Card Magic : How to Shuffle, Control and Force Cards, Including Special Gimmicks and Advanced Flourishes

by Einhorn, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9781842158043
• ISBN10: 184215804X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This fantastic book of card tricks and illusions by a leading magician covers classical trickery and original techniques to amaze and amuse. Showing both the performer's and the audience's perspectives, the book is ideal for anyone who wants to entertain friends and family.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(1)
Keeping the secret	6	(2)
Fooling people	8	(1)
Misdirection	8	(1)
Practice, patter and style	8	(1)
Magic shops	9	(1)
Watch and learn	9	(1)
Card magic	10	(2)
Basic card techniques	12	(10)
The Hand	12	(1)
Dealing Grip	12	(1)
Mechanics' Grip	12	(1)
Biddle Grip	12	(1)
Dribbling Cards	13	(1)
Two-Handed Spread	13	(1)
Squaring the Cards	14	(1)
Swing Cut	14	(1)
Charlier Cut	15	(1)
The Glimpse	16	(1)
Out of the Box Glimpse	16	(1)
Square and Glimpse	16	(1)
The Braue Reversal	17	(1)
The Glide	17	(1)
Double Lift and Turnover	18	(1)
Snap Change	19	(1)
Ribbon Spread and Turnover	20	(2)
Shuffling cards	22	(4)
Overhand Shuffle	22	(1)
Table Riffle Shuffle	23	(1)
Weave Shuffle and Waterfall	24	(2)
Self-working card tricks	26	(25)
Sense of Touch	26	(1)
The Four Burglars	26	(2)
Hocus Pocus	28	(2)
Reversed	30	(1)
Face Value	31	(1)
``X'' Marks the Spot	32	(2)
Whispering Jack	34	(1)
Impossible Prediction	35	(1)
The Indicator	36	(1)
You Find It!	37	(1)
Instant Card Revelation	38	(1)
The Next Card is Yours	39	(1)
Do As I Do	40	(2)
Impossible Card Location	42	(2)
Magic Time	44	(2)
Spectator Cuts the Aces	46	(2)
Four Card Poker	48	(2)
Spell-a-Card	50	(1)
Controlling a card	51	(6)
Finger Break	51	(1)
Thumb Break	51	(1)
Double Cut	52	(1)
Double Cut Control	52	(1)
In-Jog Dribble Control	53	(1)
Run and Back Control	54	(1)
Simple Overhand Control	55	(1)
A False Cut	56	(1)
Card tricks requiring skill	57	(10)
Countdown	57	(1)
Gliding Home	58	(2)
Trapped	60	(2)
Card through Handkerchief	62	(2)
Cards Across	64	(2)
Card under Glass	66	(1)
Forcing a card	67	(3)
Hindu Force	67	(1)
Slip Force	68	(1)
Cut Deeper Force	68	(1)
Cross Cut Force and Prediction	69	(1)
Special gimmicks	70	(16)
Pips Away	70	(2)
Changing Card	72	(2)
Find the Lady	74	(2)
Card through Tablecloth	76	(2)
Rising Card from Box (Version 1)	78	(2)
Rising Card from Box (Version 2)	80	(2)
Card to Matchbox	82	(4)
Advanced flourishes	86	(6)
Thumb Fan	86	(1)
Pressure Fan	86	(1)
One-Handed Fan	87	(1)
One-Handed Reverse Fan	87	(1)
Gaint Fan	88	(1)
Comedy Card Force	88	(1)
Card Spring	89	(1)
Back Palm	90	(2)
Glossary	92	(2)
Suppliers	94	(2)
Index	96