Tamariz, Juan: The Magic Way ©1988 Editorial Frakson Magic Books, Spain Hardcover, w/dj, 183 pages

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Comments: Lessons in presentation - getting the spectator to travel down dead ends and false solutions, leaving his or her mind empty of possibilities when the routine is done. Applied to several classic magic effects.

Contents (from book):

9 The Magician's Goal
9 Approaching Our Goal
10 My Contribution - The Theory of False Solutions and the Magic Way

13 Part One The Theory of False Solutions and the Magic Way
14 Theory - The Spectator's Mental Reactions: using a coin vanish
18 Outline and Diagram of the Magic Way
23 General Outline of the Method
24 - Descripton of the Effect in Phases
24 - Analysis of General Solutions
25 - Analysis of Specific Procedures
25 -- Procedures for the Vanish of the Coin
31 -- Procedures for the Reappearance of the Coin
34 Choosing the Real Procedure - Covering It Up
35 Choosing the Final False Solution
37 Choosing the Procedure-Effect
39 STOPS at Specific Procedures
39 - Paper Coin
43 Repetition

45 Second Part Applications of the Method
46 The Ambitious Card
61 Miraculous Adivination (Al Koran Style): using the Miracle Deck
69 The Slates: magazine test using a flap slate
77 Application to Oil and Water
85 Tamariz' Oil and Water
129 Original Methods: for Oil and Water
129 - Audacious Method
132 - Stripper Deck Methods - I
133 - Stripper Deck Method - II
134 - Strip Out Method
135 - Tenkai Method
139 - Biddle - Finale Under the Table
143 - Anti-Water Finale Face-Up, Face-Down
144 - Anti Oil and Water - 4 Methods
150 - The Pick Up Method
151 - Super Oil and Water
155 - Double Oil and Water
160 - Flip-Flop
162 - Two By Two
165 - Under the Spectator's Hand
168 - Instant Method (Tamariz)
171 - Yourself
175 - Roughing Method
177 - With the Whole Deck

183 Translator's Note (Donald B. Lehn)