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==Contents == | ==Contents == | ||
− | * Foreword -- Herb Zarrow i | + | * Foreword -- Herb Zarrow i |
* Introduction -- Bruce Cervon iii | * Introduction -- Bruce Cervon iii | ||
* Author's Introduction -- Stephen Mnch v | * Author's Introduction -- Stephen Mnch v | ||
* Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden - William P. Miesel ix | * Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden - William P. Miesel ix | ||
− | + | Chapter One: Dark Side of the Hand | |
* Subway Gambler's Palm 1 | * Subway Gambler's Palm 1 | ||
* The Contortion Palm 3 | * The Contortion Palm 3 | ||
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* The Finley Diagonal Palm Shift Revisited 15 | * The Finley Diagonal Palm Shift Revisited 15 | ||
* Flat Top 16 | * Flat Top 16 | ||
− | + | Chapter Two: Sundry Sleights | |
* Flat Top Switch 25 | * Flat Top Switch 25 | ||
* The Spring-Loaded Tip-Over Change 27 | * The Spring-Loaded Tip-Over Change 27 | ||
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* On the Hay False Dovetail Shuffle . 44 | * On the Hay False Dovetail Shuffle . 44 | ||
* A Table Pass 50 | * A Table Pass 50 | ||
− | + | Chapter Three: Motley | |
− | * Spellatron 57 | + | * Spellatron 57 ([[Mike Skinner]]) |
− | * Cut and Spell 59 | + | * Cut and Spell 59 (Mike Skinner) |
− | * Caught in the Stretch 63 | + | * Caught in the Stretch 63 (Mike Skinner) |
− | * If the Suit Fits 67 | + | * If the Suit Fits 67 (Mike Skinner) |
* Bruce Cervon's Trans Mitt 70 | * Bruce Cervon's Trans Mitt 70 | ||
− | * Given the Slip 75 | + | * Given the Slip 75 (Mike Skinner) |
* Will-o'-the-wisp 81 | * Will-o'-the-wisp 81 | ||
− | * The Vernon Deck Vanish and Recovery 93 | + | * The Vernon Deck Vanish and Recovery 93 (provided by Mike Skinner) |
− | + | Chapter Four: Cheats | |
* Joker Monte 99 | * Joker Monte 99 | ||
* Three in the Hand, One in the Bush 105 | * Three in the Hand, One in the Bush 105 | ||
* A Straight Deal 108 | * A Straight Deal 108 | ||
− | * The David and Goliath Deal 111 | + | * The David and Goliath Deal 111 (Mike Skinner) |
* Black's Stack 113 | * Black's Stack 113 | ||
* Stacked to Formula 116 | * Stacked to Formula 116 | ||
− | + | Chapter Five: Inflationary Effects | |
− | * On Your Metal 123 | + | * On Your Metal 123 (Mike Skinner) |
− | * All Sound and Fabric 128 | + | * All Sound and Fabric 128 (Mike Skinner) |
* Right Where? 130 | * Right Where? 130 | ||
* Two Techniques with the Purse Palm 135 | * Two Techniques with the Purse Palm 135 | ||
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* On the Origins of the Steeplechase 147 | * On the Origins of the Steeplechase 147 | ||
* Folding Money 149 | * Folding Money 149 | ||
− | * Cashing a Check 156 | + | * Cashing a Check 156 (Mike Skinner) |
− | + | Chapter Six: Notes on Cherished Ghosts | |
* 'Vester" Adam's Flight of Fabric 161 | * 'Vester" Adam's Flight of Fabric 161 | ||
* Arthur Finley's Remote Control 166 | * Arthur Finley's Remote Control 166 | ||
− | * S . Leo Horowitz's Look Homeward | + | * S. Leo Horowitz's Look Homeward, Angel 168 (provided by Mike Skinner) |
* Henry Christ's Obstinate Pasteboards 171 | * Henry Christ's Obstinate Pasteboards 171 | ||
− | * | + | * Faucett Ross' Twice Turned 175 |
* Mac MacDonald's Lost Chord 177 | * Mac MacDonald's Lost Chord 177 | ||
− | * Dr. Dale* Vis- | + | * Dr. Dale* Vis-a-vis 180 |
* Dr. Daley's Select Transposition 185 | * Dr. Daley's Select Transposition 185 | ||
* Dr. Daley's Interlocking Setup 187 | * Dr. Daley's Interlocking Setup 187 | ||
* Tenkai's Phoenix Bill Vanish 193 | * Tenkai's Phoenix Bill Vanish 193 | ||
