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Juan Tamariz The Display Pass for credit information see reference
Related to 2000
Card College — Volume 4
985
Roberto Giobbi, Roy Walton Catch 22 direct handling
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
990
Roberto Giobbi Tilt Introduction, credit information
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
995
Roberto Giobbi Final Thought
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1001
Roberto Giobbi Card Collection
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1002
Roberto Giobbi Flourishes, Part 3
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1013
Roberto Giobbi Reverses, Part 2
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1027
Roberto Giobbi The Swing-cut Reverse
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1029
Roberto Giobbi Turnovers introduction
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
1043
Bruce Cervon, Roberto Giobbi The All-around Square-up Turnover
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1045
Al Leech, Roberto Giobbi, Frank Garcia Ace-capades aces lost and found, change to kings, aces found again
Inspired by 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1055
Roberto Giobbi The Structure of Magic
Related toAlso published here 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1057
Roberto Giobbi The Magic Pyramid
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1059
Roberto Giobbi The System
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1060
Roberto Giobbi Effects, Intellectual and Emotional
  • The Intellectual Effect
  • The Emotional Effect
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
1065
Roberto Giobbi The Magic Iceberg
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1067
Roberto Giobbi Final Thoughts
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1068
Roberto Giobbi Bibliographic Notes
2000
Card College — Volume 4
1070
Roberto Giobbi A Case for Premonition one unprepared deck
Related toAlso published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
56
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Card College, Volume 4 by Roberto Giobbi Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
74
Michael Close (reviewer) Card College 4 by Roberto Giobbi July 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 11)
29
Riffle Force
Related to 2001
Try the Impossible
199
David Stone Surprise Index signed card lost in deck, spectator choses three random card and puts coin on one, it is the wrong card, on other side of coin a card index is shown, it matches selection, wrong card changes into selection with matching corner missing
Related toAlso published here 2001
CocOOn
13
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Taped Live at the 7th Close-Up Magic Symposium by Roberto Giobbi Dec. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)
79
Roberto Giobbi Inside Out introduction and Bocuse's recipe for fried eggs
Also published here May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
71
Roberto Giobbi Manipulated Hazard four Aces and Royal Flush are produced
Also published here May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
72
Roberto Giobbi Gestalt
May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
73
Roberto Giobbi Ireland Red-Black Shuffle with break to eliminate long single run
Also published here May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
74
Roberto Giobbi SLOWR - Runup With Overhand Shuffle using lift shuffle
Also published here May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
75
Roberto Giobbi Flash Overture two coins are produced, silk appears in flash, third coin produced
 		May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
78
Roberto Giobbi The Sound Travelers three coins into champagne glass one by one
 		May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
80
Roberto Giobbi Foreword
2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
1
Juan Tamariz Set-Up in front of Spectators setting up a small group of cards in routine
Related to 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
37
Roberto Giobbi On John Ramsay
  • The Genii Session

  • Personal Moments
  • The Man
  • His Philosophy of Magic
 		Jan. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 1)
18
Roberto Giobbi Expert Card Technique
  • The Genii Session
general observations on the book
  • The Journey Begins
  • A Classic of Card Magic
  • The Material in Expert Card Technique and its Authorship
  • The Theory
  • How to Read Expert Card Technique
  • Acknowledgements
 		Mar. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 3)
18
Roberto Giobbi Expert Card Technique, Part II
  • The Genii Session
intro to discussion of several items
 		May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi The Double Lift Turnover commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi The Side Slip commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi False Shuffle Retaining Top Stock commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi Crimps commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi Separating the Colors commentary and correction, slop shuffle
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi The Rear Palm commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi Rub-A-Dub-Dub commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi The Vanishing Pack commentary, with handkerchief
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi The Psychic Stop! commentary and control handling
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi Crystal Thought commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Seventh Son commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Twenty-Sixth Location commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
25
Roberto Giobbi Swiss Stories
  • The Genii Session
anecdotes
  • The Miser's Dream
  • Fees
  • How I Got Out of the Army
 		July 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 7)
16
Roberto Giobbi Mirror of the Mind
  • The Genii Session
identity of card is reflected in mirror from blank card
  • The Card in the Mirror of the Mind
Also published here Sep. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9)
21
Roberto Giobbi Celebrating Juan at 60 on Juan Tamariz
 		Oct. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)
40
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz Celebrating Juan at 60: Interview
Oct. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)
42
Roberto Giobbi Simplification
  • The Genii Session
 		Nov. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 11)
24
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Card College Volume 1: Ebook with Video by Roberto Giobbi Dec. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 12)
84
Aaron Smith (reviewer) Card College 4 by Roberto Giobbi Jan./Feb. 2002
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
43
Michael Close (reviewer) Roberto Giobbi Taped Live! by Roberto Giobbi Jan. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)
28
Michael Close (reviewer) Card College Volume 1 Ebook by Roberto Giobbi Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
45
Al Baker The Jet-Propelled Card unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
391
Roberto Giobbi Introduction to Volume 5
2003
Card College — Volume 5
lxiii
Roberto Giobbi Versatile Jokers
  • Adding or Subtracting Special Cards
  • Starting with Jokers and Special Cards in the Card Case
  • Gimmicked Jokers
  • Jokers and Simple Setups
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1099
Roberto Giobbi Three-card Monte idea of using the jokers for monte
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1103
Roberto Giobbi, Fred Kaps Twin Fools selection jumps between two tabled jokers, second phase into card case
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1104
Roberto Giobbi The Overhand Lift Shuffle Run-up
Also published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1113
Roberto Giobbi, Laurie Ireland, Charles T. Jordan On the Red-black Overhand Shuffle finesse to eliminate long single run
Related toAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1119
Roberto Giobbi The Overhand Shuffle Glimpse
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1122
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz Step-by-step Revelation selection found, used to build a setup for next trick
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1124
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz Secret Setup strategy for setting up small setups in front of an audience, with trick examples
Related to 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1125
Roberto Giobbi Effect Using a Partial Deck strategy for building small setups in front of an audience
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1127
Roberto Giobbi Obtaining a Duplicate of a Spectator's Signature ruse to get duplicate signature, first attempt apparently smudged
Related toAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1134
Herb Zarrow, Roberto Giobbi A Psychological Test spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Inspired by
  • "Matched Revolvers" (Herb Zarrow, Linking Ring, July 1977)
Related toAlso published here 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1139
Roberto Giobbi Strange Harmony Giobbi's solution to problem 8, two handlings
Related to 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1146
John Scarne, Roberto Giobbi Affinity in Numbers Prediction
Variations 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1153
Walter B. Gibson, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Blackstone The Happy Birthday Card Trick card found by dealing to song lyrics, from Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks
Related to 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1157
Roberto Giobbi The Quick Change Artists Queens change one by one into Aces
Also published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1163
Frederick Braue, Roberto Giobbi Braue Addition Handling brief
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1166
Roberto Giobbi Biddle to Pinch Grip
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1167
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Countdown Stop 1-x-1 set-up
Inspired by 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1170
Roberto Giobbi Pasteboard Blendo
Also published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1174
Roberto Giobbi, Father Cyprian, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Coalaces four aces change into single selection
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1178
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi How Lucky Can You Get?
