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How desperate? It has sold recently for ~ $135 - 150 US. I have a spare copy.

Ernest's By Forces Unseen is going to be reprinted very soon. I've already filmed a testimonial for it for Penguin. They're that close. Jason

He went with a print run of 1000 copies. Jason

Gang, I just got off the phone with the man himself. Here's the scoop: His website, www.gamblingsleightofhand.com will go live on Saturday, Jan 25th. The site is up now but is password protected until then. Once the site is live, you may pre-order the book. The cost is $300.00 US plus...

I've seen it. Jason

If you like the double deal, look up "Double-Deal Aces" by Gene Maze. It's in his book, Gene Maze and the Art of Bottom Dealing. It's not a miracle, but it's a nice trick that uses the double deal to good effect. Jason

Not sure of how you're performing a bottom deal, but when I do a double-deal from top and bottom, I use the tip of my right forefinger at the short end of the cards, near the upper right corner to square (and keep square) the short ends. I also use the tip or side of my right 3rd finger at the...

Six bottom deals in one day?! You're a madman. Jason

There are 2 types of "double deals." Taking 2 cards as one from the top (top and 2nd card) and taking the top and bottom cards as one. (I guess taking the top and center card could be considered a 3rd type of double deal, but I've never seen anyone attempt it. Which did you mean? From you...

Just start saving your money. It's coming.

Ryan, It's tough to judge a move by such a short clip, but if those passes are typical examples of your pass then I say it looks great. Of course, if that clip was "cherry picked" because you got a couple of really good ones but it doesn't normally look that good, then perhaps you have more...

Couldn't disagree more. When the move in questions takes at LEAST months and usually more like years to master, working on it long before you actually "need" it shortens the time interval between finding the routine and being able to actually perform it. When I moved out of my parents' house I...

Those cards are NOT readable with contact lenses or red-colored glasses. Those types of marks are called "luminous." Luminous work has been around since the 1920s (at least). What's shown in that video is IR (infra-red) ink. It can only be seen with a camera capable of seeing into the IR range...

Edwin Sachs published "Changing Die" in his book Sleight of Hand in 1877. (The idea of using a paddle move to show the same side of a die twice was an old idea even back then.) Decades later, Bruce Elliott published an improved version called Sack's Spotted Sorcery - Phoenix #152, p. 615...

The left little finger is at the inner short end of the deck as close to the lower right corner as you can get (and still be on the short end). It straightens and moves to the right, carrying the corner of the block of cards with it. The cards pivot on the break you're holding at the far short...

As others have already stated, "rare" generally refers only to quantity, although where that quantity is being discussed is also important. Picasso paintings aren't "rare." There's hundreds of them. But they could be considered "rare in the marketplace" because they don't come up for sale all...

When I wrote to side-jog the top card, I meant using your other hand! That way you could practice the feel of having the top card clearing your thumb without actually having to execute the actions of the one-handed top palm. Once you've done that a few dozen or perhaps a few hundred times, you...

Having large hands will eventually be of great benefit to you. But, in the early days they can be a bit of a hindrance. Your fingers will occasionally compete with each other for valuable "real estate" on the backs and sides of a deck. Over time you'll work all of that out and you'll be glad you...

It's important to understand that there is a difference between what you do when you're learning a move and what you do when you're performing a move that you've already learned. To learn the one-hand top palm, go ahead and practice the basic action by side-jogging the top card a small amount...

A classic pass without any covering actions may not be completely silent, but it shouldn't make anything more than the faintest whisper either. That said, there's a big difference between an excellent pass that you've developed over time and what will happen while you're learning the move. If...