Einhorn, Nicholas: The Ultimate Compendium of Magic Tricks ©2009 Hermes House Softcover, perfect-bound, 512 pages

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Comments: Photography by Paul Bricknell. Previously published as two separate volumes: The Practical Encyclopedia of Magic, and 200 Easy-to-Learn Magical Illusions, Amazing Puzzles & Stunning Stunts.

Contents (from book):

8 Introduction
12 Magicians’ Equipment

14 History Of Mystery
16 Magic And Magicians Through The Ages
18 Magical Inventors
20 Literary Experts
22 Magical Venues
23 Comedy Magicians
24 Close-up Magicians
26 Illusionists
30 Television Magicians

32 Close-Up Magic
34 Up Close and Personal
36 Pen-go
37 Let there be Light
38 Rising Ring on Pencil
40 Gravity-defying Ring
42 The Bermuda Triangle
44 Unlinking Safety Pins
46 Pin-credible
47 Safety Pin-a-tration
47 Domi-no-way
48 Escaping Jack
50 Spooky Matchbox
51 Swapping Checkers
52 Magnetic Cards
53 Picture Perfect
54 Sweet Tooth
55 Zero Gravity

56 Card Magic
58 Luck of the Draw
60 Basic Card Techniques
60 The Hand
60 Dealing Grip
60 Mechanics’ Grip
60 Biddle Grip
61 Dribbling Cards
61 Two-handed Spread
62 Squaring the Cards
62 Swing Cut
63 Charlier Cut
64 The Glimpse
64 Out of the Box Glimpse
64 Square and Glimpse
65 The Braue Reversal
65 The Glide
66 Double Lift and Turnover
67 Snap Change
68 Ribbon Spread and Turnover
70 Shuffling Cards
70 - Overhand Shuffle
71 - Table Riffle Shuffle
72 - Weave Shuffle and Waterfall
74 Self-working Card Tricks
74 Sense of Touch. The Four Burglars
76 Hocus Pocus
78 Reversed
79 Face value
80 The Indicator
82 You Find It!
84 Instant Card Revelation
85 The Next Card is Yours
86 Do as I Do
88 Invisible Traveller
90 Impossible Card Location
92 Magic Time
94 Spectator Cuts the Aces
96 Four Card Poker
98 Spell-a-card
99 Controlling a Card
99 Finger Break
99 Thumb Break
100 Double Cut
100 Double Cut Control
101 In-jog Dribble Control
102 Run and Back Control
103 Simple Overhand Control
104 A False Cut
105 Card Tricks Requiring Skill
105 Countdown
106 Gliding Home
108 Trapped
110 Card through Handkerchief
112 Card on Wall
114 Cards Across
116 Card Under Glass
117 Forcing a Card
117 Hindu Force
118 Slip Force
118 Cut Deeper Force
119 Cross Cut Force and Prediction
120 Special Gimmicks
120 Pips Away
122 Changing Card
124 Find the Lady
126 Card through Tablecloth
128 Rising Card from Box Version 1
130 Rising Card from Box Version 2
132 Card to Matchbox
136 Kiss Me Quick
138 Advanced Flourishes
138 Thumb Fan
138 Pressure Fan
139 One-handed Fan
139 One-handed Reverse Fan
140 Giant Fan
140 Comedy Card Force
141 Card Spring
142 Back Palm

