Description
Mentalism for Magicians
by Larry Becker
1981, published by Jeff Busby Magic, Inc.
Original, Mint condition!
Please note: While this item is new and unused, it has been sitting in storage for decades, so issues such as rusted staples or bowed pages may be present.
From Jeff Busby Magic, Inc. advertisement, ca. 1981:
LARRY BECKER’S MENTALISM FOR MAGICIANS — Larry Becker’s style of magic is specifically geared to the magician who wants to present fast moving and colorful magic with psychic overtones — mental magic involving gambling and money designed to provoke and hold the interest of any audience. MENTALISM FOR MAGICIANS contains over two dozen incredible effects that every magician can slot into his act — be it stand-up, or strictly close-up with cards and coins.
For the card man, there’s a wealth of material: Little Black Book — a mind blowing effect wherein the only card that will fill a Straight Flush that a spectator has dealt to himself is produced from a sealed letter that was mailed to you by a gambler that the spectator freely chose from an address book! There are card matching effects; a stunning Blackjack memory demonstration; an effect in which freely shuffled cards open a combination lock set at random by a spectator; a complete chapter on the ingenious Flip-Flop idea, including a method that will allow the spectator to deal a Royal Flush from a shuffled deck, a clever force, and a knock-out card prediction. And you won’t want to miss the Conversion Principle chapter which explains a full 8 commercial card effects.
If your interest lies in magic with money, you’ll find a hilarious burned bill routine; a routine where you locate any designated bill, even though sealed in an envelope mixed amongst others; a method for unerringly naming whether a coin will land heads or tails; and a strong routine with a stack of bills and an “invisible” pair of dice.
There’s material for the worker interested in straight mentalism: stunning stage tests with Poker chips; headline predictions; and a challenge effect with an ungimmicked electronic E.S.P. tester.
In all, there are 25 dynamite effects in the 15 chapters of MENTALISM FOR MAGICIANS. The book is beautifully produced — 66 typeset pages of material, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 in size, spiral bound in two-color glossy covers, and expertly illustrated by Don Albrecht.
Table of Contents
Monte Inferno
Ultimate Matrix
– Ultimate Matrix
– Alternate Routine
Flip-Flop Flush
– Flip-Flop Flush
– Flip-Flop Force
– Flip-Flop Prediction
Bucking the Odds
The Stress Test & the Black Spot
King’s Row
Heads or Tails
Money Monte
The Little Black Book
Headliner
Mind Blaster – Stage Version
Edmund E.S.P. Tester
Dynamation
Impromptu Espitome
The Conversion Principle
– Countdown Prediction
– Ten Cards Only
– Millionaire’s Rummy
– Headline Countdown
– Other Suggestions
– The Conversion Principle
– Couterspy
– Mind Probe
– Personality Test
– The Magic Spell
– Additional Ideas
