Ebook - Cards That Mean Business by Ernie Heldman

Unleash the Magic of Your Business Card

'Cards That Mean Business' by the legendary Ernie Heldman is an indispensable digital ebook for any magician looking to transform their ordinary business cards into powerful tools of wonder and memorability. Originally compiled in 1981, this comprehensive guide, beautifully illustrated with diagrams and select black and white photos, delves deep into the art of magical business card presentations. Foreword by Ernie Heldman and an introduction by Jon Racherbaumer set the stage for a journey into making every card exchange an unforgettable magical experience. Say goodbye to mundane hand-offs and hello to captivating demonstrations that leave a lasting impression.

Magical Printing and Astonishing Transformations

Discover a wealth of routines centered around the magical appearance and transformation of business cards. Imagine showing both sides of a card blank, only for it to instantly print your details before their eyes with 'Solo Card.' Or perhaps the intriguing 'Prints Charming,' where six blanks magically resolve into four printed cards. Explore imaginative 'Color Changes' with routines like Larry Austin's 'On-Again Off-Again Cards,' where four blank cards become printed on both sides. Even classic effects like Dr. Jaks' 'The Four Blacks' are ingeniously adapted for business cards in 'Jaks' Blacks,' ensuring your chosen card astonishingly becomes printed.

Engaging Routines and Mental Mysteries

Beyond printing, this ebook offers a diverse array of effects to engage and amaze. Learn to make a card rise from your breast pocket with 'A Pocket Version,' or perform a clever two-card transposition with Gerald Kosky's 'What's In A Name?' Ernie Heldman shares witty ideas like 'Just A Note' for comedy, and the 'S.P.E.H.' concept for personalized card magic. Delve into intriguing mentalism applications with sections like 'Two Plus Eleven Minus One,' a mathematical gag that ensures your card is kept, and 'Concerning 'Pseudo-Psychometry'' for bare-bones mind-reading ideas, including 'Living or Dead' themes and 'Crosscut' concepts. Even the Out-to-Lunch principle is cleverly applied in 'Here's My Card.'

Advanced Techniques: Nail Writers and Magic Squares

For those seeking to elevate their performance, 'Cards That Mean Business' provides valuable insights into advanced magical tools. Explore detailed tips on using 'Nail Writers' for impromptu predictions, such as the clever 'Pocket Money' coin prediction or integrating 'Glorpy' to write on a business card. The ebook also dedicates significant pages to 'Magic Squares,' offering practical tips and routines like 'One Hundred Seventeen and Up,' 'Knight's Tour,' and 'Sweet Sixteen,' allowing you to perform complex mental feats with just a business card and a pen. These powerful techniques ensure your magical repertoire is both versatile and deeply impressive.

Leave Your Mark with Unforgettable Magic

This digital download is more than just a collection of tricks; it's a guide to enhancing your personal brand through magic. Ernie Heldman's 'Cards That Mean Business' equips you with the skills to turn a simple networking exchange into a memorable, magical encounter. From 'Memory By the Numbers' to adapting classic card tricks, this ebook offers endless inspiration. Download it today and start transforming your business cards into powerful statements of your unique abilities, ensuring you're always remembered for a touch of the impossible.

Original Specs

Comments: illustrated with diagrams and some black and white photos. How to hand out your business cards magically.

Contents (From 1981 edition book, descriptions added June 2022):

3 Introduction (Jon Racherbaumer)
4 Foreword (Ernie Heldman)
5 From the Printer's Angle: having your business cards printed with magic in mind

8 Magical Printing
8 Solo Card: showing both sides blank and then printed
9 Wild Card: idea to use a Wild Card routine with business card, workings not detailed
9 Prints Charming: six blanks shown then four become printed

10 Color Changes
10 On-Again Off-Again Cards (Larry Austin): four blank business cards become printed on both sides
11 Jaks' Blacks: based on Dr. Jaks The Four Blacks, chosen card becomes printed
12 - New 1-4 Out: if different cards are chosen
13 A Flash: idea for a flashy printing
13 - Tip: a tip on writing notes on your cards

13 Just A Note: a comedy business card
13 Up and At ' Em: a rising business card
15 A Pocket Version: based on a Don Lawton idea, card rises from breast pocket
16 S.P.E.H.: The Society for the Preservation of Ernie Heldman, card personalization idea
18 A Gift: gag gift idea
18 Oil and Water: idea from Leo Behnke for business cards
19 What's In A Name? (Gerald Kosky): two card transposition
20 Two Plus Eleven Minus One: clever math gag, they'll keep your card
20 Mathormental: mathematical stunt
21 Concerning "Pseudo-Psychometry": bare bones ideas for use with business cards
22 Living or Dead: ideas on the theme
23 Crosscut: further ideas on the concept
24 Here's My Card: the Out-to-Lunch principle applied
26 Photographs of Ernie Heldman in Action
29 Card Tricks, One Flood of Ideas: ideas for adapting card tricks to business cards

30 Nail Writers: tips on use
31 Pocket Money: coin prediction
31 The Nail Writer Meets "Glorpy": Glorpy writes on the business card
32 The Nail Writer Meets "Mental Epic": where the third selection does not need to be a force
33 Winding Up the Nail Writer: more thoughts and ideas
33 Giant Memory
34 Bowyer Expanded (Tom Bowyer): Turn me over cards
34 A Bowyer Variation: with just two cards

35 Magic Squares: tips on using
35 One Hundred Seventeen and Up: mental effect
36 Knight's Tour: with a 5x5 matrix
38 Another Sixty-Five
39 Sweet Sixteen: 4x4
40 Bombshell Number One
41 Bombshell Number Two

42 Memory By the Numbers: on memory in general, and assigning a 10 digit number to anyone that you will remember
48 Mister Computer: a use for the system

48 Some Tips (Ernie Heldman)
50 Some Final Words (Ernie Heldman)
50 Afterword (Lee Jacobs)