In this bestselling book, Paul shares his most celebrated routines, including his award-winning FISM act featuring The Ring on the Hourglass and The Cups and Steel Balls. Authored by Richard Kaufmann and beautifully illustrated by Ton Onosaka, this book presents 48 original routines that showcase the magic Paul has successfully performed in the corporate sector for over three decades.

Contents:

9 Foreword by Johnny Carson

10 Introduction by David Williamson

11 Paul’s Part: Acknowledgments and background from Paul.

15 The Flick: A utility move for transferring a tabled coin between hands discreetly.

18 Three and Three (Segregated): A Coins Across routine using The Flick, culminating with the sixth coin joining the others under the spectator’s hand.

23 Three and Three (Integrated): Similar to the previous routine but incorporates three copper and three silver coins, with one gimmicked coin.

27 The Four Two Trick: Four Twos are displayed, and a coin vanishes and reappears under each Two, utilizing The Flick.

31 Copper/Silver Variations In Four Parts: Developed with Eric Meredith, featuring multiple transpositions using The Flick.

38 K.I.X.: A variation of The Flick for instant vanish/transposition of small objects.

39 The Change

40 Dollar to Halves to Quarters

42 The Imaginary Coin: A one-coin routine involving a card case, featuring appearances and vanishings using The Flick and K.I.X.

45 Bounce Assembly and Reverse: A fast-paced routine where coins assemble under a card, then reverse back to their original positions.

50 The Reverse Coin Assembly: A variation of the previous routine with four cards, showcasing the coins’ assembly and reappearance.

54 A Familiar Ring: A routine where four coins travel to the spectator’s hand, incorporating their ring.

59 The Very Big Penny: A penny is placed in a closed fist, only to reveal an eight-inch penny pulled from the hand.

61 UniCoin: A selected card vanishes, and the deck is cut to reveal both the vanished coin and the chosen card.

65 The Future Coin: A spectator identifies a coin type, which vanishes and is later revealed as the marked coin.

69 The M.C.A. Vanish and Change: Coins placed in one hand vanish despite the audience hearing them clink.

71 Spellbound Roll and Reverse: A copper coin changes to silver and back again.

73 Triple Bounce Change Spellbound: A copper coin transforms to silver and then brass while tossed between hands.

75 Slap Split Coins: A dollar coin is spun and slapped to reveal two half dollars, which further split to show quarters.

79 Chinese In the Hand: A routine where half dollars vanish and reappear, culminating in a reveal of Chinese coins.

81 Snapping the Halves: A Chinese coin produces half dollars through a “snapping” motion, culminating in multiple coins on the table.

87 Paul’s Opener: A card effect where the spectator repeatedly selects the same card, leading to a surprising revelation.

91 The Flick with Cards: A revisit of The Flick with card routines.

93 Four-Card Monte: A routine where Four Twos transform into Four Kings.

96 The Four Kings: A magician’s attempt to find a selected card amidst indifferent cards, leading to a surprising conclusion.

101 Slow-Motion Collectors: A routine where spectators’ Aces vanish, only to reveal a stunning arrangement of cards.

103 The Vanishing Card Stab: A selected card is revealed in a dramatic fashion after a knife pierces a wrapped deck.

106 Those Are the Aces, Those Are Not: A selection vanishes from between the spectator’s hands, only to be found reversed in the deck.

110 The Peter Pan Trick (The Shadow Cards): A whimsical routine featuring cards that transform and vanish.

113 Black Jack Surprise: A magician’s attempt to improve a Blackjack hand results in a surprising reveal of four Aces.

115 Poker Palm Shift Variation: A twist on a classic effect leading to a Royal Flush.

119 The Big or Little Die Trick: A die shrinks and expands dramatically during the performance.

121 UpStacking: A dice stacking routine where dice penetrate through a cup and vanish.

125 Tea Party: A teabag routine with surprising vanishings and appearances.

129 Ring Thing: A classic routine enhanced with a borrowed ring for added deception.

131 The Card In the Candy Box: The climax of an Ambitious Card routine with a signed card appearing in a candy box.

134 Skinning the Card to Cardcase: A technique for secretly loading a card into a cardcase.

137 The Headache Trick: A signed card’s journey leads to a surprising discovery in an aspirin tin.

143 Unshuffled: A selected card’s name appears on the side of a deck, requiring advanced techniques.

149 Photocopy: A magician’s hand appears to photocopy the selected card.

153 The Bill in Cigarette: A borrowed bill vanishes and reappears in a cigarette, matching serial numbers.

157 The $100 Card In Wallet: A torn dollar bill transforms into a $100 bill, leading to a surprising conclusion.

162 Time Is Money (The $20 Bill in Hourglass): A borrowed bill ends up inside an hourglass, leading to a dramatic reveal.

167 Triple Die-lemma: A dice routine culminating in progressively larger dice being produced.

175 The Prize-Winning Act Setup: This section outlines the setup for the routines that earned Paul prestigious awards.

180 The Ring on Hourglass Part I: A borrowed ring is placed in a velvet-lined box as part of the act.

183 That’s Ridiculous: An impressive coin routine featuring multiple revelations and a giant coin finale.

192 The Ring on Hourglass, Part II: The ring remains in the box, setting the stage for the next part.

195 The Steel Balls and Cups: A Cups and Balls routine using ball bearings, culminating in a giant bearing reveal.

207 The Ring on Hourglass, Part III: The ring’s disappearance is revealed in a dramatic conclusion involving the hourglass.