Art and Ardor at the Card Table 200 Page Hard Bound Book with color dust jacket – over 200 photographs 19 new Jimmy Nuzzo techniques; Updated reprints of the highly collected Nuzzo Marlo manuscripts published in 1982, 21 st Century Card Magic; Unforgettable Wild Card and Plus Package
“Any pulse-checking, hard-core cardmen in the late 60s, knew about Jimmy Nuzzo. If they didn’t get to see him in person, they were familiar with the select ideas he published—ideas that probably seemed celestial at the time but were nevertheless interesting and enticing.”
- from Jon Racherbaumer’s Prologue In the Nuzzo Touch there is Jimmy’s audience-tested repertoire. It includes his fabulous Side Steal and lightning-fast Card to the Pocket.
The book incorporates three hard-to-find, private manuscripts that Nuzzo and Marlo published in the 1980’s, Plus Package; Unforgettable Wild Card; and 21 st Century Card Magic. Jimmy invented the Hung Card, one of the most tightly held secrets in magic.
Dr. James (Jimmy) Nuzzo is a Podiatric Surgeon in the Chicago Suburban area. He is an expert in sleight of hand. He has performed for corporate events, medical conferences and private parties of famous actors. He studied sleight of hand with Edward Marlo and published with Marlo three manuscripts included in this book.
Jon Racherbaumer is a world famous magic wordsmith, publisher and lecturer who has written many of the most influential magic books in the last 30 years.A recipient of a Literary Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts and Science (Magic Castle), he also collaborated with Ed Marlo on the Hierophant, Kabbala, Marlo Without Tears, and Arcade Dreams. His bibliography is too long to list here, but cur-rently he hosts jonracherbaumer.com, and is Parade Editor of the Linking Ring and Associate Editor of Genii Magazine.
Edward Marlo (1913 – 1991) was Jimmy’s inspirational teacher and mentor. His brilliance in card magic can be found is his prolific writings including the Revolutionary Card Technique, MINT, Riffle Shuffle Systems, the Marlo Magazines. Marlo was a legend only known closely by a select few students. Jimmy was one of his closest friends and students.
Art and Ardor at the Card Table THE NUZZO TOUCH – Jimmy Nuzzo
• Jimmy’s technique on the Side Steal to Rear Palm
• Shootist Coat Load – Fastest technique for card to pocket
• Palm Spread Reverse – This reverse fooled all the fastest company
• Hung Card routines – The hung card has been a secret known by few
• Rear Palm Production – The card looks like it appears out of thin air
21 st Century Card Magic – Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo
• Ungaffed Micro - Macro
• A Card Case with two decks in it
• Elasteroon – Marlo’s famous effect; the magician waves his hands over a rubber-banded deck and the face card changes to the selection
• Speedy Assembly – Four Aces are dealt on top of 4 packets; the packets are assembled and the 4 Aces appear on top of the deck
Unforgettable Wild Card – Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo
• The Wild Card Effect as you have never seen it – no Gaffs
Plus Package – Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo
• A convincing all blank wild card effect
• An updated All Backs Routine
• Spectator selects all the cards for 4 card Matcho
• Different methods to get signed cards to the wallet
