		2003	Tricks	125	Mental Magic / Effects / Design Duplication
David Ben	Everybody's Card, III		Inspired by Everybody's Card, I (1948) Variations La Carta de Todos (Roberto Mansilla, 2017)	2003	Tricks	128	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card
David Ben	Parlor Secrets	Length of Performance Length of Individual Tricks Type of Tricks Be Seen/Be Heard Set the Stage Get On - Get Off Program Placement Add Value Illusions Image Enhancement		2003	Tricks	133	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Alchemy Revisited	using pochettes and a second ring	Related to Ring on Stick (Ross Bertram, 2003) Also published here Alchemy Revisited (David Ben, 2022)	2003	Tricks	143	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
Michael Weber, David Ben	rapid off and on sequence	flick move	Also published here Rapid off and on Sequence (Michael Weber, David Ben, 2022)	2003	Tricks	144	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
David Ben	The Conjurer's Dream	Miser's Dream routine	Also published here The Conjuror's Dream (David Ben, 2000)	2003	Tricks	147	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Handkerchief Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Miser's Dream
David Ben	Cards To Pocket	ten cards		2003	Tricks	150	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Up the Sleeve type
David Ben	Coin Duplication			2003	Tricks	159	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
David Ben	Tricks			2003	Tricks	161	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Scripts	the scripts for Alchemy Revisited The Conjuror's Dream Cards to Pocket		2003	Tricks	162	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Acknowledgements			2003	Tricks	175	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	A Tribute to Ross Bertram			Mar. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)	30	Articles / Biographical
David Ben	Master Class	on Ross Bertram		Mar. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)	39	Articles / Articles
Ross Bertram	Ring on Stick		Related to Alchemy Revisited (David Ben, 2003)	Mar. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)	51	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
Karl Johnson	The Many Roles of The Conjuror	on David Ben's show		May 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)	68	Articles / Articles
Tony Giorgio	The Center Deal: Fact or Fiction?	The Giorgio Letters	Related to David Ben Responds (David Ben, 2003) In Response (Tony Giorgio, 2003) A Reply (Karl Johnson, 2003) An Open Letter (James Swain, 2003)	Oct. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 10)	84	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / General Comments Articles / Columns
David Ben	David Ben Responds	on the Center Deal	Related to The Center Deal: Fact or Fiction? (Tony Giorgio, 2003)	Oct. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 10)	86	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / General Comments
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Tricks	by David Ben		Nov. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)	90	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
James Swain	An Open Letter	to Tony Giorgio and David Ben, on the Center Deal	Related to The Center Deal: Fact or Fiction? (Tony Giorgio, 2003)	Dec. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12)	64	Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / General Comments
David Ben	Three Tricks from Tricks			Nov. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)	72	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Postage Prediction	prediction of the value and country of stamp, double faced stamp force	Also published here Postage Prediction (David Ben, 2003)	Nov. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)	73	Stamp (postal) / Prediction
David Ben	Zip Mindreading	book test presentation: computer predicts words	Also published here Zip Mindreading (David Ben, 2003)	Nov. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)	74	Book / Book Test / Routines
David Ben	Psychic Cellular	cell-phone guesses the chosen card	Also published here Psychic Cellular (David Ben, 2003)	Nov. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)	74	Cellular Phone & Smartphone Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
David Regal, David Ben	Speaking Volumes		Related to Think "Stop" (Al Baker, 1937)	Oct. 2004	Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)	19	Articles / Columns
Michael Close (reviewer)	Tricks	by David Ben		Feb. 2004	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 6)	30	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
David Ben	Bertram, Braue And Ben	combination with 2 more phases: 6 handed deal, Texas Hold'em deal, table faros	Inspired by Braue Poker Deal (Frederick Braue, 1940)	Oct. 2005	The Penumbra (Issue 9)	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Hold em
Ross Bertram, David Ben, S. W. Erdnase	Tabled Multiple Shift			Oct. 2005	The Penumbra (Issue 9)	12	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Tabled
David Ben	Six Player Stack	using table faros and false dealing		Oct. 2005	The Penumbra (Issue 9)	14	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	David Ben: Tricks	by David Ben		Feb. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 2)	34	Reviews / Shows
David Ben	Ben on Tricks	comments on pieces in his show The Rapping Hand The Butterfly and Fan The Symphony of the Rings		Feb. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 2)	36	Articles / Articles
Michael Powers	Invisible Triumph	selection turns over in other deck then Triumph with original deck, rough smooth & cheek to cheek combination	Related to Invisible Triumph (Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber, 1986)	2006	Power Plays	159	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
David Ben	Vernon: The Man Who Fooled Houdini	on Dai Vernon		June 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)	52	Articles / Biographical
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Dai Vernon: A Biography	by Dai Vernon (written by David Ben)		July 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 7)	93	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