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1188
Roberto Giobbi Using "Sign of Four" to Close an Act deck is sorted in new pack order after ace production
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1202
Roberto Giobbi, Henry Christ Study for Four Aces
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1207
Charlie Miller, Roberto Giobbi The Joker is a Diakka joker placed aside, ace with three x cards on table, other aces vanish, pile becomes four jokers, joker becomes ace, then pile becomes aces again
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1220
Roberto Giobbi Packet Switch addition and switch handling
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1222
Bill Simon, Roberto Giobbi, Edward Marlo Multiple Lift Display Sequence
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1227
Roberto Giobbi The Knowledgeable Cards
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1233
Roberto Giobbi Top Change Handling for a kicker transformation at end of routine
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1238
Roberto Giobbi Slow Henry
Inspired by 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1239
Roberto Giobbi Switch-Out Sequence as aces are removed from deck two of them are switched out
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1239
Roberto Giobbi The History of Playing Cards all values are spelt out in piles, Ace through King are on top of the piles
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1253
Roberto Giobbi The Homesick Jesters
Also published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1260
Roberto Giobbi Packet Switch Handling
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1261
Roberto Giobbi The Endless Loop finding a card before it is selected
Related toAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1269
Roberto Giobbi Stop! psychological
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1276
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Travers, Dai Vernon Fantasist at the Card Table draw poker, stud poker, blackjack, bridge
Related to 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1285
Steve Belchou, Roberto Giobbi The Poker Player's Royal Flush Aces are cut to, royal flush appears as well
Related toVariations 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1298
Roberto Giobbi Poker Burn
Inspired by 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1303
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Mind- and Sightless
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1318
Jerome Sharp, Roberto Giobbi Telekinesis
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1326
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz The Color-Changing Deck red/blue double backer
Inspired by 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1333
Roberto Giobbi SuperLative Lover kiss appears on face of selection, its back becomes red
Related toAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1344
Roberto Giobbi The Joker Folds Up Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Also published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1349
Roberto Giobbi, Larry Jennings All's Well That Ends Well red-black shuffle, Triumph, single ambitious phase, time-travel presentation
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1361
Roberto Giobbi, Paul LePaul On the LePaul Envelope Set
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1367
Roberto Giobbi Wallet Bound card to envelope inside wallet
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1375
Roberto Giobbi Lines and Bits: Humorous and Practical
  • General Considerations on the Use of Jokes and Lines
  • Humor for Various Situations
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1385
Roberto Giobbi Bibliographic Notes
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1395
Karl Johnson (reviewer) Card Clinic Debuts In Manhattan by Roberto Giobbi, Jamy Ian Swiss Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
36
Roberto Giobbi The Deck of Tricks
  • The Genii Session
practice tool, writing tricks on cards
 		Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Genii Session
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi Obtaining a Duplicate of a Spectator's Signature ruse to get duplicate signature, first attempt apparently smudged
Also published here May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi Pinetti
  • The Genii Session
 		July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
14
Roberto Giobbi Pinetti's Prediction spectator names a card that has been touched by another spectator from a group of four cards, performer whispers card to him previously
Inspired byAlso published here July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
14
David Regal (reviewer) Card College Volume 5 by Roberto Giobbi Aug. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 8)
89
Roberto Giobbi The Genii Session
  • Practicing Magic Using Katas
  • About the Structure of a "Card Study"
 		Sep. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 9)
17
Roberto Giobbi The Genii Session Assemblage
 		Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
18
Roberto Giobbi Book Test on using of playing cards to force a number
 		Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
18
Roberto Giobbi Cover for the Spread Pass
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
18
Roberto Giobbi Opener to a Memory Test presentational intro
 		Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
19
Roberto Giobbi Studying the Classics
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
19
Roberto Giobbi Challenges
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
19
Roberto Giobbi Ultimate Gambler's Wisdom
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
19
Roberto Giobbi Die Karte in der Zitrone deck changes into lemon underneath handkerchief, selection inside lemon
Also published here 2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
3
Roberto Giobbi Einige Kartentechniken für Salon und Bühne
2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
11
Roberto Giobbi Vorzeigen von Karten displaying cards on stage
 		2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
11
Roberto Giobbi Kartenkontrollen card controls for stage
 		2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
11
Roberto Giobbi Kontrolle mit Seitlichem Mischen
Also published here 2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
11
Roberto Giobbi Kontrolle mit Abdribbeln und Spalt
2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
13
Roberto Giobbi Schein-Mehrfachkontrolle riffle forcing same spot repeatedly
 		2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
15
Roberto Giobbi Forciermethoden for stage
 		2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
15
Roberto Giobbi Forcieren des armen Mannes more or less giving force card to spectator
  • Klassisches Forcieren des armen Mannes
Also published here 2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
15
Roberto Giobbi Spielaustausch
  • Erste Methode
  • Zweite Methode
  • Dritte Methode
 		2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
16
Roberto Giobbi Das verschwundene Kartenspiel with handkerchief
 		2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
18
