Thomas Edison, who knew a thing or two about the subject, said that genius was "one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration." In The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius, genius is apparent at every turn of the page. John Cornelius is one of magic's most innovative performers and inspired inventors and his effects and routines are in use by magicians the world over. In this long-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"). The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius. There's no hyperbole in the title. This is the magic that gained its subject not only accolades from his peers but won him one of magic's highest honors-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, a man many have hailed as a creative genius. 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 THE F.I.S.M. ACT
