Mead, Eric: Tangled Web ©2006, Hermetic Press, Illustrated by Earl Oakes Hardcover, no dj, 238 pages

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Contents (Courtesy Jake Austin; updated Dec 2023 with descriptions):

xi Introduction (Teller)
xvii Preface

1 On The Move
3 Approach: ideas for approaching crowds in a strolling situation
9 A Fine Howdy Do: copper/silver in the spectator's hands
23 Watch the Birdie: bottle production, no jacket
33 A Perfect Mystery: essay on magic an the imagination

41 Proximity Warning
43 The Desired Effect: applying the principle to your magic
49 The Bunny-Bill Swindle: a gag with Robert Neale's origami Bunny-Bill, the paper fold is not presented
53 Bar Flight: coin flight with borrowed quarters and a bar napkin
65 Three-Piece Combo: three phase routine with the four Aces
77 Change: magician pulls marked coin out of a coin purse, then all the coins match
83 The Walkout: making the client feel special

87 Disorderly Conduct
89 Disorderly Conduct: ideas and approaches around the Mnemonic Deck
91 Three Words About False Shuffles
94 Incidental Handling of Cards
101 Advanced Chaos
111 Milking Aronson
117 Lazy Restoration
120 Last Word

121 Jazz Charts & Favorite Licks
123 Jazz Chart & Favorite Licks: on equivoque with cards
128 Opening Gambits: using two decks
133 Cheating: culling, etc.
135 A Favorite Lick
136 Formula Lick
138 Superior Lick
140 Quick Lick
140 Last Dance
143 Tips and Tools: more tools to act as a catalyst for equivoque



149 Bridging the Gap
151 Fifty-Two on One to One: a stage-size 52-on-one card is shaken and the cards drop off, leaving the selection
159 Puddle Jumper: a traveling card routine for a larger audience
173 Transitions: essay on moving between effects
179 When Children Walk with Canes: a wrongly produced silk turns into a cane, matching the children's prediction card
183 Say Anything: essay on finding something worth saying

189 Invasions of Privacy
191 A Proper Introduction: how to introduce yourself
195 Tie One On: spectator's choose the tie the magician is wearing
203 Peek-a-Book: impromptu using a book as a peek device
211 Gone Fishin': comedy mind reading of a chosen coin
219 An Auspicious Occasion: a cold-reading effect with a revelation of the name written on one of 5 business cards
234 - For Card-Trick Freaks: alternate ending

237 So Long