BOOKS
Fr. Roger Crosthwaite belongs to the no-flourish school of card magic. His special enthusiasm is reserved for sleights that are executed under cover of a natural handling of the deck. He believes, with LePaul, that simplicity is the keynote of good card magic. Some card tricks baffle by their complexity. Others, and some of these you will find in Arcardia, create wonder by their simplicity.
Arcardia contains many writings on "Think A Card" and other mental card tricks> Also gambling moves and routines are an iatrical part of the book. You will also find information on glimpses, palms, false dealing, shifts and much more.
Here's what others are saying about Arcardia:
Allan Ackerman: "Just finished reading Roger Crosthwaite's new book, Arcardia. It's the kind of book cardmen love to read - lots of details, the kind of details that take a good trick and make it into a great one. I thought Roger's Up jog Switch to be an extremely strong utility item that will have many applications. This one move alone would be worth the price of this book."
Simon Aronson: "I always look forward to Fr. Roger's publications. Technically Roger is one of the foremost standard bearers in the Marlo tradition. He reminds me of what it was like to be in sessions with Ed, where the moves and technique were so effortless, so seamless, and so invisible. For me, the technical innovations are the strongest part of Arcardia. The Up jog Switch seems like a utility that can have wide applicability, because of its natural appearance, and the flexibility it offers. The section on Further Finesse is challenging, but there are definite rewards for those willing to devote the effort. The material on the LTP Peek Steal is great!"
Jack Avis: "After reading Roger's Arcardia, my natural inclination was to reach for my deck of cards and start practicing. I think that anyone in any way interested in card magic will want to do the same. This book epitomizes the spirit that has pushed the frontiers of quality magic to great heights during my lifetime; it contains some of the very best in card magic today. I give Arcardia my highest and most enthusiastic recommendation."
The book also includes contributions by Justin Higham, Ed Marlo, Michael Vincent, and Wesley James. It also includes an orientation by Justin Higham and a foreword by David Berglas.
ITEM # BK0692 PRICE $35.00
THE PAPER ENGINE by AARON FISHER
Tension, Focus & Design in Card Magic
The engine this book discusses has fifty-two parts. Its gears and pistons are spades and clubs. It is lubricated with hearts and diamonds. It is fueled by skilled fingers and deft imagination. And when it is started it carries its passengers to fantastic lands. It has had countless operators during the six centuries of its existence. This book navigates the innovations and fine tunings of one of its newest exponents, Aaron Fisher.
Larry Jennings remarked that Aaron Fisher was the most promising young card magician he had seen in the past twenty years. John Thompson says, "The material in this book is top notch, and I guarantee it will enhance the repertoire of any serious student of card magic immensely." Praise for Aaron Fisher's work has spread through the inner circles of card magic for several years, resulting in a growing demand for information on the innovative techniques and card magic devised by Fisher; magic with which he has been impressing and amazing audiences of all calibers.
The Paper Engine begins with a thorough explanation of Aaron Fisher's handling of the half pass, a handling unlike any other in that there are no overt turns, sweeps, or squaring of the cards used to hide the sleight. Fisher's gravity half pass is done in the small motion of raising the deck from dealing position to the fingertips. There is no other perceptible action-yet the sleight is invisible from all sides. The details of this one move have been wondered about and coveted for years.
Equally innovative are Fisher's approaches to the bluff pass, diminishing lift sequence, multiple shift, switches and controls. And last but not least is his one-handed method for causing a card to pop face up suddenly from the center of a face-down pack.
The Paper Engine, though, is much more than a collection of technical innovation. Supporting the sleights are nineteen excellent and powerful tricks that rely on them. These are not constructions cobbled together to illustrate how the sleights might be applied. The tricks are all audience-tried-and-tested pieces of magical entertainment, drawn from Aaron Fisher's professional repertoire. And all sleights and tricks are supplemented with observations on presentation, practicality, psychology, and theatrical theory, expressed with a clarity and candor that will surprise readers.
The Paper Engine is Aaron Fisher's first book, and for it he has chosen only what he considers his top card material, to which he has added two exceptional tricks by Gordon Bean that use his techniques. Aaron and his co-author John Lovick have striven to provide a text that teaches clearly and succinctly on many levels. They are aided in this by Damon Webster who supplies 160 state-of-the-art photos. The result is a work that, rather than spinning its wheels in well-worn ruts, drives the craft of card magic forward into the future.
Hardbound, 126 pages, fully photo-illustrated.
ITEM # BK1074 PRICE $35.00
MULTIPLYING BALLS TUDOR by FUNTIME MAGIC
This printed booklet (4" x 5.5", 24 pages, and 36 illustrations) covers all the basic moves for the classic multiplying balls effect, like the basic multiplying balls move, various palming methods, different vanishes and transfers, and use of ball holders. In addition, the complete routines include an easy routine and a more advanced routine. Also includes references for additional literature on the subject.
ITEM # BK1261 PRICE $2.00
Why is it that some magicians get great audience reaction while others who are just as skillful leave audiences so cold? The answers are in Strong Magic, the first-ever book on showmanship specifically for the close-up magician.
As a successful professional magician for almost 20 years, Darwin Ortiz has appeared before thousands of audiences of all kinds. During that time he has studied what it takes to really move an audience. In Strong Magic, he presents the results of those years of study and experience in a way that every magician can benefit from.
Do you want applause, gasps, and praise? Do you want your performances to be talked about and remembered? Strong Magic tells you how. You already own countless books on card and coin manipulation. Here is a book on something far more important: audience manipulation. Not a dry, boring treatise, it's funny, fascinating, exciting reading. Not a book of vague theory, it's loaded with countless examples and concrete techniques that you can put to use right away to give your magic more impact. These are the real secrets of close-up magic--and they are all in Strong Magic.
What People Are Saying
"The book is readable, it's extremely clear, it's clear, it's thrilling in its intellectual adventure. And it's also, clearly, enormously practical. It makes you think. It enriches you as an artist (and therefore as a human being.)" - Juan Tamariz
"A wonderful, wonderful book filled with practical advice. It should be every serious close-up worker's next purchase." - David Williamson Says
"A thought-provoking analysis of the performance of close-up magic. Just reading it was motivating. I incorporated some of Darwin's suggestions in to my presentations the same day I read them. Highly recommended to the serious student of close-up magic." - Paul Gertner
ITEM # BK0147 PRICE $45.00
TWENTY-FIVE TIPS AND TRICKS WITH THE RISING CARDS by ROMAN LEPREE
The Rising Card effect is one of the most mysterious card effects in the world. The basic effect is as follows: One or more cards are selected and replaced in the deck. One at a time, the cards magically rise right out of the deck without any visible means of support!
The Rising Cards is a real reputation maker. It looks like real magic. Most importantly, it’s easy to do. The step-by-step instructions in this booklet will give you all the tips and tricks for using your Rising Card Deck. In addition, you will also learn rising card effects you can perform with any deck!
Inside this book you will find 25 tips and tricks including...
And much, much more!
ITEM # BK1267 PRICE $5.00
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