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Master the art of card conjuring with clear, practical guidance you can use at home or on stage.
This practical guide covers the essentials of sleight of hand with playing cards, showing how careful practice, showmanship, and a few reliable techniques create convincing magic. It emphasizes that illusion comes from how you present the trick, not just how you perform it, and offers advice on building a varied repertoire while avoiding common slips.
- Foundational sleights and core tricks, including the Pass and methods for forcing a card.
- Strategies for naming cards in a shuffled pack, and other deceptively simple effects that pay off big.
- Guidance on pacing, audience engagement, and mixing sleight of hand with mechanical or scientific elements.
- Practice plans and tips to progress from beginner to a confident, entertaining performer.
Ideal for readers who want a solid, hands-on introduction to card magic and practical tricks that can be learned and performed with ordinary cards.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book collects card tricks and sleight-of-hand magic, both for the beginner and the skilled magician. It covers everything from basic sleights to more advanced tricks, with instructions, tips, and illustrations to guide the reader through each step. Learn tricks that move cards like magic, change their order, and make them vanish right before the audience's eyes. The book covers more than just card tricks. It also includes sections on palming coins and balls and performing other close-up magic that will astonish any audience. The author, known for his dexterity with cards, takes sleight-of-hand to the next level. This book is a must-have for any magician, from the novice to the experienced performer looking to expand their repertoire. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330247990_0
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