− | * Lany Grey's Cut to Perfection 199 | + | * Lany Grey's Cut to Perfection 199 (provided by Mike Skinner) |
* Jay Ose's Presentation for The Glass Through Table 203 | * Jay Ose's Presentation for The Glass Through Table 203 | ||
* John Scarne's Doppelganger Location 205 | * John Scarne's Doppelganger Location 205 | ||
* John Scarne's Western Union Trick 208 | * John Scarne's Western Union Trick 208 | ||
− | + | Chapter Seven: Solitary Amusements | |
* What's-the-Value Solitaire 215 | * What's-the-Value Solitaire 215 | ||
* Think-of-a-Card Solitaire 219 | * Think-of-a-Card Solitaire 219 | ||
− | + | {{References}} | |
+ | * Mike Skinner explains which tricks are his, The Skinner Tapes, CD 3 (2014) | ||
{{Books}} | {{Books}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3}} |
Latest revision as of 18:22, 22 August 2014
The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets | |
Author | Stephen Minch |
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Publisher | L&L Publishing |
Illustrator | Tom Gagnon |
Publication Date | 1989 |
Language | English |
Series | Vernon Chronicles |
Preceded by | The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 2: More Lost Inner Secrets |
Pages | 219 |
The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets was reviewed in Genii 1991 March.
Contents
- Foreword -- Herb Zarrow i
- Introduction -- Bruce Cervon iii
- Author's Introduction -- Stephen Mnch v
- Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden - William P. Miesel ix
Chapter One: Dark Side of the Hand
- Subway Gambler's Palm 1
- The Contortion Palm 3
- Dr. Daley's Face-Lift Addition 5
- The Lilliput Palm 8
- An Historical Note on the Dr . Elliott Top Palm 11
- The Revolving Palm-Replacement 13
- The Finley Diagonal Palm Shift Revisited 15
- Flat Top 16
Chapter Two: Sundry Sleights
- Flat Top Switch 25
- The Spring-Loaded Tip-Over Change 27
- The Zarrow Block Addition 30
- A Note on Zarrow's Revolving Aces 35
- Back Breaker 37
- The Hair's-Breadth Stall 39
- Vernon on the "Endfield" Slip Cut 41
- On the Hay False Dovetail Shuffle . 44
- A Table Pass 50
Chapter Three: Motley
- Spellatron 57 (Mike Skinner)
- Cut and Spell 59 (Mike Skinner)
- Caught in the Stretch 63 (Mike Skinner)
- If the Suit Fits 67 (Mike Skinner)
- Bruce Cervon's Trans Mitt 70
- Given the Slip 75 (Mike Skinner)
- Will-o'-the-wisp 81
- The Vernon Deck Vanish and Recovery 93 (provided by Mike Skinner)
Chapter Four: Cheats
- Joker Monte 99
- Three in the Hand, One in the Bush 105
- A Straight Deal 108
- The David and Goliath Deal 111 (Mike Skinner)
- Black's Stack 113
- Stacked to Formula 116
Chapter Five: Inflationary Effects
- On Your Metal 123 (Mike Skinner)
- All Sound and Fabric 128 (Mike Skinner)
- Right Where? 130
- Two Techniques with the Purse Palm 135
- Pastiche on Ramsay, with Variations 139
- On the Origins of the Steeplechase 147
- Folding Money 149
- Cashing a Check 156 (Mike Skinner)
Chapter Six: Notes on Cherished Ghosts
- 'Vester" Adam's Flight of Fabric 161
- Arthur Finley's Remote Control 166
- S. Leo Horowitz's Look Homeward, Angel 168 (provided by Mike Skinner)
- Henry Christ's Obstinate Pasteboards 171
- Faucett Ross' Twice Turned 175
- Mac MacDonald's Lost Chord 177
- Dr. Dale* Vis-a-vis 180
- Dr. Daley's Select Transposition 185
- Dr. Daley's Interlocking Setup 187
- Tenkai's Phoenix Bill Vanish 193
- Lany Grey's Cut to Perfection 199 (provided by Mike Skinner)
- Jay Ose's Presentation for The Glass Through Table 203
- John Scarne's Doppelganger Location 205
- John Scarne's Western Union Trick 208
Chapter Seven: Solitary Amusements
- What's-the-Value Solitaire 215
- Think-of-a-Card Solitaire 219
References
- Mike Skinner explains which tricks are his, The Skinner Tapes, CD 3 (2014)