The Magic of Micah Lasher

More than Fifty Tricks That Will Amaze and Delight Everyone Including You!

​Published by Simon & Schuster

Professional magicians everywhere have hailed this young magician. In this introduction to the basics of magic, Micah Lasher teaches you his very own tricks and routines. Coin magic, card magic, tricks with household objects, mental magic and so much more are included in this publication.

 

Contents Include:

23 Chapter I A Brief Introduction to Magic
25 The Performance of Magic: brief essay
29 The Magician's Ten Commandments: rules
33 Tools of the Trade: layout of the sections

37 Chapter II The Tricks

39 Card Magic

41 Twenty One: self working
45 You Do As I Do: magician and spectator select the same card
48 Three Way Prediction: Magician mentally selects two cards and a spectator pulls them face down out of the deck. A third card is named and the magician removes a card. All three end up being correct.
52 Hand to Hand and Ribbon Spreads: flourishes
54 Speller: spectator's name spelled finds card
56 To Control A Card to the Bottom of the Deck: teaches Mechanic's Grip. Pinkie Break. three way cut
60 The Glide: the grip. slide back technique, Pull out, 
62 Triumph: Dai Vernon. Card is selected and cards are mixed face up and down. All right themselves except one: the selection
66 Card In Envelope Prediction: card in envelope matches selection
67 Hindu Shuffle Force: utility
70 Are You Sure? A wrong card turns out to be right.
72 To Control a Card to the Top of the Deck: pinkie break, three way cut
74 Double Lift: sleight
79 Card to Wallet: signed card, any wallet
83 Two Card Transposition: card in case changes places with another
85 Sandwich, Please: selected card appear between two Aces
88 Classic Sandwich Technique: Ed Marlo sleight
91 Double-decker Sandwich: similar to Sandwich. but twice

95 Coin and Currency Magic
97 Roll the Bills: two bills change places when rolled
100 The Bill in Orange: borrowed bill ends up in orange
106 The Ambitious Coin: a coin is repeatedly grabbed from the air and placed in the pocket and then finally vanished
108 Palming: classic palm, finger palm, fingertip rest
110 Shuttle Pass: Roth style
111 Retention Vanish: coin vanish
113 Coins to Glass: one coin penetrates bottom, other flies invisibly
116 Drop Vanish: another vanish
118 Coins Across: four coins across: uses 5 coins
122 Utility Switch: tossing from hand to hand

123 Ball Magic
125 The Cups and Balls: good 'standard' routine in several phases. Starts with no-sleight moves, ends with three large ball revelation.
134 Ball Vanish: drop vanish
136 Ball Load: cups & balls move
137 Ball Steal: cups & balls move
138 Miller Penetration: cups & balls move
140 Sponge Balls: routine using standard 4 ball set. Balls multiply then vanish, with spectator participation
145 Sponge Ball Retention Vanish: sleight

147 Kitchen Table Magic
149 The Electric Toothpicks: one toothpick makes another jump
152 The Glass Through Table: magician states he will make a coin go through the table, but a glass penetrates instead
156 The Missing Match: a match from a matchbook is burnt and vanishes, to be found back in the matchbook.
160 No Dice: The opposite sides of a die change values

163 Conjuring with Clairvoyance
165 Newspaper Prediction: spectator circles words on a newspaper page behind his back. The circled words match a prediction.
167 Annual Prediction: the year on a borrowed quarter is predicted
168 Pulse Reading: a card revelation, found using the spectator's pulse
170 Triple Play: three predictions (change in pocket, name, and flower) are true
172 Phone Book Mystery: Cards selected are used to pick phone book page. Magician determines name selected

175 Rope Magic
177 Ring and Rope: large ring comes off rope
180 Rope Through Neck
185 Cut and Restored Rope
193 Professor's Nightmare: good explanation

201 Selected Timeline of the History of Magic
208 Magic Stores Throughout the United States: fairly short list
210 Bibliography
213 Index

 

Details: The Magic of Micah Lasher 

219 pages, soft covers, perfect bing, size; 8 1/2" by 11".