Roberto Giobbi Die geflüsterte Vorhersage spectator names a card that has been touched by another spectator from a group of four cards, performer whispers card to him previously
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
20
Roberto Giobbi Die Struktur der Zauberkunst
  • Die magische Pyramide
  • Das System
  • Der intellektuelle und der emotionale Effekt
  • Der magische Eisberg
Also published here 2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
24
Michael Close (reviewer) Card College Volume 5 by Roberto Giobbi June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
34
Roberto Giobbi Choice Literature
  • The Genii Session
non-magic literature recommendations
 		Jan. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 1)
14
Roberto Giobbi The Distant Key Card
  • The Genii Session
26th location
 		Mar. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3)
70
Roberto Giobbi The Genii Session intro
 		May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
20
Roberto Giobbi, Barbara Giobbi-Ebnöther Barbara's Trick spectator cuts off cards, remembers bottom card and riffle shuffles packet into rest
Inspired by May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
20
Roberto Giobbi Mutus Dedit Nomen Cocis
  • The Genii Session
 		July 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7)
20
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) The Study of Magic Literature: The Vernon Chronicles 2 by Dai Vernon (written by Stephen Minch)
- The Genii Session comments on various items from the book		Related to Sep. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 9)
16
Roberto Giobbi A New Look at Vice-Versa
  • The Genii Session
two spectators get the wrong card each, then they transpose, thoughts on transpositions
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 11)
18
Richard Vollmer Tally-Ho
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
75
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) More Study of Magic Literature: The Vernon Chronicles 2 by Dai Vernon (written by Stephen Minch)
- The Genii Session comments on various items from the book		Related to Jan. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 1)
20
Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Further Study of Magic Literature: The Vernon Chronicles Volume 2 by Dai Vernon (written by Stephen Minch)
- The Genii Session comments on various items from the book		Related to Mar. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)
16
Roberto Giobbi Charlie Miller's Wisdom - Part One
  • The Genii Session
Inspired byRelated to May 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi Charlie Miller's Wisdom - Part Two
  • The Genii Session
Inspired byRelated to July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
16
Roberto Giobbi The Best Card Trick for Laymen
  • The Genii Session
with Dai Vernon finesses that come from Johnny Thompson
 		Sep. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 9)
16
Roberto Giobbi A Genii Session with Hofzinser
  • The Genii Session
ten presentational ideas/problems
 		Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
16
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Card College 2 (e-book) by Roberto Giobbi Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
112
Roberto Giobbi A Preface about the connection to Ascanio and his impact
  • The First Encounter
  • The Story Continues
  • The Revelation
  • The Essence
  • The Circle Closes
  • About This Book
  • Finale
  • Epilogue
 		2006
The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic
10
Roberto Giobbi The Genii Session list of forty-five methodological concepts of card magic
 		Jan. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 1)
24
Roberto Giobbi The Genii Session on Alex Elmsley
 		Mar. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 3)
16
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer Seven
  • The Genii Session
selection in ten-card packet, packet dealt into two piles as often as spectator likes, selection ends up at seventh position, published for Gather for Gardner No. 7
Inspired by
  • "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997)
Variations 		May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi List of Basic Effects of Card Magic
  • The Genii Session
list of twenty-seven effects
 		July 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 7)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Great Themes, Effects, and Tricks in Card Magic, Part One
  • The Genii Session
list of fifty effect themes, see "Monthly Inquisition" for credit corrections
Related to Sep. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 9)
20
Max Maven Monthly Inquisition credit corrections for Roberto Giobbi's article
Related to Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
15
Roberto Giobbi The Great Themes, Effects, and Tricks in Card Magic, Part Two
  • Robert Giobbi
further fifty-six effect themes
Related to Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
16
Roberto Giobbi Thanks!
2006
Card College Light
ix
Roberto Giobbi The Presentation of Sleightless Card Tricks
2006
Card College Light
xiii
John Kennedy, Roberto Giobbi Intuition spectators separate cards into red and black, with rest pile
Related to
  • John Kennedy's “Red and Black" in "Genii", Vol. 52, No. 9, March 1989, page 560.
 2006
Card College Light
9
William H. McCaffrey, Roberto Giobbi The Telephone Trick medium is called who reveals name of selection
Related to 2006
Card College Light
14
Sam Schwartz, Roberto Giobbi Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up
Also published here 2006
Card College Light
21
Roberto Giobbi, Bill Murata The Waikiki Shuffle cards cut in three piles and one pile turned over, card is selected and deck shuffled face up into face down, location with pendulum
Inspired by
  • Bill Murata's "Waikiki Card Location"
 2006
Card College Light
35
Roberto Giobbi, Bob Hummer Fingertip Sensitivity twelve cards are mixed face up and face down, performer holds packet under table and knows how many cards are reversed and they turn out to be from same color, repeated with selection, all cards end up reversed but selection
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
43
Roberto Giobbi, Jack McMillen Muscle Reading one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
49
Roberto Giobbi The Lie Detector location among seven cards, spectator lies at selection, card is divined by performer
 		2006
Card College Light
57
Roberto Giobbi The Circus Card Trick bet, "next card I turn over will be your card"
 		2006
Card College Light
67
Roberto Giobbi The Fingerprint challenge location with fingertip theme, sunken key
 		2006
Card College Light
76
Roberto Giobbi, Ralph W. Hull Magical Match "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Also published here 2006
Card College Light
81
Roberto Giobbi On Introducing a Stacked Deck
2006
Card College Light
88
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, John C. Wagner Cards Never Lie! seven card packet is programmed to find selection, mates are found as well
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
93
Roberto Giobbi Digital Dexterity selected card is produced while deck is in pocket, to switch decks
 		2006
Card College Light
100
Bruce Cervon, Roberto Giobbi Think Stop!
