Fraps, Thomas, et.al.: The Book or Don't Forget to Point!
by The Flicking Fingers: Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun, and Jorg Willich
Illustrated by Joachim "Jogo" Mezger, layout and design by Jorg Willich
Published by Kaufman and Company
177 pp. $40

Comments: contents compiled from the Flicking Fingers Website

Contents:

Don't Forget to Point: Dai Vernon and Mark Wilson and pointing
Introduction (Max Maven)
Introduction - German Edition (Piet Forton)

1. Close-Up
The Tweezers (Thomas Fraps): two coins appear at the end of tweezers, then the tweezers change into a 3rd coin
Snap-Shot (Rainer Pfeiffer)
Change (Rainer Pfeiffer)
Gummi-Bear Penetration (Jorg Willich): a gummi bear penetrates a glass of wine
Scrooge McDuck (Thomas Fraps): A coin is magically removed from and then returned to the cellophane wrapper around a pack of cigarettes.
Painting the Town Red (Pit Hartling): spectator picks a town in a table of contents; magician's map points to that town
The Fruit Cups (Helge Thun, Manuel Muerte, Rainer Pfeiffer): A two cup routine; one being a Chop Cup

2. Cards
Instant Camera Card (Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun): The mental image of a selected card is "taken" by the camera-cardcase. The blank "photo" visibly develops into the signed and selected card.
Party Animal (Pit Hartling)
Providence '93 (Helge Thun)
Bombshell (Helge Thun): A signed and selected card is to be found by a fuse and explosive, but turns out to be the Joker. The signed card is found in the matchbox.
Loading Methods: In the Jacket, Impromptu
It's Shoe-Time! (Manuel Muerte): card to wine glass fails; card AND wine glass are found in shoe!
Double-Bind (Helge Thun): A signed, selected card appears folded and rubber-banded inside a plastic container of rubber bands.
The Chameleon (Pit Hartling): A gimmick to allow a joker to assume the identity of three different cards.
Cupit (Pit Hartling): A "cupid" joker causes a selected card to find its mate, then two selected cards to find mates, then for all the cards to mate.
If Worse Comes to Worse (Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun): Two spectators each select a card and shuffle them back into the deck. A third spectator thinks of a card. Performer finds all three cards.
The Sympathetic Ten (Jorg Alexander): Ace through 10 of clubs placed in order and placed in wine glass. Ace through 10 of Hearts displayed, and spectator selects one card and reverses it, and shuffles the packet. First wine glass is covered momentarily with a silk, and matches the order of the Hearts packet

3. Ideas
Hammer Their Socks off (Jorg Willich): A hammer is produced from the air
The . . . Idea (Pit Hartling)
Flip-Flap Flourish (Helge Thun)
Action Fan Palm (Helge Thun)
Bolt and Nut (Nikolai Friedrich)
Mismade-Warp (Rainer Pfeiffer): Card Warp/Greenwarp ending where the dollar changes into a mis-made bill
Unfinished (Jorg Willich)
Chaos-Cut (Pit Hartling): false cut that retains the entire deck order.
Out-of-Order Shuffle (Pit Hartling)
ThumbTips (Stephan Kirschbaum): clever method for ditching a thumb-tip
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose (Stephan Kirschbaum): rose from purse frame
Insider (Thomas Fraps)
Dribbled (Thomas Fraps)
Sticking to the Gypsy Thread (Jorg Alexander): idea for eliminating backtracking the effect
Stretching "Stretched" (Peter Gunn)

4. Theory
Being Creative with Magic (Jorg Willich): essay
Brainstorming-Brainwarming (Jorg Willich): an example of brainstorming with an effect
The Ice-Cube Effect (Jorg Willich): Three ice cubes shaped like clubs reveal the spectator's selection
The Blind Spot (Thomas Fraps): essay on magic from the spectator's perspective
Acting Wrong (Gaston): essay on acting and the magician
Status and Improvisation (Helge Thun): essay on the magician and audience control

5. Finally
Epilogue (Mike Caveney): about Die Fertigen Finger
Picture Bibliography
Acknowledgements