Tricky Stuff

by Roger Sherman

The book Tricky Stuff by Roger Sherman includes thirty-three excellent magic tricks. Classic plots with emphasis on effect and Roger's off beat presentations. Roger includes some of his friends best routines including; Sonny Narvaez's Change for a Quarter, Al Cohen's Izod the Educated Alligator, Horace Bennett's Easy Rider, among others.

Roger Sherman is, above all, an entertainer! When performing he does not obviously take himself seriously, but has lots of fun with his audience. His magic emphasizes "effect" over "method". Similarly, his book emphasizes "effect" over "method". Thirty-three excellent routines with cards, coins and the occasional other odd object! Many knockout routines with loads of audience appeal are included! The kind of stuff you can use and not just daydream about! You will enjoy performing this top quality magic. In addition to the outstanding items Roger Sherman has included, there is a full chapter by his friends, Woody Landers, Horace Bennett, Sonny Narvaez, John Bannon, Thomas Carter and Al Cohen. These excellent magicians have contributed some fine ideas to  Roger's TRICKY STUFF!

Contents include;

Tricks Explained;

• Last Instant Departure: signed card vanishes from two Jokers and is found in deck
• Card Flight: selection vanishes and is found in card case
• Simple Speller: card trick with kicker ending
• C/S Business: copper/silver routine with coins and a business card
• Let's Twist Again!: Jokers to Aces
• Private Eye: Joker finds selection, cleverly gimmicked card
• Thought Cards: two blank cards turn into duplicates of selections
• Luncheon Special: a sandwich card effect (gaffed cards)
• Little Big Penny: penny penetrates hand and grows large
• Paradise Regained: selection in one deck found missing in second
• Going Up!: packet ambitious card
• Xerox Cards: Xerox cards take on image of selections
• Half and Half: half dollar transposes to other hand
• The Famous Two Coin Trick: copper and silver coins vanish
• The Oracle Deck: Magician and Spectator selections match in value and color
• If You Believe in Peanut Butter: coin penetrates peanut butter lid and then grows
• Through the Table...Again!: four bottle caps penetrate table one at a time
• The Card Trick with Good Taste: torn and restored card in a bag of M&Ms
• Transpo II: A signed card changes places twice with a Joker
•  Some Effects With the Pad Spread: Pad Spread described
• Incredible Edible I: card sandwich using the Pad Spread
• Incredible Edible II: 
• Open Travellers: four Aces travel invisibly from hand to table (assumes some card move knowledge)

From  Roger's Friends;

• The Phantom of the Sandwich Illusion (John Bannon): another card sandwich effect
• Easy Rider (Horace Bennett): Three half dollars vanish from hand one at a time and join English Penny in Okito box (uses a C/S coin)
• Snappy Business (Tom Carter): Deck is riffled, and selection has message appearing on it and a different colored back
• Izod The Educated Alligator (Al Cohen): toy alligator finds selection
• Copper or Silver? (Woody Landers): copper and silver coins change places (expanded shell and cut down English Penny)
•  Change for a Quarter (Sonny Narvaez): quarter changes to two dimes and a nickel (no gimmicks)

Routines From the Bar

• Three Card Monte: sort of a variation of Color Monte, no gimmicks (assumes some knowledge of card sleights)
• The Eyes Have It!: magician finds selections with special glasses Introducing...McDonald's Aces: a new intro for this classic effect

Details; Tricky Stuff By Roger Sherman

Illustrated by Amado "Sonny" Narvaez

Spiral bound, soft covers, 51 pages, size 8 1/2" by 5 1/2".