Inspired by
  • Bruce Cervon's routine in “Genii" Vol. 50, No. 8, February 1987, page 577
 2006
Card College Light
104
Roberto Giobbi Card Caper two selections, odd-even stack
 		2006
Card College Light
111
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Garcia In the Hands two card location
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
118
Al Leech, Roberto Giobbi Back to the Future two cards tell value and suit
Also published here 2006
Card College Light
122
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, Bob Hummer Manto spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
129
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Vernon's Miracle value of selection is counted twice from rest of deck and mixed together with selection, performer uses number of cards to work out selection
 		2006
Card College Light
136
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer That Is the Question automatic placement and cross sum force, cards dealt in form of a question mark
Related to 2006
Card College Light
141
Roberto Giobbi Afterword
2006
Card College Light
145
Joe Berg Mental Miracle esoteric, apparently Moe Seidenstein's
Related to 2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
54
Le Temps Switch Multiple Top Change
Related to 2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
50
David Solomon, Simon Aronson Building Math Principles card and its position in nine-card packet remembered, another card brought in, dealing into two packets, selection eventually located
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
147
Roberto Giobbi Assemblage II
  • The Genii Session
intro to collection of small items, see following entries
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
16
Roberto Giobbi Wet Behind Your Fingers how to moisten the fingers when one has dry hands
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
16
Roberto Giobbi Live and Learn on seeing bad examples
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
17
Roberto Giobbi Blending construction of performances
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
17
Roberto Giobbi Red or Blue? red covers false deals and passes better
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
17
Roberto Giobbi Aid for the Cull motivation
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
17
Roberto Giobbi Three-Way Out
Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
17
Roberto Giobbi Last Words quotes
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
18
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Card College Light by Roberto Giobbi Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
94
Roberto Giobbi Artistic Magic
  • The Genii Session

  • The Whole
  • The Detail
  • The Management
  • The Choice of Effect
  • The Dramatic Construction
  • The Psychological Construction
  • The Subtext
  • Recognize and Respect the Effect
  • The Economy of Movement
  • The Handling and Skill
  • The Virtuosity
  • The Ease
  • The Misdirection
  • The Timing
  • The Originality
  • The Emotional Appeal
  • The Spontaneity
  • The Aura and Charm
  • The Beliefs, Criteria, and Taste
  • The Devotion and Diligence
  • The Respect
  • The Likeability
  • The Passion
  • The Last Words
Also published here Apr. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 4)
20
Roberto Giobbi Four Aces for the Stage
  • The Genii Session
one spectator holds target packet between his hands on stage, three extra Aces
 		June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
18
Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi The Horowitz Poker Deal
  • The Genii Session
overhand stacking demonstration with Aces, then repeat deal with Nines in one hand and Royal Flush in another
Inspired by Aug. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)
18
Roberto Giobbi Puzzles and Bar Bets with Playing Cards and Other Objects
  • The Genii Session
 		Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Matchstick Routine layout puzzles
  • First Part
  • Second Part
  • Third Part
  • Bonus Part
 		Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
18
Roberto Giobbi Linguistic Curiosities
Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
19
Roberto Giobbi Card Magic Square short note
 		Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
19
Roberto Giobbi ghoti pronounces fish
Related to Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
19
Roberto Giobbi Hand and Finger Puzzle
Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
19
Roberto Giobbi Dollar Deal red-black betting game, bill is inserted in deck and pairs taken, color that comes with bill can be predicted
Also published here Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
19
Roberto Giobbi Final Puzzle and Bet comment
 		Oct. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)
20
Roberto Giobbi A Brief Updated History of Playing Cards
  • The Genii Session
Related to Dec. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12)
22
Nick Trost A Compatibility Test mathematical, two selected cards predict a two-digit number
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
16
Roberto Giobbi Details of Handling
  • The Genii Session
 		Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
14
Roberto Giobbi Overhand Shuffle Glimpse
Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
14
Roberto Giobbi Red-Black Overhand Shuffle
Also published here Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
14
Roberto Giobbi Sliding the Break cutting to break, tabled
 		Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
14
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Multiple Shift on Vernon's Multiple Shift, Hindu Shuffle
 		Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
14
Roberto Giobbi Key Card Control using packet running cuts to table
Related to Feb. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 2)
15
Roberto Giobbi Vernon's Wisdom: Part 1
  • The Genii Session
Inspired by Apr. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 4)
16
Roberto Giobbi Vernon's Wisdom: Part 2
  • The Genii Session
Inspired by June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
16
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Outjog vs Injog
June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
16
Roberto Giobbi Rule of the Eye misdirection for Double Lift, Zarrow Shuffle, Elmsley Count
 		June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
16
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon On the Classic Force
June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
16
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon On Buckling
June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
16
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Handling Coins
June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
17
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi On the French Drop
June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
17
Roberto Giobbi Vernon's Wisdom: Part 3
  • The Genii Session
Inspired by Aug. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8)
18
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi On the Pass False Cut
Aug. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8)
19
Roberto Giobbi More Details of Handling
  • The Genii Session
 		Oct. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)
18
Roberto Giobbi To shuffle the bottom card of the deck to the top during an Overhand Shuffle break
 		Oct. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)
18
Roberto Giobbi Red-Black False Riffle Shuffle
Also published here Oct. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)
18
Roberto Giobbi Crimping during riffle shuffle
 		Oct. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)
18
Roberto Giobbi Jog-Control
Inspired by Oct. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)
19
Roberto Giobbi On the Making of Card College 1 to 5 and Card College Light, Lighter, and Lightest
  • The Genii Session
on mindmaps
 		Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
16
Eric Mead (reviewer) Card College Lighter by Roberto Giobbi Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
96
Roberto Giobbi El Arte de la simplificación y Fred Kaps on simplyfication
Related to 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
91
Roberto Giobbi El Arte de la simplificación y Fred Kaps - Segunda parte on Fred Kaps / Joro's card to box
  • La carta en la cajita, de Fred Kaps
Related to 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6)
124
Roberto Giobbi Thanks
2008
Card College Lighter
xv
Roberto Giobbi To the Reader
2008
Card College Lighter
xix
Al Leech, Roberto Giobbi Voilà, Four Aces! card found reversed in the deck leads to selection, Aces produced as climax
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
3
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Roberto Giobbi The Australian Fives two spectators find their cards
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
8
Roberto Giobbi Fully Automatic Aces performer produces two Aces, other Aces are found by spectator, Gemini Twin placement
 		2008
Card College Lighter
13
Roberto Giobbi Strange Harmony see Card College for more elaborate handling
Related to 2008
Card College Lighter
18
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi The Thought-of Card one of thirteen, using a Two to find the card
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
23
Roberto Giobbi Six-Card Poker Played Here four spectator get six cards and do a down under deal, they all end up with an Ace
 		2008
Card College Lighter
32
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi Risk! stacked, risky
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
36
Al Leech, Tony Faro, Roberto Giobbi The Spectator Does a Trick two cards tell value and suit
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
43
Dai Vernon, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi The Cards Knew piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
49
Karl Fulves, Roberto Giobbi Senza Toccare (Look Ma, No Hands)! counting selection procedure
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
58
John M. Jarvis, Roberto Giobbi The Birthday Card gag, calendar card is chosen
Inspired by
  • John M. Jarvis’s “Birthday Card” in "The Linking Ring", Vol. 69, No. 1, Jan. 1989, p. 73.
