Description
If you’re an eager beginner, curious student, earnest collector, or seasoned veteran, accomplished expert Jon Racherbaumer offers a satisfying book revealing why card conjuring has advanced farther and faster than any other category of magic. It exposes the playful side of the “Real Work” and shows why it’s worth studying.
Card Finesse II is an inspiring guide, teaching refined techniques and contemporary handlings. Sixty items you can sink your teeth into. Straightforward exposition, easy-to-read type, and over 250 large-sized photographs. Practical inside information, even if you’re not a card man or finger-flinger.
280 pages, photo-illustrated.
Contents:
I. TOOLS
- Zip-Pop Change
- Flat Double Erdnase Change
- Bold Atfus
- Devil-May-Care Double-Cut
- Count Reverse
- Illogical Spread Switch
- Whirl Flourish
- Anchored Add On
- Burn-Surviving Switchout
- Interlace Subtlety
- Neo-Jordan Count
- Relaxed Elmsley Count
- In-A-Jiffy Duplex Double
- Tip Top Palm
- Miller’s Cascade Control
- Ribbon- Drop Flourish
- As A Control
- Veeser’s Bluff Shift
- Stencel’s Action Palm
- Undercover Cop
- Cop Grips
- (Out)Standing Cop
- Undercover Cop
- Focussed Misdirection Palm
- Finessed Misdirection Palm
- Open Misdirection Palm
- Double Palm Throw-Off
- Delayed Bottom Placement
- Finessed Victor Change
- Marlo’s Visible Victor Change
- Spreading The Force
- The Hofbauer Force
- Marlo’s Spread Force
- Mechanical Second Palm
- Square-Up Grab-Add
- Tuck-and-Go Switch
- Quick Clip Cop
- Left-Hand Steals (LPP)
- Nominal Switchless Switch Unload
- Preview To Another Chapter
- Malini’s Invitation
- Nuzzo’s Simul-Steal
- Longitudinal Side Steal (Marlo Palm Position)
- Marlo’s Flustration Count
- Underhanded Scoop Add
- Nuzzo-Goldin Change
- Greased Bottom Deal
- Give Yourself A Break
- Quick-Square Switch
- Unit Upjog Switch-Out
- Screened Leipzig Card Pass
II. AFFECTS
- Revertible Ladies (Robert Stencel)
- Why Is This Odd Card So Queer? (Jon Racherbaumer)
- Invisible Toss (Edward Marlo)
- Four-Sites (Jack Birnman)
- Dragnet (Jack Birnman)
- Making Smith More Mythic (Jon Racherbaumer)
- The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be (Jon Racherbaumer)
- Rashomon’s Cards To Wallet (Jon Racherbaumer)
- Time-Warp Sandwich (Jon Racherbaumer)
- Off-Hand Hooker (Edward Marlo)
- Not A11 Psychological (Edward Marlo)
- A Purist Plays With Pinocle (Jon Racherbaumer)
- Elevating The Aces (Jon Racherbaumer)
- Ladies & Bullets (John Luka)
- Airborne Again (John Luka)
- Ungaffed Ultra Mental (Edward Marlo)
- Syner-Aces (Me1 Brown)
- Age Of Reason (Robert Stencel)
