307 From The Man Who Gave You: Garcia on Spongebs is 1960 Garcia on Billard Balls 1960 Marked Cards and Loaded Dice — 3rd Printing 1962 Wild Card 1962 MacDonald's $100 Routine — 5 rs of Magic 1972 Million Dollar Card Secrets — Also translated into German, Japanese, French and Spanish 1972 17, Farky Ht wn 8. Super Subtle Card Miracles — Alo translated | ito German, Japanese, French and Spanish 1973 9. Amedeo's Continental Magic — Co-authored 1974 10, Garcia Tells it Allin a Nutshell 974 11, Magic With Cards — Co-authored — Also anslated into Japanese and Swedish 1974 12, Encyclopedia of Spongeball Magic — Also translated into German 1976 13, Wild Card Miracles — 2nd Printing 17 14, How to Detect Crooked Gambling 1s 15, Don't Bet on It 3 Card Monte 1978 16. The Real Secrets of the 3 Ball Routines Copyright © 1982 by Also translated into French 1978 Frank Garcia 17. Bullseye with Fr. Cyprian The New Stars of Magic 1978 18. The Very Best of Cups and Balls — this book may be reproduced All rights reserved. No part of this book may be rep Also translated into French 1979 in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means ‘including information storage and retrieval systems without 19, Exetusive Card Miracles 1980 permission in writing from the publisher, except by a i eae cara pas reviewer who may quote brief passages in & review 21. The Elegant Card Magic of Fr. Cyprian 1980 ‘The Close-Up Magie of Frank Garcia, Part I 1982ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “My many friends in Magic have encouraged me to write this,’ ike to thank them al ‘Special thanksis due to Bob Hirsh, the illustrator who as acleveramateur magician grasps what needsto be understood inlearninga sleight, He knows exactly how to disclose such ‘knowledge with his magnificent magical iustrations, Gratitude and thanks to Paul Flyer forhisstriking cover design. He isa devotce of Magic and his interest is sincere. ‘Also much creditand specialthanksto Lilian who checked, re-checked and corrected the original manuscript for clarity and accuracy, making your task easier. ‘This bookis not intended forthe beginner. tis assumed that the readeris familiar with, and has mastered allthe basics of Magic. This book is dedicated to Lillian. ‘The world isa much better place because of her.Presenting FRANK GARCIA ‘The best description ofthe author of this—and 18 other best-selling books on conjuring was given by a critic who ‘knows magicand magicians and has followed their art and performance for over four decades. (OF Frank Garcia he wrote: ‘The sil unbelievable The professionalism: unsurpassed ‘The presentation: super ‘The personality: charismatic ‘The entertainment: magnificent Meet him in the pages of this book; Frank Garcia, truly, “THE MAN WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR HANDS." MP. RyanTABLE OF CONTENTS an FRANK GARCIA is one of the greatest close-up Heed dal) ‘entertainers alive today. Much of his achievement in Magic 3 nee Dice Change due to his sound thinking in selecting the right sleights and Memory Expert Outdone!_ presentations for each routine that he performs. 27 A Subile Piece of Business " 32 Copper and Silver Transposition “Thnx pf MZalPtoto Slvr oni Copper Tampon, caput hema ue i in. 3 TheNv. Pur Tics dened and crn auton inthe polite @ AseraTp ovis of tating fon hat cannot eee % Amt neranent 1 nce oe Me id wont 3) Thesanan Fae Sate 52 ThesAttnl Loed-o Tshigue TRAN GARCIA pep gy nonlin te 58 ThevAnnir Landon Tsai feidetconenp work commuoding amr he ies ot &@ TheMinck Wor ieee protein mr eeaaly nwt tat Taye bnenated io endo 13 Spetar Prion Concldnce ot books caning erent ial cho whch & Cann Seige theft tine and ave nse 85 Somting or Nothing bee 3 Rea Mane 34 The Bor Move Th hin cd 37 SC We About Mage BS, Chicago 1982 100 ‘Reig for Beer Mae in, 102 Eadeemen nd Tennis “The Grand FinaleINTRODUCTION With te ever increasing popularity of Magicasa hobby. afar _rcter interests beng taken in close-up magic than ever before. ‘Much of the beat and charm of close-up mas isin the fact that all is done under the noses ofthe spectators. ‘A very interesting point to bring out at this ime is the fist David Copperfield TV Special. David did his ilusion vignettes bt the trick tha created the most tal was the cigarette through the borrowed quarter. Mind yu, thissa very fine mechanical ‘coin trick and David in the true sense is not a close-up worker. ‘Think about itt “Much ofthe charm visual beauty of close-up masicles in the sila and subll handling of the close-up objects such as cin, sponges, knives, ee, Therefore, anything done with a ‘magia lorishsa very een and cogent part ofthe close-up magician. Remember that Magiclesin the ming of the beholder ‘and you, ata magician, cannot disappoint any viewer, as $0 ‘many ofthe others do! Neat handlingadds spice and colortoany ‘lose-up performance and ths plays a very important part in rousing and sustaining interest tothe imagination ofanauaience. In other words, if you offer your audience the right tricks and routines they will spond andshow youtheirappresiation. I for fone, do not and never have subscribed to the theory of many present day writers that modern methods have eliminated the eed for great technical ski, Tm referring the skill required to improve the presentation and not the esoteric sil developed by the many close-up magicians who develop to impress some of their peers atx magic meting or magic convention. If they were to do these moves in the eal world for lay people, they would ‘only succed in putting them to sep. I would venture tht they ‘would not last 10 minutes in the worl of professional magic worker. Present day writers of Magic who with their modern methods (©) have eliminated the need for great technical skill cannot themselves perform because they are not and neve took the ime ‘practice and learn the real art of magi. Performing good ot scat Magic doesnot come easy, Understand tat the greater the Still ofthe performer, the greater the impression he will make "upon his audience, providing he is a seasoned performer ‘Theres no substitute fr sk Tate the priceless possession ‘ofevery great artiste, be they asinge, juggler, comedian, actor oF magician, This prices ingen and posession sintinctiely fel by an audience and i demonstrated inthe superiority of his work. ‘You must realize that audiznces are not stupid and they can