Life Savers

Michael Weber's collection of techniques and routines that can be performed with ordinary materials indigenous to particular locations. These routines can be quickly improvised in a variety of locations (the office, restaurants, bars, friends' homes, or just out on the town).

Contents:
Improvised vs. Impromptu: An introduction by way of definition.

The Expert at the Dinner Table:

You're Uri

Coffee Machine

Hiding McBride

A Man for All Seasonings

Tear for Two (Ray Kosby)

Hot Production Item

Off the Deep End

Change of Seasons

Sub-Strategy

Object Lessons:

Swatch This

The One-Two Punch

Moxie

Thoughts of Tom Jacobsen

Down With Safety

An End to Pindemonium

Knot the Truth

Knocked for a Loop

Offhand Penetration

Little or Nothing:

Working Without a Grant

5 Cent Ring on Stick

Q-tip

Powers of Dimness

Penny Candy (Eric Maurin)

The Laying on of Hands

Crosswords

Directory Assistants

By One's Own Devices:

Satan's Serviette

United Divinations

Improvised Pulls

The Wrigley Device

Flame Thrower

On Location:

Undercover Transposition

To Feed Many

The Cap in the Bottle

Sight of Hand

Dispensed Deception

Appealing Illusion

Just the Fax

The Ship in the Bottle

20th Century Ten

Special Effects:

A better Mousetrap

Stretching It

Four Dollars in Change

Pages 165 - Hardbound and Illustrated