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His book Mnemonica has some. Chapter 6 section 2, but it does not contain the version used in the video.

This is essentially the excellent Asi Wind version. I haven't read my John Born (mentioned above) too carefully or recently, but it may be similar. Tamariz and many others will teach you how to do more or less the same effect but with a different and in my opinion inferior (some would say...

Svengali deck = Force deck.

My favorite book for stack effects is In Order to Amaze by Pit Hartling, conveniently reprinted recently. It contains the only thing ever to convince me I should learn to bottom deal along with plenty of other good stuff.

Tough question. I haven't found any in poker size that I've been happy with, I just use Bees. If you find something, let us know! I posted this same question a couple of years ago and did not find anyone with a recommendation for manipulation cards.

As a magician you are a performer. Some magicians have studied theater as an entirely appropriate way to advance themselves in their craft. You can make a performance stronger by improving parts that are not magic but enhance the atmosphere and guide the spectator to the proper frame of mind...

You could do a cover pass or 2 side steals.

Psyche comes with the PDF so you can get the video for an extra $10 if you want: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/7822 The Derren Brown material can be found on The Devil's Picturebook along with some of his other thoughts on the subject. Docc Hilford LIVE covers another specific card.

I would say don't worry too much about it. Pick whichever one looks like it will suit your specific needs best and know that it will do almost anything else you want as well. I use Mnemonica just because I think it looks well mixed and how relates to new deck order, though I memorized it with...

Shin Lim discusses some of this on his At the Table Live lecture. He discusses lots of things so there is only a bit on this, but it's a good lecture overall.

How to defaro a deck. If I know what ins and outs have been done to a deck I know how to get it back to the original order in a handful more shuffles than it took to shuffle it. Oddly, this doesn't appear to have much practical use.

It depends on what you are trying to do. I like the plush mats better because I can more easily get my thumbs under the deck to lift the cards when shuffling. I spend a lot of time practicing tabled faros. I'm actually using a large hard backed suede mat on my lap, or with a pillow, and I put...

I prefer plush mats over suede mats for cards, but that's just me: https://www.pattricksmagic.com/magical-mats Comes in hard back. There are different material choices but I much prefer his plush to his original fabric.

Shin Lim talks about what works best in his At the Table Live lecture.

Yeah, Teller dies in my favorite (Water Tank).

Card 1: 4s Card 2: 9c Card 1: Th Card 2: Js

Got my Lassen coin today. Sure is nice, but silver coins are indeed disturbingly pricey. I still think card magic is more expensive in the long run. Years and years of buying cards, I can go through 2 decks a week at up to $10 a deck. Also books. So many card magic books. You can pretty...

https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/gypsies_great_trick/ Not a how to, but it might help.

I don't know, but it sounds like you should pick up a copy of Scarne on Card Tricks or Self Working Card Tricks by Karl Fulves. These will both have a number of things to choose from.

I for one would like to see it at full speed. It looked great at the speed shown above. I have only tried to pick it up a few times, but I had a completely incorrect conception of what is was supposed to be like.