Michael Weber's collection of techniques and routines that can be performed with ordinary materials indigenous to particular locations. These routines can be quickly improvised in a variety of locations (the office, restaurants, bars, friends' homes, or just out on the town).
Contents: Improvised vs. Impromptu: An introduction by way of definition.
The Expert at the Dinner Table:
- You're Uri - Coffee Machine - Hiding McBride - A Man for All Seasonings - Tear for Two (Ray Kosby) - Hot Production Item - Off the Deep End - Change of Seasons - Sub-Strategy
Object Lessons:
- Swatch This - The One-Two Punch - Moxie - Thoughts of Tom Jacobsen - Down With Safety - An End to Pindemonium - Knot the Truth - Knocked for a Loop - Offhand Penetration
Little or Nothing: - Working Without a Grant - 5 Cent Ring on Stick - Q-tip - Powers of Dimness - Penny Candy (Eric Maurin) - The Laying on of Hands - Crosswords - Directory Assistants
By One's Own Devices: - Satan's Serviette - United Divinations - Improvised Pulls - The Wrigley Device - Flame Thrower
On Location: - Undercover Transposition - To Feed Many - The Cap in the Bottle - Sight of Hand - Dispensed Deception - Appealing Illusion - Just the Fax - The Ship in the Bottle - 20th Century Ten
Special Effects: - A better Mousetrap - Stretching It - Four Dollars in Change
Pages 165 - Hardbound and Illustrated
Our Price: £28.99
Difficulty Level: 1 - Basic Sleights / Self Working
Artist(s): Michael Weber
Additional Requirements: Various