Jay, Phil: Climbing the Ladder to Successful Close-Up Magic ©1997 Phil Jay; Pub. Swansea, UK; Show-Biz Services USA Softcover, comb-bound, 62 pages

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Comments: Great for restaurant workers with advice, moves and routines

Contents (from book ToC, page numbers added Jan 2023):

i Foreword (Bob Read)

1 Part One:
1 How to Be Successful
4 Your Introduction to a Table
9 Becoming Accepted As Someone Worth Watching
16 Involve Them The More the Better
19 Conquering Snakes: troublesome people
26 Using Short Ladders
29 Confidence
31 Choosing Venues

33 Part Two:
33 Jay's Double Push
36 Card Fold and Palm
38 Calculating Cards
41 Sleight of Foot
47 Linking Polo Mints
50 I Was That Soldier
56 Standing Ovation Sponge Balls