A Classic.Photography by Lewis Ganson. Valuable Chapters on thread work and color changes. CONTENTS INCLUDE3 Foreword4 Preface5 Introduction7 Chapter One - Taking Things Easy7 Emotional Reaction 10 Cocktail Cards 12 The Bent Corner Prediction 14 Colour Separation17 Chapter Two: A Little Thought Required17 Repeat "Do As I Do" 19 Four of a Kind 22 Matching the Cards25 Dai Vernon's Colour Changing Pack27 Chapter Three: Hanging By a Thread27 The Rising Cards 30 The Pack that Cuts Itself33 The Walking and Jumping Card35 Chapter Four: Novel Knowledge35 To Show the Top Card 36 The Ginsburg Poke 38 Jumbo Surprise39 Elastic Touch40 Time to Change43 Chapter Five: Colour Changes43 Tenkai's Colour Change45 Al Altmann's Double Colour Change 47 Dai Vernon's "Picking Off the Pip" 49 Erdnase Plus Vernon 50 Dai Vernon's "No Palm" Colour Change51 Dai Vernon's Pinch Colour Change 52 Dai Vernon's French Drop Colour Change 53 Bob Hummer's Visual Change 55 Cliff Green's Visual Change57 Chapter Six: Dexterous Deception57 Production of Cards with Fingers Interlocked63 Bob Hummer's Variation65 Chapter Seven: The Notis Stop Trick69 Chapter Eight: Mexican Trickery69 Sure-Fire Showdown 70 Bathroom Strippers71 Chapter Nine: Miracles Take a Little Longer71 The Chinese Second Deal 74 The Shooting Single Handed Deal75 Look Up76 Pages Complete With Photographs.