Move objects with your mind, pass coins through tables, escape police restraints, and reveal other people's thoughts! Diamond Jim Tyler shows how to transform an ordinary act into a truly entertaining show. Learn 29 routines that include several original tricks as well as many tried-and-true crowd pleasers.
Written for beginners and used by pros, this guide is designed for illusionists performing in small venues - bars, restaurants, and other places where audiences will be watching from close range. Its tricks for every type of magician include a variety of routines involving cards, money, fire, mind-reading, and comedy. Diamond Jim offers tips on patter and a helpful glossary of magic jargon. More than 300 photographs illustrate his easy-to-follow instructions.
Pages: 176 - 8" x 11" - Softcover - Black and white pictures
TABLE OF CONTENTS Pg 13 The Gunslinger Pg 18 New Age Spellbound Pg 23 One-Armed Aces Pg 27 The Hitchhiker Pg 29 Baseball Diamond Pg 32 The FBI Trick Pg 39 Paperweight Pg 43 Finger Ring & String Pg 53 Soaring Straw Pg 59 Comedy Shuffling Routine Pg 63 Invisible Thumbscrews Pg 65 Cat and Mouse Pg 68 Fireball Pg 72 Mathemagic Pg 76 The Animated Cardbox Pg 81 Three Burnt Matches Pg 84 Burning Impression Pg 87 Trapdoor Coins Pg 91 Diamond Back Pg 97 Reel Fun Pg 101 Frog Hair Pg 104 Sacring of Wicca Pg 109 The Smoking Spoon Pg 113 Diamond's Dazzler Pg 116 Nimble Corks Pg 119 Wise Guy's Can't Count Pg 121 Whatever It Takes Pg 127 Pieces of Eight Pg 138 The Birthday Bill Pg 143 GLOSSARY Pg 175 About The Author
