Ackerman, Allan

Book

1971
Written by Allan Ackerman
Work of Allan Ackerman

46 pages (Hardcover), published by Paul Diamond
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English

33 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Roger Klause	Foreward			3	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Allan Ackerman	Introduction			4	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Allan Ackerman, John Cornelius	Change of Mind	one of five, kicker	Variations A Far Cry (Harry Lorayne, Personal Collection, 2001)	5	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Allan Ackerman	The General's Universal Card	gaffed	Variations Full-Circle Universal (Jon Racherbaumer, The Universal Card, 1972)	6	Cards / Principles / Smith Myth Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Fake Indices Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card
Allan Ackerman	Minuscule Deck	prediction with deck vanish (and optional reproduction)	Inspired by Jack Spade and the F.B.I. (Gerald Kosky, Talisman, 1970) also in: Jack Spade and the F.B.I. (The Magic of Gerald Kosky, 1975) Variations Stand Up Miniscule (John Carney, Conjuror's Journal, 1979)	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions
	No-Break Classic Force	in-jog		8	Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force / Classic Force Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force / Miscellaneous Spread Force
Allan Ackerman	Added Thoughts on the Minuscule Deck	Method 1: Deck from lap into pocket Method 2: Packet changes into complete deck		9	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Deck Cards / Sleights / Cloths and Cards / Producing (palmed) Cards from Pocket Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards
Allan Ackerman	Slip Shod	for setting up a Zarrow		12	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
Allan Ackerman	Ackerman Varies Kelly		Related to Variety Bucket (Andi Gladwin, Movers & Shakers, 2007) Variations Powers Varies Kelly (Michael Powers, Tesseract, 2019)	15	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Convincing Control & Variations Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Ovette Master Move (Kelly Bottom Placement)
Allan Ackerman	Next to Last Ace	into case	Inspired by Last Aces (Jack Posetary, The Pallbearers Review*, 1969)	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Cards traveling (from Sandwich) to Sandwich
Allan Ackerman	Ultra Mental (Minimal Gaffus)			18	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Theodore Annemann*	Mental Masterpiece	carbon paper box		18	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Card Case Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Dr. Stanley Jaks	Dr. Jaks suggestion	brainwave with impression device preshow		19	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Edward Marlo	Marlo's Brainwave Suggestion	suggestion to Ackerman's "Ultra Mental"		20	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Allan Ackerman	Small Change	combo		21	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Variations on "Two in the Hand, One in Pocket" Random Object / Two in the Hand, One in the Pocket
Al Schneider	Pick up Move			21	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
Allan Ackerman	Axing the Aces	backs of Aces change color		24	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Color Changing Back Kicker Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
	Line Crimp	seen from back of tabled deck		24	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous
Allan Ackerman	Mass Transit	only one palm		26	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Travelers
Edward Marlo	Pocket Palm Transfer		Related to Card from Pocket Ideas (Edward Marlo, Action Palm, 1956) also in: Producing a Card from your Inner Right Jacket-pocket (2) (Card College — Volume 3, 1998)	27	Cards / Sleights / Cloths and Cards / Transfers & Displacements
Allan Ackerman	Simplex Travelers			29	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Travelers
	Gambler's Cop	brief		29	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Gambler's Cop / Left Hand
Allan Ackerman	C.T.A.			30	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Travelers
Allan Ackerman	Suggestions	handling tips		31	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Travelers
Allan Ackerman	Color Triumphant	color changing deck climax		32	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Color Changing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Effect Variations
Allan Ackerman	Lunch	several methods for "One-Eyed Jacks" sandwich effect, with loading techniques Tilted Sandwich: Gaffed Ungaffed #1 Ungaffed #2 The Ultimate Approach: The Load In The Palm Switch The No Palm Approach Ungaffed #3	Variations Ultimate Sandwich (Roger Smith, The K-S Control System, 1971) Ultimate Sandwich #8 (Roger Smith, Necromancer, 1971)	34	Cards / Sleights / Sandwich Loading Techniques Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich
	Partial Step Gaff	partial back glued on face card		35	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Step gaff
Edward Marlo	Push Off Double Lift	brief		37	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Push-Off
John Cornelius	The John Cornelius Fan Steal	right tenkai	Also published here The Cornelius Fan Steal (John Cornelius, Creative Secrets No. 1, 1988) also in: L'empalmage a l'éventail (John Cornelius, Hokus Pokus, 1990) Related to The Quick Fan Control (Arie Vilner, Underhanded Delivery, 2009)	38	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Collected Fan Steals Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm & Unit Grip
Allan Ackerman	The Palm Switch	sandwiched card (really only a step gaff) exchanged for palmed card The No Palm Approach (from right-hand deck, Bottom Placement)	Related to Palm Switch Load (Allan Ackerman, Genii, 2024) Variations Choreography of the Ackerman Move (Syd Segal, Channel One, 2005)	40	Cards / Sleights / Sandwich Loading Techniques Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Step gaff
Frank Kelly, Joseph Ovette	Kelly Bottom Placement	brief		41	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Ovette Master Move (Kelly Bottom Placement)
Allan Ackerman	Extension	gaff with pivotal section		42	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs
Allan Ackerman	The Last Word	some more ideas on structure and credit information		44	Articles / Intros & Epilogues

Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2004.

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