Contents

Introduction—David Berglas ix

Preface xi

Chapter I: A Banquet Program 1
Choices Have Consequences 5
Mesmer’s Pencil 13
My Second Spot 21
The Propensity to Be Influenced 26
Quartet 34
Concluding Thoughts 50
An Unforgettable Night 51

Chapter II: Mind to Mind 55
Zebra2 59
All Gone 67
The Eye of the Target 71
Giuoco Piano 81
Eric Mason 85

Chapter III: Intimate Mind Games 89
Symbologic Revisited 93
A Glimpse of Milton 100
The Devil’s Dictionary 106
Spoo-Key 111
The Bhutan Key 119

Chapter IV: Card at Any Number 123
Impromptu Card at Any Number (Close-up Version) 127
Card at Any Number (for Platform Performance) 135
David Berglas 139

Chapter V: Modest Miracles with Business Cards 143
Zingg’s One-Handed Billet Switch 147
A Color, a Number and a Letter 151
Spooky Writing 153
A Dessert and a First Love 155
The Happy Peek 161
The Triangle Peek 166
Double Deception Billet Routine 170
Anthony Blake 174

Chapter VI: Osmosis 177
The Osmosis Envelope 181
The Happy Story 184
Memories of the Sun and Moon 189
Fourth Dimensional Osmosis 194
Gil Eagles 200
Chapter VII: Hidden Devices 205
Devious Deck Switch 209
The Click Switch 213
Forcing Flip-Pad 217
Slippery Jack’s Side Steal 219
The Stranger’s Trick 224
The Bluff Riffle Force 227
Derren Brown 233
Chapter VIII: Water & Frost 237
Birches 241
Palmero Ranch 247