 2008
Card College Lighter
62
Warren Wiersbe, Roberto Giobbi A Condition of Balance performer cuts off same amount of cards as spectator
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
66
Bob Hummer, Roberto Giobbi Mental Three Card Monte mathematical three card monte
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
70
Roberto Giobbi 10-11-12 prediction in form of mate on table, three dice rolled and sum used to count to card, probability
 		2008
Card College Lighter
75
Nick Trost, Roberto Giobbi The Card Sharp's Triumph Four Ace Triumph, with eight-packet display
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
107
Roberto Giobbi The ldeal Composition of o Program of Card Magic
  • Structure of a Program
  • Categories of Phenomena
  • Management and Examples of Programs
  • Conclusion
 		2008
Card College Lighter
131
Roberto Giobbi Switching the Entire Deck in context of a trick, card at number
 		2008
Card College Lighter
139
Roberto Giobbi Afterword
2008
Card College Lighter
145
Brett Bishop A Tool In The Toolbox ruse to get duplicate signature, first attempt apparently smudged
Related to 2008
Deal or No Deal
7
Roberto Giobbi Assemblage III
  • The Genii Session
intro to collection of small items, see following entries
 		Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
20
Roberto Giobbi May I Borrow Some Money? discussing a Peter Frankenfeld gag
 		Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
20
Roberto Giobbi Georg Christoph Lichtenberg about leaving out things as an exercise, Juan Tamariz's imaginary knife vanish, aphorisms
 		Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
20
Carlhorst Meier, Roberto Giobbi Climax for a Dice Routine handling the tiny dice
Related toAlso published here Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
21
Roberto Giobbi The "Flash" Technique practice tip
Also published here Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
21
Roberto Giobbi Personal Message and Last Word
Feb. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2)
21
Roberto Giobbi Dai Vernon's Cups and Balls Routine - An Alternative Final Stage
  • The Genii Session
alternative loading sequence transcribed from The Dick Cavett Show
Related to May 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 5)
40
Roberto Giobbi The Deck Switch: An Approach to the Systematic Study of Card Magic
  • The Genii Session
with mind map and categorizations
Related to July 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7)
20
Roberto Giobbi How to Switch a Deck While Standing
  • The Genii Session

  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		Sep. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)
32
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Roberto Giobbi, Maryland Renaissance Fair, Johnny Fox
 		Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
10
Roberto Giobbi, Manolo Tena, Richard Kaufman Roberto Giobbi
Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
32
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Kaufman Genii's Quick Questions & Giobbi's Real Replies
Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
37
Roberto Giobbi The Houdini Rope Trick
Also published here Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
45
Roberto Giobbi Who's Afraid of the Stage "Thoughts on the Nervousness and Stage Fright for Magicians (and Other Performers)"
 		Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
55
Roberto Giobbi Wild Business nine double blank cards, business sticker put on one multiplies
Also published here Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
59
Roberto Giobbi Mind Mapping "A Technique for More Creativity in Magic"
 		Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
62
Roberto Giobbi Daley's Variation of Jack Merlin's Gambler's Exposé Routine
  • First Phase (Daley's Notebooks #248)
  • Second Phase
  • Third Phase
  • Fourth Phase (Daley's Notebooks #358)
  • Fifth Phase (Daley's Notebooks #224)
  • Sixth Phase (Daley's Notebooks #232)
Inspired byRelated toVariations Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
64
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Card College 1 & 2 by Roberto Giobbi Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
86
Jesús Etcheverry Roberto Giobbi - Cerebro, sonrisa y manos
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)
220
Jesús Etcheverry, Roberto Giobbi Roberto Giobbi charla con Jesús Etcheverry
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)
224
Roberto Giobbi Las cartas lo sabían various packets are formed and spectator selects any four, when top cards are added they equal the amount of cards of the packets which were not selected
Inspired by 2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)
228
Roberto Giobbi Roberto Giobbi sobre Dai Vernon on Dai Vernon
  • la memoria del pasado
  • sus alumnos
  • sus obras maestras
  • su legado
  • su caracter
  • sus influencias
  • ¿Qué cambió realmente Dai Vernon?
