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Frank Garcia (May 8, 1927 – July 15, 1993) was a magician and professional gambler. He was known as "The Man With The Million Dollar Hands." His specialty was gambling scams and cheating. The son of Spanish immigrants, he decided to become a magician after seeing a performance of David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg. As "The Gambling Investigator" he demonstrated and exposed cheating methods at trade shows and to law enforcement organizations throughout the United States and on television shows. Frank Garcia wrote and lectured about the subject throughout his life. Garcia made "close-up" work his domain. His repertory of card manipulations, sponge-ball magic, cups and balls, and sleight-of-hand was highly regarded by his peers. == Published works == Garcia wrote 12 books in his life. The books were written about card cheating, gambling, and most especially close-up card magic. Some of his magic books are considered collectors items. His most famous books were: * Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic (1976) * Million Dollar Card Secrets (1972) * Super Subtle Card Miracles (1973) * Exclusive Card Secrets (1980) * Exclusive Card Miracles (1980) * The Close Up Card Magic of Frank Garcia, Part I (1982) * The Close Up Card Magic of Frank Garcia, Part II (1982) * Marked Cards And Loaded Dice (1962) which was later released as How To Detect Crooked Gambling (1977) * All In A Nutshell (1974) * Don't Bet On It ! (1978) * Magic With Cards (1974) (co-authored with George Schindler) * Amedeo's Continental Magic (co-authored with George Schindler) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Garcia (magician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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