Simon Aronson has a knack for creating sophisticated,
blockbuster card magic that doesn’t depend on knucklebuster sleight-of-hand.
Simon combines stacks, gaffs, subtleties, mathematical principles,
and mental tools to produce elegant, devilishly deceptive, yet easy-to-do
card magic. Each effect is written in Simon’s clear and comprehensive
style, and the extensive Comments to each trick are chock full of
tips, variations, in-depth analysis of principles, and further explorations
that open up a wealth of new ideas.
All of Simon’s books are hardbound, 8½
x 11, with matching black binding and silver stamping, colored dust
cover, and shipped postpaid (within the U.S).
BOUND
TO PLEASE. Simon’s collected early works, compiled
in one volume. Contains the complete texts of his first three books,
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson (1978), A Stack to Remember
(1979) and Shuffle-bored (1980). Includes Red See Passover,
Simon’s Favorite Card Trick, Mis-mate, Simon’s underground
treatise on the memorized deck principles (that started the current
wave of memorized miracles), an entire chapter on subtle uses of
the advertising card, Under Cover Four Play, Ad-Jacent, and the
original presentation of the Aronson stack (with three different
poker deals, a perfect bridge hand, spelling combinations, a blackjack
deal, and more). Shuffle-bored presents Simon’s self-working,
totally hands-off card miracle: without any questions, outs, gaffs,
ambiguities or moves – and without ever touching the cards
– the performer announces exactly how many cards are face up,
in a spectator freely shuffled deck! plus additional effects published
in Kabbala and Hierophant. 183 pages, $35.00.
THE
ARONSON APPROACH (1990).
Card magic for everyone, from the self-working, hands off Self Control
Lie Speller and the two-deck Mix and Match, to the commercial
(and
ribald) Under Her Spell. Paragon Poker offers a three-phase card
cheating demonstration (with an unexpected double climax). Bait
and Switch and Four Part Harmony are memorized deck masterpieces,
and in his essay Memorized Math Simon continues his trademark in-depth
analysis of memorized deck principles. Mark-a-Place Mates offers
a flexible utility move, while Active Aces efficiently combines
a visual vanish of the Aces with the Henry Christ Fabulous Ace reproduction.
The 50 page treatise on the mental blockbuster Simon-Eyes is worth
its weight in gold to the performing mentalist...plus Two Minds
and a Mate, and lots more. 173 pages, $30.00.
SIMPLY
SIMON (1995). Simon’s
biggest book to date, exploring classic themes such as
the Birthday
diary (with the full year Calendar Card), a hefty chapter on the
memorized deck (including Simon’s essay on the Open Index,
Past, Present and Future, and his famous Everybody’s Lazy).
In This Side Up, a spectator-signed card literally transforms into
an Instruction card that has been in full sight the entire time.
The triple prediction Point Spread will fool the most sophisticated
mathematician – yet it’s entirely self-working. For those
who want intriguing sleight-of-hand miracles, there’s the Aronson Stripout, and the card stacking demonstrations Simple Double Duke
and Stack in Trade. And a diabolical new tool: the Cross Index Index.
Plus Child’s Play, the Trained Deck, and Fate...and so much
more! 308 pages, $40.00.
Stack to Remember
(1979) and Shuffle-bored (1980). Includes Red See Passover,
Simon’s Favorite Card Trick, Mis-mate, Simon’s underground
treatise on the memorized deck principles (that started the current
wave of memorized miracles), an entire chapter on subtle uses of
the advertising card, Under Cover Four Play, Ad-Jacent, and the
original presentation of the Aronson stack (with three different
poker deals, a perfect bridge hand, spelling combinations, a blackjack
deal, and more). Shuffle-bored presents Simon’s self-working,
totally hands-off card miracle: without any questions, outs, gaffs,
ambiguities or moves – and without ever touching the cards
– the performer announces exactly how many cards are face up,
in a spectator freely shuffled deck! plus additional effects published
in Kabbala and Hierophant. 183 pages, $35.00.
(and
ribald) Under Her Spell. Paragon Poker offers a three-phase card
cheating demonstration (with an unexpected double climax). Bait
and Switch and Four Part Harmony are memorized deck masterpieces,
and in his essay Memorized Math Simon continues his trademark in-depth
analysis of memorized deck principles. Mark-a-Place Mates offers
a flexible utility move, while Active Aces efficiently combines
a visual vanish of the Aces with the Henry Christ Fabulous Ace reproduction.
The 50 page treatise on the mental blockbuster Simon-Eyes is worth
its weight in gold to the performing mentalist...plus Two Minds
and a Mate, and lots more. 173 pages, $30.00.
the Birthday
diary (with the full year Calendar Card), a hefty chapter on the
memorized deck (including Simon’s essay on the Open Index,
Past, Present and Future, and his famous Everybody’s Lazy).
In This Side Up, a spectator-signed card literally transforms into
an Instruction card that has been in full sight the entire time.
The triple prediction Point Spread will fool the most sophisticated
mathematician – yet it’s entirely self-working. For those
who want intriguing sleight-of-hand miracles, there’s the Aronson Stripout, and the card stacking demonstrations Simple Double Duke
and Stack in Trade. And a diabolical new tool: the Cross Index Index.
Plus Child’s Play, the Trained Deck, and Fate...and so much
more! 308 pages, $40.00.