McGill, Ormond: Balancing Magic and Other Tricks ©1986 Ormond McGill, Franklin Watts, NY Hardcover, no dj, 93 pages ISBN 0-531-10208-4

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Comments: Illustrated by Anne Canevari Green. "A First Book" for children, but along with some very simple tricks includes a few more advanced ones such as the Penetrating Rings and the Patriotic Paper Balls.

Contents (from Book):

11 Ladies And Gentlemen ...

13 Six Balancing Tricks
13 Balancing a Handkerchief on Your Nose
14 The Balancing Magic Wand: on edge of table
15 Balancing Forks
16 The Balancing Pipe and Belt
17 Balancing Matches: on the hand and table
19 The Balancing Cane: and dancing

22 Four Ball Tricks
22 The Balancing Balls: three small balls
23 Sticky Ball and Yardstick: catching a ping pong ball on a stick
24 The Floating Ball: using IT
25 The Rolling Ball: ball rolls along a rope

26 Seven Coin Tricks
26 The Balancing Coins: two coins balance between the fingers
27 Balancing a Coin on a Handkerchief: in the air
28 The Falling Dime: science stunt
29 The Precarious Quarter: another
31 The Zip-Away Quarter: and another
32 The Spinning Penny: between two pins, or with a straw
34 The Acrobatic Dime: removing a trapped dime from a glass

35 Three Egg Tricks
35 The Spinning Egg: only the magician's egg spins
36 The Balancing Egg: balances on its end
37 The Flying Egg: blowing an egg from one glass to another

38 Six Tricks With Glasses
38 Balancing a Glass on the Edge of a Card
39 Balancing a Glass on the Edge of a Plate
40 Balancing a Glass on a Table
41 Picking Up Six Glasses in One Hand
42 The Old Napkin Trick: pulling napkin out from under a glass of liquid
43 Breaking a Stick Between Two Glasses: breaking the stick with a hammer and leaving the glasses unharmed

44 Thirteen Assorted Tricks
44 An Apple a Day: apple is instantly split
45 Herculean Fingers: physical strength stunt
47 Stretching Your Thumb: illusion
48 The Balancing Deck of Cards: on the back of the hand
49 Drop in the Hat: card dropping stunt
50 The Spinning Handkerchief: spins on a cane
50 Magically Separating Matches: without touching them
51 The Candle Seesaw: burning a candle at both ends
53 Balancing Water in a Sieve: water first passes through a sieve, then doesn't
54 Tossing a Knot into a Handkerchief
55 The Bouncing Handkerchief: gag
55 Magic Dice: catching dice stunt
56 A Snip in the Air: cutting an envelope thrown into the air

57 One Dozen Conjuring Tricks
57 A Magic Rabbit: a paper fold and cut
58 Newspaper Samson: science experiment in air pressure
60 The Jumping Rubber Band: from fingers to fingers
62 The Penetrating Rings: rings tossed at a handkerchief become linked
64 Faster Than the Eye: a handkerchief penetrates a rope held by spectators
67 The Amazing Paper Bands: the Afghan bands
68 Tricky Rope: rope thru neck and tying a knot without letting go
70 The Patriotic Paper Balls: red, white, and blue balls rearrange themselves in three bags
73 The Transpositioned Balls: three colored balls tranpose between colored papers
75 Four Tissues in a Box: tissue paper balls vanish and appear back in the box
79 The Cut-and-Restored Paper Strip
81 The Magic Snowstorm: a wet piece of tissue paper if fanned to create a confetti storm

84 Try Your Hand At Juggling And Balancing
84 Juggling Three Balls
91 Balancing: practicing balancing

93 About the Author: short biography