Description: The Magic of Michael Ammar Title: The Magic of Michael AmmarAuthor: Michael AmmarPublisher: L & L PublishingPublication Date: 1991HardcoverBook Size: Book Size: 8 ¾ X 11 ¼Pages: 306Edition: 1st Edition/9th PrintingBook Condition: Excellent-Like New!Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good!-Slight shelf wear & edge wear-1 inch taped tear on front bottom The fastest selling magic book in magic history since its first release in 1991, this book represents the culmination of 10 years in Michael's career during which time he received most of his accolades. Much of the material from that era (the 80's) is here. This book is general close-up magic, with card tricks, money tricks, rubber band effects, The Cups and Balls (beautifully illustrated by a Disney animator), show worksheets and theoretical essays - and so much more. Inside you'll find the contents to Ammar publications that were out-of-print and difficult to find for years, such as: The command Performance Series, Encore I, Encore II, & Manual of Magic Psychology. This is another excellent presentation by Michael Ammar. Good, solid close up routines with good instruction and advice. Contentsi Introduction: David Copperfieldii Foreword: Michael Ammariv Preface: Mike Maxwell, February 1991 Chapter 1Cups & Balls 1 Stand Up Cups & Balls. Full routine with hints and tips, featuring the Charlie Miller penetration, Vernon Wand Spin, Williamson's Striking Vanish, and more.26 The Dai Vernon Wand Spin: close-up details of the wand spin with ball transfer Chapter 2Utilities33 Retention-Of-Vision Vanish: for coins35 Amazing Coin Vanish (Rick Anderson): utilizing the Downs palm38 Fingertip Coin Vanish (John Carney): coin melts away at the fingertips40 Ultimate One Finger Spellbound: a coin color change at the fingertips (a Spellbound move)44 Corner Switch: for cards46 Bottom Deal Force: one of Michael's favorite card forces48 Wiped Clean #1: showing both hands empty though concealing a coin51 Wiped Clean #2: another version54 Clip Card Vanish: vanishing the pieces of a torn card with the aid of a paperclip56 Cut & Restored Rope Replacement: a finesse for the cut & restored rope58 Side-Steal With Top Card Cover: for cards60 Thumbtip Finesse: for use with a bill change or billet switch, four techniques described Chapter 3Psychology: Eight Philosophical Essays on Magic 67 Essay #1 In the Men's Hut: On the inner circle of magic69 Essay #2 Super Group: brainstorming sessions74 Essay #3 I've Got Rhythm76 Essay #4 The Unspoken Performance: with the Action Zone80 Essay #5 Lying: The Unconscious Dilution of Impact (Magic and the art of deception)82 Essay #6 Get More Rubals from Your Magic: Rubal as a measure of satisfaction84 Essay #7 I'm In Training: practice vs. training86 Essay #8 Have No Mercy: Push the limits Chapter 4Social Workers 89 This'll Flip You Out: A can flip top is broken and restored on a spectator's finger93 Coin on Ceiling: a coin is flipped and sticks to the ceiling95 Card Matrix: A variation on Coin Matrix where the CARDS assemble over a corner coin.99 Snort but Sweet (Bob Chesbro): Where a cigarette is split in 2 and snorted up the nose!102 Silver Certificate (Lou Gallo): dollar to silver dollar transformation at the fingertips105 Coin in Pen Cap (David Williamson): a coin is tapped with a pen and found INSIDE the pen cap. Chapter 5Restaurant Magic 107 New Wave Coins Across (Mike Gallo): with 3 coins in each hand, the coins travel one at a time from left to right111 Reverse Matrix (David Williamson): 4 coins in 4 corners are covered by 4 cards. They appear to assemble in one corner, but at the end are found in their original places.115 The Vanishing Glass: A stemmed wine glass is placed on the palm and covered by a silk. It melts away and vanishes.119 Coins Thru the Table Kicker (Mike Gallo): After 3 coins have passed thru the table and last is attempted, the 3 under the table pass UP instead.122 Now Cut that Out (David Williamson): A coin removed from a purse is vanished and appears under a selected card. This is repeated. The coin is returned to the purse and the card to the deck and they are found to have changed places.125 Switching Sandwiches: 2 selected cards are removed form the deck using sandwiched "forceps" only to change places130 Torn & Restored Cigarette #1: very open presentation132 Torn & Restored Cigarette #2: another version135 Ring Band-It: A borrowed ring is visibly linked on rubber band and visibly snapped off twice.145 Did You Order Salt or Pepper? The salt in a clear fast food salt packet visibly changes to pepper several times. The packet when put away reappears and finally changes to a salt