Giobbi, Roberto: Deck Switch © 2012 Magic Communication Roberto Giobbi Softcover, spiral-bound, 8.5x11", 108 pages

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Comments: Illustrated by Barbara Giobi-Ebnother. Limited to 150 copies for the 75th Anniversary convention of Genii. Superseded by Roberto's 2013 The Art of Switching Decks.

Contents (from book ToC):

2 Table of Deck Switches
6 Foreword
7 Terminology and Structure of the Deck Switch
7 Terminology
9 Deck Swtich Structure - Diagram

10 Structure of the Deck Switch
10 The Chart
10 Infrastructure
11 Logistics
11 Technique
11 Clean-Up

12 Categories of Deck Switches
12 Mechanical Deck Switches
12 Technical Deck Switches
13 Deck Switches Depending on a Trick
13 During the Trick
13 On the Off-Beat Between Two Tricks
13 Substitute Deck Switches

14 Basic Principles

14 To Keep Decks Apart
14 - Separators
14 - Double Pockets
15 - Tactile Separator
15 - Location & Mnemonics for the Cold Deck

15 The Finger-tongs Switch

17 Grips on Cold Deck
17 - Flat Palm Grip
18 - Tenkai Grip
18 - Deep Dealing Position

19 Body Hold-Outs
19 - Chair Hold-Out
19 - Hollow of the Knee Hold-Out
20 - Sock Hold-Out
20 - Trousers Fold Hold-Out

21 Anchor a Shuffle
21 - Remember, You Shuffled
21 Delayed Performance
23 How to Prepare a Sealed Deck
23 - Photo Notice

24 In-And-Out Deck Switches
24 The Pocket Search Deck Switch
26 The Looking-for-a-pen Switch
28 The Topless Deck Switch
29 The Rapid Deck Switch
30 The Ninja Deck Switch

32 Behind the Back Switch
33 - Here is Your Card!
33 - Brainwave
24 - Demonstration

35 The Pocket to Pocket Switch

38 Turning Around Deck Switches
39 - Imaginary Deck
39 - Sign a Card
39 - Please, Show Your Card to Everybody

40 The Partagas Switch Plus
40 - Triple Partagas
43 - Two Pocket Partagas

45 Hugard's Method of Changing Pack

48 Because the Cards Know
49 - Expert Finale
50 - Bonus

51 The Ribbon Spread Deck Swtich
53 The Relax Lap Deck Switch
55 The Chair Adjustment Swtich
58 The Money Switch
60 The Mani Pulite Deck Switch
63 Flip's Deck Switch

65 The Chivalrous Deck Switch
66 The Gambler's Coat Deck Switch
67 - Variation
69 The Joker Deck Switch
70 - Bonus
70 - Variation on the Joker Switch
71 Equivoque Red and Blue Switch
74 The Real Pseudo Deck Switch
78 New Look at Himber's Razor Deck Trick
82 The One-Handed Switch
84 Casing the Deck Switch
85 - Handling Variation
87 The Simplex Deck Switch
88 Handling Variation
90 The Cool Man's Deck Switch

92 The No Switch Deck Switch
92 Professional Gamblers
93 New Deck
93 International Performer
94 Card Collector
94 Advertising Cards
95 Casino Cards
95 Jumbo Index Deck
95 A Bit of History
95 Deck Kaput

96 Brief Additional Ideas
96 Rubber Band Ploy
96 Do-as-I-do
96 Tossed Out Deck Switch
97 Mirror Glass Switch
97 Hollow Stack Switch
98 In-and-out Switch
98 The Sting Deck Switch
98 Drawer Box Deck Switch

99 Selected Sources for DS
99 Ammar Handkerchief Deck Switch
99 Baker Deck Switch
99 Berglas Deck Switch
99 Carlyle Deck Switch
99 Dingle Standup Sleightless Deck Switch
100 Draun Deck Switch
100 Elmsley Deck Switches
100 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks DS
100 Fantasio Deck Switcher
100 Flip Deck Switch
101 Forte Deck Switch
101 Ganson Deck Switch
101 Garcia (?) Deck Switches
101 Giobbi Deck Switches
101 Goldstein Diveswitch
102 Godstein Deck Switch
102 Hexchange
102 Hilliard Deck Switch
102 HOffmann Deck Switch
103 Jennings Deck Switch
103 Koran Deck Switch
103 Lovell's Deck Switch
103 Madison Deck Switches
103 Marlo Riffle Deck Switch
104 Randy Taumer Deck Switch
104 Richardson Deck Switches
104 Shaxon Deck Switch
104 Tamariz Deck Switches
105 Tucker Deck Switch
105 Victor Deck Switch
105 Bill's & Behr Dbases
105 Closing Remark

105 It's Not a Deck Switch, But...
106 Carney-Giobbie Deck Switch
106 Rawson's Mental Broadcast Deck Switch
106 Hugard's Example of Presentation
107 The Staring-him-in-the-face Deck Switch
107 Luka's Airborne Again

108 Last Words