Michael Weber – Life Savers
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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