144 Money Magic
146 A Good Run for Your Money
148 Easy Money Tricks
148 Linking Paper Clips
149 Double Your Money
149 Suspension Bridge
150 Bending Coin Version 1
150 Heads l Win!
151 Missing Money
151 Coin Con
152 Impossible Coin Balance
152 What a Mug!
153 Mugged Again!
154 Penetrating Banknote
156 Magnetic Money
158 Basic Coin Techniques
158 Finger Palm and Production
158 Thumb Clip
159 Classic Palm
160 Downs Palm
160 Downs Palm Production
161 Bobo Switch
162 Coin Roll
163 Coin Vanishes
163 French Drop
164 Thumb Clip Vanish
165 Fake Take
166 Sleeving a Coin
167 Coin in Elbow
168 Universal Vanish
169 Gravity Vanish
170 Vanishing Coin in Handkerchief
172 Handkerchief Coin Vanish
173 Clever Coin Vanish
174 Dissolving Coin Version 1
175 Dissolving Coin Version 2
176 Escaping Coin
177 Coin through Hole
178 Coin through Ring
180 Coin through Coaster
182 Coin Wrap
184 Magic Papers
186 Coin Vanish from Matchbox
187 Pencil and Coin Vanish
188 More Money Tricks
188 Switcheroo
189 Coin through Table
190 Coin through Handkerchief
192 Marked Coin in Ball of Wool
194 Coin in Egg
195 Coin in Bread Roll
196 Coin through Pocket
197 Bending Coin Version 2
198 Coin Cascade
199 Concorde Coin Version 1
199 Concorde Coin Version 2
200 Appearing Money
202 Paper to Money

206 Match Magic
208 Mix and Match
210 Match through Safety Pin
210 Sell-extinguishing Match
211 Broken and Restored Match
212 Vanishing Match
213 Vanishing Box of Matches
214 Take Cover
216 Static Match
216 Jumping Match
217 Lit Match Production
218 Match through Match
219 Matchbox off String
220 Burnt Match in Matchbook
222 Box it
222 Numbers Up
223 Fish!
223 Cocktail Glass

224 String And Rope Magic
226 Learn the Ropes
228 Cut and Re-strawed
230 Indestructible String
232 Jumping Rubber Band
233 String through Arm (Version 1)
234 String through Arm Version 2
234 String through Ring
235 Rope through Neck
236 Rope through Neck Again!
237 Hunter Bow Knot
238 Impossible Knot
239 Slip Knot
240 Cut and Restored Rope (Version 1)
241 Cut and Restored Rope Version 2
242 Rope through Apple
244 Ring on a String
245 Chinese Coin off String
246 Beads of Mystery
248 Enchanted Ball
249 Ping-pong Balance
250 Rising Tube Mystery
253 Interlocked
254 Impossible Link
256 Escapologist
257 Lord of the Rings

258 Silk Thimble and Paper Magic
260 Make Something Of It
262 Silk Magic
262 Simple Silk Production
263 Mid Air Silk Production
264 Production Tube
266 Blended Silks Version 1
267 Blended Silks Version 2
268 Silk Through Glass Version 1
270 Silk Through Glass Version 2
272 Rose to Silk
274 Milo the Mouse
276 Pencil through Silk
278 Silk Vanish
280 Milk to Silk
282 Obedient Handkerchief
283 The Trick which Fooled Houdini
283 Thimble Magic
283 Jumping Thimble
284 Thimble from Banknote
285 Thimble Thumb Clip
285 Vanishing Thimble
287 Thimble from Silk
288 Thimble through Silk
289 Paper Magic
289 Telekinetic Paper
290 Cut and Restored Newspaper
291 Walking through a Postcard
292 Snowstorm In China
296 Jacob's Ladder
298 Jacob's Tree

300 Party Tricks
302 Life of the Party
304 Rolling Straw
304 Jasper the Ghost
305 Straw Penetration
306 Trip to China
306 Clinging Cutlery
307 Bending Knife Version 1
307 Bending Knife Version 2
308 Floating Bread Roll
310 Bouncing Bread Roll
311 Vanishing Glass
312 Torn and Restored Napkin
314 Sugar Rush
316 Sugar Rush Uncovered
318 All Sugared Up
320 Two In The Hand
322 Knife and Paper Trick
324 The Cups and Balls
328 Removal Man
329 Defying Gravity
329 Sticky Fingers
330 Saucy Beggar
331 Magnetic Credit Cards
332 Unburstable Balloon
333 Torn Wallpaper
334 Bottomless Mug
334 Relight My Fire
335 Lighter than Light
336 Comedy Rising Match
336 Robin Hood Meets his Match
337 Matchbox Challenge
337 Uncrushable!
338 Finger Mouse
340 Bumblebee Eggs
341 Banana Splitz
342 Invisible Com Catch
342 Laughter Lines
343 A Good Head for Money
344 The Shirt Off Your Back
345 Snag!
345 Loose Thread
346 Blow Your Nose
346 Broken Arm
347 Broken Nose
347 Popping Your Joints
347 Dead Man's Finger
348 Tie Through Neck
348 Beer Money
349 Fake Scars
350 Smiling Queen
351 Origami Rose

