My Best Self-Working Card Tricks (Dover Magic Books)

All magicians need a variety of card tricks for their acts | especially the spur-of-the-moment kind that can be performed without any special sleight of hand. In this outstanding new collection | an expert magician presents step-by-step | foolproof instructions for 65 of his most impressive card tricks | guaranteed to work flawlessly and to impress and delight audiences. No special dexterity is required to master such mystifying and entertaining illusions as Prediction Wallet | in which the card a spectator has chosen and signed turns up in the magician's wallet; Magnetic Force | a trick that uses a magnetized card to find the mates to a pair of target cards; Cupid's Hotline | in which an audience member telephones a psychic and the latter identifies the card in the former's hand; or Suspense | which dangles a card in midair. Each trick is clearly explained and illustrated | and many include patter and presentation suggestions. Magicians at all levels | beginner to expert | amateur to professional | will prize this collection of surefire tricks by one of the masters of card magic. 116 black-and-white illustrations.