David Ben	No Big Deal: The Magical Life of Allan Slaight			Aug. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)	44	Articles / Biographical
David Ben	A Magicana Tribute to Allan Slaight			Aug. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)	66	Articles / Chapter Heading
David Ben	Reflected Writings	chosen card divined humorously from answers to questions and scribble by spectator		Aug. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)	74	Cards / Principles / Shiner Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
David Ben, Bernard Bilis	Tabled Spread Turnover		Also published here Tabled Spread Turnover (David Ben, Bernard Bilis, 2011)	2007	Random Walk	18	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
Bill Abbott	Pokerface		Inspired by Tossed On Stage (David Ben, 2003)	2008	Cabaret Card Magic	13	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
John Scarne, Ross Bertram	Scarne-Bertram Prediction	card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction	Also published here Scarne-Bertram Prediction (David Ben, John Scarne, Charles Bertram, 2003)	2008	Prolix (Issue 5)	273	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
David Ben	After the Shuffle	on the Zarrow Shuffle		Feb. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)	56	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
David Ben	Vernon. It all started with Vernon.	long essay on the Zarrow Shuffle, credit information, reproduced letters and excerpts from early books		Feb. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)	61	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Revelation	by Dai Vernon (written by David Ben)	Also published here Revelation (Jamy Ian Swiss, Dai Vernon, David Ben, 2017)	July 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)	96	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Luke Jermay	The Bridge: An Approach to Walk-Around Mentalism	The New Mind psychometry routine with business cards	Inspired by Sneak Thief (Larry Becker, 1992) Matchless Psychometry (David Ben, 2003)	Oct. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)	21	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Zarrow: Lifetime of Magic	by Herb Zarrow (written by David Ben)		Nov. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 11)	106	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
David Ben	No Big Deal	on Allan Slaight		2008	Spins & Needles	13	Articles / Biographical Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	Acknowledgements			2008	Spins & Needles	187	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	And the Oscar Goes to...	Oscar candidates are divined	Inspired by "Dead Name Duplication" (Ted Annemann, 1932) Variations And the Oscar Goes to... (David Ben, 2009)	Oct. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))	8	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Mental Magic / Principles / Prediction switched for Spectator's own writing
David Ben	And the Oscar Goes to...	Oscar candidates are divined	Inspired by And the Oscar Goes to... (David Ben, 2009) "Dead Name Duplication" (Ted Annemann, 1932)	2009	The Jinx — 75 Years	8	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Mental Magic / Principles / Prediction switched for Spectator's own writing
Burton S. Sperber	David Ben	mini bio		2010	Miracles of my Friends II	12	Articles / Biographical
David Ben	Psychic DNA	blindfolded, knife balances on finger and points out selected card	Inspired by The Divining Rod (S. W. Erdnase, 1902)	2010	Miracles of my Friends II	13	Knife & Paddle / Animation Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / with Knife on the table
David Ben, Bernard Bilis	Tabled Spread Turnover		Also published here Tabled Spread Turnover (David Ben, Bernard Bilis, 2007)	2011	Maelstrom	74	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
Steve Beam	The Trapdoor Issue #5	on Creating Magic, Stewart James, David Ben, Credit Check	Related to Creating Magic (Steve Beam, 1984)	2011	The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue Addendum)	xv	Articles / Articles
Roy Walton, David Ben	Quotable Quotes		Also published here Wall Street Journal, June 25-26, 2011 Magic Circular, March 2011	2011	Prolix (Issue 9)	602	Articles / Articles
Msgr. Vincent Foy, David Ben	The David Ben Shuffle	unclear wether by David Ben or dedicated to him		2011	A Cut Above	210	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / One handed Shuffles
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Herb Zarrow	Gilbreath's Second Principle	Spectator shuffles the cards, deals out five hands, one of the hands is a good hand, but the hand of the imaginary partner gets a straight flush, uses ideas from Herb Zarrow and Ron Wohl	Related to "U-shuffle Poker" (David Ben, Zarrow, A Lifetime of Magic) Variations Gilbreath Poker (Matt Baker, 2019)	2012	Magical Mathematics	66	Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Spectator gets winning Hand
Richard Kaufman	David Ben			May 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 5)	52	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Max Malini: Bigger Than Life			Oct. 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)	48	Articles / Biographical
David Ben	Scotch and Cigars	intro to tricks from Max Malini		Oct. 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)	72	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	The Weeping Coin		Inspired by Water from Cane (Max Malini, 1962) Related to Weeping Coin/Weeping Cane (Max Malini, 2022)	Oct. 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)	72	Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Weeping Coin
David Ben	The Weeping Knife		Inspired by Water from Cane (Max Malini, 1962) Related to Weeping Coin/Weeping Cane (Max Malini, 2022)	Oct. 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)	74	Liquid / Appearance & Production Knife & Paddle / Miscellaneous
David Ben	The Levitation of a Cigar	cigar clings to hand	Inspired by Levitation (Max Malini, 1962) Related to Magnetic Fingertips - Cigars & Knives (Max Malini, Steve Cohen, 2022)	Oct. 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10)	76	Cigarette/Cigar / Animation
