Kane, Marty: Card ChiKANEry ©2017 Mary Kane Hardcover, no/dj, 224 pages 978-1684193417

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Comments: Photo Illustrated. 68 card tricks – 49 without sleight of hand, 41 impromptu.

Contents (courtesy Steve Beam, numbers are not page numbers):

Foreword (Peter Duffie)
Introduction (Steve Beam)

14 Chapter 1 Become a Magician Instantly!: Effects anyone can perform
16 David Copperfield Down Under
19 Popularity Con Test
21 Spelling Bee Rounds
24 Three-Peat Deceit
28 Hotel Mystery & Misery
31 Prestidigi-date
34 The One O’Clock Mystery Suits All

36 Chapter 2 Smart Alex: Variations of Alex Elmsley’s “Australian Self-Help”
38 Survivor TV Series
40 Jack of All Trades
43 Houdini’s Deck-Aids of Life
46 Carat on a Stick
49 Password
52 Jury Conjury
55 Apart – Hide
57 Suit Per Suit Pursuit
60 Guide to the Australian Self-Help

64 Chapter 3 Circular Reasoning: Effects displaying a round layout of cards
66 Pole Dancer
69 Kermit the Leap Frog

71 Chapter 4 Jim’s Gem: Variations of Jim Steinmeyer’s “9 Card Problem”
73 Acme Lie Speller
75 World’s 1st Card Trick

77 Chapter 5 Unshakeable Positions: Effects with prearranged cards retaining their position in a packet after unlimited mixing by the spectator
79 Left and Rite
82 Right in the Face
85 Best Poker Hands
88 Trick With a Week Ending
91 Christmas Tree Trick

93 Chapter 6 The Freak Cut Ploy: Effects featuring the Hamilton/Finnell Free-Cut Principle
95 Dream Team Scheme
98 Mixmaster
101 Zoo Story
103 Make King Music

105 Chapter 7 ExBert Card Technique: Variations of Bert Allerton and Henry Christ’s “Allerchrist Card Trick”
106 Instant Lottery
108 Foursome For Sum
111 Nightmare Poker

112 Chapter 8: Precision Divisions: Effects involving repetitive halving of card quantities
114 Modern Day Moracle
117 Men in Black
119 Odyssey of an Odd Aussie
122 Halve it Your Way
129 Divide and Conjure!
132 Odd Lot
135 White House Cleaning

136 Chapter 9 Pasteboard Punchlines: Effects concocted for their final tagline
138 Wring Around the Collar
140 Way Down Under
142 Axes of Evil
145 Range Rover
147 Key Points in Mind Reading
149 Altar Ego
152 Press the Digit Eight!

154 Chapter 10 Spelling Excelling: Assorted effects with EVEN MORE spelling than most
156 Impractical Joker
158 King of Swing
160 Symmetrick
163 Sevendipity
165 Bottoming Out Today
166 Sofa King

169 Chapter 11 Keep Colm and Deal With It: Effects using 2 Principles from Colm Mulcahy’s Mathematical Card Tricks: Fifty-Two New Effects
171 Car Jack King
174 Truth Sleuth
176 Forsooth, Four Suits!
179 Blackjack Knack
181 Sole Mate
184 Devilish Angel
186 Magic in 3-D
188 Further Thoughts on Bottom To Top Principles

189 Chapter 12 Tricks in Search of a Chapter Theme
191 Sex, Gambling, and Magic
193 Card-Man’s Best Friend
196 iCards
199 Magic Word Play
201 Single Deck Spell Check

204 Chapter 13 Tricked-out Tricks: Accessorized cards
206 Anna Graham’s Magic Spells
210 Rainbow Chaser

213 Chapter 14 - Bonus: No cards, coins or clothes on your behalf are needed to perform
215 Cursed by an Evil Spell
217 Finger Flinger (with Steve Beam)
221 Phone Zone (Peter Duffie)

223 Thanks
224 About Marty