 		2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 10)
256
Nick Trost A Poker Player's Puzzler Aces are cut to with counting procedure, royal flush appears as well
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
374
John Guastaferro About One Degree
  • The Boiling Point
  • One Degree of Connection
  • Hitting Your Target
Related to 2010
One Degree
xiii
Roberto Giobbi Preface
  • First Things First
  • About the Book
  • How to Read Secret Agenda
  • A Few More Thoughts
  • On My Own Account
  • Last But Not Least
 		2010
Secret Agenda ()
vii
Roberto Giobbi To Separate a Deck at a Specific Point two methods
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 1)
3
Roberto Giobbi Presentation and Handling for Six Guests in Five Rooms mathematical puzzle performed with finger
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 2)
4
Roberto Giobbi Spontaneity
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 4)
7
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Changing Decks open deck switch concept, various methods
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 5)
8
Roberto Giobbi Versatile Pellet Switch rolled-up piece of paper switched as it is picked up
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 7)
11
Roberto Giobbi Flash Technique practice tip
Also published here 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 9)
13
Roberto Giobbi, Dr. Jacob Daley Logical Trickery
Inspired by 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 10)
14
Roberto Giobbi Script on scripting
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 11)
15
Roberto Giobbi Remembering remembering which props belong where before and during a show
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 12)
16
Roberto Giobbi Boomerang applications for the Boomerang Flourish as misdirection
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 14)
18
Roberto Giobbi Control Ruse presentation to openly control a card near the top or bottom
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 15)
19
Roberto Giobbi Quotes in Presentation and Defense
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 16)
20
Roberto Giobbi Top Ten Quotes Related to the Hand
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 17)
21
Roberto Giobbi List of Operating Principles in Card Magic
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 18)
22
Roberto Giobbi The Lift Shuffle - A Study in the Polyvalence of a Sleight
  • Control the top stock in one shuffle
  • Control top and bottom stocks in one shuffle
  • Force one or several cards
  • Control a selected card
  • Eliminate cards that lie on top of a wanted card
  • Invert the order of individual cards on top of the deck
  • Invert the order of two groups on top of the deck
  • Bring a card from the top to a specific number
  • Key Card Placement
  • Cull one or several cards to the bottom of the deck in a single overhand shuffle
  • False shuffle the entire deck
Also published here 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 19)
24
Roberto Giobbi Two Jokes
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 20)
26
Gordon Bruce, Roberto Giobbi Details of Handling on the Cover Pass
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 21)
27
Roberto Giobbi Gestalt Theorie for Magic
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 22)
28
Roberto Giobbi Actus Interruptus
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 23)
29
Roberto Giobbi Tip on Tips a way to get tips doing restaurant magic
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 24)
30
Roberto Giobbi A Force and a Location psychological spread force, key card placement out
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 25)
31
Roberto Giobbi Complete Vanish of a Coin sleeve
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 26)
32
Roberto Giobbi Unorthodox Second Deal
Related to
  • The Movie Second (1959)
  • "Second Deal" (Douglas Francis, The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948, p. 6)
 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 27)
33
Juan Tamariz, Roberto Giobbi Tamariz on the Subject of Magic on TV notes from 2006 Escorial meeting
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 28)
34
Roberto Giobbi Bridge Control
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 29)
36
Roberto Giobbi The Poor Man's Luxury on thank you letters for customers
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 31)
38
Roberto Giobbi Give and Take three pieces of advice
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 1)
39
Roberto Giobbi No Hands, Ma on handling the cards less, no touching
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 2)
40
Roberto Giobbi Details quotes on attention to detail
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 4)
42
Roberto Giobbi Favourite Criticisms anecdotes
Related to
  • Focus (Fred Robinson, 1975)
  • Pabular Vol. 2, No. 4. Suggestions by Alex Elmsley, what to say after having seen a bad show.
 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 5)
43
Roberto Giobbi Savoir Vivre how to prepare old Cognac, Brandy, Armagnac or rum before drinking
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 6)
44
Roberto Giobbi Geometry Versus Art on a saying by Picasso
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 7)
45
Roberto Giobbi How to Memorize a Serial Number Entertainingly
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 8)
46
Roberto Giobbi Simple Single-Card Switch table edge
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 9)
47
Vanni Bossi, Roberto Giobbi Souvenir Card nice way to hand out a signed playing card, business
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 10)
48
Roberto Giobbi List of Twelve Books to Reread
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 14)
53
Roberto Giobbi Quotes on Astonishment and Wonderment
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 15)
54
Roberto Giobbi Favorite Biographies of Magicians
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 16)
55
Roberto Giobbi Favorite Book for the (Not So) Illiterate
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 17)
56
Roberto Giobbi Three Favorite Anecdotes Marlo, Elmsley
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 18)
57
Roberto Giobbi Ten Tips on Marketing Yourself
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 19)
58
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz How Did you Do That? how to answer the question "How did you do that?"
