Jon Racherbaumer has been writing on close-up and card magic for over two decades. Starting with The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields, he has written a dozen influential works including Marlo Without Tears, At the Table, Card Finesse, Gaffed to the Hilt, The Ascanio Spread, and Arch Triumphs. He also published Hierophant, Kabbala, and Sticks & Stones, magazines meant to stir, polarize, instruct, and inspire. And he ran a popular column in M-U-M called "At The Table" for a couple of years.

The first volume of the real world Cardician Trilogy, Jon Racherbaumer"s Cardfixes is a thought provoking collection of fresh tricks and ideas for today"s cardman. Designed for everyone who loves card magic, whether they perform, watch, collect or simply read about what"s happening here and now in the field. There are tricks requiring no skill, some skill, and exceptional skill. There are miracles with and without gaffs. Over 200 pages, more than 50 items, and sumptuously graced with 156 crystal-clear photographs, Cardfixes combines top quality production with professional state-of-the-art magic including significant contributions by Ron Bauer, Nick Trost, Larry Jennings, Dave Solomon, Simon Aronson, Bob Stencel, Gene Castillon, Terry Lagerould, Paul Diamond, and others.

Contents:

Foreword

Ramble

Ayes of the Gods
Torque"d and Topped
Olram Catches A Card
A Stripper Catches A Card
Tossing Lunch
When Collectors Become Catchers
Visual Retention Sandwich
What"s The Point Of This Departure?
Fixing The Vegas Split
Predictable Princess
Of The Psychic Princess Presentation
Fuddle Aces
Late-Night Arising
Sudden Sandwich
What About Hummer"s Number?
Waylaid Assembly
A Case For Hofzinser
Marlo"s Third Solution To Hofzinser"s Card Problem
Homing Kings
Sandwich For Stebbins
Boozy Poker Revisited
Post-It Prediction
Figures Versus Prefiguration
Biddling Brown In The Round
Crossing A Princess
Surreal Monte
Backing The Universal Card
The Zen Two-Shooter
Rising Robbers
A Night In The Big Easy
Mexican Addition
The Dreamy Dream Clock
Beat The Clock
Hop-Skip-Jump
Stranger Siamese Strangers
Spectator Card To Wallet
Unstacked Peek-Look-Think
Unhappy Students
Fixing The Gazinta
Reversing The Field
If You"re Going To Peek, Look, and Think, At Least Pique, Hook, and Link
The Broken Clock
The Post-Pineapple Surprise
Prelude To Touch Turn
Olram Ace Vanishes
Juice-Work
Two-Card Force-Field Ceremony
Off-Color Reset
Psi Stebbins Lie Speller
Tale of the Tell
Adding the Aronson Kicker
Completely Blown Away
Polish Princess Card Trick
Ninety Degrees In The Shade
Topping Mental Topper