Eldin, Peter: Crazy Magic ©1989 Peter Eldin, Arrow Books Ltd, London Softcover, perfect-bound, 128 pages ©1990 Red Fox Edition ISBN: 009-959600-8

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7 Introduction
8 Making and Practising Tricks
8 The Rules of Magic
10 Practice Makes Perfect

12 Magic Wand Magic
12 Make a Magic Wand
13 Hole in the Body: wand seems to push into the body
15 Puzzling Purse: long wand from small purse
18 Vanishing and Reappearing Wand: wrapped in a paper
21 The Sticky Wand: a different method for the wand that clings to the fingers

25 Magic with Money
25 Multiplying Money: coins increase in number as swept from the table
27 Halve your Money: two bills become one
31 Vanishing Coin: in a match box
34 Open the Box: vanished coin found in nest of boxes

37 Conjuring with Cards
37 One Through the Other: one card penetrates another
40 Topsy Turvy Card: chosen card is found reversed in the pack
42 Travelling Queens: two Queens and two Jacks are put in a box, Two Jacks removed, and no cards remain
45 Kings Change: Kings change to Aces
49 Find the Lady: The Queen is removed from three cards and is an Ace
52 Automatic Cut: deck cuts itself at selection
54 A Strange Prediction: strange characters reveal a prediction
58 The Long Card: a comedy revelation
60 Card Control: three selections rise to the top of the deck in a box
63 The Wrong Way: card is supposed to come out of the top of a box, but comes out the bottom
68 The Right Way: Rising card from card box

72 Tricks with Rope and String
72 A Knot That’s Not: knot vanishes as string passes through matchbox
74 Baffling Bracelet: ring appears on a rope tied between the hands
77 Hang On!: vase hangs from a rope
80 Ropey Restoration: rope cut and restored in a change bag
83 Impossible Escape: rope release

86 Magic with Paper and Card
86 Baffling Bunny: hat picture on a card has a rabbit appear
89 The Confetti Factory: tissue paper in bag turns into confetti
92 The Magician Escapes: paper magiian escapes the paper fastener
95 Who Will Win?: sports prediction

99 Baffling Magic
99 Banana Baffler: boomerang cards in banana form
102 Male or Female?: pendulum trick
104 Floating on Air: levitation effect
106 Lollipops: one lollipop is removed from a bag of four, leaving none
109 Sausage Sorcery: version of the Clippo effect, cut and restored paper
112 Box Escape: matchbox cover released from ribbon
114 Baffling Beads: string of beads cut into a glass are restored to the chain
116 Evaporated Milk: milk vanished under a tube
118 Almost There: comedy cut and restored
121 Fooled You: one card vanishes, and spectator's think they know the trick but are fooled

124 How to be Different: presentation ideas
127 Putting on a Show