Don't Look Now! - Al Leech

DESCRIPTION

A must-read for anyone who wants to entertain with card tricks or perform any other type of magic. Leech looks at the application of psychology to magic, the importance of misdirection and the ways it can be utilized, how best to fool people, why performers sometimes get nervous and how to overcome it, how to make people like you, and how to make your tricks become "magic" in the eyes of your audience. Concise and very well written (Leech was a professional journalist and PR man by trade). 24 pages, re-typeset.

Contents:

OUR APPROACH
APPROACH AS AN AID TO DECEPTION
APPROACH AS AN AID TO GAINING CONFIDENCE
NERVOUSNESS AND MISDIRECTION
MENTAL MISDIRECTION
VISUAL MISDIRECTION
NATURALNESS IN MISDIRECTION
CAUSE AND EFFECT
TIME IN MISDIRECTION
DECEPTION IN TIME
NEGATIVE MISDIRECTION
ACCIDENTAL MISDIRECTION
ROUTINING
DISPLAY SLEIGHTS
SUCKER EFFECTS
COVER FOR SLEIGHTS