The Book or don’t forget to point

Livre en anglais.

The material in this book is from the fertile minds of Germany’s well-known group, The Flicking Fingers.

From the introduction by Piet Forton :
“A rich palette of  magic is offered here, from the obligatory tricks with cards and coins  to mental magic, from cups and balls and rubber bands to interesting  theoretical essays. A lot of material has been examined and a strict  process of selection applied. Only the best of the best was contributed  by each member, and some combined efforts are included which have  resulted from constructive and efficient teamwork over the last two and a  half years. Dear Readers, you are invited to a magical feast, not an  ordinary one, but a magical banquet including the best tidbits by  several young and talented cooks, prepared and served with their 100  flicking fingers. Well then, gourmets, enjoy your meal !”

Contents:

Introduction (Max Maven)
Introduction – German Edition (Piet Forton)

1. Close-Up
The Tweezers (Thomas Fraps)
Snap-Shot (Rainer Pfeiffer)
Change (Rainer Pfeiffer)
Gummi-Bear Penetration (Jorg Willich)
Scrooge McDuck (Thomas Fraps)
Painting the Town Red (Pit Hartling)
The Fruit Cups (Helge Thun, Manuel Muerte, Rainer Pfeiffer)

2. Cards
Cards Instant Camera Card (Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun)
Party Animal (Pit Hartling)
Providence ’93 (Helge Thun)
Bombshell (Helge Thun)
Loading Methods: In the Jacket, Impromptu
It’s Shoe-Time! (Manuel Muerte)
Double-Bind (Helge Thun)
The Chameleon (Pit Hartling)
Cupit (Pit Hartling)
If Worse Comes to Worse (Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun)
The Sympathetic Ten (Jorg Alexander)

3. Ideas
Hammer Their Socks off (Jorg Willich)
Idea (Pit Hartling)
Flip-Flap Flourish (Helge Thun)
Action Fan Palm (Helge Thun)
Bolt and Nut (Nikolai Friedrich)
Mismade-Warp (Rainer Pfeiffer)
Unfinished (Jorg Willich)
Chaos-Cut (Pit Hartling)
Out-of-Order Shuffle (Pit Hartling)
ThumbTips (Stephan Kirschbaum)
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose (Stephan Kirschbaum)
Insider (Thomas Fraps)
Dribbled (Thomas Fraps)
Sticking to the Gypsy Thread (Jorg Alexander)
Stretching “Stretched” (Peter Gunn)

4. Theory
Being Creative with Magic (Jorg Willich)
The Ice-Cube Effect (Jorg Willich)
The Blind Spot (Thomas Fraps)
Acting Wrong (Gaston)
Status and Improvisation (Helge Thun)

5. Finally
Epilogue (Mike Caveney): about Die Fertigen Finger
Picture Bibliography
Acknowledgements