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How to Spit Nickels [Paperback]

Jack Mingo (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)


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Book Description

September 1, 1993

The ultimate guide to making sand castles, spinning plates on poles, and other cool things you've always wished you could do.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 1, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0809237245
  • ISBN-13: 978-0809237241
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,634,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Part sleight-of-hand, Part practice and Part common sense, February 27, 2003
This review is from: How to Spit Nickels (Paperback)
Maybe this is a boy book. I'm a boy, or, at least I was once, and the cool tricks explained here are the sorts which would cause my mother to cringe, "Boys will be boys."

These are the old standby gags you pulled in the third grade, or were amazed when your buddy impressed the girls with them.

The instructions are simple, complete with diagrams and drawings. They are part sleight-of-hand, part practice and part common sense. Baton twirling will take more time to master than spitting a nickel.

The "slice the fruit in the peel" banana trick is here, along with an apple variation. The "smoking fingertips" trick is here, and seems easier than I remember. You'll find the one I never mastered, the "basketball finger spin."

There are balloon tricks, including how to make animals.

My favorite is the "mummified finger," which is the one with the finger-sized hole in a small box.

I fully recommend "How to Spit Nickels" by Jack Mingo for young boys and other tricksters.

Anthony Trendl

editor, HungarianBookstore.com
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3.0 out of 5 stars Spitting Nickels is Over Rated, March 14, 2000
This review is from: How to Spit Nickels (Paperback)
This is a good book, but not a great book. 'Nuff said. Email me with questions.
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