Bauer, Ron: Ron Bauer's Mechanical Deck ©1999 Ron Bauer; E-GADS, MI Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 32 pages ©2001 Second Revised and Expanded Edition

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Comments: Spectator's see a card slide out of a deck on it's way to the top of the deck, but it fails mid-way as a supposedly failed trick deck. The magician fixes it so the selection appears on the top instantly. Number 11 in the Ron Bauer Private Studies series.

Contents (from book):

1 Introduction: history, Al Baker's The Deck That Cuts Itself
2 Premise: Ron's approach
3 Required Materials and Set Up
5 Step-By-Step Procedure: routine with patter suggestion
15 Denouement: intro
16 Two Alternative Lead-Ins
17 The Illusion In a Nutshell
17 Analysis of the Illusion
18 Addendum - Weight! A Moment: hints
19 The Finley-Vernon Double Turnover
22 Finesse For the Novice Get-Ready
22 Give Yourself a Break
32 Special Thanks To