Lorayne, Harry: Harry Lorayne's Personal Collection ©2001 Harry Lorayne Inc., New York Hardcover, no dj, 643 pages

Image courtesy eBay seller Swerdnase2003

Comments:

Contents:

xiii Foreword
xvii Up Front
xvii Center Hindu Shuffle
xvii Overhand Jog Shuffle

3 SECTION I—Novel Card Mysteries
3 To The Point
3 Braue Secret Addition
9 It’s Not Easy To Lie
9 Down/Under Deal
9 Reverse Faro
15 That’s The Truth!
15 Plunger Principle
23 Those Cutting Edges
29 Many Cuts
35 Swivel, Kick, Push-Up
39 Up-The-Ladder “Spread” Cut
41 Cut Control To Palm
45 Dig This
49 An Impossible Location
49 New Red/Black Shuffle

57 SECTION II—Intriguing Card Magic
57 Royal HaLo
57 HaLo Cut
61 The Spread/Gather Reverse
67 Doublocation
71 Color (Not So) Quickie
71 Angle Ribbon Spread
79 “Slip”Pery Sandwich
79 Slip-Shuffle 3-Card Control
85 Pretty Strong
85 Alignment Move
91 Bonus “Slip”Pery Handlings
97 Stop Me, Please
97 Two-Card Toss/Catch
101 Double Toss Change
105 Snappier Flush

111 SECTION III—Miracle Card Routines
111 Transposition Position
115 The Gambling Magician
121 The Magical Gambler
121 Simple Shift
129 Mental Vibrations
133 Greatest Card Handler of All
133 Straddle Faro
141 Easier Aces
143 Simple(?) Ace Revelation
143 Goin’ Fishing
143 Illogical Double Lift
151 Surprisingly Good
151 Somersault Revelation

157 SECTION IV—Unique Card Effects
157 Royal Re-Crossing
161 A Simple Thing
165 Can It Be?
169 The Unique Peek
173 Unique Peek #2
175 Unique Peek #3
177 Unique Peek #4
177 Reverse Faro Ending
179 Unique Peek #5
181 Unique Peek “Killer”
183 “Killer” Bonus
185 Magnetic Pull
191 An Ear Full of Cider
191 The Lorayne Spin

199 SECTION V—Reputation Makers
199 My Second Keeper, Cont’d
205 A Much Better Chance
209 Two Over Easy
209 Jordan Count
215 Another Snappy Flush
219 Ultra Double Ambition
219 Tilt
223 Two Ambitious
227 Foursome Fourall
227 The Harreverse
235 Two By Two
239 Quick And Easy

243 SECTION VI—“Do That Again” Routines
243 Dried-Out Sloppy Card Trick
247 Dealer Wins Extension
247 “Underground” Double Turnover
253 Take Five
259 Mate Finder Via Take Five
263 Catch A Royal
259 To Catch An Ace #5
269 Direct Collect
273 One From Five
277 Good Sequence Sandwich
281 The Lorayne Secret Addition
283 Still Your Choice
289 I Love Challenges

297 SECTION VII—Incredible Card Stuff
297 Triple Take
301 New Sandwich
305 Old Sandwich
305 Sandwichange
311 Discrepancy Sandwich
311 Instant Sandwich Catch
315 Counted Out
321 Incredibly Sweet Four-Card Change
321 One-At-A-Time Ace Vanish
329 Overhand-Run Control
333 The Family Unit
333 Charlier Shuffle
339 The Broken Count
339 Magician’s Choice
345 To An Extreme

349 SECTION VIII—Magician Foolers
349 Pleasing Combination
355 Center “Feel’d” Catch
355 Gambler’s Cop
361 Spelling Instructions
365 Absolutely Impossible Location
369 Tally-Ho Extended
376 The Amazing Court-Card Trick
379 Six Ways And Means
379 Braue Reversal
383 Jacks Are Better
383 The Lorayne Force
391 My Favorite Card
395 A Spell of Whether
399 Double Whammy
403 The Real Work

411 SECTION IX—“Killer” Card Magic
411 ®Evolutionary
411 Selected Card Switch
417 Platinum Discrepancy
417 Delayed Braue Reversal
421 Better Overhand-Shuffle Stack
427 Down And Dirty
427 Rear Palm
433 Kingly Loc-Ace-Tion
437 Killer Sandwich
437 HaLo Cut Cop
443 Epitome Location, Junior
451 Mated Updated
455 Quick Mate
455 HaLo Thumb Drag
457 One Extra Little Maneuver
457 Slop Shuffle

463 SECTION X—Impossibilities
463 Optically Controlled
467 Billustrious
471 That’s Impossible
477 So Is This!
479 Alternative Blackjack
485 Darn I Couldn’t . . .
489 A Couple of Pages
493 Symbiotic
495 Spur of the Moment
499 Another Moment
503 Poker From Blackjack
507 Flabbergast

513 SECTION XI—Super-Powered Card Magic
513 Your Favorite Card
515 Numero Uno
519 My Cup of Tea
523 Slip-Cut Alternate
527 A Cutting Spectator
531 Think Only
531 Bottom Card Glimpse
539 Think Again
539 Block HaLo Cut
543 Poker Power
547 More Poker Power
547 Card Cull
551 Pied Piper

557 SECTION XII—“Great” Stuff
557 Really Quick
557 Universal Reversal
561 Miraculous Coincidence
561 Braue Reversal Variation
567 A Far Cry
571 Hokus Pokus
577 Hokus Pokus Royal
579 The Great Divide
585 The Bridge Divide
587 Location Divide
591 Divide For A Spell
595 Red-Black (Divide) Location
597 Point And Divide
603 Divide And Conquer

609 “Special Bonus” Section
609 Special Bonus
615 Bonus Royale
621 Beyond Belief
627 Beyond Belief Relief
631 What A M-E-S!

643 Last Word