The Ultimate Book of Card & Magic Tricks

468 Pages·2006·12.822 MB·English

by  Bob Longe

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The
Ultimate
Book of
CARD & MAGIC
Tricks

The
Ultimate
Book of
CARD & MAGIC
Tricks
BOB LONGE
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NEW YORK
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Published by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016
This book is comprised of material from the following Sterling titles:
The Little Giant Book® Book of Card Tricks © 2000 by Bob Longe
The Little Giant® Book of Magic Tricks © 2002 by Bob Longe
© 2004 by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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ISBN: 0-7607-5624-4
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION I
SOME THOUGHTS ON MAGIC 11
CARD TRICKS 21
SLEIGHTS 22
TRICKS IS
MAGIC TRICKS 260
COIN TRICKS 281
DOLLAR RILL TRICKS 313
DICE TRICKS 322
HANDKERCHIEF TRICKS 331
RUBBER BAND TRICKS 352
STRING, CORD, OR ROPE TRICKS 360
THIMBLES 318
TABLEWARE 381
PENCILS 385
OTHER OBJECTS 403
MENTAL MAGIC 41?
HANDS 428
NUMBERS ' 441
NEARLY HYPNOTIC TRICKS 4S5
INDEX 460
Introduction
Perhaps in some card and magic trick books
you’ve found the same familiar material. You’re
forced to ask yourself, “How about something
new, different, exciting, entertaining, or clever?”
Here you have all of that.
Most of the card tricks in this book require lit¬
tle or no sleight of hand. But some truly mar¬
velous tricks are available to those willing to
master a few moves. I think you’ll like the
sleights presented here. They are useful, not only
for the tricks in the book, but also for stunts of
your own devising. For each move, you’re
offered alternatives, giving you the best opportu¬
nity to choose one that appeals to you. A num¬
ber of the sleights are original with me, and I
believe you’ll find them quite easy to perform.
Some of the sleights will require considerable
practice, but most can be learned in fairly short
order. Here, the emphasis is on ease of handling.
Your best bet, of course, is to work on each
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Introduction A
sleight until you have mastered it—that is, until
you can perform it effortlessly and undetectably.
Clearly, sleights are no good by themselves. So
here, we also have a huge variety of card and
magic tricks, many of my invention. To the oth¬
ers, I’ve tried to add improvements—simplifying
them, improving the handling, adding significant
patter.
The vast majority of the card and magic tricks
are impromptu, and those that aren’t require
very little preparation. And what a variety you
have! You’ll find tricks with cards, coins, fold¬
ing money, dice, handkerchiefs, rubber bands,
string, cord, rope, thimbles, tableware, pencils,
and miscellaneous objects. And with the clear
instructions provided, you can perform mental
magic, amazing feats with numbers, and real
prestidigitation—that is, tricks using only your
fingers. Furthermore, you can provide fascinat¬
ing examples of “hypnotism.”
Best of all, no card or magic trick is beyond
your grasp. What’s the good of knowing dozens
of wonderful tricks if they are too difficult to
perform? With some practice and proper appli¬
cation, every trick here can be mastered, and
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A The intimate Book of Card & lame Tricks