Harris, Ben

Book

1985
Written by Ben Harris
Work of Ben Harris

9 pages (Stapled), published by Ben Harris Magic Publications
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English

16 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Ben Harris	Introduction			1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ben Harris	Part #1 - Table-Side Manners	refers to audio tape which was available at the lecture		1	Articles / Articles
	Part #2 - New & Effective Magic with Cards & Coins			1	Articles / Chapter Heading
Ben Harris	Pyramid Cards	No. 1, banded deck is transformed in pyramid shape, as simple revelation	Also published here Pyramid Cards (Ben Harris, 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes, 1986) Inspired by Pyramid (Jay Sankey, The Collected Almanac, 1983) also in: Pyramid (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3, 2012) Variations The Exploding Pyramid (Ben Harris, New Directions, 1986)	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Rubber Band & Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location
Ben Harris	Coming Together Again	No. 2, quartet transposition with transformation climax	Also published here Coming Together Again (Ben Harris, Out Of His Mind!, 1985) Inspired by Come Together (Jerry Sadowitz, Alternative Card Magic, 1982) Really Here! (Jon Racherbaumer, The Collected Almanac, 1984)	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Quartet transposes with Quartet
Ron Hadley	Flipping Triumph	No. 3, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer wants to cut to selection but cuts to wrong one, it changes into right one and rest is straightened out	Also published here Flipping Triumph (Ron Hadley, New Directions, 1985) Inspired by Flippant (Looy Simonoff, Apocalypse, 1978) also in: Flippant (Crossroads, 2000)	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Ben Harris	Oil & Water Delux	No. 4, 4&4	Also published here Oil and Water Delux (Ben Harris, Midnight Special, 1985)	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color
Ben Harris	Pick-Up-Palm (P.U.P)	No. 5	Also published here P.U.P. - Pick Up Palm (Ben Harris, Out Of His Mind!, 1985) also in: Pick Up Palm (P.U.P.) (Ben Harris, 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes, 1986) Inspired by The Fake Take (Tony Slydini, The Best of Slydini ...and More, 1976)	5	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Take
Ben Harris	Angel Aces	No. 6, production of four Aces	Also published here Angel Aces (Ben Harris, Killer Klose-Up, 1983) also in: Angel Aces (Ben Harris, 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes, 1986) Angle Aces (Ben Harris, Expressions 79-89, 1989)	5	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One
	Tabled Braue Reverse			6	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Nate Leipzig	Spin Pass	production of one card after spinning packet out of middle of deck	Also published here Spin Pass (Nate Leipzig, Killer Klose-Up, 1983)	6	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Ben Harris	Righting a Wrong	No. 7, clean-up for small packet as packet is spread, similar to Asher Twist	Also published here Righting a Reversed Card (Ben Harris, Midnight Special, 1985)	7	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Ben Harris	Notes	how to present magic		7	Articles / Articles
Ben Harris	Snappy Cannibal	No. 8, three cards eaten	Also published here Snappy Cannibal (Ben Harris, Out Of His Mind!, 1985)	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Cannibals
Ben Harris	The Three Card Game	No. 9, color changing back kicker	Also published here The Three Card Game (Ben Harris, Midnight Special, 1985) Inspired by Cros Twist (Daniel Cros, Las Vegas Close-Up, 1978)	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Other Twisting Things Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme
Ben Harris	Impromptu Daryl	No. 10, roped deck, using tilt principle	Also published here Impromptu Daryl (Ben Harris, Midnight Special, 1985) Inspired by The Ultimate Ambition (Daryl Martinez, Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus, 1985/87) Related to Almost Ultimate Ambition (Edward Marlo, Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6, 1988)	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Climaxes Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Tilt

Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2025.

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