J. G. Thompson Jr. - Top Secrets Of Magic
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practical magic and a good sense of humor. This volume includes a 3 Shell Game and an extensive chapter on the Cups & Balls. Recommended.
Contents:
vii Introduction by Harry Blackstone
ix Preface by J.G. Thompson， Jr.
13Chapter 1: Pasteboard Presto
13 Challenge Blindfold Card Routine: Oscar Weigle. Impromptu 4 revelations
16 Once in 635，013，559，600: J. Russel Duck: Wherein a man is hustled at a game of Bridge
20 Unabridged: J. Russel Duck: A bridge deal
22 The Traveling Joker (J.B. Bobo): The lone black card in a stack of 26 reds jumps about (ambitious card)
26 Sleight Intended: A check list of card sleights for the novice and expert， recommended after 33 years of selecting and rejecting. Each listing provides a reference， some include descriptions of how to perform the sleight.
26 Controls: Hindu shuffles (4 types)， Slap Location， Kelly Bottom Placement， Simon Card Control， Vernon Multiple Card Pass， Hermann Turnover Pass， Moore Hocus Pocus Pass， Histed Pocket Pass
26 Changes: Glide， double lift， card exchange， Curry turnover change， slip change， Elliot's card change， Lamonte cut change， Daley switch， Color Changes (3 types)， E.J. Color Change， Morgan Flip Switch (described).
28 Forces: Classic， Holt Rocking Chair， Bee Perfect Professional， Searles So Simple (described)， Butler Fan Force (described)
31 Miscellaneous: False Shuffle: overhand and blind riffle shuffle， False cuts straight and fancy， Reversing a Card Clyde Cary， Peeks: bottom， top， Bottom Up， Solution for Lost Card， Biddle Vanish， Palm (briefly described)
32Chapter 2: Peas and Cues: A shell game routine about grandpa getting swindled
37Chapter 3: Two Minds Get Together: multiple predictions using a stack of white blank business cards
44Chapter 4: Strike One: manipulative magic using paper match books (nice!)
56Chapter 5: Spheroid Skulduggery: One in the hand， two in the pocket using small balls and a small skull (other objects could be substituted)
64Chapter 6: Safety PinUp: linking safety pins. A full routine with some gimmicked and regular safety pins (and how to gimmick them)
73Chapter 7: Double Ring Ceremony: lengthy routine using the Jardine Ring， a rope， ball， tube and more.
83Chapter 8: Tarot Telepathy: Card divination using a stooge
89 Chapter 9: Hoiman， The Spirick: A "spirit" buzzer routine. Would need vamping up in today's electronic market
93Chapter 10: Cups & Balls: Three routines. One using gimmicked paper cups and minimal sleights， one using standard cups， and some ending moves for the Benson Bowl routine
108Chapter 11: Strictly One Sided: paddle routines
108 Jumping Gems: using Ken Allen's commercial paddles
110 Mystery Paddle: using a commercial Edward O. Drane & Co. paddle set with coins
115 Thompson's Magic Maker: use of a paddle as a "wand"
117Chapter 12: The Real Top Secrets: An essay for beginning magician on creating and developing magic routines， includes "Presto"， a coins through the table routine.