Improved Super Billfoold by Ravel, Richard Himber

Billfoold (without the “e’) is of course an almost direct copy of Richard Himber’s Bill Fooled (with the “e”) with zero credit to Richard Himber.  Richard released his now ubiquitous “Himber Wallet” (aka Bill Fooled) c. 1958.  To add insult to injury when this copy was released they also included four routines which were 100% …

Hex! A New Jinx Publication by Bill Madsen, Al Forgione

_EF This book is a potpourri of great magic. There are a number of people who have contributed a few routines including in part one… Stuart Cramer, Harry Franke, Ace Gorham, Harry Lorayne, Paul Marcus, Ed Marlo, Leslie May, David Ray, Danny Tong and Joseph M. White. Part two contains effects by… North Bigbee, Stephen …

Scarne’s Tricks by John Scarne

_EF This is a compilation of two of John Scarne’s books. Scarne on Card Tricks: Contents: Each trick is numbered. The first number below is the page number, the 2nd is the trick number. 1 Publisher’s Introduction 3 A New Era In Card Tricks, John Scarne, 1950 7 1) Calling the Cards: Spectator points to face …

Review by Andy Martin for Way Out Of This World by Dick Zimmerman

2 out of 5 I personally will stick with Paul Curry’s version over Mr. Zimmerman’s version.  There are other versions including Harry Loryane’s Out of this Universe that I might use, but the problem I have with this version is the move occurs as the two packets are placed together after the spectator has dealt …

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Red Carpet by Black Rabbit Magic

This is based upon Noah’s Mix up by Gene Castillion c. 1978 (it also appears in Apocalypse Volume 1). _EF A female spectator mentally selects one of five male celebrities; a male volunteer silently chooses an actress they then mix their photos with a secret procedure so even they do not know where their selected …

Premise, Power, Participation (Vols. 1-4) DVD by David Regal

_EF  These DVDs show David Regal performing some of the effects from his books: Constant Fooling, Star Quality and Close-Up & Personal for a live audience. There’s plenty of performance advice, tips for the tricks and some unpublished magic too, making this set a must-have for all Regal fans! Volume One – PREMISE Look at Me, …

Cardshark (Deluxe Edition) by Darwin Ortiz

_EF Illustrated by Ton Onosaka. A modern classic on close up with cards. Covers quick tricks, longer routines and gambling demonstrations. Highly recommended for the serious card worker. Darwin Ortiz is unquestionably one of the top card men in the world today. In this book, he offers you the chance to learn the routines that …

Way Out Of This World by Dick Zimmerman

I personally will stick with Paul Curry’s version over Mr. Zimmerman’s version.  There are other versions including Harry Loryane’s Out of this Universe that I might use, but the problem I have with this version is the move occurs as the two packets are placed together after the spectator has dealt them – well talk …

Fork Full of Appetizers (Book 2) by Bill Miesel

_EF (From the Preface by Mike Hilburger) The huge hands scooped up a small pile of quarters, a deck of cards, a cigarette. No dramatic introduction was necessary. People quickly gathered ’round the legend, attired in his formal best of Banlon shirt and slacks soiled by an earlier bar clean-up. Spectator’s hands become like a …

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