Hartman, Jerry: 3 Collected Works
©1980 Tannen Magic, Inc., NY
Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 105 pages
3 Collected Works
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Comments (Zigby7): This is a combined volume of three of Jerry's previous publications: "Super Dupes" deals with emphasis on gambling routines; "Odd Lifts" deals with a single category of sleights with heir tremendous usefulness to the card worker; and "Secret Subtractions" is versatile, flexible sleight used used to duplicate the results of various addition and add-on moves. This section contains five effects using this sleight. Caveat: Not for the beginner. This is a blockbuster of useful card information. These combined books constitute a major useful encyclopedia for anyone interested in excellent card magic in their performances.

Contents (from book ToC)

Part 1 - Super Dupes

1 Section I Informal Formulations

1 Four Sleights
1 Push-off Riffle Force
1 Push-off Riffle Peek Force
2 R.S. Injog
2 New Price Cut
3 Center of Attention

4 Forgatherers
4 Transcollectors
5 Faro-Fetched

7 Foreshortenings
7 Flinging Fingers
8 A Spelluva Trick

10 Foursomes
10 Hocus Pokey
10 Mate in Four
12 To Each His Own

15 Fortuities
15 Random Tandem
15 Huesome Twosome

19 Forethoughts
19 Exception Selection
20 Compulsive Thinker II
22 irresistible Force

25 Fore-and-afts
25 Over-reaction
27 Every Which Way
28 Multiple Turnovers

II. Guiles and Deals

30 All Hands on Deck
30 A Dishonest Lecture on Dishonesty

41 Cheats' Feats
41 Monkey Business' Uncle
43 Monte Fooley
45 Cull-de-Stack

48 Mixed Tricks
48 Short Change
48 No Way
49 Near Mix
51 Double Crosstrick
53 Guess Hue 2
58 Irresistible Prediction

Part 2 - Odd Lifts (transcribed 1971)

1 I: Pull-Up Lifts
1 Bottom Double Lift
1 Center Double Lift
2 Pull Up Double Lift
2 Applications
2 - Glide Substitute
3 - Tri-rise
3 - Positransition

6 II: Push Back Lifts
6 Push Back Lift 1
6 Push Back Lift 2
6 Applications
6 - Active Aces
7 - On the Up & Up

9 III: The Green Lift
9 The Green Lift
9 Second from Top Double Lift
9 Applications
9 - Top Swap

11 IV: Undercover Lift
11 Center Double Lift
12 Undercover Reverse
12 Applications
12 - Transpower
13 - Dominace
14 - Thrice Over Lightly

17 V: Artificial Double Lift
17 Artificial Double Lift
17 Applications
17 - Beswitched
18 - Over the Top
18 - Fast Draw
19 - Twain Attraction
20 - Four-gone Delusion
21 - Ahead of the Pack

25 VI: Miscellaneous
25 Uncoupler

Part 3 - Secret Subtractions (transcribed 1970)

2 I: Preliminaries
2 Initial Steal: Method 1
2 Initial Steal: Method 2
2 Initial Steal: Method 3
2 Initial Steal: Method 4
2 Initial Steal: Method 5
2 Initial Steal: Method 6
3 Obtaining The Break: Method 1
3 Obtaining The Break: Method 2
4 Obtaining The Break: Method 3

5 II: The Flourish Count Technique
5 Flourish Count Add-On
6 Flourish Count Secret Addition

7 III: Secret Subtraction
7 The Basic Action
8 Variation 1
8 Variation 2
9 Variation 3
9 Variation 4
9 New Faces #1
10 New Faces #2
10 Combination
11 Sandwich Switch 1
12 Sandwich Switch 2

13 IV: Applications
13 Aces to Aces
15 Twin Twist
16 Small World
18 Redone-bury Delusion
20 Instant Sandwich

22 V: Final Notes


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