The Finest Magic in Print
Act Two
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Table of Contents
Introduction—Michael Weber
Preface
Chapter I: Winners All
The Thought Hatchery
Another World
Do Continue
Everyone a Winner
The Modest Memory Routine
Another World
Do Continue
Everyone a Winner
The Modest Memory Routine
Chapter II: Devilish Devices
The Ambiguous Coffee Can
The Legal Switch-pad
Devious Deck Switch
Rounders
Lazy Magician's Memorized Deck
Double-Sided Peek Box
The Legal Switch-pad
Devious Deck Switch
Rounders
Lazy Magician's Memorized Deck
Double-Sided Peek Box
Chapter III: After Dessert
Solid Ghost Revisited
The Power of Touch
After the Dessert Thought Transference
Impromptu Psychic Matching
The Janie Test
The Power of Touch
After the Dessert Thought Transference
Impromptu Psychic Matching
The Janie Test
Chapter IV: Money Matters
The Human Scale
But There's More!
Net Worth
Helicopter Coins
Dr. Faust Does a Miracle
But There's More!
Net Worth
Helicopter Coins
Dr. Faust Does a Miracle
Chapter V: Mind Excursions
The Tossed-out Magazine
Untouched
Birthday Cards
Marble Memories
The Simplex Mind-reading Routine
Untouched
Birthday Cards
Marble Memories
The Simplex Mind-reading Routine
Chapter VI: Magic and Metaphor
Giant Pairs Repaired
Letting Go!
The Impossible Knot Routine
Seeing with the Chinese Eye
The Unchecked Assumption
The Astonishing Rice Jar Suspension
The ABCs of Our Lives
Letting Go!
The Impossible Knot Routine
Seeing with the Chinese Eye
The Unchecked Assumption
The Astonishing Rice Jar Suspension
The ABCs of Our Lives
Chapter VII: Card Deceptions
"My Card" Trick
Optical Brainwave Illusion
Bluff Card to Pocket
1-2-3 Card in Wallet
Out of My Sight, But in My Mind
A Mental Maguffin
Optical Brainwave Illusion
Bluff Card to Pocket
1-2-3 Card in Wallet
Out of My Sight, But in My Mind
A Mental Maguffin
Chapter VIII: Paper Chase
Business Card Center Tear
Post-It Note Center Tear
Eliminate the Negative
A Question is Answered
Contact
The Double Billet
The Devil's Peek
The Devil's Routine
Post-It Note Center Tear
Eliminate the Negative
A Question is Answered
Contact
The Double Billet
The Devil's Peek
The Devil's Routine
Chapter IX: Super Mentality
Thoughts on the Memorized Magazine Demonstration
Fifty-two Cards in Succession
Synergistic Memory Demonstration
The Incredible Human Calculator
Fifty-two Cards in Succession
Synergistic Memory Demonstration
The Incredible Human Calculator
Chapter X: Aha! Think of a Card
Final Ecstasy
Psychic Poker
Impromptu Princess
The Blind Voice-detector
Psychic Poker
Impromptu Princess
The Blind Voice-detector
Epilogue: Reflections