Dexterity Manual

For over 40 years, Justin Higham has made a reputation as one of England's most talented underground card magicians. A student of Ed Marlo, Justin’s material has fooled some of the biggest names in magic. His unique approach to card magic perfectly blends flawless techniques with clever thinking and construction.

Dexterity Manual is Justin Higham's largest card book for a decade and contains an array of moves, subtleties, and effects to satisfy the most knacky of move monkeys. Although the format is a technical manual (or rather, a “dexterity manual”), most of the items are easier than you would expect and require only an intermediate level of dexterity.

Contents include:

The Anti-Gravity Shift – A one-handed pass as featured on Benjamin Earl's Past Midnight DVD, explained here in full detail with eight 'covers', including two by Will Houstoun.

Illogical Strip-Cut Force plus... – Those who liked the Illogical Dribble Force will appreciate the Illogical Strip-Cut Force, Illogical Spread Force, Illogical False Throw-Cut Force, One-Handed IDF, and Illogical Riffle Force, all explained here. Don’t worry, no knowledge of the Illogical Dribble Force is required.

Logical Strip-Cut Force – For those who prefer logicality, Benjamin Earl offers this flexible and deceptive force of one or more cards.

Fake Zarrow Shuffle – Struggling with Zarrow Shuffles? Justin teaches two fake versions.

CO2 – A bold, no-palming version of C.O. Williams' popular card-to-pocket.

Biddle Appearance Sandwich – Two buried Kings instantly and visually appear on top of the deck with a selection sandwiched between them – no passes or difficult sleights.

Jungian Poker – A spectator thinks of one of five random cards, and the thought-of card is produced along with its matching straight-flush cards. No large stacks or false deals.

Spectator Cuts a Run of Seven – A mega version of Spectator Cuts the Aces based on Randy Wakeman's popular method.

Digital Poker – A full house is pulled interlaced between the fingers from a shuffled, pocketed deck.

The Magician, The Fool, and The Wheel of Fortune – The names of three Tarot cards are spelled in any chosen order to arrive at three playing cards, one of which is selected. All of this matches the prediction.

Off-Center Coincidence – Two selections turn up together as cards are dealt simultaneously from two tabled halves. Oh, and the spectator shuffled the deck after the selections were lost. No palming or crimps required!

Pseudo Topper – An impromptu version of Marlo's Mental Topper, where a mental selection is revealed along with its three mates. This incredibly clean variation can even be done with a borrowed deck!

Intuitive 21-Card Trick – Identical to the classic layperson’s version...except the entire trick is done with the cards face down.

Also includes: One-Handed Slip Pass, One-Handed Pull-Out, Around-the-Deck Reversal, Svengali-ish Convincer, Up-the-Ladder Finesse, Multiple Undershuffle, Deal Shuffle, One-Handed Flip-Over Force, Third-Eye Force, Tilted Fake Removal, Cognitive Transposition, Biddle-Appearance Collectors, Chinatown Bluff, Longitudinal Monte, Mini Faro – Pseudo Centers, Subconscious Culling, Riffle-Shuffle Sandwich, Deal – Count – Spell, Sense of Touch Location, The NoBo Lie Detector (including methods by Kevin Baker), and much more.