Pulver, B. Robert: The "I Hate
Card Tricks!" Book of Card Tricks ©2008 Magicbob Production Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 142 pages Originally published as an eBook |
Image from MagicNook.com (now gone) |
Comments: A book of topological card tricks. Ebook has
color photos, printed copies provide B&W photos. First in a
series of books, originally available on the MagicNook website, no
longer there.
Contents (Evan Schuster, magicbooks.be):
ix Foreword (Marty "Martini" Grams)
xi Preface
xiii Acknowledgements
1 The Divided Queen: Queen card placed behind card with holes
showing the Queens faces, then hole card is slid to the side and
bottom half of Queen card follows
11 The Zig-Zag Queen: Queen card is placed in a card "cabinet",
and the center is slid out and back
23 The Mismade Queen: Queen placed in a card "cabinet" is
dissected and put back, but becomes mis-made
35 The Spiked Queen / Assistant's Revenge: Queen card placed in
deck is plunged through with spikes, but is removed unharmed and
transforms with King
47 The Disembodied Prince: the center of a Jack placed in a card
cabinet vanishes
57 The Kremated King: a King card is burnt to result in a skeleton
King
62 Bonus Effect The X-Ray King: a child friendly version
65 Harry & Bess: two cards transform on a cord
79 Jack B. Nimble: Jack card is stretched and restored
95 The Kompressed King: King card placed between others is shrunk
107 Twisted Sister: Queen card placed in a "cabinet" has her head
twisted around
121 Printing Your Own Custom Cards
127 Appendices