Michael Weber's collection of techniques and routines that can be performed with ordinary materials indigenous to particular locations. These routines can be quickly improvised in a variety of locations (the office, restaurants, bars, friends' homes, or just out on the town).
Contents:
Improvised vs. Impromptu: An introduction by way of definition.
The Expert at the Dinner Table:
You're Uri Coffee Machine Hiding McBride A Man for All Seasonings Tear for Two (Ray Kosby) Hot Production Item Off the Deep End Change of Seasons Sub-Strategy
Object Lessons:
Swatch This The One-Two Punch Moxie Thoughts of Tom Jacobsen Down With Safety An End to Pindemonium Knot the Truth Knocked for a Loop Offhand Penetration
Little or Nothing: Working Without a Grant 5 Cent Ring on Stick Q-tip Powers of Dimness Penny Candy (Eric Maurin) The Laying on of Hands Crosswords Directory Assistants
By One's Own Devices: Satan's Serviette United Divinations Improvised Pulls The Wrigley Device Flame Thrower
On Location: Undercover Transposition To Feed Many The Cap in the Bottle Sight of Hand Dispensed Deception Appealing Illusion Just the Fax The Ship in the Bottle 20th Century Ten
Special Effects: A better Mousetrap Stretching It Four Dollars in Change
Pages 165 - Hardbound and Illustrated