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The Pass - Mastering card magic's most elusive sleight
Gary Ouellet
Camirand Academy of Magic Inc. (1994)
In Collection
#4737
10*
Conjuring
Magic tricks
Hardcover 
USA  eng
Ouellet, Gary: The Pass
©1994, Camarind Academy of Magic, Inc.
Hardcover, 138 pages

Comments: A wonderful, readable and up-to-date resource on the pass and variations. As far as I know, the only book dedicated to the pass other than Hugard and Braue's "The Invisible Pass" published in the late 40's.

Contents:

7 En passant (intro by Guy Camarind)
11 Remembrance of things passed (intro by Jon Racherbaumer)
15 Section One: Cards that pass in the night
15 Chapter 1. Quest
21 Chapter 2. Notions
27 Section Two: The Classics
27 Chapter 3. Beginnings
35 Chapter 4. Tangents
41 Chapter 5. Breaks
47 Chapter 6. Secrets
53 Chapter 7. Shinola
59 Chapter 8. Jig

67 Section Three: The Turnovers
67 Chapter 9. Bottoms-Up
75 The Malone Shift
79 Spread Pass
87 Section Four: Passing Lane
87 Chapter 10. Stuff
87 Liwag's Dribble Double
89 Mirage Change
91 Top Cover Passes
94 Juxtapass
99 Chapter 11. Paradigms
103 The Paradigm Shift
107 Chapter 12. Fractions
109 The Asher Twist
119 Chapter 13. Post-Erdnase
121 Shifty
127 Chapter 14. Amusements
133 Post Mortem
133 Chapter 15. Autopsy
135 Marlo on the Pass
139 Colophon

Finally a practical and discerning handbook for all lovers of card magic wishing to read about, learn, and master the pass of the most legendary card sleights. Gary Ouellet has analyzed the pass in all its forms and brings you the result of years of study: which passes to learn, why some arches are inherently better than others, and especially how to learn and make use of the classics style Invisible Pass. This is your chance to master card magic's most elusive sleight!
Learn routines like...

JIG: Gary's version of the half-jiggle pass, and very likely the easiest version of this most difficult sleight!
SHIFTY: Chris Kenner's brilliant reworking of the S.W.E. Shift.
THE MALONE SHIFT: Bill Malone's simple, elegant pass, and one of the best ever!
THE SPREAD PASS: Gary's approach Paul LePaul's beautiful innovation.
THE ASHER TWIST: A four card, no-gimmick version of vernon's "Twisting The Aces" that has created a sensation everywhere Gary has performed it!
Product Details
No. of Pages 139
Personal Details
Read It No
Location Magic Library (Home)
Condition Near Mint
Owner Bryan-Keith Taylor
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