Sankey, Jay, Andi Gladwin, Joshua Jay: The Definitive Sankey Volume 1 ©2012 Vanishing Inc. Magic Hardcover, no dj, 520 pages

Image courtesy Don's Magic and Books

Comments: First of three volumes. Edited by Denis Behr, Rod Doiron, Trisha Ferruccio, Joel Givens, Erik Jansson, Raj Madhok, Liam Montier, Jum Munsey, Mike Vance and James West; Photographs by Alex Darke, Lisa Dickie, Cheng Lin and Glenda Macfarlane. Collectors edition came with all three volumes in a slip-case with two DVDs.

Contents (from book ToC):

7 Acknowledgements
9 The Top Ten
10 How to Read This Book
23 Introduction

29 Sankey Essentials
31 Double Turnover
33 Mercury Card Fold
35 Tilt
37 Erdnase Color Change
39 Vernon Stripout Addition
41 Hofzinser Spread Cull
43 Hofzinser Spread Force
44 Flushtration Count
45 Crossing the Gaze Switch
46 Twirl Change
47 Optical Monte Switch
48 Riffle Force
49 Double Undercut
51 Slip Cut
52 Necktie Second Deal
53 BoTop Change
54 Attitude Pocket Switch
55 Cross Cut Force
56 EYE Count
57 Slop Shuffle
58 HaLo Cut
59 Tenkai Optical Revolve
60 Marlo/Schulien Box Load
61 Topper
63 Kaps Subtlety
64 Himber Vanish
66 Striking Vanish
67 Gallo Pitch
69 Pop-Up Move
70 Friction Pass
71 Bobo Switch
72 Two-Way Toss

73 Cards & Props Part 1
75 Airtight
78 Airtighter
79 Through & Through
81 Nailed
83 Paper Cloud
85 Bladerunner
87 Drop Zone
88 Special Delivery
90 Chain Gang
93 Clearly Impossible Transposition
95 Madelaine’s Mystery

97 Sankey on Creativity

103 Torn & Restored Card
105 The Cardboard Contortionists
110 Transfixed
112 Missing Evidence
115 T-Bone
118 Autopsy
120 Papercut
122 Belly of the Beast
124 De-Crease
127 Piece De Resistance
129 Green Thumb
130 Porous
132 Price of Admission

135 Jay Sankey: In His Words

145 Close-up Mentalism Part 1
147 Prediction Impossible
149 Memory Lapse
151 Onion
153 A Very Good Year
154 Undeclared Income
155 Perfect Timing
157 Colorblind
159 The Pagemaster
162 Printed Matters

163 Finger Rings
165 Ring-a-Ding
166 Ring Around the Collar
167 Mercuring
170 Hellbent
172 To the Point
174 Inside Job
176 Stretching It
177 Tying the Knot
179 Under the Influence

183 Body Magic
185 Shadowlands
087 Eye Popper
188 Twinkle Toes

191 Paperclipped
193 The Full View Switch
195 Paperclipped
197 The Appearing Prediction
198 Four Disguises
200 Paperclipped Premonition
202 Dollars and Cents
204 Mona Lisa
206 Full Lotus
207 Switchless
209 Sympathetic PC
212 Closing Time
213 Serial Killer
214 Non-Existent

217 Essay: Concerning Magic as an Art Form

221 Wipe Clean Principle
223 Wipe Clean Principle
225 Wipe Flash
226 Wipe Clean Principle With Cards
228 Fact or Friction
229 The Phoenix Effect

231 Ambitious Card Part 1
233 A Not So Humble Beginning
234 Splat Production
236 Rubber Room Rise
239 Face-up Finale
240 Compact Closer
241 Leather Bound

243 Rubber Bands
245 Sure-Shot Vanish
246 Simple Division
248 Dark Powers
249 Heat of the Moment

253 Essay: Are Laymen Qualified Judges?

257 Bill Switch Part 1
259 The Bill Change
262 Real Magic
263 $0 Bill Switch
264 Traveling Expenses
265 Genuine Counterfeit
267 Strange and Stranger
268 Public Assembly
269 Double Feature
271 Strong Medicine

273 Close-up Magic Part 1
275 Descendent
277 Bingo
279 The Cups Runneth Over
290 Hot Tomato
291 Bouncing Baby
292 Air of Mystery
294 Seeing Red
296 Glass in Steel
297 Extended Credit
299 Pulling the Wool
301 Choice Change
303 Jagged

305 Coin Sleights
307 Flying Shuttle Pass
309 Downs Palm Finesse
313 Bangkok Vanish
315 Pointing Transfer
317 Sankey/Himber Count
318 Wave Load
319 Motion Change
321 Messiah Vanish
324 Merlin Vanish
326 Newton Drop
327 Drop Switch
328 Hypnovanish

333 Flash Paper
335 In a Flash
338 Signed, Singed & Delivered
341 Tracking Device
343 Heist
344 Revelation of a Card
346 Unmixed
347 Transitions
348 Firefly
349 Meltdown
350 Blaze of Glory
351 The Almost-Human Cannonball
353 Down in Flames
354 Flash Mob

357 Business Cards
359 Stop Sign
360 Picture Perfect
361 Scrawly
362 Constellation
364 Perfect Read
366 Power Lunch
370 Time Sensitive
372 Creepy Crawlers
373 X-Ray Vision
375 Reception
378 Change in Direction
381 The Window Trick

385 Impromptu Card Magic Part 1
387 Back in Time
389 Solitary Confinement
390 Proximity
392 Group Hypnosis
395 Solo
397 Amateur vs. Professional
399 Three Times Lucky
400 Bodyguards
401 A Fold in Time
403 The Switch Places Aces
405 Only in Self Defense
406 Maximum Capacity
408 180

411 Magic For Children
413 Yo-Yo Mon
415 Circumference
416 Hot Wax
418 Chocolate Bar Prediction
420 Wrap It Up
421 Ear to Eternity
422 Instant Origami

423 Coin Productions
425 Slick Splits
427 Cartesian Coins
430 Silver Lining
431 Thin Air Production
433 Invisible Piano Production
434 Bread & Butter Production

437 Almost-Impromptu Card Magic Part 1
437 On Impulse
441 Twice as Nice
442 Head Spin
443 From Behind
445 Deviant Behavior
446 Splitsville
447 Good Vibrations
449 Selective Memory
450 Nomad

453 Beyond Secrets Part 1
455 Preface
456 A Dance of Glances
457 Is Magic an Art?
458 Begin by Connecting
459 The Myth of Speed
460 Incomprehensibility
461 Magic as Blood Sport
463 Orchestrating Focus
464 What is your Market?
467 The Anatomy of an Effect
468 Intimate Scripts
470 What is the Method?
471 If I Were a Real Magician
472 A Little Experiment
474 Key Images
475 Learning a Sleight
476 An Actor Playing the Part
477 Wonder Without Secrecy
478 Creating Magic
480 Wonder and Emotion
481 How Did You Do That?
482 Any Effect is Possible
483 Cynicism, Confusion and Ego
485 For My Next Trick
487 Audience Feedback
488 The Opposite of Magic
489 Simplicity
490 The Emotional Camera
491 The Imperfect Theory
492 The Approach
494 Inspiring Humility
495 The Wonder of Wit
497 Classic Audience Members

501 Index