On the Other Side of the Mirror

On the Other Side of the Mirror
Author	Cushing Strout
Publisher	I Saw That!
Publication Date	2005
Language	English
Pages	48

On the Other Side of the Mirror is a book of card tricks by Cushing Strout that require prearrangement, virtually no sleight of hand, and lend themselves to rich storylines. Subtitled Prearrangement and Plot in Close-Up Card Magic, the plots include predictions and revelations based on zodiac signs, a spectator's birthday, a do-it-yourself murder mystery, and lie detection, with some of the routines making use of unusual decks, such as Tarot cards and Alice-in-Wonderland cards. Softbound, 48 pages, published in 2005 by I Saw That!.

It was reviewed by Michael Close in the October 2006 issue of Genii, and praised by Martin Gardner as "... a marvelous collection of fresh ideas."

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Variations on "The Nine Problem"
• Invisible Setups
• The Queens Cast a Spell
• Further Than That and the Lie Detector
• The Left-Handed Clock
• Taking Another Look at the Dead Man's Hand
• Conjuring with Classics
  • Six Napoleons
  • The Bohemian Scandal
  • Holmes Meets Endfield
  • On the Other Side of the Mirror