Alan, Ian: Easy Card Magic ©2005 Sweetwater Pres Softcover, perfect-bound, 6x8", 119 pages ISBN: 1-58173-334-8

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Comments: beginner's guide to card magic

Contents (from book ToC):

1 The Mystic Power Of Cards
 
5 The Simple Secrets Behind Every Trick
6 Basic Key Card Techniques
6 The Two Parts of a Trick
7 The Key Card Principle
8 The Key Card in Action
11 The Big Key Card Secret

13 Basic Card Handling
13 Holding the Cards
14 Shuffles
14 - Shuffle #1 The Overhand Shuffle
16 - Shuffle #2 The Riffle Shuffle
18 - Shuffle #3 The Hindu Shuffle
22 Choosing a Card and Sighting the Key
22 - Selection #1 Say Stop
26 - Selection #2 Hand-to-Hand Spread
27 - Selection #3 Ribbon Spread
29 - Selection #4 Cut Choice
31 - Selection #5 Deal Choice
32 - Selection #2 Hindu Choice
34 The Top Check

39 Basic Card Tricks
40 Types of Tricks
41 Magic Sight Tricks
42 - Sight Trick #1 The Card Detective
46 - Sight Trick #2 Eye of the Beholder
50 - Sight Trick #3 The Eyes Have It
54 - Sight Trick #4 The Breath Knows
56 - Sight Trick #5 Don't Stick Your Neck Out
59 Magic Hearing Tricks
59 - Hearing Trick #1 Their Master's Voice
62 - Hearing Trick #2 The Sound of Money
64 - Hearing Trick #3 Sound Dealing
70 - Hearing Trick #4 Truthsayer
73 - Hearing Trick #5 With the Flick of the Finger
77 Magic Touch Tricks
77 - Touch Trick #1 By Touch Alone
80 - Touch Trick #2 Energy Detective
83 - Touch Trick #3 Pulse Cards
86 - Touch Trick #4 Put Your Shoulder Into It
89 - Touch Trick #5 Mind Over Matter
93 Psychic Sense Tricks
96 - Psychic Trick #1 Card Psychometry
98 - Psychic Trick #2 Direct Mind Reading
101 - Psychic Trick #3 Scrying
104 - Psychic Trick #4 Palm Reader
108 - Psychic Trick #5 Fortne Teller
113 The Ultimate Trick
113 - To Spell The Truth

117 Go Forth And Do Magic
119 About the Author