White, Joseph: A Wee Wizard's Wiles: A Little Bit Goes a Long Way ©1987 Joseph White, Exclusive Magical Publications Softcover, perfect-bound, 6x9", 165 pages

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Comments: From the back cover, "This volume has something for everyone in magic! There are ideas for working with children, gospel magic, mentalism and fresh material on tape palming. Over 85 effects, complete acts and lots of patter from one of magic’s most creative minds. This book is a Pot O’ Irish Gold for performing magicians."

Contents (from book ToC):

iv Editorial Council
v Publisher's Preface
vii Foreword
vii The Missing Finger
ix The Gospel Midgets
ix Two Other Special People
x Those Very Early Days
xi Carnival Days
xiii Old, but New
xv More Carnival Days
xvii Little Oscar
xxi Mentalism
xxv Acknowledgements

1 Chapter 1 Kid Show Magic
1 Moore's Linking Ropes
5 ABC Blocks
8 Traffic Light Cards
10 The Genii and the Magic Wand
11 A Fowl Trick
13 Astro Sally, Space Girl
15 A Kid Show Magician, Children's Conjurer

17 Chapter 2 Magic for the Church
18 Cane to Flowers
18 Billiard Ball with Shell
19 Moore's Linking Ropes
19 Abbott's Botania
20 Another Lesson Taught with the Botania
21 Spring Bills and Spring Flowers
21 Everlit Magic Candles
22 Another Everlit Magic Candle
22 The Church of Life Illusion
26 Abbreviated Program of Church Magic
26 - Everlit Magic Candles
26 - Moore's Linking Ropes
27 - Cross Die Box
27 - Cane to Flowers

29 Chapter 3 Double Stick Tape Magic
30 Tape Palming
32 Coin Go
33 Vanish, and Reproduction of Coin from Silk
34 Two Chips Passing in the Night
35 Catch a Coin
36 A Kinetic Koin Kaper
37 Bank Might
38 Billet Switch
38 Another Billet Switch
38 Center Tear
38 Silk Production Tube
40 Color Change Silks, Vanish & Appear
42 Flower Bouquet Productions
42 Flowers from a Silk
43 Another Flowers from a Silk
43 Flowers from Small Box
43 Seeds to Flowers
44 Paper Cone Loads
45 Multiplying Billiard Balls
46 Impromptu Paddle Routine
46 Escape Routine
47 Floating Pencil
47 Card Force
48 Peekaboo Card
48 Slam Bang Card
49 Micro's Elusive Card
50 The Card Trick that Fooled Blackstone
54 Houdini Card Box
55 Color It Red
56 Quick Service
58 A Magic Smoke Dream
59 Back Hand Card Production
60 Fool the Experts
62 Final Thoughts on Double Stick Tape

63 Chapter 4 Mental Miracles
63 The Mystery of the Missing Arcana
67 Cards in Match Box
68 Murder by Design
70 Triangle Book Test
71 A Cut Above
71 Spirit Manifestations
76 Ectoplasmic Manifestations
76 Ghostly Ringer
77 Card Apparition
79 A Radio Prediction
80 The Spirits Write
80 The Mental Bug
82 That's the One!
84 A Flash of Brilliance
86 An Irish Prediction
89 Instant Serial Number
90 Still Another Billet Switch
90 Mind Reading - by the Seat of the Pants
92 U.M.P. - Ultimate Mental Prognostication
95 Mentology

97 Chapter 5 Magic with Money
97 Introduction
98 Investment Money
100 Other People's Money
103 The Houdini Bill

105 Chapter 6 Bits and Master Pieces
105 Sponge Treat
107 Tricky Turtles
109 Cutting the Odds
110 Marked Coin Passe
111 The Demolished Watch
113 Silken Soup Plate
114 Flora Flama
117 Micro's Aces
119 Presto Politics

123 Chapter 7: The Magic of Love

131 Appendices
131 1- The Creatitudes
133 2- Murder by Design Figures
155 3- Carnival Side Show Act
161 4- Grow Old with Me...The Best is Yet to Come
163 Index