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LEARN TO SPARK YOUR CREATIVITY
ADAM WILBER
Creative Magic Lessons in Creativity
Adam Wilber
with Arvind Jayashankar
Creative Magic Copyright© 2013 by Adam \ ilber
All righ cs reserved.
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book may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or hy any mean wirhour written permission from the author.
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Dedication This book is dedicated to the two best things that ever came into my life. My beautiful wife Natasha and my perfect little dude Carter Blake.
If you would like to contact me directly please feel free to reach out and say hello with the provided contact information below.
Phone: 802-578-6633 Email:
[email protected]
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Contents Foreword .............................................. .. .. ............................ ....... 7 Introduction ............................................. .................................. 11 Pays the Bills ....................................................... ....................... 15 Earbuds ...................................................................................... 17 World's Easiest Coin Bend ............ .... ..................... .... ................ 27 A Lesson in Sleight of Hand ......................... ................... ........... 33 The Backup Plan ........................................................................ 39 Color Coincidence ..................................... .............. .................. 49
19 Down ..... ........... .......................... .................................. .... .... 53 Signature ..... ........... .......... ................. ......... ............................. ... 57 Adan1's Aces ........ ......... ............................. .............. ......... .... ...... 63
Pop 'Iop ..................................................................................... 67 Pop Production ................................................................. ......... 68 Just For Fun ............................................................................... 71 Sealed Surprise ........... ....... ......................................................... 73 Environmentally Unfriendly .... ........ .. ........................ .... · .. ·· ·· ·· .. · 79 Shutterbug ................................................................................. 83 Boxed In .. ....................................... ....... .................... .... ............ 89 Cash Card ...... ... ..... ..... ..... ... .. ...... ....... ... .... ............... .................. 97 Fah-Q ...................................................................................... 101
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Concepts & Thoughts ... .......... .. ................... ... ...... .. ... .............. 105 Adam Wilber ...................................................... ....... .............. 107 Alan Rorri ' On ........................................................................... 115 Arvind Jayashankar. ......... .................................. .................. ... .. 119
Brad Chrisrian ..................................... ............................... .. ... . 123 Dan Harlan ........................................... ................................. .. 125 Daniel Madison .................................................................... .. . 131 David Regal ... ........................................................... .... ........... 135 John Guasraferro ..................................... ................................. 139
Marc pelman n .................................................................. ...... 143 Peter McKinnon .................................................................. .... 149
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Foreword 3 p.m., the Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas. I'm waiting in the lobby by the slots, across from the coffee shop. Adam Wilber is set to arrive any moment.
l had never physically met Adam at this point. We had a few conversations online, a few via Facebook an
