Spectacle offers a stellar selection of new magic for every taste and ability. Magicians in search of astonishing, performance-tested magic will find nothing less. Each item is thoroughly explained in both words and drawings. The contributors include Tommy Wonder, Daryl, David Roth, Finn Jon, Jonathan Pendragon, Lisa Menna, Rudy Coby, Richard Kaufman, Michael Rubinstein, Jeff McBride, Peter Samelson, Ray Kosby, Bill Goodwin, Jay Sankey, Ray Grismer, David Solomon, Geoff Latta, James Dimmare, Gary Lee Williams, Rick Anderson, David Regal, Paul Cummins, Rocco, Louis Falanga and Mike Montgomery! Seldom have so many of magic's elite so generously contributed select effects from their repertoires as is seen here. In the pages of Spectacle, Stephen Minch has assembled a wealth of exceptional magic by the craft's brightest talents. Cards, coins, close-up, mentalism, platform and stage magic - all first-rate material from today's most respected performers and creators, seasoned with one of two fresh discoveries. Twenty-nine tricks and routines, 168 pages with 139 clear illustrations. Chapter One: Cards The Cinderella Card-Stab - Lisa Menna The Tsunami Card Rise - Rudy Coby Deadlier than the Male - Geoff Latta Baby Face - David Regal The Face-Up Rub-a-Dub-Dub Vanish - Jay Sankey Color (Re)Set - Louis Falanga Never the Twain Shall Mix - Ray Kosby The Coffin Change - Ray Kosby A Case of Mistaken Identity - Bill Goodwin The Double-Lift Pass - Richard Kaufman Economy Flight - David Solomon On Call - Paul Cummins Chapter Two: Coins Counterfeiter's Spellbound - Tommy Wonder From the Elfin Howard - Geoff Latta Elbow, Knee and Neck - Daryl Limbo in China - David Roth Spinning Silver - Peter Samelson Chapter Three: Close-Up Miscellany Confessions of a Bubble-Gum Addict - Mike Montgomery Carbon Copy - Jeff McBride The New Theory Chop Cup - Finn Jon The Sicilian Defense - Rocco Silano Firefly - Michael Rubinstein Lingering Illusion - Jay Sankey Chapter Four: Mentalism The Janus Predictions - Ray Grismer Hitchhiker - Gary Lee Williams Lasting Impression - Jay Sankey The Hand That Speaks - Jonathan Pendragon Chapter Five: Stage The Astaire Change - James Dimmare Solid-State Salt Pour - Rick Anderson
