Thomas Edison, who knew a thing or two about the subject, said that genius was "one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration." In The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius, genius is apparent at every turn of the page. John Cornelius is one of magic's most innovative performers and inspired inventors and his effects and routines are in use by magicians the world over. In this long-anticipated book, author Lance Pierce explains John's magic in meticulous detail, covering everything from legendary effects such as Marked For Life, The Fickle Nickel and the ingenious Shrinking Card Case to every last nuance of John's world-championship winning card act ("Every Card Trick In The World In Ten Minutes").

The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius. There's no hyperbole in the title. This is the magic that gained its subject not only accolades from his peers but won him one of magic's highest honors-a world prize at F.I.S.M. It's a journey into the mind of one of the foremost magical thinkers of our time, a man many have hailed as a creative genius. 192 pages, photo-illustrated

Contents:

BITS
Baby Boom
Prints Valiant
Roughly Mental
MoonShine Locations
Passages
On the Tip of My Tongue
A Toast
Instant Travelers
KnotSoTuff

MOVES
The Fan Steal
Flicker
Fold-A-Card
Peeping Tom
The Master Cut
The Charlier Cut
The Circle and Roll Cut
The Apprentice Cut
The Oh, Calcutta! Shuffle
Spring Set
The Winter Change
Go for Go Switch

CASUAL INTERFACES
Armed and Ready
D'Artagnan's Release
Dial-A-Trick
Lines of Flux
Impromptu Ghost Trap
Arisen!
An Assemblage of Silver
Bluff Poker
Marked for Life

THE JOHN CORNELIUS CARD SYSTEM

MORE BITS
Hanky
Deck in the Round (Pocket Rocket Aces)
SmokeFree
Trying to Quit
Ephemeral
Chain Smoker
Lip Service

FLASHES
A Smoke for Old Scratch
My Card, Sir
Hot Silver
Fanning the Flames
The Pendulum Principle

FORMAL MIRACLES
Super (Ball) Card Rise
Meta-Fusion
MoneyTalk
Shrinkage
Slow Motion Fadeaway
The Jawbreakers
The IncrediBill Routine
The $100 Bill Change
Change of Mind
My Lady's Ring
The Fickle Nickel
The Ball, The Bowl, and the Big, Big Cake

THE F.I.S.M. ACT