Stephen Minch: The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi
Minch, Stephen: The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi
©2016 Hermetic Press
Hardcover, no dj, 192 pages
Stephen Minch: The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi
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Comments: Illustrated by Tony Dunn. An "Aretalogy" is a narrative of the miraculous deeds of a hero (Merriam-Webster).

Contents (updated from book ToC Jun 2021):

vi Introduction (Roberto Giobbi)
x Preface

1 The Angels' Playthings (Cards)
3 La Belle Captive
8 Framing the Sandman
15 Milking the Force
17 The Moth of the Tosh
19 The Scrunch Fold
22 The U.T.N. Card Fold
26 The Money Card
31 Card in the Head
33 With Your Peanuts
38 Bottom Feeder
42 The Folding Color Change
48 The Card in Finger Ring
49 - All Conditions Met
53 - With a Duplicate Ring
57 Fresco: rubber band deck
60 Stolen Goods
62 The Fan Flip Steal
65 Cornered
65 - The Incised Corner
66 - The Thin Corner
66 - The Jointed Corner
68 A Germain Twist
71 A Golden Change
74 A Rested Palm
76 Buckle Fan Hideout
80 The Bossi Four-as-Three Display
84 The Case of Mistaken Identity
88 Sitck-Stab
93 The Surfing Card Stab
95 Double Toss
97 The Secluded Card Rise
101 Straight Up With a Twist
106 Under a Tack

109 Through The Eye of a Needle (Coins)
111 Prematrix
115 Hangups
123 Hole-Due-Chination
132 No Fleshly Barrier
136 A Trick to Please the Pope
141 The Flaming Coin-Fold
144 Spin Master
146 Okito, Italian Style
146 - Turnover 1
148 - Turnover 2
149 - Turnover 3
150 - Turnover 4
150 - Turnover 5
152 - Turnover 6
154 - Turnover 7
155 - Turnover 8
156 - Turnover 9
157 - Righting the Base 1
159 - Righting the Base 2
160 - A Simultaneous Turnover and Steal
162 - The Jet Masque Load
164 Half-Buck Torture Cell
166 The Other Gypsy's Switch
168 Stick It to Them
172 High Strung and Lapless

177 Mirabile Visu
179 Vacuum Tip
182 True Pencil Through Bill

185 Memorable Wonders
187 We're Being Followed
188 - Resealing the Wrapper
190 The Deep End


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