Kendall, Ian: Basic Training The Book ©2012 Ian Kendall Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 250 pages Available as an eBook from Lybrary.com

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Comments: "A Complete Course in Sleight of Hand from M-U-M." Compilation of Ian's M-U-M columns from 2009 and 2011 with two extra lessons on the Classic Pass and the Top Change.

Contents (from ebook ToC):

1 Some Words From The Original Editor
3 It All Began With An Email
6 What to Do Next

7 The Lessons
7 The Ghost Count
13 The Double Lift
- Open Position And The Cage Defined
19 The French Drop
25 Presentation
31 Card Controls
- Multiple Cut To Table (Ron Bauer)
- Spanish Control
- A Simple Pass
37 Let's Do The Twist
- Jordan Count
- Through The Fist Flourish
- Twisting Daley's Aces
43 The False Transfer
- A Simple Vanish
- Hang Point
- A False Transfer
49 Forces
- Cross Cut Force
- The Backslip Force
55 The Hamman Count
- Hamman From A Dealing Grip
61 Be Prepared
- The Line
67 Ambidextrous Magic
- Heel Clip Simple Steal
73 False Shuffles
- Overhand Chop Shuffle
- Riffle Shuffle Control
- Up The Ladder Cut
79 Thumb Tip Tips
- Silk From Bill
85 Hindu Shuffle
- As A Control
- As A Force
- As A Convincer
- The Last Turn
91 The Chop Cup
- Paul Wilson's Lean Chop
- Ian's First Phase
99 Shells
- Into The Fourth Dimension (Jay Sankey)
103 On Venue
109 The Birth Of A Show
115 Ambitious Card
- The Easiest Second Deal In The World
- Gary Kurtz's Convincer
- Wesley James' Load Up Move
121 Multiple Selections
129 Classic Palming A Coin
135 The Three Ball Trick
141 The Unequal Ropes
145 The One Way Deck
151 Spellbound
155 Changes
- The Too Perfect Theory
- Card To Envelope
- The Book Change
161 Stacked Decks
- Eight Kings
- Si Stebbins
- Three Way Mind Reading
167 Knots
- Cut And Restored Get Ready
- The Knot Routine
173 Juggling
179 The Classic Force
185 Sleeving
191 Cards To Pocket
- Gordon Bruce's Load
- Francis Carlyle's Homing Card
- Ad Lib Jacket Load
197 The Muscle Pass
201 One Coin Routines
- Ian's One Coin Routine
207 Adaptability
- Instant Card Reversed, Tabled
- Instant Card Reversed, Standing
211 Final Thunks
215 The Classic Pass
- The Trapdoor
- The Hinge
- The Classic Pass
- Blocking The Pass
229 The Top Change
- The Standard Top Change
- The Overhand Top Change
- The Snap Top Change
- Blocking The Top Change

241 Final Words