Steve Beam’s Semi-Automatic Card Tricks (Volume 1)

Description

This is a new book. Written and Illustrated by Steve Beam; Published by Trapdoor Productions; First U. S. edition 1993;  Hardcover; 170 pages with 50+ illustrations; Page size: 8.5″ x 11″.

These are not your typical self-working card tricks. Clever principles & devious subtleties have supplanted sleight of hand. Unlike many self-working card tricks, these do not appear to be self-working to the audience. The latest technology has been used to eliminate superfluous dealing and counting. In addition to dozens of effects by the author, contributors include Michael Beam, Doug Canning, Tom Craven, Stewart James, Wayne Kyzer, Simon Lovell, Martini, Gary Plants, Steve Pressley, John Riggs, Scott Robinson, and Allan Slaight.

If you enjoy card magic, you will eventually read this book. The only question is whether you will read it before or after being fooled and entertained by a trick contained within.

Contents:

1 Introduction
3 On Performing Magic

5 Gambling Effects
7 Gentleman´s Bet
9 Unbeatable (John Riggs)
11 Color Vision
13 Scaling The Cards

15 Spelling Effects
16 Bottoming Out
19 Raw Deal (Wayne Kyzer)
20 I Cannot Spell A Lie (Allan Slaight)
22 Super Speller (Tom Craven)
24 The Custom Card Trick (Tom Craven)
25 The World´s Greatest Magician

29 Future Foretold
31 Quadruple Prediction
35 The Ladder Prediction
39 The Portable Ladder (Scott Robinson)
41 The Falling Prediction (John Riggs)
44 The Falling Prediction II
45 The Postcard (Martini)
47 The Opened Prediction
50 The Unopened Prediction
52 The Closed Prediction
53 The Public Prediction
54 The Solution (John Riggs)
56 LII – kelihood (Stewart James)

59 Coincidences
62 Mating Season I
63 Mating Season II
67 Mating Season III
69 Mating Season IV
71 Cutting Match
73 Forte (Wayne Kyzer)
75 Open And Shut (Wayne Kyzer)

77 Singularities (Miscellaneous effects)
79 Mathematical Card Trick
83 Boxer Shorts (Richard Bartram)
85 Odd Man Out
88 The Traveler (Michael Beam)
90 Marked Phenomena
92 The Cascade (Tom Craven)
94 The Packed Wallet (Simon Lovell)
97 Lube Job

99 Topological Card Tricks
101 Charged Cards
109 The Toy (Scott Robinson)
113 Severance Pay (Scott Robinson)

117 Impossible Locations
119 The Optical Location (John Riggs)
121 Lucky 13
123 Double Dealer
125 The Lost Key
126 A Fine Mess
130 Locator Service (Gary Plants)
131 Locator Service II (Gary Plants)
132 Uncanny (Doug Canning)
136 Impaired
138 Jinxed
142 Killocation

147 Moves
149 Backwards Prophecy (Bill Simon)
151 A Cut Below (Steve Pressley)
153 A Cut Above
154 Bottom Out (Wayne Kyzer)

155 Glossary

157 Leftovers
159 Crediting Magic
161 Becoming A Professional Restaurant Magician
163 How to Develop Your Memory Glands
165 Advertisement

167 ” Thanksgiven”

169 Index