Fresno magic club

• Preface (p. ix)

• Introduction: The Wonder Years—Max Maven (p. xi)

• Prologue: The Limitations of Theory (p. 1)

• Chapter One: Attention-getting Devices (p. 7)

• Getting the Mis Out of Misdirection (p. 9)

• Tough Customers (p. 35)

• Ricochet (p. 40)

• Chapter Two: Travel Tales of Mr. Pip (p. 43)

• Magic Ranch (p. 45)

• The Mind Movie (p. 53)

• Fabricated (p. 55)

• The Architect (p. 59)

• Elizabeth III (p. 64)

• Failureffects (p. 70)

• Here and Not (p. 77)

• The Pavlov Effect (p. 88)

• Post-ultimate Rip-off (p. 90)

• Counting Cards, Unnatural Rhythms and Other Problems (p. 97)

• The Poltergeist Pack (p. 100)

• Walk, Don’t Run (p. 105)

• Carpenter’s Revenge (p. 107)

• Rubik’s Card (p. 112)

• Concerning Eye Contact (p. 115)

• The Shrinking Card-case (p. 119)

• Falling Pips (p. 123)

• Ambi-tilt (p. 129)

• The Two-second Card Fold (p. 136)

• The Card in the Ringbox (p. 141)

• Squeeze (p. 149)

• All That Glitters (p. 156)

• The Pip-eating Spider (p. 157)

• The Origin of Originality (p. 161)

• The Wondereverse (p. 164)

• Déjà ReVurse (p. 167)

• Breath Control (p. 173)

• Master or Servant? (p. 176)

Chapter Three: The Tamed Card

• Chapter Three: The Tamed Card (p. 179)

• The Creative Process (p. 181)

• The Tamed Card (p. 183)

• The Kickoff (p. 202)

• Card Forcing (p. 204)

• Confidence (p. 206)

• Slow and Steady Wins the Race (p. 209)

• Fictitious Danger (p. 212)

• An Examination of Examinations (p. 214)

• High and Low (p. 217)

• The Family Three (p. 222)

• Reset (p. 225)

Chapter Four: Presentations in Silver

• Chapter Four: Presentations in Silver (p. 229)

• Coins Across and Back with Interlude (p. 231)

• Mud in Your Eye (p. 243)

• When Tricks Become Transparent (p. 248)

• Sweet and Sour Simplicity (p. 254)

• Cigarette Through Quarter: a Handling (p. 257)

• And Here I Have… (p. 261)

• Counterfeiter’s Spellbound (p. 263)

Chapter Five: Group Encounters

• Chapter Five: Group Encounters (p. 269)

• Dealers (p. 271)

• Date with an Inflatable Bunny (p. 274)

• Rabbit Rouser (p. 276)

• Practical Thinking (p. 278)

• The Tobacco Exchange (p. 281)

• Emotional Involvement (p. 289)

• The Improved Hydrostatic Glass (p. 291)

• Acting is Not Making Faces (p. 294)

• Auto-link (p. 297)

• The Paradox of Money and Success (p. 300)

• The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet (p. 302)

• The Three Pillars (p. 316)

• Epilogue: Ouroboros (p. 323)

Contents

• Introduction—Eugene Burger (p. vii)

• Prologue: The Encounter (p. 1)

CHAPTER ONE: IN THE TRENCHES (p. 5)

• Sit or Stand? (p. 7)

• The Essence of Close-up (p. 11)

• A Table-worker’s Table (p. 16)

• Facing the Music (p. 19)

• Fifty Percent Lighter (p. 26)

• Secondhand Drama (p. 32)

• The Saving of a Cigarette (p. 35)

• Amateur vs. Pro (p. 44)

• Splitting the Profit (p. 46)

• Approaching the Table (p. 52)

• Toss and Turn (p. 59)

• Our Big Happy Family (p. 61)

• Clear Through (p. 65)

• The Sensitivity of the Audience (p. 69)

• Through the Eye of the Needle (p. 72)

• When We Are Not Amused (p. 76)

• Winged Signatures (p. 80)

• And Now a Brief Message (p. 86)

CHAPTER TWO: ACETABULA ET CALCULI (p. 89)

• Cups and Balls: A Private History (p. 91)

• Keep on Polishing (p. 101)

• The Two-cup Routine (p. 105)

• Applause (p. 135)

CHAPTER THREE: FINGER SPRINTS (p. 137)

• Recalcitrant (p. 139)

• Conflict and Emotion (p. 151)

• The Snail’s Progress (p. 154)

· Colors Three and Through (p. 161)

· Commercial (p. 174)

· Perpetual Motion (p. 177)

· A Sequence with Balls (p. 180)

· The Big One (p. 184)

· Shaking Them Off (p. 187)

· CHAPTER FOUR: DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES (p. 191)

· Now That Was a Great Magician! (p. 193)

· The Tails Topit (p. 197)

· The Belly Servante (p. 200)

· Force and Its Disguise (p. 203)

· On the Pendulum Holdout (p. 206)

· The Frozen Lock (p. 212)

· Utility Devices (p. 218)

· CHAPTER FIVE: MECHANICAL MARVELS (p. 221)

· High Roads and Long (p. 223)

· The Well-tempered Birdcage (p. 227)

· The Express Pull (p. 239)

· Thoughts in Mid-air (p. 255)

· Animating a Zombie (p. 260)

· A Recipe for Art (p. 265)

· The Watch in Nest of Boxes: a Quest for Ideals (p. 267)

· Method One (p. 268)

· Method Two (p. 280)

· Method Three (p. 289)

· Too Perfect? (p. 319)

· Epilogue: Impact (p. 325)