Anderson, Nigel: Practical Magic - Mystify and Entertain With Illusion ©2010 Hinkler Books Pty. Ltd. Heatherton Victoria, Australia Hardcover, no dj, 192 pages ISBN: 9781741855616

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Comments: Photo-illustrated book of beginner/intermediate magic. "8 Books In One"

Contents (from book):

1 Simple Surprises
1 Introduction
3 A True Story
5 The Flexible Pencil
7 The Ghost Pencil
8 The Impossible Knot
10 The Spoon Levitation
12 The Real Spoon Levitation
14 The Kissing Cards
17 Rubber Band Surprise
19 The Knotted Rings
22 The Coin Book

24 Deft Devices
25 Introduction
29 Number Prediction
30 The House Of Cards Hotel
34 Jackpot Poker
37 The Color Spectrum
40 ESP - Extra Sensory Perception
43 The Lost And Found Card
46 The Broken Toothpick

49 Sleightly Suspicious
49 Introduction
51 The Vanishing Toothpick
53 The Instant Knot
55 Not A Knot
58 The Pencil Paddle Move
61 The French Drop
64 Confetti In My Pocket
65 How To Peek At A Card
67 The Key Card Principle
69 The Police Interrogator
71 Pulse Detection

73 Charms For Children
73 Introduction
75 The Coin From Anywhere
77 The Invisible Coin
79 The Invisible Coin Gift
81 The Foam Ball Through The Table
83 Splitting The Atom
85 Foam Ball Countdown
91 The Instant Silk Streamer
93 The Lucky Silk Streamer
93 Coin Story
95 The Cut And Restored Rope

97 Fascinating Favorites
97 Introduction
99 Slip Cutting To Four Aces
101 Cutting The Aces
104 The Four-Ace Assembly
109 Torn And Restored Paper Napkin
112 The Svengali Deck
115 The Cups And Balls
119 Pulling A Rabbit Out Of A Hat

121 Curtain Call
121 Introduction: What Is An Act?
125 Coin Through Silk
128 The Silk Vanish I
132 The Foam Ball Routine: Phase 1
135 The Foam Ball Routine: Phase 2
138 Banana Prediction
141 The Named Card

145 Masterful Magic
145 Introduction
147 Crazy Man’s handcuffs
150 Crazy man’s Handcuffs with a Spectator
152 Rubber Band Meltdown
155 The professor’s nightmare
158 The Magic Square
161 Coin Matrix
164 Triple Treat
167 Real Mind Reading

169 Entrancing Extras
169 Introduction
173 The Tea Cup Gag
175 The Rising Card
178 The Bouncing Apple
180 The Levitating Cup
182 Cup Crunch
184 The Back Palm Vanish
187 Pencil In The Nose
189 The Correct Card Gag
190 The 52-Card Gag
191 Human Levitation