The Business Card Compendium by Mark Strivings

1.245,00 DKK

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About the book

The Business Card Compendium by Mark Strivings is a physical book about using business cards in magic and mentalism. Although Strivings created the Sight Unseen Case, this book explores business cards themselves rather than serving as a manual for that case.

Topics and routines

The 25 chapters cover subjects such as marked business cards, double blanks, obtaining written information, secret writing, Out to Lunch, forcing, tearing, paddle moves and magical printing. There are sections on borrowed cards, gaffed cards, card stacks and combining business cards with ordinary objects. The business-card magic section alone contains 31 items.

Contributors and practical guidance

Guest contributors include Phil Goldstein, Dan Harlan, Tom Ladshaw, Anthony Lindan, Harry Lorayne, Jim Magus, Tom Ogden, Lee Freed and Ian Adair. Strivings adds insights, updates and alternative handlings throughout. The book also discusses having cards produced, choosing suitable cards and testing them in performance.

Format and scope

The softcover book has 450 pages, 250 individual pieces and a bibliography with 1,200 references. It is perfect-bound and designed to lie flat for reading.

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Mentalism is a branch of magic where the performer creates the illusion of, among other things, mind reading, predictions, intuition or influencing the audience's choices.

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