Swain, James: Miracles With Cards ©1996 James Swain Hardcover, no dj, 8.5x11", 190 pages

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Comments (Brian Rasmussen): Photos by Warren Torzewski. This book has effective yet simple card routines to more difficult and stunning show pieces requiring some advanced sleight-of-hand with cards. This is a book you can learn from over time as your skills improve. Specific key sleights are mentioned for most routines. Also contains a nice essay in the foreward and a helpful tips section on the pass.

Contents:  

V Introduction (Darwin Ortiz) 
VII Foreward

1 The Airmail Card: Goodwin’s Two Ton Transpo
7 Clue: Brother Hamman’s Verbal Force
12 Out of this World
18 Superbowl Aces: The Stencel Move
24 Card in the Matchbox
28 Card in the Cardbox: Invisible Shulien Revelation
32 Boxed B’Wave
36 The World’s Greatest Card Trick
41 Perfect Triumph: Marlo’s Miracle Spread
45 Swain Simplicity Control
51 Swain Simplicity Switch
52 Gambler’s Miracle: Jenning’s Modification of Daryl’s Display
56 Up-The-Ladder Aces
60 The Blank Deck
62 Australian Aces Revisited: Marlo’s Frictionless Bottom Deal
66 The Impossible Card Trick
68 Real Mind Reading
74 The Spectator Cuts to the Aces (2 Versions)
80 Boxed Reset
84 Brainweave: Frank Simon’s Fan Revelation
90 Fortune Telling Cards: Dingle’s NOLAP Switch; Interlock/Vernon/Jennings/Lyons
94 Hitchcock Aces
100 Miracle Aces: Swain Bluff Control
105 Bluff Control Palm
106 Bluff Control Routine
107 Topping the Mental Topper: The Unweave Revelation
112 My Opener
120 Gorilla In the Middle: Invisible Load Move
125 Trapped
129 The Pass
134 The Jennings Box (2 Versions)
138 The Jennings Handling
141 The Well Traveled Card: Gary Plants Move
143 The Stand In
145 The “Block” Buster Pass
148 Bottom Card Cover Pass
149 The Pass Palm
152 Anastasia
154 The Lost Multiple Shift
155 Honest Aces: Swain Drop Switch
160 Honest Collectors
164 Annemann’s Miracle
167 Something for Nothing
169 Rules of the Game:Cornelius Spring Set; Bill Malone’s Revelation; Steve Freeman Four Card Revelation; Bruce Cervon’s Pivot Principle
182 Finale for the Capitulating Queens: Jon Racherbaumer’s Handling of Norm Osbourne’s Unlimited Vanish
187 Final Departure