352 Stunts and Puzzles
354 Puzzle it Over
356 Follow the Leader
356 Still Following the Leader
357 Hypnotic Magnetic Fingers
357 Wand Twist
358 Floating Arms
358 Pepper-sepper-ation
359 Table Lock
359 Broom Suspension
360 Time for a Shower
361 Inverted Glass Trick
362 Suspended Animation
363 Straw Bottle
363 The Rice Lift
364 Balancing Skill
365 Floating Banknote
366 Card Flick
366 Immovable
367 Try and Stand Up!
367 Surefire Bet
368 Lift Me if You Can
369 Superman
370 X-ray Vision
370 Penny Pincher
371 The Great Olive Challenge
372 The Trapdoor Card
374 Salt and Pepper Separation
375 Crazy Corks
376 Quickness of the Hand
376 Love Match
377 Drink Problem
377 A Cutting Problem
378 Letter of Resignation
379 Bullseye

380 Mind Magic
382 A Meeting of Minds
384 Coin Under Bottle Tops
385 The Pyramid Game
385 Riddle Me This
386 Just Chance
388 Money Miracle
389 Topsy-turvy Mugs
390 Hide and Seek Solo
391 Hide and Seek
391 Calculation Sensation
392 Total this Sum
392 Impossible Numbers!
393 Human Calculator
393 Dice Divination
394 1089
394 1089 - Book Test
394 Double Book Test
395 Black Magic
395 Temple of Wisdom
396 Ash on Arm
398 “X" Marks the Spot
400 Whispering Jack
402 Tri-thought
404 The Big Prediction
405 Impossible Prediction

406 Optical Illusions
408 Don't Believe Your Eyes
410 Common Optical Illusions
410 Which is Longer?
410 Small Medium Large
410 How many Shelves?
410 Shrinking Haze
411 Connecting Line
411 Full to the Bnm
411 All Square
411 Odd Ball
412 Straight or Crooked?
412 Scintillating Illusion
412 Parallel Lines
413 Inuit or Warrior?
413 Young or Old Woman?
413 Rabbit or Duck?
413 Towards or Away?
414 Shrinking Pen
414 Floating Sausage
414 Hole in Hand
415 Ship m a Bottle
415 Emily’s Illusion
416 Stretching Arm
416 Pinkie Down
417 Thumb Stretch
417 Thumb Off
418 Impossible!
419 Boomerang Cards
420 Stamp it Out!
420 East Meets West
421 Two in One
422 Height of Failure
423 Clip the Queen
424 Shrinking Wand

426 Stand Up Magic
428 Steal the Show
430 Genie in a Bottle
432 Needles through Balloon
434 Vanishing Glass of Liquid
436 Going into Liquidation
437 Liquidated Assets
438 Magic Photo Album
439 Multiplication Sensation
440 Spiked Thumb
442 Square Circle Production
444 Mini Flip-flap Production Box
447 Switching Bag
447 Picture Perfect
449 Candy Caper
450 Magic Circles
452 Crazy Spots!
455 Incredible Prediction
456 Trooping the Colours
458 Paper Balls Over the Head
459 Vanishing Mug of Liquid
460 Incredible Blindfold Act
461 Watch This!
463 Second Sight
464 Excalibur's Cup
465 Anti-gravity Glasses

468 Stage Illusions
470 Show Stoppers
474 Comedy Levitation
475 Mini Me
476 Houdini Outdone!
478 Flip Flap Production
480 Bowl Vanish
484 Victory Cartons Illusion
486 Cutting a Person in Two
487 Metamorphosis
490 Tip Over Box
492 Out of Thin Air

494 Putting On A Show
496 Practical Considerations
498 Magic Wand Invitations
499 Setting the Stage
500 A Sample Act
501 Sample Running Orders

502 Glossary
504 Where to Learn More
505 Magic Shops
506 index
512 Acknowledgements