Mike Powers: Tesseract
Powers, Mike: Tesseract
©2019 Mike Powers
Hardcover, 8.5x11", 296 pages
Mike
              Powers Tesseract
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Comments: Magic - the Hidden Dimension

Contents (from book ToC):

10 Foreword (Johnny New York)
13 Introduction

21 Unprepared Card Mysteries
21 The Lying Traveler: New ending for Marlo's Traveling Card. Biddle Steal
26 Small Packet I.C.: Free selection added to packet of four aces becomes invisible and returns to deck. Vernon Utility Move, Biddle Steal
31 Hellraiser III: Hartman Secret Subtraction Move
36 New Jazz: Version of Jazz Aces. Marlo's ATFUS, Hartman Multiple Count Change, Zarrow Addition
42 Royal Surprise: Riffle Force, Criss-Cross Force, Kelly Bottom Placement AKA Ovette Master Move
46 Way Too Many: Extra card keeps returning to packet of three; when packet given to spectator, there is only her selection. TILT, Bluff Pass, Dingle NoLap Switch, Elmsley Count
51 Open Mate Prediction: impromptu ACAAN
54 Push Through Success: Marlo's ATFUS
58 Elmer: Biddle Switch, Biddle Steal, Kelly Bottom Placement, Riffle Force, Ascanio Spread
62 Speed: Slip Cut, Swing Cut, Double Cut
66 Transpo Visitor: signed card found between two Kings previously sandwiching another card. TILT
70 No-Palm Match Me: Criss-Cross Force, Jay Ose False Cut
74 Cardial Infraction: Gambling demonstration. Braue Addition, Charlier Cut, Jog Shuffle
79 The Unexpected Visitor(s): Marlo Glide Variation
84 The Fly: selection transports from one chamber to another but changes color. Riffle Force
88 Schrödinger’s Dream Revisited: Tent Vanish, Side Steal optional, Rub-A-Dub Vanish, Marlo’s Misdirection Palm
94 Finessed Interchange: Finessed Center Switch
98 No Transfer Whisperers

105 Prepared Card Mysteries
105 Triple Whammy: Breather Crimp, Willis Kenney Deceptive Control, TILT, Criss-Cross Force
110 Twilight Zone Monte: Hamman Count, Elmsley Count, Christ-Annemann Alignment Move
115 Boxed Surprise: Six selections end up in or near the card box, ending with deck in the box. Neal Elias Multiple Shift, Bluff Pass, Bottom Palm, Slip Cut
121 Open Prediction 999
125 Finessed Finders Keepers: Ortiz “Case Card” Ploy

133 Faro Slough Off Ideas
133 Odyssey III: Natural Faro Slough Off Criss-Cross Force
138 Heavy Weight
141 YCAAN: Marlo’s Convincing Control or Kelly Bottom Placement

147 Scripted Mysteries
147 Mask of the Red Death: Marlo’s FUFU Move
151 Royals versus Ace-Stros: JK Hartman’s Secret Subtraction Move
155 A Night at the Stardust: Hofzinser Toss, Vernon Multiple Shift, Hindu Shuffle, Charlier Cut, Frank Shields’ Four Card Display

167 Friends
167 Improbable vs Impossible (Cameron Francis)
170 Al’s Aces Trade Places (Al Stratyner): Vernon Multiple Shift, Through the Fist Flourish
175 Signed, Sealed and Delivered (Kevin Casaretto)

183 Moves
183 Father Cyprian’s Double Lift from Center
186 Finessed Gallo Shuffle: Jay Ose False Cut
190 Finessed Center Switch
193 Powers Varies Kelly
195 The Centripetal Force
199 The Willis Kenney Deceptive Control

205 Pure Mathematics
205 52!: essay on factoring 52
208 21 Again/Invisible 21: Super fast 21 Card Trick. Braue Reversal
213 Moe Fun: whispering Queens find the selection, uses the PM Principle
218 Chaos: Slip Cut, Double Cut
223 Two Way Split
228 Incomplete Two Way: Partial Faro
232 Reverse Faro Coincidence Redux
237 BTTP Revisited: Jay Ose False Cut
243 Creating the Tesseract

253 Miscellaneous Mysteries
253 Clarke’s Third Law: Matrix with Star Trek theme. Standard Loading Move, Dingle/Schneider Pick Up Move
259 CSB
264 UF Coins Across: Gallo Pitch or Han Ping Chien Move
267 Rising Mistake: Bluff Pass or TILT
272 Ring Bandit: Ring and Rubber band. Crazy Man’s Handcuffs, Garcia Position
280 The Money Game Revisited: Spectator ends up with the $1 envelope, with his signed selection. Solomon’s Seven Card Solution
286 Flipped Out
288 Heisting Histed Heisted 3.0: mindreading effect


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