The Charlatan's Handbook by Sid Fleischman eBook DOWNLOAD

Long out of print and a holy grail for those who appreciate high-caliber magic, Sid Fleischman's The Charlatan's Handbook is a veritable goldmine of close-up and platform magic that promises to tickle your fancy and elevate your repertoire.

With over 65 extraordinary tricks and artful dodges, The Charlatan's Handbook is packed with more than 170 illustrations by Tom Jorgenson, complemented by Fleischman's delightfully witty prose that keeps you engaged as you learn.

Here’s what the masters are saying about The Charlatan's Handbook:

“A great book. The No-Switch Needle Swallowing Trick is a work of genius.” - Daryl

“Crowd-pleasing effects with clever methods and fresh presentations that will be embraced by beginners and experts alike.” - Bruce Cervon

“If you need your whimsy-battery recharged, read Sid's book.” - Max Maven

230 pages, illustrated.

Introduction by David Avadon

• The World Famous Coin Swallowing Act
• The Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper, Revisited
• Harry is at it Again
• Ringbound
• The 31-Day Coin Trick
• Spoon Twisting
• Lady McBathtub
• Five Minutes of Voodoo
• Coin Fade
• The Bottle Diabolique
• Beer
• Perrier
• The Bottle Fantastique
• The Mean Magician Syndrome
• The Longest Card Trick
• The Fail-Safe Rope

• A Guide to the Gallows
• Flash Mnemonics
• Jimmy Valentine Returns, Blindfolded
• The Princess & the Pea
• You, Too, Can Have X-Ray Eyes
• Two New Card Reveals
• The World's Greatest Average Card Trick
• Beating the Odds
• The Fabled Non-working, Self-working Card Trick
• The One Card Repeat
• One-Arm McDonald Card Tricks
• The Right-Handed Card Trick
• The Avadon Absquatulated Card
• A Flourish from the 30s
• A Pocketful of Wry
• The Wrong Way Card Trick
• The Card From the Fly
• An Aside on the Thumb Count
• Weighing the Cards
• The Machine Gun Color Change
• The Pigeon Pasteboard
• W.C. Fields Does a Card Trick
• A Magic Club Roast
• The Potato and the Card Trick
• Card Gossip
• The Poor Man's Orient Express
• Join the A.S.C.T.

• The False Shuffle - Who Needs it?
• The Push Through False Shuffle Made Easy
• The Zarrow Shuffle/Fleischman Handling
• The Carl March Shuffle
• How Did that Card get in my Hand?
• Topping the Deck with Joe Berg
• The Coward's Palm
• The Fleischman Pop-Up Palm
• The Camelback Palm
• The Praiseworthy Bottom
• Double Lifting
• The Camelback Double Lift
• The Fleischman Snap
• Piking the Card
• The Thayer glimpse
• The Praiseworthy Pike
• Thumbduggery
• Center Stealing
• Bottom Stealing
• Color Changing
• A Crimpmeister's Crimp
• The Chutzpa Crimp
• The Fine Art of Card Shooting
• The Fleischman Shoot
• The One-Handed Shoot

• Adventures with the Three Shell Game
• You, Too, Can Saw a Lady in Two
• The Lady Disrobes
• Ring Business

• The Fleischman-Avadon No-Switch Needle Swallowing Trick

Also includes an illustrated personal history interspersed throughout the book. Grab it, won't you? Your magic collection will thank you!

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