The Wisdom of Solomon

Magic with Playing Cards

by David Solomon & Jeff Siegfried

It seems impossible that I published my book, Solomon’s Mind, (now out of print but still available on DVD), in 1997. In the past decade, I have been busy increasing my card knowledge by reading volumes of texts, sessioning every week, attending conventions, even traveling to Spain to participate in the “Escorial” in Madrid. Now, I am able to share my expanded performance reportoire in my latest volume, The Wisdom of Solomon.

Features

• 54 Card Effects, with over 200 photos
• Full presentational pieces for any audience
• Effects for the intermediate through expert card enthusiast
• Commercial stunners & magician foolers
• A dose of clever gaffed effects
• A chapter of Don May’s Magic
• Previously unpublished Ed Marlo effects
• David Solomon’s personal reflections

Effects:

• A signed Joker becomes the signed selection
• Gypsy Curse with new patter
• Double Clock effect
• Don May’s No Strip Multiple Shifts
• Expert Poker Deals
• Blank Jazz Aces with presentation

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Preview Kissing Cousins
from The Wisdom of Solomon

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Solomon's Mind

The DVD of Favorite Effects from the Book

David Solomon's first professional DVD features ten of his favorite effects from his 1997 book Solomon's Mind and three new routines that had not been previously published.

This DVD is an hour and a half of magic and explanations. David has been trumpeted as a magician's magician, but here you will see him in action for laymen. See the ease of his performance and the fun that the spectators have participating with the magic.

Effects

• Four The Hard Way - A great impromptu twisting effect. The patter with the effect is engaging and the reaction of laymen rewarding.
• Three Indicators - This effect uses John Bannon's startling "Discrepancy City" move to create an unusual prediction. You have to see this one to believe it.
• Business Card Prediction - This is a clever commercial effect which allows the performer to give away his business card.
• No Palm Cards Across - Yes! This is the classic Cards Across with no palming.
• Double Surprise Rising Card - Two selected cards rise from the deck at the performer's command. No thread to break, no magnetics, and the deck can be used immediately to perform further magic.
• Technicolor Oil and Water - Ricky Jay called this the most visual Oil and Water ever created.
• Cannibals - This is the storied Cannibal card trick where two Kings eat several cards.
• Full Faced Universal Card- One of David's favorite card effects: the Universal card, a Joker, magically changes to match three selected cards and then when passed over the deck transforms to a card that has all of the elements of cards from the deck.

New Effects

• Very Dicey - This effect has all the components for being a closer for an act. Maybe it is luck that the first card matches the number on the dice. It is improbable when the second number matches. It must be destiny when the numbers thrown on the dice are added and the packet that the magician cut has exactly that number. The last card dealt is the spectator's selection.
• Mexican Poker - This is an effect devised by David, John Bannon and Tomas Blomberg. It is a poker game played with ten jumbo cards where the spectator makes all of the selections, but is beaten by the magician. This effect will be in John Bannon's new book and is being performed professionally by Eugene Burger.
• Printing On Demand - A new commercial effect with special cards produced by Meir Yedid Magic. Four blank backed Jokers are magically printed with multi-color backs. After all four backs are printed the Joker faces vanish only to appear on a card placed aside before the effect started. This is an easy-to-perform visual gem.

Previews 

Three Indicators Effect | Four the Hard Way Effect
both from the Solomon's Mind DVD

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Ed Marlo: It's All in the Cards

The Inside Story of Magic’s
Most Prolific and Creative Card Genius

2-DVD Set featuring commentary by Marlo’s closest students

Disc 1: The History

• Documentary of Ed Marlo’s life in card magic
• Historic footage of Ed Marlo performing a collection of his original card effects and sleight of hand (including Devilish Miracle, Unbelievable Aces and Cards To Pocket, Open Prediction and 8 perfect riffle Faro Shuffles)
• First-hand stories highlighting Marlo’s unique personality
• Bonus historic footage of Ed Marlo, Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon at SEAM Convention 1982, filmed by James Lewis

Disc 2: The Card Effects

• Marlo’s students perform and explain card effects inspired by their mentor

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Jimmy Nuzzo Presents

Art & Ardor at the Card Table

by Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo

Edited and Annotated by Jon Racherbaumer

Highlights

• 200 pg Hardcover with color dust jacket
• over 200 photographs
• 19 new Jimmy Nuzzo techniques
• Updated reprints of the sought-after Nuzzo-Marlo manuscripts first published in 1982.

This book incorporates three hard-to-find, private manuscripts that Nuzzo and Marlo published in the 1980’s: Plus Package; Unforgettable Wild Card and 21st Century Card Magic. Jimmy invented the Hung Card, one of the most tightly held secrets in magic. In the Nuzzo Touch there is Jimmy’s audience-tested repertoire. It includes his fabulous Side Steal and lightning-fast Card to the Pocket.

Features

THE NUZZO TOUCH – Jimmy Nuzzo

• Jimmy’s technique on the Side Steal to Rear Palm
• Shootist Coat Load – Fastest technique for card to pocket
• Palm Spread Reverse – This reverse fooled all the fastest company
• Hung Card routines – The hung card has been a secret known by few
• Rear Palm Production – The card looks like it appears out of thin air

21st CENTURY CARD MAGIC – Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo

• Ungaffed Micro - Macro
• A Card Case with two decks in it
• Elasteroon – Marlo’s famous effect; the magician waves his hands over a rubber-banded deck and the face card changes to the selection
• Speedy Assembly – Four Aces are dealt on top of 4 packets; the packets are assembled and the 4 Aces appear on top of the deck

UNFORGETTABLE WILD CARD – Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo

• The Wild Card Effect as you have never seen it – no Gaffs

PLUS PACKAGE – Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo

• A convincing all blank wild card effect
• An updated All Backs Routine
• Spectator selects all the cards for 4 card Matcho
• Different methods to get signed cards to the wallet

Dr. James (Jimmy) Nuzzo is a Podiatric Surgeon in the Chicago Suburban area. He is an expert in sleight of hand. He has performed for corporate events, medical conferences and private parties of famous actors. He studied sleight-of-hand with Edward Marlo and published with Marlo the three manuscripts included in this book.

See Jimmy perform

Format: Available in a standard hardcover edition or a deluxe, leather-bound, limited edition.

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