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Conover by Eric Mead and Tim Conover (1-3 PDF eBooks Download)

Conover by Eric Mead and Tim Conover (1-3 PDF eBooks Download)

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Conover - Eric Mead and Tim Conover

Volume 1,2,3 PDF ebooks

Standard Edition


Tim Conover is considered by experts to be a once-in-a-generation performer. His high-energy mentalism and sleight-of-hand prowess earned him adoration from lay audiences and magicians alike.

Tragically, in February of 2011, Tim passed away. Not wanting Tim’s work to be forgotten, Tim’s sister contacted his close friend, Eric Mead, and asked him to memorialize Tim’s work. Thanks to their hard work, we are honored to present Conover.

As Eric puts it in the foreword, “What is here is all of the material he used to make his living as a highly paid and busy professional.” Across the over 500 pages, you’ll find magic and mentalism of the highest caliber. There is no filler or half-baked effects. Every single piece is considered with a laser-like attention to detail.

In Volume 1, you’ll find Tim’s professional magic repertoire, consisting of thirteen pieces of classic magic plots created with the highest attention to detail. While each piece is fantastic, some of our favorites include Tim’s “Shot Glass Apparition”, which is one of the best shot glass productions of all time, and “The Bending Coins”, which fooled some of the greatest minds in our industry. Every piece is explained in detail with dozens of photos and includes all the intricacies that make them so incredibly powerful. Most importantly, you’ll learn about Tim, how he thought about magic, and how you can take his lessons to improve your magic.

Volume 2 contains Tim’s highly acclaimed mentalism work. Tim made a name for himself as a corporate mentalist, and after reading his material, you’ll understand how talented he truly was. Inside are versions of classic mentalism plots like Koran’s Medallion, spoon bending, and a drawing duplication. You’ll also find Tim’s incredible signature pieces like his “Eyeless Vision”, where, despite being blindfolded, he can see objects placed into his palm, his highly deceptive Q&A routine that uses a crystal ball, and the most deceptive Center Tear ever constructed. These are incredibly powerful mentalism pieces, any one of which would be a reputation-making effect.

For Volume 3, you’ll learn Tim’s legendary work on his favorite effect: John Ramsay’s “Cylinder and Coins”. At the time of his death, he had almost completed a book exploring the plot. Unlike the other volumes, the writing is directly from Tim, and the photos are his own hands performing the routines. Tim teaches six different versions, ranging from his variation on Ramsay’s original to the completely reimagined version performed by Eric Mead on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Each version has its own strengths, but all are taught in intricate detail by Tim. This is a masterclass in how to truly focus on an effect and perfect it.

Conover is a legacy of a magician who left us too soon. Throughout the books are countless stories from friends and family about him. Reading these stories gives you a glimpse into Tim, his character, and, of course, the way he viewed magic.

Books like this come once in a generation, and Vanishing Inc. has not taken this lightly. We have worked closely with Eric Mead and the Conover family to produce this stunning, three-volume book set, complete with slipcase. This is our highest-quality book production to date, befitting the exemplary writing, photos, and, most importantly, magic.

In Tim’s honor, Vanishing Inc. has set up a scholarship for young magicians, and we have donated copies of these books to major magic libraries across the globe. Eric has spent over a decade on this book set, and we’re incredibly excited to share it.

Deluxe Editions are limited to one per customer. All 500 copies of the deluxe version are now sold out.
Full Table of Contents
Volume 1:

Acknowledgements

Author’s Preface

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Shari Conover Rosenberg

Foreword by David Williamson

True Believer

Splitting the Rose

Goshman Shakers Simplified

The Bending Coins

The Mouse

The Money (901)

Fred Kaps’ Chinese Coin Trick Simplified

Shot Glass Apparition

Purse Frame and Coins

Lenses

Salt Pour

Goldfinger

Ouroboros – The Unequal Ropes

Sockless Coins

Toolbox

Volume 2:

Foreword by Michael Conover

Foreword by Michael Weber

The Illusion of Reading Minds

The Old Coin Opener

Three Bent Spoons

The newspaper Prediction

Duplication of Drawings

Three Book Test

Eyeless Vision

Crystal Ball Audience Readings

The Crystal Ball Tie Peek

Linking Finger Rings

The Dream Deck

The Conover Center Tear

Awards

Curtain

Friends

Volume 3:

Preface by Eric Mead

Acknowledgements by Tim Conover

Introduction

Personal History

Ramsay Lessons

Classic Cylinder and Coins

Downs Palm Cylinder and Coins

Simplified Cylinder and Coins

Dream Cylinder and Coins

Cylinder and Coins and a Ring

Mint Condition Cylinder and Coins

Presentation

Buddy Smith Chapter

Uncharted Territory and Final Thoughts

Bibliography

Volume 4 – Deluxe Set Only (sold out):

Preface

The Infinity Stack

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Infinity Stack Order

Memorizing the Stack

Getting into the Stack

Switching the Deck

Rules for Retaining Order

Dealing Hands

Returning to New-Deck Order

The Extended Stack

The Once Removed Even/Odd (+2) Stack

Return to the Memorized Deck (Spectator pushes in the shuffle)

The Even/Odd (+2) Stack

Named Card Stack Number Calculation

Twice Removed (+4) Stack

Eight Out-Faros Return to Original Order

The Three-Card Speller with Three Shuffles in the Middle (Conover)

Poker Deals

Blackjack Deals

Tricks Retaining Order Not Using a Stack or System

Production of Multiple Selections

Ace Tricks Retaining Order

Any Stack Tricks

Si Stebbins Stack Tricks

Infinity Stack Tricks

Stacked Deck Tricks

The Impossible Selections

Half Stack Tricks

Stay Stack Tricks

False Shuffles, Cuts, and Moves

The King of the Card Table

Bibliography

Mentalism Programs

Notecards

Tables of Contents Notations

Performance Setup Requirements

Trade-Show Scripts

Digital Database Notes

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