21st Century Card Magic by James Swain

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“Cards are power; learn to harness that power, and you will be forever rewarded” – Preface by James Swain. James Swain’s “21st Century Card Magic” presents a collection of highly effective and straightforward card routines. Instantly enhance your sleight-of-hand abilities with clear instructions and illustrated explanations.

From the Introduction by Bill Malone: “This book is an excellent way to kick off the new century. I have performed many of these routines in front of live audiences and can vouch for their effectiveness. It caters to everyone, from novices to seasoned sleight-of-hand artists. There are numerous routines worth mastering, and you will undoubtedly find value in this book time and again.”

Contents:

• ix Preface
• xi Introduction by Bill Malone
• 3 Departure: Invisible Shulien Revelation
• 7 Tongue in Cheek: Ascanio’s Faro Shuffle Idea
• 11 Metamorphosis: Frank Garcia’s Pirouette Double Lift; J.K. Hartman’s Covered Cop Transfer
• 17 Ice Breaker: Paul LePaul Flourish
• 20 A Tribute to Dunninger
• 23 The 21 Card Trick: Gene Finnell’s Free Cut Principle; Jay Ose’s False Cut; Marlo’s Flash Speller
• 26 Tale of Titanic Thompson
• 29 Psychic Poker: Phil Goldstein’s Binary Cut Sorting Process
• 33 Bill Malone’s “Cut Em High and Tie”
• 35 Birds of a Feather: Brother Hamman’s Swivel Switch; Larry Jenning’s Modification of Daryl’s Display Sequence
• 43 Diving Rod: Marlo’s Cut and Shuffle Sequence
• 46 Miraculous: Frank Thompson’s Four Card Revelation
• 50 Equivocally Triumphant
• 53 The Miracle Deck: Peeking a Card During the Pass
• 57 The Last Good Trick: Gene Maze’s Card Box Load
• 60 The Four Robbers
• 64 21st Century Assembly
• 68 Del Ray’s Handling of LePaul’s Gymnastic Aces
• 71 Too Many Jokers
• 75 Look Away Force
• 78 Steve Bedwell Control Variation
• 80 Card Warp Display
• 83 Unloading a Card
• 85 Peek, Stop, Touch
• 87 2 Full-Deck Controls