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 20)
59
Roberto Giobbi Top Seven Maxims of Life
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 21)
60
Roberto Giobbi Top Ten Quotes Related to Card Magic
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 22)
61
Roberto Giobbi Swing Cut at a Break two methods
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 23)
62
Roberto Giobbi Control with a Swing Cut at a Break
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 24)
63
Roberto Giobbi Top Quotes Related to Magic
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 25)
64
Roberto Giobbi Another Overhand Shuffle Glimpse
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 28)
67
Roberto Giobbi Multiple Peek Control one after the other
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 29)
68
Roberto Giobbi The Sliding Double
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 2)
70
Roberto Giobbi The Amazing Coincidence three packets are dealt, matching values on top, re-counting
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 3)
71
Roberto Giobbi Top Dozen Einstein Quotes
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 4)
72
Roberto Giobbi Prop or Instrument
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 5)
73
Roberto Giobbi Remember, You Shuffled II ploys so audience remembers that the cards are shuffled
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 7)
75
Roberto Giobbi Top (Non) Sense Quotes
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 8)
76
Roberto Giobbi Push-In inserting a card at inner end with applications:
- setting key
- next to crimp or getting break
- Diagonal Palm Shift (see also John Carney, Book of Secrets)
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 9)
77
Roberto Giobbi A Humorous Out out for situation when spectator think of any card
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 10)
78
Roberto Giobbi Out and Quickie out for situation when spectator think of any card, posed as problem
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 11)
79
Roberto Giobbi Solution for Out and Quickie out for situation when spectator think of any card, solution
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 12)
80
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon An Emotional Out out for situation when spectator think of any card
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 13)
81
Roberto Giobbi Top Fifteen Humorous Quotes
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 14)
82
Roberto Giobbi Give It a Stab stabbing effect with Svengali Deck
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 17)
86
Roberto Giobbi A Mathematical Control automatic placement handling
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 18)
87
Roberto Giobbi A Not So Mathematical Control reciting lyrics
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 19)
88
Roberto Giobbi Double Lift Substitute
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 20)
89
Roberto Giobbi Top Ten General Quotes
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 21)
90
Roberto Giobbi, Edward Marlo Good and Better key card placement after peek
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 23)
92
Roberto Giobbi Ten Favorite Little-Known or Little-Used Sleights
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 24)
93
Roberto Giobbi Tent Vanish Subtlety making use of duplicate card/joker
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 25)
94
Roberto Giobbi Double Undercut Control
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 26)
95
Roberto Giobbi The Ten Most Underestimated Tricks
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 27)
96
Roberto Giobbi Fan Control card selected from circular fan is controlled
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 28)
97
Roberto Giobbi Benefits of Practicing Magic
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 29)
98
Roberto Giobbi Cover for the Top Change cough
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 30)
100
Roberto Giobbi After the Break dribble procedure as delay
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 31)
101
Roberto Giobbi An Essential Library
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 1)
102
Roberto Giobbi Controlled Control overhand shuffle control to small number from bottom
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 2)
103
Roberto Giobbi A Red-Black False Riffle Shuffle application
Inspired byAlso published here 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 3)
104
Roberto Giobbi Self-Criticism
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 4)
105
Roberto Giobbi Si Stebbins/Galasso comment on the stack
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 6)
107
Roberto Giobbi Upside-Down Lady story for Thatcher illusion
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 9)
110
Roberto Giobbi Critique and Reviews
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 10)
111
Roberto Giobbi Cards and Coins - and a Plot intro to connect cards and coins
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 11)
112
Roberto Giobbi Complex Conjuring
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 13)
114
Roberto Giobbi Structure and Chaos
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 14)
115
Roberto Giobbi What is a Good Trick? "the criterion of Carlyle"
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 15)
116
Roberto Giobbi Commerce Versus Art
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 16)
117
Roberto Giobbi On Taking Notes
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 17)
118
Roberto Giobbi, Jimmy Grippo Magic and Gambling Grippo's answer why he did not gamble
Related to
  • Frank Garcia's "Marked Cards and Loaded Dice" p.18
 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 18)
119
Roberto Giobbi Mnemonics at the Gym
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 19)
120
Roberto Giobbi Dai Vernon at the Magic Castle one of Vernon's acts performed at the castle
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 21)
122
Roberto Giobbi A Frivolous Stack eight kings revised
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 22)
123
Roberto Giobbi How Real is Reality? anecdote of Picasso
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 23)
124
Roberto Giobbi Make it Shorter
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 24)
125
Roberto Giobbi Juan Tamariz and His Teachers
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 25)
126
Roberto Giobbi My Epitaph
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 26)
127
Roberto Giobbi Thoughts on Del Ray
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 27)
128
Roberto Giobbi Defining Magic quotes
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 29)
130
Roberto Giobbi Better Magic - Better Magician
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 30)
131
Roberto Giobbi My Birthday - A Biographical Bit
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 1)
132
Roberto Giobbi Tilt to the Hilt double ambitious sequence, including impromptu duplicates
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 2)
133
Roberto Giobbi Another Card Production
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 3)
134
Roberto Giobbi Four Ace Production
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 4)
135
Roberto Giobbi One-Liners Picasso's drawings
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 5)
136
Roberto Giobbi Magic of the Hands handling of trick using only the fingers
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 7)
138
Roberto Giobbi More and Further Magic of the Hands handling of trick using only the fingers
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 8)
139
Roberto Giobbi Writer's Motivation I
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 9)
140
Roberto Giobbi Writer's Motivation II
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 10)
141
Roberto Giobbi Ultimate Magic of the Hands handling of trick using only the fingers
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 11)
142
Roberto Giobbi The Card Expert card plots
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Roberto Giobbi Top Palm Subtlety and Quickie
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Denis Moroso, Roberto Giobbi Qualities of Excellence
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Roberto Giobbi Corner Switch for a Bill
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Roberto Giobbi, Louis Marino On Shoes handling of shoes, three tips
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Roberto Giobbi Magic for Theater
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Roberto Giobbi Replies to Journalists replies to provocative or silly questions
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Roberto Giobbi Creation
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Roberto Giobbi Holmes and Magic
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Roberto Giobbi Clarity
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Roberto Giobbi Magic and Music
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Roberto Giobbi Five Readers Over My Shoulder
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Roberto Giobbi Stage Fright
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Roberto Giobbi The Art of Magic magic as art
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Charlie Miller, Roberto Giobbi Torn and Restored Card
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Roberto Giobbi Sillicismus "irritating" popular quotes of magicians
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Roberto Giobbi Repetition
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Roberto Giobbi Wishes
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Roberto Giobbi Transformation simple transformation of aces into royal flush
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Roberto Giobbi Out gag out when finding wrong card
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Roberto Giobbi Formal Minimalism
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Roberto Giobbi Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)
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Roberto Giobbi Anecdote of Louis de Funès
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Roberto Giobbi Jardine Ellis Lecture
