I bought this when it came out in 1996. It is chock full of terrific material that stands the test of time. If you are a card guy you should read this. Its still available at fine magic shops everywhere in the 50-60 dollar range (+shipping), but I'm charging in Canadian Dollars so you are getting a deal
Miracles With Cards - $60 CND includes North American shipping
This is Swain's second (and, we think, BEST) book. It is full of the kind of practical yet sophisticated card magic you'll use and ENJOY using. Swain's routines are longer, multi-phased, and have a strong commercial appeal. Think Ortiz meets Bannon meets Regal. We're both huge fans of Jim Swain, and this is the book that fetches the most on ebay, because it's rarest and most sought after.
From Introduction by Darwin Ortiz:
"What I like about this book is that it lives up to its title. These are card tricks that go for the jugular, tricks that push the boundaries of what's possible with a deck of cards. In so doing, they ensure that the audience will remember the magic and the magician."
Book Contents
Introduction by Darwin Ortiz
The Airmail Card: Goodwin's Two Ton Transpo
Clue: Brother Hamman's Verbal Force
Out of this World
Superbowl Aces: The Stencel Move
Card in the Matchbox
Card in the Cardbox: Invisible Shulien Revelation
Boxed B'Wave
The World's Greatest Card Trick
Perfect Triumph: Marlo's Miracle Spread
Swain Simplicity Control
Swain Simplicity Switch
Gambler's Miracle: Jenning's Modification of Daryl's Display
Up-The-Ladder Aces
The Blank Deck
Australian Aces Revisited: Marlo's Frictionless Bottom DealThe Impossible Card Trick
Real Mind Reading
The Spectator Cuts to the Aces (2 Versions)
Boxed Reset
Brainweave: Frank Simon's Fan Revelation
Fortune Telling Cards: Dingle's NOLAP Switch; Interlock/Vernon/Jennings/Lyons
Hitchcock Aces
Miracle Aces: Swain Bluff Control
Bluff Control Palm
Bluff Control Routine
Topping the Mental Topper: The Unweave Revelation
My Opener
Gorilla In the Middle: Invisible Load Move
Trapped
The Pass
The Jennings Box (2 Versions)
The Jennings Handling
The Well Traveled Card: Gary Plants Move
The Stand In
The "Block" Buster Pass
Bottom Card Cover Pass
The Pass Palm
Anastasia
The Lost Multiple Shift
Honest Aces: Swain Drop Switch
Honest Collectors
Annemann's Miracle
Something for Nothing
Rules of the Game: Cornelius Spring Set; Bill Malone's Revelation; Steve Freeman Four Card Revelation; Bruce Cervon's Pivot Principle
Finale for the Capitulating Queens: Jon Racherbaumer's Handing of Norm Osbourne's Unlimited Vanish
Final Departure
Pages: 190 - Hardbound, Photo-Illustrated
