Bound to Please by Simon Aronson

Discover the essential collection of Simon Aronson’s early works, all in one comprehensive volume. This book features the complete texts of his first three influential titles: The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson (1978), A Stack to Remember (1979), and Shuffle-bored (1980).

Inside, you’ll find classic effects like Red See Passover, Simon’s Favorite Card Trick, and Mis-mate. Explore Simon’s groundbreaking insights on memorized deck principles that sparked a new era of memorized miracles. The book also includes an entire chapter dedicated to clever uses of the advertising card, along with Under Cover Four Play, Ad-Jacent, and the original presentation of the Aronson stack, featuring various poker deals, a perfect bridge hand, and spelling combinations.

Shuffle-bored introduces Simon’s self-working card miracle, allowing the performer to reveal the exact number of face-up cards in a spectator’s freely shuffled deck—without any questions, outs, gaffs, or moves. This volume also includes additional effects published in Kabbala and Hierophant. With 183 pages of content, this book is a must-have for any serious student of magic and mentalism.