Dai Vernon's More Inner Secrets of Card Magic written by Lewis Ganson
Card magic classic for the card worker who appreciates the best.
The second part in Vernon’s Inner Secrets of Card Magic trilogy is the jewel in this series. It features such classics as “Twisting the Aces” (which includes the first publication of Alex Emsley’s “Four as Four Count” – better known as Ghost count or Elmsley count), “Out of Sight–Out of Mind,” “Oil and Water,” “McDonald’s $100 Routine,” and “The Trick that Cannot be Explained” the ultimate jazz magic effect. You will also find a number of Vernon Touches on his riffle shuffle technique, crimps, Zarrow shuffle and others.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: TWISTING THE ACES
CHAPTER TWO: THINK OF A CARD
– Simple Arithmetic
– Riffled Thought
– Think Of An Ace
– Out Of Sight—Out Of Mind
– Thought Transposed
CHAPTER THREE: OIL AND WATER
CHAPTER FOUR: MCDONALD’S $100 ROUTINE
CHAPTER FIVE: THE NOTIS CASCADE
CHAPTER SIX: MAINLY MANIPULATION
– 1.—Allen Shaw’s Card Production
– 2. — Cardini’s Card Production
– 3. — Mosquito Parade
CHAPTER SEVEN: MAGIC WITH THE RIFFLE SHUFFLE
– Basic Formation Of A Step
– The Pull Through Shuffle
– The Pull Out Shuffle
– Retaining The Top Stock
– Zarrow Full Deck Control
– Side Riffle Cut
– Transferring A Bottom Stock To The Top
– Reversal Of Bottom Cards
– To Keep The Colours Separated
– To Bring Cards To The Top
CHAPTER EIGHT: CRIMPS
– Top Card Crimp
– Corner Crimp
– Whole Pack Crimp
– Cut Crimp
– Spring Crimp
– Mexican Joe’s Crimp
– Snap Crimp
CHAPTER NINE: CARDS TO POCKET
CHAPTER TEN: FORCING A CARD
– The Classic Force
– The Malini Force
– Riffle Force—Dai Vernon
– Fan Force—Dai Vernon
– Back to Back Force—Dai Vernon
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE TRICK THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED
CHAPTER TWELVE: VERNON TOUCHES
– The Vernon Glide
– The Push-Off Count
– The Buckle Count