THE LITTLE BOOK OF THICK (Easy-to-do Miracles with the Thick Card) by James A Ward

Winner of The Magic Circle's Cecil Lyle Award in 2015 and the Hoffmann Memorial Award 2018, James recently earned praise, along with his co-writer, the prolific Chris Wardle MIMC, for Creating the Impossible - the acclaimed work on how to devise and create your own magic.In The Little Book of Thick, James turns his attention to a much-underused tool, the thick card.After first explaining how to make your own thick card, James shows you how to locate, position, force, glimpse and shuffle the gimmick.As well as describing 15 new effects, the book ends with a useful list of sources. Everything from books to DVDs - where you can learn more about the thick card - to a list of thick card tricks to be found in a range of works by magical creators as varied as Al Baker, Karl Fulves, Al Koran and Steve Bedwell.CONTENTSFour Ace AssemblyAfter four Aces are lost in the pack, you proceed to produce them one by one, with the spectator successfully locating the final Ace.Your Biggest FanA spectator s