Card Tricks — Steve Beam's Semi-automatic

: Beam is famously witty. His books are as much about the "bits of business" and jokes as they are about the mechanics.

Magic often feels like a choice between two extremes. On one side, you have grueling sleight-of-hand that takes years to master. On the other, you have "self-working" tricks that sometimes feel mechanical or transparent. Steve Beam's semi-automatic card tricks

: A propless mentalism effect where you divine a thought-of card, often performed over the phone. : Beam is famously witty