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Totally Out of Control - A magician starts off with performing with an omni deck, then moves on to two card monte, then three-fly followed by a four ace production and then the Five Faces of Sybil. Soon he is out of control - a trick junkie. He buys one trick after the next, accumulates books...

Life, Death and Other Card Tricks - A cross between a Kafka novel and Satre novel about someone who lives a life as a second rate card magician and while awaiting judgment in the afterlife is stuck indefinately in a room and forced to watch Grazzo do an ACR with an infinite number of phases...

Make sure the right side of the card is aligned with the right side of your right hand. If it isn't move your right hand to the left in respect to the deck. If the card is at the right side of your right hand, then spread your fingers out so that the edges of the card are covered by your...

My enjoyment from performances is more derived from the audience being entertained by the effect rather than me being entertained by the method. That being said, I tend to enjoy employing clever methods rather than any particular genre of methods. Clever can be a gimmick, sleight or principle...

It's a matter of using a light touch. There is a little noise when doing it right, but remember the cover for the move is that you are rubbing the top card with your hand which makes some noise.

@7ri_Kings I think what @Jason England is saying is that Card Colllege is just the beginning of your learning. I remember when I bought the Card College series, I told my wife that I wouldn't need any more card magic books. I've bought well over a hundred since then. As Jason said, Roberto...

I think that magic should not imply any method. My favorite effects make it appear that I've done nothing. It is hard to give up the "wow, you are really good" reaction from magician focused magic. However, it is worth it when you get the "wow, that.. was... impossible but... there is no...

Some examples which may require some set up but almost no sleight of hand: Giobbi's Intuition (version of Paul Curry's OOTW) Tamariz's Paradise Found Aragon's Jonah Poker Deal Fulves's Gemini Twins Brannon's Play it Straight Carlyle's Upside Down Deck Scarne' Drunken Poker Deal Brannon's View...

You don't need expensive props and gimmicks to do strong card magic. Let me explain. Card magic can be done through the combination of sleight of hand, principles and gimmicks. An effect can use one, two or three of those methods. Sleight of hand includes all the moves like forces...

The Card College series is an amazing set of books. I strongly recommend it over Royal Road . Roberto Giobbi's writing and teaching is wonderful. It is well worth the price. The guy at the magic shop did right by you. He could have sold you Royal Road and a bunch of beginner tricks that...

The book Mnemonica was written by Stephen Minch and published through his company Hermetic Press. In 2016, Hermetic Press was acquired by Penguin Magic. Stephen Minch is approaching 70 years old and wanted someone to "take over the business end of the business." Stephen is still writing...

That means that I can sell my stock of old Cincinnati Rider Back decks at a real premium!

Actually, AoA is mostly cards with other stuff included. I'd go with Volume 1 (Contents Here). I love Unshuffling Rebecca, Gambler vs Magician vs Mentalist, Stapled, Lip Balm (been playing with Okito Boxes lately), Reset (Caleb Wiles has a great variation), Recapped and Las Vegas Leaper...

Two inch is the standard size. You should have no problem using that size sponges. I'm assuming you are on page 395 and steps 17 through 20. I would suggest some different handlings. Handling #1 Keep the sponge finger palm in your right hand as you pick up the sponge on the table. Your...

On page 273, the third paragraph explains (in italics) the movement of the left thumb. The first sentence of the fourth paragraph explains the motion of the right little finger. What I was suggesting was to exaggerate those motions individually and then combine them so that you achieve the...

Does T11's Rider Back decks have the old Guarantee card? What about Tally-Ho cards? There is a routine in Roberto Giobbi's Confidences called "Guaranteed!" which uses the guarantee card in a fun way.

I would figure out a way to make it better and more entertaining, so they say "I saw that on Fool Us, but yours is so much better." Otherwise, do something else.

Tamariz's Book - Five Points in Magic Giobbi's Book - The Art of Switching Decks

@Antonio Diavolo Get a bunch of Bicycle Standards. I got a 12 pack at Costco for less than $10. Sign them, fold them, mutulate them to your hearts content. As for the Omni Deck, I'll send you my handling in a PM.

Sent you a PM of a source for it because it is long out of print. Just make sure you don't get the expurgated edition, which is completely blank other than the table of contents.