shaker.149 Bluefield Debut (from Frank Everhart's Chicago Opener): Spectator thinks of a card and removes it and returns it to the deck. Magician predicts where in the deck the card is and cuts to it. It is place in the middle of the deck, but returns to the top and now has a blue back. A twin prediction card is found in the card box. To prove it didn't matter which card was chosen, a second card is selected, and the prediction card changes to it.154 Broken & Restored Rubberband Finesse158 The Linking Headbands Pinch: presentation for Dan Harlan's Linking Rubber Bands using Headbands. Chapter 6Reputation Makers 161 Pencil Through Quarter: borrowed marked quarter is penetrated by pencil three times and handed out for inspection. With Tradeshow Climax (quarter stuck on pencil)169 The IceMan Cometh: Card is selected and the corner torn, the rest is burned. Card box is opened, and a block of ice drops out with the selected card inside (the corners match!)172 Card Cubes: A spectator's card is found in a folded up condition. It then suddenly appears inside an ice cube!175 Let's Hit the Bottle: An examined 1/2 dollar penetrates the bottom of a corked Champagne bottle and is then removed. Chapter 7Stand Up 183 Silk to Egg: routine with a real egg surprise and silk pulled from a hole in your hand.189 Indoor Baseball: A selected card becomes needled to a dartboard baseball game193 Signed Bill in Light Bulb: bill vanishes and appears in a light bulb (has to be broken, of course)199 Billy the Hypnotized Balloon: super needled balloon routine with ring in balloon208 The Two Card Trick: two cards are noted and lost in the deck. The deck is turned end for end and one card appears and is then transformed into the 2nd card211 Haley's Comet: Cigarette lighter is produced. A large ball of fire appears and descends to the floor where it bounces back up and turns into a ball. The ball is bounced, it vanishes, and the lighter vanishes as well. Chapter 8Magic Management 215 General Instructions: A collection of sheets to photocopy for use with managing your magic shows215 Custom Cue Sheets: summarize effects, patter, conditions, etc.219 Show Sheets: date, history of performances222 Personal Project Planner: Brainstorming, top priorities, etc. to maximize your time with magic224 Booking Sheet: all the info you might need Chapter 9Classic Renditions 227 The Thumbtip Bill Switch: Ammar's finesse of the Koslowski/Klause handling238 Crazy Man's Handcuffs: locked rubber bands melt apart Chapter 10Bonus Chapter 249 False Count with Coins: get one coin ahead or show more coins than you have251 Multiple Coin Production: 4 coins produced from hand254 Double Color Change: Card selected and lost in deck. Wrong card found is waved, turns to correct card. On 2nd wave, the back changes color.258 Kointakey: 1/2 dollar changes to a key264 Inversion (James Lewis): Card selected and replaced protruding. Claim is that a wave will turn the card upside down, but instead it turns the entire deck upside down.268 Incredible Coins Across: 3 coins are shown and vanish one at a time to appear in the spectator's hands.273 The Vernon Theory of Artistic Advancement (Michael Ammar): Essay274 Challenging your Experiences (Michael Ammar): Essay276 Where Do You Stand? (Michael Ammar): Essay278 On Magic Competition Part One (Michael Ammar): technical preparation280 On Magic Competition Part Two (Micheal Ammar): mental preparation.283 Pencil Thru Quarter Finesse (David Williamson): an ending Chapter 11Excerpts from the "Inner Circle Audio Series" 287 Making Magic Memorable: the development of Style289 Principle Number One: Involve Them290 Principle Number Two: Emotionally hook the audience291 Principle Number Three: Freeze the effect permanently at it's moment of impact291 Principle Number Four: Borrow objects, alter them magically, then return them in their permanently altered state293 Principle Number Five: Create moments that are clearly unplanned or unpredictable.293 Principle Number Six: Find one thing and try to do it better than anyone.294 Principle Number Seven: Do either of two things294 Principle Number Eight: Keep it Slogan Simple Chapter 12Excerpts from the "Inner Circle Audio Series" 296 Negotiating Higher Performance Fees297 Find Out What the Other Side Wants298 Seek More Information298 Reach for an Understanding299 Gambits300 The Flinch301 Delayed Approval301 Call to a Higher Authority302 The "Go For It" Gambit303 The Salami Technique303 Piggy-Back Booking304 Develop Walk-Away Power304 Give 'Em a Second Chance305 Build a Safety Net Into Your Pricing Please examine the photos of this book. 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