Einhorn, Nicholas: Card Magic ©2003, 2009 Nicholas Einhorn, Southwater, Hermes House, London Softcover, perfect-bound, 98 pages

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Comments: Primarily an extract of the card section found in Nicholas' The Art of Magic / Practical Encyclopedia of Magic book, with a few additions from the Mind Magic section of those books. Well illustrated with detailed color photographs.

Contents (from book ToC):

6 Introduction
6 Keeping the Secret
8 Fooling People
8 Misdirection
8 Practice, Patter and Style
9 Magic Shops
9 Watch and Learn
10 Card Magic

12 Basic Card Techniques
12 The Hand
12 Dealing Grip
12 Mechanic’s Grip
12 Biddle Grip
13 Dribbling Cards
13 Two-Handed Spread
14 Squaring the Cards
14 Swing Cut
15 Charlier Cut: a one handed cut
16 The Glimpse
16 Out of the Box Glimpse
16 Square and Glimpse
16 The Braue Reversal: to reverse one card
17 The Glide
18 Double Lift and Turnover: with break
19 Snap Change: one card changes into another instantly
20 Ribbon Spread and Turnover: flourish

22 Shuffling Cards
22 Overhand Shuffle
23 Table Riffle Shuffle
24 Weave Shuffle and Waterfall: in the hands with a flourish

26 Self Working Card Tricks
26 Sense of Touch: magician is able to tell face of card with only the backs toward him (peek)
28 The Four Burglars: Four Jacks are mixed into the deck and reappear at the top
28 Hocus Pocus: a spelling and mathematical card trick
30 Reversed: deck is placed behind the back, and when brought forward the selection is found reversed in the deck
31 Face Value: The value and suit of two other cards find the selection
32 "X" Marks the Spot
34 Whispering Jack
35 Impossible Prediction
36 The Indicator: a card is found reversed in the deck, which indicates where the selection is found
37 You Find It!: the spectator finds her own card
38 Instant Card Revelation: a quick revelation using a glimpsed card
39 The Next Card is Yours: a trick apparently is about to go wrong...
40 Do As I Do: Magician and spectator each select the same card
42 Impossible Card Location: two spectators select a card from two halves of the deck; the magician finds them instantly
44 Magic Time: a card clock trick
46 Spectator Cuts the Aces: Aces appear on top of four packets
48 Four Card Poker: a four card poker hand that never fails
50 Spell-a-Card: selection is spelled and comes to the selection

51 Controlling A Card:
51 Finger Break
51 Thumb Break
52 Double Cut
52 Double Cut Control: control to top
53 In-Jog Dribble Control: to top
54 Run and Back Control: an in the hands shuffle control
55 Simple Overhand Control: with an overhand shuffle
56 A False Cut: simple

57 Card Tricks Requiring Skill
57 Countdown: spectator's card is counted to, fails 1st time, succeeds 2nd
58 Gliding Home: Magician is about to reveal selection and spectator thinks he's wrong...
60 Trapped: selection appears between two Queens
62 Card Through Handkerchief: Deck is wrapped and selection emerges
64 Cards Across: Three cards pass from one packet to another, both packets held by spectators
66 Card Under Glass: Selection transposes with card under a glass

67 Forcing a Card:
67 Hindu Force: during the Hindu Shuffle
68 Slip Force
68 Cut Deeper Force: a bit laborious
69 Cross Cut Force and Prediction: simple force using time misdirection and used to match a selection with a prediction

70 Special Gimmicks:
70 Pips Away: a "3 of Diamonds" instantly changes into the selected 2
72 Changing Card: an instant changing card gimmick
74 Find the Lady: a gimmicked version of the Three Card Monte
76 Card Through Tablecloth: a card is selected by riffling the deck; it then vanishes and is found under the tablecloth
78 Rising Card From Box (Version 1): with fingertip help
80 Rising Card From Box (Version 2): with a toothpick riser
82 Card to Matchbox: the wrong card turns into a matchbox which is opened to find the selection

86 Advanced Flourishes
86 Thumb Fan
86 Pressure Fan
87 One-Handed Fan
87 One-Handed Reverse Fan
88 Giant Fan
88 Comedy Card Force: card is obviously forced from beneath the fan of cards
89 Card Spring: from hand to hand
90 Back Palm: and producing it from there

92 Glossary
94 Suppliers