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Semi-Automatic Card Tricks Vol. 1
by Steve Beam
Long out of print! Originally published in 1993, this is the book that started it all. These are not your typical self-working card tricks. Clever principles & devious subtleties have supplanted sleight of hand. Unlike many self-working card tricks, these do not appear to be self-working to the audience. The latest technology has been used to eliminate superfluous dealing and counting. In addition to dozens of effects by the author, contributors include Michael Beam, Doug Canning, Tom Craven, Stewart James, Wayne Kyzer, Simon Lovell, Martini, Gary Plants, Steve Pressley, John Riggs, Scott Robinson, and Allan Slaight.
If you enjoy card magic, you will eventually read this book. The only question is whether you will read it before or after being fooled and entertained by a trick contained within.
Hardbound, 170 pages, 50+ illustrations |
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Semi-Automatic Card Tricks Vol.2
by Steve Beam.
Almost 30 years of studying and performing magic have given the author the experience to know what works before an audience. This knowledge has been used to invent and select only the best in cutting-edge card effects. Combined this seasoning with fifteen years of international lecturing to magicians and the result is strong performance material that is properly and clearly taught.
In addition to dozens of effects by the author, contributors include: Simon Aronson, Jack Birnmam, Doug Canning, Aldo Colombini, Tom Craven, Ron Ferris, Joel Givens, Wayne Kyzer, Stewart James, Tom Ladshaw, Marv Leventhal, Simon Lovell, Gene Maze, Steve Pressley, John Riggs, Joe Rindfleisch, Scott Robinson, Allan Slaight, Richard Vollmer, and Steven Youell
Hardbound, 230 pages, 100+ illustrations |
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The first two volumes of this series raised the standard for semi-automatic card tricks to a new high. The 120 plus tricks proved that card magic doesn t have to be difficult to be mystifying and entertaining. They also made the point that easy-to-do card tricks do not have to be full of dealing, counting, and mathematics.
In volume three, you will find more than seventy more of the most lethal card tricks available to modern magicians. The 200 tricks in the series form a complete arsenal for entertaining with card magic. The author has succeeded in eliminating unnecessary sleights and boring process while adding humorous presentations and entertaining plot lines.
Contributors Include:
Jack Avis Steve Beam Doug Canning Tom Craven Tom Gagnon Joel Givens Tony Griffith Mark Horowitz Stewart James Josh Jay Lewis Jones Marty Kane Doreen Knott Jerry Mentzer Joe Mogar John Moran Anthony Owen Marc Paul Gary Plants Al Smith Allan Slaight Andy Stone Includes a full glossary and index!
Hardbound, 239 Pages, Fully Illustrated
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Semi-Automatic Card Tricks Vol. 4
by Steve Beam
There are over 90 items and contributors include:
Simon Aronson Lee Asher Jack Avis Mick Ayres Tino Call Doug Canning Steve Draun Peter Duffie Bob Farmer Andi Gladwin Bill Goodwin Tony Griffith Stewart James Lewis Jones Marty Kane Magic Christian Raj Madhok John Moran Reinhard Müller Gianfranco Preverino Joe Riding Robin Robertson Scott Robinson Harvey Rosenthal Allan Slaight Dave Solomon Elias Ugart Newell Unfried R. Paul Wilson Doreen Knott.
Chapters include:
Telephone Tricks Prediction Effects Surprise Party (tricks inspired by the Birthday Card Trick from Volume 3) Shrink-Wrapped Magic - The Magic of Marty Kane Pure Math Stirring the Stew (tricks inspired by Stewart James) Singularities Impossible Locations Gambling Tricks Card Tricks Without Playing Cards Magic Squares Updates (on items previously printed in the series) The Box Magician Moves & Concepts
Hardbound - 264 pages
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Semi-Automatic Card Tricks Vol. 5
by Steve Beam
Since the first volume was published in 1993, the Semi-Automatic Card Tricks series has become the largest and most reliable resource for professional caliber, non-sleight of hand card magic. Full-time magicians and conjuring hobbyists alike have come to rely on the creative card magic stored in these volumes when they want to go for the jugular.
Calling on his 15 years editing the underground sleight of hand journal The Trapdoor, the author seamlessly blends diabolical methods with humorous presentations proving once again that it is possible to captivate an audience with only pasteboards and personality. In addition to fifty items of his own creation, the author has brought together over two dozen of his friends from around the world who have contributed fifty of their pet effects to this volume. This is high-octane, low-fat, innovative card magic built from the ground up. These effects feature the latest in card trick technology incorporating new principles and little-known subtleties. Whether you want to out-magic your fellow magicians or fry the synapses of your lay audiences, this is real magic for the real world.
100 Effects featuring the magic of:
Mick Ayres Steve Beam Doug Canning Chastain Criswell Luke Dancy Dominique Duvivier Juan Esteban Cesar Fernandez Tony Griffith Chris Hannibal Andy Hurst Lewis Jones Marty Kane Nathan Kranzo Antón López Raj Madhok Trevor McCombie Reinhard Müller Phil Ogden Gianfranco Preverino Ramón Riobóo Scott Robinson Allan Slaight Dave Solomon Camilo Vazquez R. Paul Wilson.
16 Chapters Including:
The Rolly Polly Controlly Telephone Tricks Prediction Tricks Counter Measures Gambling Tricks The Curiouser Count Impossible Locations Meet the Eliminator & The Exterminator Singularities Bait and Switch Impossible Revelations Mental Effects Magic From Spain The Magic of Ramón Riobóo Updates The Utility Belt.
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