Price$20.00
Media TypeBook
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedMay 06, 2009
High Spots
Caleb Wiles
Vanishing Inc
(Based on 1 review)
"Reswindled" is worth the price of the book ALONE. Paul Harris says, “Caleb Wiles’ Reswindled is my new favorite version of Re-Set.” So the creator of the plot acknowledges this version as the best. Why? Because in addition to cards transposing, at the conclusion they change into the Aces. It’s such a simple, logical addition! You’ll learn all the details here.
This is exactly the kind of book we all grew up in magic loving, and they just aren’t produced anymore. Short, sweet collections of clever and carefully constructed magic. Everything included is a showpiece worth learning, and there are so many little things built into each one that you can’t help but marvel at the creativity. We had FUN reading this book, and that’s why we’re representing it here.
Effect listing:
Offbeat Aces: An easy but visual production of the four Aces from between three Jokers.
ReSwindled: The best version of RESET ever!
26! A spectator is subliminally influenced to shuffle one half of the deck to match the order of the other half. No switches!
Word Perfect: A stand-up trick that you will use to fool audiences everywhere.
Make a Wish: A birthday-themed card effect strong enough for a working pro but easy enough for a relative beginner.
Blackjack Be Quick: A spectator shuffles a deck and you instantly locate a winning blackjack hand, even under test conditions.
Crystal Cut: A versatile false cut and control that will infiltrate your repertoire. Say goodbye to the double undercut!
Little Fella Grows Up: A false dealing demonstration that does not require any false deals. Your audience will give you much more credit than you deserve!
iDeck: A geeky but fooling card trick with a topical presentation.
Replicator: A topical presentation of color-changing deck that makes for a great follow-up to “iDeck.”
Here-a-Move, There-a-Move, Everywhere-a-Move Move: A finger-flinging, eye-popper using four ungaffed Aces.
Semi-Automatic Luck Test: A participant deals and cuts to the four Kings and Aces in this self-working stunner.
Reviews
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High Spots is one of those rarified magic books that is so good you don't want to tell your magic buddies, but feel you have to in order to do right by your friendship. This won't be a long review, and if it's already feeling like too much, then just click over to Vanishing Inc's website and buy a copy right now.
High Spots includes about a dozen pet routines, explained very clearly and with a lot of personality, and apparently nothing has been held back. By the time you're done reading it you've learned some good magic and feel like you've met a new friend. A new friend you like so much that you don't want to share them with anyone else, as I said above.
The production values are very high for a softcover, stapled book. Nice paper, good printing, and a smart design that is instructionally sound and visually appealing. You can tell that Tyler Wilson and Andi Gladwin are involved in this book because its very similar to Dominatricks , another book I raved about a while back. This one too shares many of the nice features, including comments, credits, and variations that demonstrate this material, and the whole Vanishing Inc approach, is far from fly-by-night.
In all seriousness, for a measly $20 you can't go wrong with High Spots. It puts publications costing twice as much, or more, to shame in terms of quality, value, and usefulness. What are you waiting for?
High Spots includes about a dozen pet routines, explained very clearly and with a lot of personality, and apparently nothing has been held back. By the time you're done reading it you've learned some good magic and feel like you've met a new friend. A new friend you like so much that you don't want to share them with anyone else, as I said above.
The production values are very high for a softcover, stapled book. Nice paper, good printing, and a smart design that is instructionally sound and visually appealing. You can tell that Tyler Wilson and Andi Gladwin are involved in this book because its very similar to Dominatricks , another book I raved about a while back. This one too shares many of the nice features, including comments, credits, and variations that demonstrate this material, and the whole Vanishing Inc approach, is far from fly-by-night.
In all seriousness, for a measly $20 you can't go wrong with High Spots. It puts publications costing twice as much, or more, to shame in terms of quality, value, and usefulness. What are you waiting for?