My name is Mark Lewis. This is the book that changed my life. In fact, I suspect it changed the life of a lot of other card magicians too. The Royal Road to Card Magic was first published in 1949 and 70 years later it is still considered the standard work in card magic. A terrific study plan which if you follow carefully (as I did) you cannot possibly fail to achieve proficiency as a card magician. You can start the book knowing nothing about card tricks but by the time you get to the end you will become an expert. Of course, a lot of things have happened in card magic over the last 70 years since the book was first published so I decided to add some of my own ideas, variations and improvements to the material which I have performed for decades. I must have done something right since legendary card magician and memory expert Harry Lorayne wrote this after reading my manuscript: And I hope you do ……………. Mark Lewis
Besides the annotations Mark Lewis added an appendix, which originally was planned to become a book on its own, Mark’s very own book on card magic. Being the generous kind of person he is, he decided to add this book to his annotations free of charge. Thus, you really get two ebooks in one. The contents of the appendix is as follows:
Chapter One: Easy Card Tricks
The Teaspoon Trick
Twenty-One Card Trick
One Ahead Mindreading
Multiple Aces
Do As I Do
Chapter Two: Showmanship And Presentation
1. Never Reveal How A Trick Is Done
2. Never Repeat A Trick Before The Same Audience
3. Do Not Say What You Are Going To Do Before You Do It
4. Practice, Practice, Practice
5. Use Patter To Make Your Magic Entertaining
Chapter Three: Controls
The Key Card
The Corner Crimp
The Little Finger Break
The Injog
The Pass
The Bluff Pass
Chapter Four: Discoveries
Stuck!
Leapfrog
Air Pressure
The Magic Breath
There It Is!
Chapter Five: Forcing
Criss Cross Force
Tell Me When To Stop Force
The Glide Force
Hindu Shuffle Force
The Classic Force
