John Cornelius is one of magic’s most innovative performers and inspired inventors and his effects and routines are in use by magicians around the world to this day. Now you can experience his incredible magic for yourself with the eBook version of “The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius”.
The title of this book is not hyperbole. This is the magic that gained John Cornelius not only accolades from his peers but won him a world prize at F.I.S.M. It’s a journey into the mind of one of the foremost magical thinkers of our time.
In this highly-anticipated book, author Lance Pierce explains John’s magic in meticulous detail, covering everything from legendary effects such as Marked For Life, The Fickle Nickel and the ingenious Shrinking Card Case to every last nuance of John’s world-championship winning card act (“Every Card Trick In The World In Ten Minutes”).
192 pages | photo-illustrated
Contents
Bits
- Baby Boom
- Prints Valiant
- Roughly Mental
- MoonShine Locations
- Passages
- On the Tip of My Tongue
- A Toast
- Instant Travelers
- KnotSoTuff
Moves
- The Fan Steal
- Flicker
- Fold-A-Card
- Peeping Tom
- The Master Cut
- The Charlier Cut
- The Circle and Roll Cut
- The Apprentice Cut
- The Oh, Calcutta! Shuffle
- Spring Set
- The Winter Change
- Go for Go Switch
Casual Interfaces
- Armed and Ready
- D’Artagnan’s Release
- Dial-A-Trick
- Lines of Flux
- Impromptu Ghost Trap
- Arisen!
- An Assemblage of Silver
- Bluff Poker
- Marked for Life
The John Cornelius Card System
More Bits
- Hanky
- Deck in the Round (Pocket Rocket Aces)
- SmokeFree
- Trying to Quit
- Ephemeral
- Chain Smoker
- Lip Service
Flashes
- A Smoke for Old Scratch
- My Card, Sir
- Hot Silver
- Fanning the Flames
- The Pendulum Principle
Formal Miracles
- Super (Ball) Card Rise
- Meta-Fusion
- MoneyTalk
- Shrinkage
- Slow Motion Fadeaway
- The Jawbreakers
- The IncrediBill Routine
- The $100 Bill Change
- Change of Mind
- My Lady’s Ring
- The Fickle Nickel
- The Ball, The Bowl, and the Big, Big Cake
“Every Card Trick In The World In Ten Minutes” (John Cornelius’ F.I.S.M. Act)