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Yann Frisch's work is a combination of many things, but I think it would be fair to say that a lot of the key psychological aspects that give it its power are developments of Slydini's thinking. You say you're new to sleight-of-hand. Well, I'd recommend not rushing ahead, and learning the basics...

Thanks for your thoughts Jason! One reason for my focusing on Quinn as a target for Erdnase's ire is precisely because Green was so much earlier. Erdnase seems to be genuinely irked by these people's "hypocritical cant", and it seems unlikely to me that he would be so concerned about someone who...

Thanks Jason! Although I'm not sure that Poker to Win quite fits the bill of the specific book I'm looking for. Vernon mentions the book in the context of talking about "the biggest lie ever told" about the second deal: the book in question apparently teaches that it's essential to get a...

Just thought I'd perform a short public service announcement for those of you who aren't subscribed to the Conjuring Arts Research Centre mailing list. Every day between now and the end of October, they're giving away a free PDF of a Houdini book, starting with The Right Way to Do Wrong. Plus...

If I'm understanding you correctly, the move you're describing is the "Under the Spread Force" or the "Hofzinser Spread Force". As far as I know, no-one knows the originator, but as it's an application of Hofzinser's Spread Cull it would be appropriate to credit him. It's a classic move, so I...

Sorry Joshua, I'd recommend reading Erdnase again to pick up on the stuff you've been missing. You asked about how cards are located. Well, you might want to peruse the various ideas on culling. You asked about managing the attention of the other players. Think about Erdnase's approach to...

The book you're looking for is The Expert at the Card Table by S W Erdnase.

I imagine it's different depending on where you live in the world, but in the UK there's a fairly strong variety scene. I say "fairly strong" as I don't think there are many millionaire variety performers but there are certainly quite a few people who make a living out of juggling, burlesque...

I'd also like to refer you to Richard Turner's The Cheat DVD, where he deals thirds, fourths, fifths and (if memory serves) sixths. It's more of an protection resource than a detailed teaching tool but if you've got a good grounding in the literature, then it will certainly help you on your way.

Calm down, mate! You did use the word "mechanic", so it's fair enough to read into your unusually syntacted post the idea that you were talking about some sort of card cheater. There are many highly-skilled card technicians who work as performers. Michael Weber does gigs, Richard Turner does...

No I'm not, and that's because you're not doing it right. It pretty much looks like a very tight, efficient swing cut.

I discovered Jerome Finley through a synchronous convergence of my studies in what I broadly categorise as mysticism and in performance magic. While I'm not sure I'm educated enough (yet) to get the full benefit of his works, he seems to be one of the most fascinating thinkers in both of these...

If you're going to use the Zingone shift as a table pass, might I suggest Erdnase's Open Shift as a less fishy-looking alternative?

The simplest thing to do is to use a classic technique called "speaking" (I don't know who to credit with this, probably Marlo). The way it works is as follows. You want to convey the idea that you don't want to perform any more tricks, so say words (using your brain, vocal chords, tongue and...

OK, here are a few good ones of my acquaintance (in no particular order, just as they came to mind): Sharps and Flats by John Nevil Maskelyne Cheating at Bridge by Judson J Cameron Card Sharping Detected and Exposed by Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin Phantoms of the Card Table by David Britland and...

There are hundreds of books which might fit that bill, so maybe you could narrow it down a bit. Are you looking for sources to learn moves or are you looking for more historical stuff? Are you specifically interested in cards? Having said that, whatever your specific areas of interest, Steve...

John Philip Quinn was a Chicago-based cheater who wrote self-aggrandising books preaching about the evils of gambling and "exhuming some antiquated moss-covered ruses" used by gamblers. He certainly fits the bill of "whining, mealy-mouthed pretensions of piety" and "terrific denunciation of...

In my opinion, because of John Philip Quinn.

Not sure about iTunes, but here's an Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Magician-Criterion-Collection/dp/B003WKL6YE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381429343&sr=8-1&keywords=magician+bergman

Most reputable DVD outlets. It's on Amazon, for example. To add to the list, Magicians, the 2007 British comedy film, is better than the reviews made it out to be.