Eugene Burger's 134-Page, "series of evocative essays" that he hopes will, "challenge you, cause you to stop and reflect upon your own magic, inspire you to practice and rehearse, and, in the process, improve your own close-up magic performances." Includes: Groundwork, What Is Close-Up Magic?, The Main Road, The Bert Allerton Aspirin Tin Routine, Hands, Making Cigarettes Disappear, The Pivot Vanish, Up the Nose, Using A Cigarette Pull, A Question of Character, Uncle Geek, Three-Card Monte As A Magical Entertainment, Magic Lectures, Rosini's Double Reverse, Conversation at the Airport, The Animated Matchbox, Performing for Magicians, Stealing, Spirit Candle in the Bottle, Books, Sylvia's Cards: An Excursion into Bizarre Magick, Negative Thought, The Haunted Pack, Questions and Answers on the Haunted Pack, Daydreaming and Imagination, An Imaginary Conversation with Eugene Burger, A Final Examination.