Beyond Svengali: applying the svengali principle to mentalism by

Beyond Svengali: applying the svengali principle to mentalism by Chris Wardle & Paul Hallas
Here, Chris Wardle explores the use of long and short cards (Svengali Deck style) for mental magic presentations. Whilst initially he gives some background to the Svengali deck and how to make and handle one, some routines use variants on the deck and several don't use playing cards at all. There are thirteen routines from Chris plus some additional commentary and a bonus routine from publisher Paul Hallas. Chances are after reading this you'll not think of the Svengali deck in the same way again.

Since the appearance of this booklet (his third) Chris authored Magic For Everyone (2006) and Math-o-Magic (2011) aimed at parents and teachers to introduce children to math through magic.

1st edition 2006, 1st digital edition 2012, 29 pages.

Table of Contents

Beyond Svengali Introduction
Construction and General Handling of The Svengali Deck
The Force of The Tarot
Location, Location, Location
Elimination
The Christmas Carol Prediction
Domino Svengali
Number Time
The Critic's Choice
Synonym Toys
The Unquiet Dead
The Princess is Out
Take Your Pick
Four In A Row
One Up
Further Thoughts
Additional Commentary From Paul Hallas
Trainee Mind Reader

word count: 12953 which is equivalent to 51 standard pages of text