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Roberto Giobbi A Short Routine with Sponges using purse frame
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John Carney, Roberto Giobbi Flash Production of a Sponge Ball
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Roberto Giobbi Subtleties for Sponge Ball Magic
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Roberto Giobbi, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Dead Heat of Artanis
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Roberto Giobbi Vernon Meets Daley four of a kind appears at bottom of packets
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Roberto Giobbi Devant and Goliath of David Devant
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Roberto Giobbi Thoughts on Cups-and-Balls Loads
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Roberto Giobbi Vernon Anecdote Willi Wessel's table
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Roberto Giobbi Vernon Accused of Child Abuse of Vernon's children
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Alex Elmsley, Roberto Giobbi Marlofactor anecdote of Marlo and Elmsley
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Roberto Giobbi Carta-da-Fé how to burn a card
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Roberto Giobbi (reviewer) Classic Sampler by Michael Skinner 2010
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Roberto Giobbi Staging a Three-Card Monte Game useful for presentation
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Roberto Giobbi Bill in Lemon Concentrate analysis of problems
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Roberto Giobbi Applause
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Roberto Giobbi Applauding Vivaldi on the difference of a classical concert and a magic show, educating an audience
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Flip Hallema, Roberto Giobbi An Artist's Copyright Notice from Flip's lecture notes
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Roberto Giobbi You anecdote of Goshman
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Roberto Giobbi, Carlhorst Meier Details for a Climax
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Roberto Giobbi Climax for a Knife Routine transforming a knife into many small knives
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Roberto Giobbi A Touch for Clifton's Ring Steal
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Roberto Giobbi San Giovanni Bosco
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Roberto Giobbi Gestures gestures script
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Roberto Giobbi Invitations by Avalanche
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Roberto Giobbi Jam Sessions plan for a jam session
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Roberto Giobbi Marketing
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Roberto Giobbi Intriguing Thoughts dressed up divination
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Roberto Giobbi Notebooks ad Storage for Information
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Roberto Giobbi Card Control Demonstration retaining aces on top after shuffle and cut
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Roberto Giobbi Climax to an Unexpected Poker Deal
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Roberto Giobbi Postcard Cue Card strategy to openly do a small set-up
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Roberto Giobbi Wrong Card outs when wrong card is located
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Roberto Giobbi Table Magic I: Thoughts on Opening Private Shows at Tables on the approach
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Roberto Giobbi, Patrick Page Table Magic II: Getting to the Next Table getting great reactions at the first table
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Roberto Giobbi Table Magic III: Openers for Private Shows at Tables on openers, ideas by Ron Wilson, Camillo and Tommy Wonder
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Roberto Giobbi Thoughts on "Table-Hopping"
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Roberto Giobbi Talk being able to talk intelligently about magic
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Roberto Giobbi Opener anecdote as an opener (Churchill & Shaw)
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Roberto Giobbi The Simplest Deck Switch management for simple pocket switch
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Al Koran, Roberto Giobbi One-Deck Do-as-I-Do miscalling
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Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi One-Way Turnaround
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Roberto Giobbi More One-Way Ploys using peek procedure from incomplete faro condition
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Roberto Giobbi Cross-Referencing Practice
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Roberto Giobbi Uniqueness on personality
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Roberto Giobbi Folded Card to Purse Frame card comes out of purse frame
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Frederick Braue, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious I
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Roberto Giobbi Ambitious II in card case
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Roberto Giobbi Ambitious III: Creating an Impromptu Double-Backer two methods
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Louis Zingone, Frederick Braue, Neal Elias, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious IV two times to top, then secret steal
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Roberto Giobbi Ambitious V spelling sequence
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Roberto Giobbi Ambitious VI setting up for another double lift
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Roberto Giobbi Ambitious Problem plot problem, ambitious phase with three piles, ace production climax
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Roberto Giobbi Trick Questions
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Roberto Giobbi More Trick Questions
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Roberto Giobbi Pocket-Calculator Magic presentation for old number trick on calculator
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Roberto Giobbi The Ghoti is a Fish why ghoti means fish, pronunciation gag
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Roberto Giobbi Four Number Problems
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Roberto Giobbi, John Conway An Optical Curiosity optical illusion
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Roberto Giobbi Old Props
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Roberto Giobbi Greetings by Night choice of stamp is predicted, multiple out
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Roberto Giobbi Tea for Profit teabag changes into bill
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Roberto Giobbi The Versatile Wallet wallet as conserved pocket space, what to store
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Roberto Giobbi, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Lyophilized Money burnt white paper transforms into bill, then into higher denomination bill, inspired by Robert-Houdin's "La pièce fusible"
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Roberto Giobbi The Creation of an Egg cigarette paper is blown up into real egg
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Carlhorst Meier, Roberto Giobbi Double Divination stacked deck
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Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Cutting to a Crimp
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Roberto Giobbi Recovering from FISM at Giobbi's photo with Hollingworth, Maven, Green, Paviato and Bossi
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Roberto Giobbi Tricks for Children list
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Roberto Giobbi Rank of Poker Hands
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Roberto Giobbi Another Key-Card Placement dribble handling
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Roberto Giobbi Linking Rings general comments
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Roberto Giobbi Okito-san Meets Mr. Terrific motivating an Okito Box
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Roberto Giobbi Favorite Films
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Arnold Liebertz, Roberto Giobbi Any Wallet a Himber Wallet
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Roberto Giobbi Card Change in Wallet blank card in wallet changes into selection
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Roberto Giobbi Card Counting Demonstration card counting demonstration with small set-up
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Roberto Giobbi Card Counting Enhanced card counting demonstration with small set-up
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Roberto Giobbi Concerning Hand Movements
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Roberto Giobbi Cards and Perception on visibility and jumbo cards
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Roberto Giobbi Visual Effect Versus Conceptual Effect appeal to heart and mind
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Roberto Giobbi Pause and Applause
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Roberto Giobbi The Art of Close-Up Magic
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Roberto Giobbi The Beauty of Asymmetry
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Roberto Giobbi Triple Divination how to present the divination of multiple cards
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Roberto Giobbi Thinking Mode
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Roberto Giobbi Ready Freddie anecdote of Fred Robinson and Fred Kaps
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Roberto Giobbi Magic and Space making magic spatial
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Roberto Giobbi The Pareto Principle in Magic 80-20 rule applied to magic
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