The Little Giant® Encyclopedia of Magic

by Longe, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780806920580
• ISBN10: 0806920580
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-30
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

It's the little book...with BIG MAGIC inside! If you want dazzling, original tricks that will wow anybody--hundreds of them are right here. With ordinary objects like coins, cards, handkerchiefs, rubber bands, string, rope, and pencils, you can perform amazing feats of wizardry. And don't overlook the possibilities of mental magic, number games, and prestiDIGITation--that is, tricks that use your fingers! As an extra bonus, you'll get lots and lots of stage patter, hints on presentation, and illustrations of each technical detail to help you carry off the magic perfectly! 512 pages, 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

Table of Contents

Introduction	11	(4)
A Few Pointers	15	(4)
Coins	19	(1)
Coin Trick Tips	20	(3)
PART I	23	(48)
The Regular Palm	23	(1)
The Finger Palm	24	(2)
To Begin With	26	(4)
A Common Vanish	30	(4)
Flip Vanish	34	(3)
Small Coin Vanish	37	(4)
Making a Coin Reappear	41	(1)
It's a Toss-Up	41	(1)
Good Catch	42	(1)
From Ear to Ear	42	(3)
``Oh, Here It Is!''	45	(1)
In Your Ear	46	(1)
Slap 1	46	(1)
Slap 2	47	(1)
Double Cross	47	(5)
Coin Toss	52	(2)
More of the Same	54	(2)
Drop Vanish	56	(5)
The Rambling Coin	61	(4)
Flip of a Coin	65	(3)
Another Flip Trick	68	(3)
PART II	71	(426)
Coin Con	71	(5)
Tricky Tumblers	76	(4)
Good Times	80	(2)
What's the Difference?	82	(3)
Lost Money	85	(5)
Free Choice	90	(5)
Rubber Money	95	(2)
Folding Money	97	(24)
A Fool and His Money	97	(3)
A Wad of Money	100	(3)
Presidential Headstand	103	(3)
Penny Move	106	(6)
A Roll of Bills	112	(2)
A Moneymaker	114	(4)
It's an Ill Wind	118	(3)
Dice	121	(20)
Triple the Fun	121	(2)
The Hidden Numbers	123	(3)
Stack the Dice	126	(2)
Not a Fair Shake	128	(2)
Roll 'Em	130	(11)
Playing Cards	141	(80)
A Real Magic Spell	141	(5)
Sappy Speller	146	(4)
Does That Ring a Bell?	150	(4)
Card to Wallet Transfer	154	(8)
A Hummer-Dinger	162	(20)
It's All in the Mind	182	(4)
Sucker Selections	186	(7)
Yes and No	193	(5)
Down and Under	198	(4)
This Is Your Choice	202	(2)
Phone It In	204	(5)
Seven Is Heaven	209	(12)
Handkerchiefs	221	(30)
Free the Handkerchief	221	(5)
Cloth Through Glass	226	(6)
The Supreme Kort	232	(5)
Coin Through Handkerchief	237	(5)
Fall Out	242	(5)
Do Not Fold	247	(4)
Rubber Bands	251	(18)
Just Passing Through	251	(3)
Breakout!	254	(6)
Magic Bands	260	(4)
The Great Rubber-Band Escape	264	(1)
The Band Is Fired	265	(4)
String, Cord, or Rope	269	(46)
Ring on a String 1: The Beginning	270	(4)
Ring on a String 2: The Sequel	274	(2)
Ring on a String 3: The Return	276	(3)
Ring on a String 4: The Legend Continues	279	(4)
Ring on a String 5: The Death of Jason	283	(2)
Two Rings, Two Strings, and a Pencil	285	(6)
Finger Ring	291	(2)
Good Vibrations	293	(5)
Scissors Solid	298	(4)
Free the Scissors	302	(4)
These Two Joined Together	306	(9)
Thimbles	315	(18)
Disappearing Thimble 1	315	(3)
Disappearing Thimble 2	318	(1)
Thimple Thimble Thumb Palm	319	(5)
Thimble Through Handkerchief	324	(4)
Jumping Thimbles	328	(5)
Tableware	333	(16)
A Little Juggle	333	(2)
On Balance	335	(3)
Standup Routine	338	(2)
Rolling Spoon	340	(5)
A Hard Roll	345	(1)
Bouncy Food	346	(3)
Pencils	349	(16)
Pencil Hop	349	(2)
Penetrating Pencil	351	(3)
The Semi-Disappearing Pencil	354	(4)
The Magic Pencil	358	(2)
Perfect Misdirection	360	(5)
Other Objects	365	(22)
Easy Vanish 1	365	(3)
Easy Vanish 2	368	(3)
Spheres of Action	371	(8)
Take My Card...Please	379	(3)
The Head Boxer	382	(5)
Mental Magic	387	(38)
Something to Sniff At	388	(4)
To Aid and Abet	392	(2)
I Have a Title	394	(5)
Keeping Ahead of the Game	399	(5)
Play the Odds	404	(5)
Miracle Times Three	409	(5)
Both Sides	414	(2)
One in Thirty	416	(9)
Hands	425	(26)
Thumb Stretch	425	(3)
Stretch It Again	428	(2)
A Longer Finger	430	(3)
Finger Stretch	433	(4)
Rubber Fingers	437	(1)
Snap Your Finger	438	(2)
Magic Finger	440	(1)
Bang	441	(1)
Up the Ladder	441	(2)
The Swinging Arm	443	(1)
As the Spirit Moves	444	(3)
A Spirit Rap	447	(1)
Ay, There's the Rub	448	(3)
Numbers	451	(28)
Mathematical Book Test	452	(4)
One Hundred To One	456	(4)
Multiple Choice	460	(3)
All the Same	463	(5)
Triple Dates	468	(1)
Quadruple Dates	469	(3)
Nine Blind Dates	472	(3)
One of Our Dates Is Missing 1	475	(2)
One of Our Dates Is Missing 2	477	(2)
Nearly Hypnotic Tricks	479	(18)
The Mighty Thread	480	(1)
The Power of Negative Thinking	481	(1)
Open Your Eyes and Smell the Performer	482	(1)
Straight from the Shoulder	483	(1)
Raise Your Hands	484	(1)
Please Stay Seated	485	(1)
Stay!	486	(1)
I Said, ``Stay!''	487	(1)
The Lids Are Stuck	487	(2)
You'll Be in Touch	489	(2)
Strong Will	491	(1)
I'm Flying!	492	(1)
My Foot's Asleep	493	(1)
He Has the Vapors	494	(2)
Sticky Hand	496	(1)
Mastery Levels Chart & Index	497