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""Close-up card magic is performed right under the noses of the spectators. It has an immediacy that cannot be duplicated by platform magic. Seasoned professionals agree there is no better way to learn how to handle an audience than when they are inches away."" - Karl Fulves. Karl Fulves is one of the most popular and respected magic authorities writing today. In Self-Working Close-Up Card Magic he shows beginners how to perform 56 tried-and-true, crowd-pleasing tricks for the kind of small, close-up audiences that gather at parties and family get-togethers. The tricks are simple to master. The performer needs only a deck of cards and a few everyday objects like a coin or a rubber band. The kind of close-up performing these tricks require offers beginners the best possible way to learn how to engage and handle an audience.Among the tricks are ""openers,"" which quickly get an audience's attention and set the stage for the rest of the act; memory tricks that make it appear the performer has an uncanny ability to memorize cards; gambling tricks that seem to give the performer an expert ability to control the cards in games of chance; and ""gimmicked"" cards that create eye-popping visual magic. Simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by clear, carefully drawn illustrations, make these applause-winning tricks absolutely foolproof, requiring no long practice or dexterity to perform.

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Author:   Karl Fulves
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.160kg
ISBN:  

9780486281247

ISBN 10:   0486281248
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   01 February 2000
Recommended Age:   From 10 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

OPENERS 1 Magic by Design 2 True Colors 3 Flyaway Cards 4 Too Many Cards 5 Caught Between 6 Perplexing Pen 7 The Almanac Deck 8 Ace Finds Ace CRIME DOES NOT PAY 9 The Three Burglars 10 Bonnie and Clyde 11 Go to Jail 12 Pack of Lies MEMORY TRICKS 13 Super Count 14 Mental Countdown 15 Mind Mirror 16 The Memory Expert THE FOUR ACES 17 Stop at an Ace 18 Tap Reverse 19 Double-Dealing 20 Dealer's Choice NO-CLUE DISCOVERIES 21 This Is Not the Card 22 Coincido 23 Five-Card Mental 24 The Square Deal 25 A Card Is Found GAMBLING TRICKS 26 Beat the Cheat 27 Gambler's Last Chance 28 Straight Up 29 The Lazy Gambler 30 Test Your Skill 31 The Wizard of Odds GIMMICKED CARDS 32 Mona Lisa 33 Laser Printing 34 Simon Says 35 Chase the Ace 36 McDonald's Aces THE THREE-JACKS DEAL 37 Jack Jack Jack 38 Three-Jacks Improved 39 Unstacked Jacks 40 Three Jacks and a Pat 41 Progressive Poker NOVELTY CARD TRICKS 42 Spell Purple 43 Pushbutton Magic 44 Tale of the Tape 45 A Word in Thousands 46 Tic-Tac-Toe RISING-CARD TRICKS 47 Simplex Card Rise 48 Cards from the Case 49 Excelsior Card Rise 50 Special Delivery THE COLOR-CHANGING DECK 51 Reverse Colors 52 Chemical Reaction 53 The Red and the Blue 54 The Forgetful Gambler 55 52-Card Monte GUESSING THE COLORS 56 Out of This World

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Karl Fulves is one of the most respected authorities in the field of magic. For over 40 years, he has written hundreds of books on the subject and taught the art of illusion to thousands of people of all ages. This legendary figure also edited and published such magazines as Epilogue and The Pallbearers Review.

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