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VOL 1 The Invisible Deck – You know the effect of this classic trick: A freely named card is the only face-down card in a face-up deck.The Smiling Mule – A classic by Roy Walton. Michael has eliminated the one bad “moment” in the trick, and the results are staggering.The Ooh-Ah Bird – Give your fingers a rest. Here’s the perfect trick if you have to perform for children in a restaurant.The Pothole Trick – This is the big one! One of the most talked about tricks in magic, and one of the most baffling. There are lots of “moving hole” tricks out there, but none have the impact and the memorability of The Pothole Trick.Dr. Strangetrick – This handling for Card Warp may well be the most amazing and convincing yet created.The Judah Shoelace Routine – A great penetration effect resurrected. Stewart Judah’s wonderful trick fell out of favor because it required a paper straw.A Trick for O’Brien – George Orwell would have loved this. Utilizing the concept of “who controls the present controls the past; who controls the past controls the future,” a prediction effect is raised to miracle status.The Imagination Tester – A weird origami effect in which a paperfold of a belt buckle becomes real.Tut Tut – Four widely-spaced Aces come together and trap a selected card. This sneaky effect allows you to shuffle a deck many times and still be ready for memorized deck mysteries.Myopia – This is very close to real mindreading. Two spectators think of cards. The magician asks one question and can immediately name the cards.The Birthday Book – A spectator selects a playing card. A date book is shown; next to each date is a playing card. The card written next to the spectator’s birthday is shown. He has selected the exact same card. VOL 2Pink Floyd – The backs of four jokers change from blue to red to blue again.Renaldo the Great – A routine for the venerable Chinese Prayer Vase that will fool your magic buddieThe El Cheepo Magic Club – Based on Paul Harris’ Flash Fold, this is a great routine for kids, and it leaves your business card with the parents.Coda Chrome – An unbelievable three way coincidence that will completely baffle magicians and laymen.Chicken Teriyaki – A beautifully routined Copper- Silver transposition which rings in the gaff in a way that will fly by anybody.You Hue – A Wild Card routine using the spectator’s name and a freely selected color marker.Red Blue Mama Fooler – This trick has a strange name, but the effect is killer. The audience decides on the name of any card. A red-backed deck is spread; there is one blue-backed card in the deck. It is the named card.The Wishing Trick – This is the trick Michael Close developed to help him become comfortable using a memorized deckThe Haunted Deck – Anyone names any card. Without any overt manipulation, the deck cuts itself at the named card.Reverse Logic – Here’s the perfect card routine for the strolling performer: a series of baffling card reversals.26 Cents Worth of Change – This routine is a rarity in magic: a truly impromptu coin trick. Two dimes go through a series of logical changes, ending up with the magician holding only a penny.Flying Home – This is Michael Close’s routine for the classic “Homing Card” effect. A signed card flies to the pocket two times. VOL 3Erma la Fource – This method for the classic “Oscar” trick fools magicians and laymen alike. The magician makes a prediction: The Name of Your Card is Erma! The spectator names any card. He deals through the deck himselfTamariz Rabbits – Michael Close’s routine for Juan Tamariz’ very commercial packet trick.Michael has eliminated the need to switch cards in your pocket, and has still retained the maximum number of changes.Close’s Clones – A restaurant routine that provides enormous laughs with minimum work. This is a topical, funny, and very commercial routine.Down for the Count – Here’s another funny routine that is simple to do. The magician proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that someone at the table is a vampire.The Card, the Forehead, and the Saltshaker – One of Michael Close’s favorite routines, and a masterpiece of audience management, this is the first time that all the work has been explained on video. Audiences around the world have raved over this routine; now is your chance to learn all the details from Michael Close.Too Ahead – This three-phase coin routine is a fine example of diabolical routining. Done standing, it is perfect for table hopping. The subtle handling involved has fooled some of the best magicians in the world, and can be applied to other effects.Four-Card Reiteration – Dan Garrett’s marvelous routine provides a lesson in expert card handling. Included is a discussion on palming, and Michael’s utility move, The Last Card Push.The Lie Detector – The most commercial version VOL 4The Big Surprise – The perfect way to open and close your show. A funny and seamless handling of the classic Card in Box effect. The assisting spectator discovers that the Big Surprise Canister really does contain a big surprise.A Visit from Rocco – A charming presentation for a great Larry West trick.Rocco Returns – Rocco’s back, with a lesson in Find the Lady. This routine for Ton Onosaka’s Lucky Lady provides valuable information concerning the motivated handling of props.Ring Fright – Michael synthesizes ideas from Gaetan Bloom and Terri Rogers to produce a remarkable two object transposition. And because no pulls are used, no harm can come to the spectator’s finger ring.Take a Letter – A weird effect using common stationery items. Never have so many magical principles been used in the cause of such a strange routine.Butte Ox? Two Butte Ox! – Michael’s handling for the classic Johnny Paul Cheek to Cheek effect. Hilarious and a lesson in intelligent, motivated card handling. And the Unbelievably Useful Comedy Prop comes into its own. This routine is a mainstay of Michael’s stand-up act.Bonus routine!- Michael performs (but does not explain) Stupid Travelers. Never has masterful card technique and maniacal behavior been combined in such a silly way. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll phone the authorities.Rubik’s Dollar Bill – A penetration effect using a dollar bill, a playing card, and a toothpick. This is the first time all the work has been explained on video!The Growing Toothpick – Thirty seconds of eye-candy, as a toothpick triples in length.Origami Bill Production – A simple and flashy way to give the spectators an origami souvenir. A borrowed bill instantly folds itself into an origami figure. Attach the bill to your business card and you’ve got the perfect give-away.The Frog Prince – Hailed by the cognoscenti as one of the new “classics” of close-up magic, and one of the most astounding and memorable card routines ever created. A freely selected card transposes with a card which has been folded into an origami frog. An absolute reputation maker.