Performance Of Close-Up Magic by Eugene Burger - BookEugene Burger's "Series of Evocative Essays" that he hopes will, "Challenge you, cause you to stop and reflect upon your own magic, inspire you to practice and rehearse, and, in the process, improve your own close up magic performances." Contents: About the Writings Foreword by Channing Pollock Groundwork What Is Close Up Magic? The Main Road The Bert Allerton Aspirin Tin Routine Hands Making Cigarettes Disappear The Pivot Vanish Up the Nose Using A

Vernon Demonstrates the Purse Palm &

A real reputation maker

Stacking (Riffle Shuffle)

Theodore Annemann

WHAT'S MINE IS MINE fools that pants off of magicians and laymen alike

Volume One - The Commando Act

fresh techniques and insights

The performer removes one card from under each plaque

- The Forgotten Card Trick

said that genius was "one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration

"SCUOWVIC JO OML" which means "Perspective is All

The Charlier False Shuffle