Beyond Svengali by Chris Wardle

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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

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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