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Lucky by John Bannon is a small book packed with some of the John Bannon's best card tricks.
CHOP SHOP. Card trick? Chop cup? Both? Neither? Fractal!
PROXY SHOCK. Performer suddenly nails a truly thought-of card.
CUT AND RUN. An extended running cut finds four Aces (or whatever you desire).
HYBRID HOLDOUT. Participant shuffles and cuts. Top stock: Controlled.
STEALTH ASSEMBLY (J. Carey). The most pistachio plain-vanilla Ace assembly.
BIG FAT BLUFF ACES. Scrupulously fair Ace assembly. Or do they?
PLOT TWIST. Best ending to the best card trick ever: Dai Vernon's "Twisting the Aces."
TRIPLICITY. Three perfect demonstrations of psychic power.
BLUES ALLEY JOKERS. Truly shocking appearance of Jokers sandwiching a selected card.
A FRED BY ANY OTHER NAME. The kooky performer has given all of the cards proper names - including your card.
Testimonials
"It's rare to find a set of lecture material where ALL ten items in the booklet contain professional grade, audience tested material AND the methods for every effect are within the range of most magicians. The material in Lucky will make sure you always have something strong and entertaining to go to. Highly recommended." - Rolando Santos, The Linking Ring
"I see a LOT of magic and can sometimes become jaded. I instantly had that same feeling of seeing my first magic trick as a kid. Great ideas, great presentations, fooling effects, inspiring ideas. I couldn't wait to get this book and add some of the secrets to my repertoire. If you are a John Bannon fan, as I am, you will want to rush to get this." - Tim Trono
"I bought yesterday your effect on Penguin, and I love it, for simplicity and impact, as you mention yourself ... Your magic is so full of these simple ways to achieve miracles ..." - Gaetan Bloom (on "A Fred By Any Other Name")
"I love this ... even a mentalist who never uses cards will come up with angles ..." - Marc Salem (on "A Fred By Any Other Name")
"Lecture notes" is an understatement: Lucky. is a complete, admirably edited book, a perfect bound 106-page collection of ten titled items. All the items are fascinating, and I wish I could have encountered them in a lecture. I'd have been badly fooled." - Little Egypt Gazette
Good stuff, as always from John Bannon. If you like his material you will definitely like this. Of the 10 effects described, 4 are have been published in other books: Proxy Shock (Mentalissimo); Big Fat Bluff Aces (High Caliber); Triplicity (Very Hush Hush and Barrage); Blues Alley Jokers (Collected Cardscapes 2025). Still worth getting.
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Chris Wood
Consistently great content
Of the 10 effects in this book I would rate all of them as effective, worthwhile or useful with 3 or 4 of them being excellent. Not a bad one in there. Very impressed.
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Jed
John abandons book Lucky
This book even though small contains enough information to add a number of card routines to your repertoire.
It’s worth it for Chop Shop alone, the extra routines are an added bonus.
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Needs a bit of practice to get angles / timing down , but put that in and you’ve got a visual masterpiece in your hands . Instant reset , tutorial is fantastic 100% a worker
This effect is superb , props are excellently made and this is what a tutorial is meant to be like ! Very in depth , multiple angles , close up , parlour and stage options . 100% workable table hopping and walk around . The “jam” session with peter turner is excellent giving you a few additional effects which are really really good . Over all very pleased with the whole package .5 stars all day long !
I love this so much. It’s so simple but so unbelievable good. It stays on me all the time now and holds my coins ready for a trick at any time. Love it. Buy it, practice with it, create with it. Wonderful.
This is great fun. It’s well made and reasonably sturdy + should last for a while. The bank card fits well and is a realistic size. Check to see if a slightly thicker playing card (x5 cards thickness) will actually fit in your wallet/phone case though!
