Harry Lorayne - The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel

The Card Classics Of Ken Krenzel By Harry Lorayne
I dare to say that this is one if the most underestimated books on card magic.

For people that consider themselves "move-monkeys", the dinner has been served. There are many sleights in this book, including some really odd ones such as a bottom deal done at the fingertips and a "Tilt" move executed from the front.

My favorite item in this book has the most awesome title ever; "Two-Card Fan Lift Switch, Reversal, Palm". It's exactly that: a two card, fan lift switch, a reversal and a palm. It sounds nuts, because it is nuts.

There is also a great amount of routines utilizing the sleights taught in the book. Amongst variations of classic plots, you will find several original to Mr. Krenzel. For example, one interesting routine in the book is a Collectors routine done backwards: three selections vanish from in between the aces, instead of the other way around!

Ever heard of "The Mechanical Reverse"? This book contains Krenzel's original writeup for the move (although for the history buffs, there is some dispute over the fact that Ron Wohl published it before Krenzel). It's a great covered half pass that should be in every card magician's arsenal.

Ken Krenzel's description of the Classic Pass has been regarded as one of the best, and it really is thorough. Several other shifts original to Ken Krenzel are also discussed in the book.

As you can probably tell, this book isn't for people with a mild interest in card magic. This is for the fanatics who get turned on by Two-Card Fan Lift Switch, Reversal, Palms and other such technical card magic. I love the book and if that kind of move excites you, you're going to love it too!
Contents of Card Classics of Ken Krenzel

The Natural Double Lift
The Natural Multiple Lift
As an Ambitious Card Ending
The Natural Multiple Lift Plus
"Stop Me"
All the Way
One-Hand Stop
The Drag Lift
The Pressure Hideout
To Indicate the Future
Spectator Sympathy
Two-Card Fan Lift, Switch, Reversal, Palm
The Invisible Bottom Reverse
The Finger Stab
The Invisible Reverse Transfer
The Direct Reverse
Magnetic Aces
Get the Message
At Any Number
Three Transfers
The "One-Card" Double Lift
A Card Sandwich
The Four-Ace Trap
Turn Blue
The Optical Sandwich
Mental Matrix
The Peek Corner Crimp
The Magic Bullet
Caught Red-Handed
The Ultimate Tunnel
Variation of To Catch and Ace #6
The Princess
KK's HHH (Hand-Heel-Holdout)
Kaleidoscope 10-Hand Poker Deal
The Impromptu Zig Zag
The Impromptu Sympathetic Ten
The Multiple Cop Progressive Aces
Mechanical Spell
Mechanical Poker
KK's Handling of the Panoramic Shift
The Panoramic Shift Add-On
The Panoramic Plunger
The Miracle Multiple Peek
The Pivot Pop-Out
The Eerie Spin-Out
Impromptu Haunted Deck
Rip-Off
Instant Appearance
Cut Propulsion
Ken's Riffle Shuffle Stack
The "Strange" Riffle Shuffle
The Tilt Sandwich
The Front Tilt
Ken's Kolor Finesse
The Purist's Mini Hofzinser
Force-Eps
Force-Eps Royal Marriages
Down-Down-Down
The Card Catch
Fan Steal
The Squeeze Steal
The Broadside Steal
The Classic Pass
The K-E Pass
The Mechanical Reverse
The Vanishing Collectors
The One-Card Middle Pass
One-Card Middle Pass #2
One-Card Middle Pass to the top
The Block Cover Pass
The Block-Cover Pass Immediate Spell
The Block-Cover Pass Two-Card Control
The Dribble Pass
The Dribble Force
The Thumb-Grip Bottom Deal
Slow Motion Bottom Deal
A Middle Deal
OMM Handling
The Slip Shuffle
Last Card Push
The Instant Drop-Switch Get-Ready
The Floating Cut