{"title":"Books by Pit Hartling","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePit Hartling\u003c\/strong\u003e is a German magician, seminar leader, and author. Hartling is a member of the \"Escuela Magica de Madrid,\" is a FISM Vice World Champion, and a member of the group \"Die Fertigen Finger.\" He performs with Thomas Fraps in the successful show series \"Methamagicium\" and is part of the ensemble show \"Magic Monday Show\" – arguably the funniest show you can experience in Frankfurt am Main.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pit Hartling is internationally known for his card tricks, which he has published in the books \"Card Fiction\" and \"In Order to Amaze.\" His routines are characterized by exceptional presentations and clever routine structure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ph0100","title":"CARD FICTIONS | Pit Hartling","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eSeven performance pieces with an ordinary deck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinger Flicker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only one finger is used for one of the coolest demonstrations of precision and skill with a deck of cards. Easy to perform with any deck, anywhere, anytime, \u003cem\u003eFinger Flicker\u003c\/em\u003e can easily become a modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster of the Mess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A lesson in routine: Complete face-up\/face-down chaos magically returns to order. While not easy to perform, \u003cem\u003eMaster of the Mess\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most emotionally convincing and memorable handlings of “Triumph” to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour Sense\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis unusual phenomenon of feeling colors through a table has never failed to fascinate everyone who has seen it. \u003cem\u003eColor Sense\u003c\/em\u003e effectively replaces sleight-of-hand with memory-work and psychology to achieve a seemingly impossible effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Providing what many consider the perfect climax to Paul Harris' wonderful “Reflex”, \u003cem\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/em\u003e is a real reputation-maker. Done in the right situation, this is the piece they will remember you for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCincinnati Pit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From a shuffled deck, the performer stacks four perfect poker hands in less than ten seconds. Solid dramatic structure and simplicity of plot make \u003cem\u003eCincinnati Pit\u003c\/em\u003e one of the most powerful demonstrations of card-control for the professional performer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTriple Countdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe most “impossible” piece in the book: Three selected cards are found at three named positions under impossible conditions: The performer never touches the deck after the numbers are named, the spectators can change their numbers up to the last moment and -as usual- \u003cem\u003eTriple Countdown\u003c\/em\u003e is performed with a borrowed, shuffled deck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnforgettable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A true performance piece in three phases: Demonstrating the amazing effect a certain drink has on the performer's memory, he instantly and repeatedly recalls the order of a thoroughly shuffled deck. The playful presentation and dramatic structure truly make this routine \u003cem\u003eunforgettable\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003eMethod and Style and The Performing Mode\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis essay describes a psychological strategy that allows you to do all sorts of secret, method-related business quite openly without the need for directing attention elsewhere. Your spectators will see what you are doing, but, done correctly, crucial actions will be edited-out by the spectator's perception, making their memory of your performance “impossible”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInducing Challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This essay tries to identify some of the mechanisms that cause challenges. It allows you not only to avoid being challenged, but more importantly to induce challenges you are well prepared to meet. Spectators' spontaneous challenges can lead to some of the strongest moments possible in the performance of Close-Up Magic. This essay shows how this can be made to work for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#008551\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCard Fictions is beautifully bound in black linen cloth with the title and the image of a card embossed in the cover. The layout and graphic art is the work of Till Hergenhan; the 94 pages of text are accompanied by 59 clear black-and-white photographs by Michelle Spillner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A triumph of brevity, creativity and quality from beginning to end.”\u003cbr\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eEric Mead\u003c\/strong\u003e – (Genii magazine)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “This stuff is beyond clever.”\u003cbr\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eMax Maven\u003c\/strong\u003e –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “High-caliber thinking at its best. Highly recommended”\u003cbr\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Close\u003c\/strong\u003e – (MAGIC magazine)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Somebody like Pit Hartling comes along only once in twenty years – at best.”\u003cbr\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eRoberto Giobbi\u003c\/strong\u003e –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Quite simply one of the best card books I've read in years.”\u003cbr\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Aronson\u003c\/strong\u003e –\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secret Magic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40924846719158,"sku":"MCHPH0100","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1980\/7926\/products\/Mock-Up-Card-Fictions-e1544451283251-928x6581_0.jpg?v=1640262651"},{"product_id":"ph0101","title":"IN ORDER TO AMAZE | Pit Hartling","description":"\u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:#0000FF;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA COLLECTION OF MEMORIZED DECK MAGIC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eA wide range of original effects, plots and methods for the memorized deck (of the twenty-one routines, three require the Tamariz Stack).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEchoes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e High in the mountains, cards behave in mysterious ways. Three cards. Three free selections. Three perfect echoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCatch Me If You Can\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's sleight of hand vs. test conditions in this impossible two-deck sandwich routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Poker Formulas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Deal any poker hand to any number of players. A Full, Threes over Jacks for nine players? You got it. (No math or memory required).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eClose Encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Same cards from different decks like to meet up and hang out. A best buddy triple coincidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSherlock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An incredible \"impossible location\" using a shuffled stack (!) (Oh, and it's funny, too!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Core\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Find a thought-of card and see why a deck is like a piece of fruit. So: How to peel a deck!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThought Exchange\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhy do all the work alone? This time you find their thought-of card – and they find yours!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDuplicity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A gambling demonstration for people who don't play cards: Duplicate random hands from a shuffled (!) deck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJust like that!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e »Teach me a trick!« You do, they succeed - and they have no idea how they did it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFour-Way Stop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A slow motion quadruple stop trick. Not so easy, but oh. So. Fair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTop of the Heaps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Four random packets. A named four-of-a-kind. And for once, the laying-on of hands really works!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eImpossible Bet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Four packets change into a Royal Flush? In one second, with one hand, without looking? Yep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Illusionist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cut to a named four-of-a-kind – that was actually in your pocket the whole time!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIdentity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A triple back and forth change of random cards into a named quartet. Highly visual (and rumored to get screams!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFairy Tale Poker\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe enchanted deck that will grant your spectators' wishes! 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