Gabi Pareras	Triunfo Invisible	invisible deck / Triumph combo	Related to Invisible Triumph (Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber, 1986)	2014	Rutinas II	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Arthur Hastings, David Bendix, Edward Marlo	Talazac Switch Variation	with a break, top card face up		2014	Mayhew	74	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Peel Switch
John Lovick (reviewer)	The Experts at the Card Table	by S. W. Erdnase (written by David Ben)		Oct. 2015	Genii (Vol. 78 No. 10)	78	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
David Ben	Julie Eng: Buried Treasure			Dec. 2016	Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)	78	Articles / Biographical
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Revelation	by Dai Vernon (written by David Ben)	Also published here Revelation (Jamy Ian Swiss, Dai Vernon, David Ben, 2008)	2017	Light and Heat	117	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Noah Levine	Balancing Acts: David Ben's Hocus Pocus at the Soulpepper Theater	I. Shuffle Work II. Sprezzetura III. Academics		Apr. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)	80	Articles / Biographical Articles / Articles
David Ben	Thoughts on the Stevens Control			Apr. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)	85	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks
David Ben	A Tough Knife to Swallow			Apr. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)	90	Knife & Paddle / Vanish
David Ben	With a Grain of Salt			Apr. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)	92	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Penguin Live Lecture: David Ben	by David Ben		Nov. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 11)	104	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer)	David Ben Live	by David Ben		Dec. 2017	Genii (Vol. 80 No. 12)	101	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Anthony Owen	Elevated Matrix	ring as substitute	Inspired by High Hoe (Jay Sankey, 1990) Ringing In The Gaff (David Ben, 2003)	2017	Secrets	106	Coin / Gaffed / Sticky Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Four Cards
Roberto Mansilla	La Carta de Todos	joker changes into three selections	Inspired by Everybody's Card, III (David Ben, 2003)	2017	Naypes	99	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card
David Ben	In Memoriam: John Thompson			May 2019	Genii (Vol. 82 No. 5)	12	Articles / Obituary
David Bendix, Arthur Hastings	Close-Up Top Change II	sort of Le Temps Switch with one card face up	Also published here "Close-Up Top Change II" (Arthur Hastings & David Bendix, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 14, No. 5, Oct. 1956, p. 481)	2019	The Illusioneer	22	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Peel Switch
Joe M. Turner	Zarrowskill	with three written prediction	Inspired by Herb Zarrow's "Minimal Miraskill" in David Ben's "Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic"	2020	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12	88	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miraskill & Variations
David Ben	Foreword			2020	Sleights & Insights	12	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	In Memoriam: John Allan Slaight			Nov. 2021	Genii (Vol. 84 No. 11)	10	Articles / Obituary
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer)	Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic	by Dai Vernon (written by David Ben)		Dec. 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 12)	82	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Max Malini	Weeping Coin/Weeping Cane	water drops from cane, same method for weeping coin Weeping Cane (or Knife like David Ben)	Related to Water from Cane (Max Malini, 1962) The Weeping Coin (David Ben, 2012) The Weeping Knife (David Ben, 2012)	2022	Max Malini	199	Liquid / Appearance & Production Knife & Paddle / Miscellaneous Cane / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Weeping Coin
Max Malini, Steve Cohen	Magnetic Fingertips - Cigars & Knives	discussion of Malini's performances and various possible methods, cigar or knife cling to finger tips 1. Adhesive Applied to the Fingertips 2. Standard Lift Grip 3. A Clip-On Attachment The Malini Routine	Related to Levitation (Max Malini, 1962) The Levitation of a Cigar (David Ben, 2012)	2022	Max Malini	327	Cigarette/Cigar / Animation Knife & Paddle / Animation
David Ben	Dai Vernon: An Introduction			2022	Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic	10	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic			2022	Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic	14	Articles / Biographical
David Ben	Constellations of Magic	on schools of magic and Dai Vernon's influence		2022	Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic	24	Articles / Magic History
David Ben	Dai Vernon: The Professor	The Forties The Fifties America's Greatest Man of Magic Vernon was Wonderful! Au revoir, Dai Vernon The Sixties The Seventies		2022	Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic	38	Articles / Biographical
David Ben	Thunderstruck	on Dai Vernon's classic routines		2022	Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic	116	Articles / Articles
David Ben	Introduction			2022	Alchemy	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Ben	The Tragic Rhythm	routine structure		2022	Alchemy	3	Articles / Theory & Essays
David Ben	The Principles of Deception	Aces lost face up, center deal demonstration Notes on The Principles of Deception	Inspired by The Vernon Poker Demonstration (Dai Vernon, 1957)	2022	Alchemy	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / False Dealing Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Hold em
David Ben	Alchemy Revisited	using pochettes and a second ring	Also published here Alchemy Revisited (David Ben, 2003)	2022	Alchemy	24	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
Michael Weber, David Ben	Rapid off and on Sequence	flick move	Also published here rapid off and on sequence (Michael Weber, David Ben, 2003)	2022	Alchemy	42	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
Francis Menotti (reviewer)	Alchemy	by David Ben		Oct. 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)	92	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes

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