Phantoms of the Card Table

My friend Gazzo, who contributed a story to my book wrote a wonderful book himself, "The Phantom of the Card Table." I read it three times and loved it.

Walter Irving Scott may have been the greatest card shark ever. In 1930, Scott bamboozled a room full of New York's finest card manipulators by dealing himself winning poker hands from a shuffled deck, one of his many tricks. He liked to say that he "cheated the cheats."

His skill with cards was extraordinary and he soon became known as "The Phantom of the Card Table." That's why Gazzo, a magician from England, decided to track Scott down some 60 years later. The two became friends and Scott openly discussed his work with a view to its finally being published. "I don't care what you say," said Scott, "as long as you tell the truth."

This is the truth about Walter Irving Scott and other phantoms of the card table who spent years practicing a craft they rarely talk about — cheating at cards. A special chapter revealing master card tricks is also included.

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Magic’s Most Amazing Stories -The Book

 
A Collection of Incredible Stories From World Famous Magicians

Nominated by ForeWord Review for book of the year for 2010 in the humor category. This book has no effects, no tricks to learn and no moves to master. 

Filled with inspiring, hilarious, gripping, remarkable and shocking stories for all!

 Over 75 contributors, over 100 stories, beautifully illustrated, completely in full-color and over 250 pages of incredible stories, crazy facts, great anecdotes and fantastic tales about famous magicians of the past and present. 



Magicians of the past and current magicians including: Houdini, Doug Henning, Dai Vernon, Tony Slydini, Tommy Cooper, Jimmy Grippo, Harry Blackstone, just to name a few.

Reports from the road, at the airport, technical problems, hecklers, lost props, fire, animal mishaps and anything else you can think of IS ALL HERE! Get an inside look to what happens to the pros while they travel and work in this exciting profession. 

Compiled by Multiple Award-Winning Magician Ivan Amodei



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Danger in the Dark: A Houdini & Nate Mystery

What a great book. Perfect for the kids who love magic.  "When an unscrupulous man plots against his mother, a young boy gets help from the famous magician, Harry Houdini."

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