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FEBRUARY 2013
FEATURES
52 MagoMigue: A Reason for Being by David Britland 64 Eric Eswin: Honorary President of FISM
by Richard Kaufman
74 Adelaide's Memoir by Margaret Steele 46 Ron Severini: Agent Extraordinaire by Brad Weston
COLUMNS
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Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing The Genii Session The Ten Best Card Tricks ... Ever by Roberto Giobbi
22 The Chamber of Secrets The French Flying Cards by John Gaughan
28 DaOrtiz a la Carte! The Suit Freely Thought Of
by Dani DaOrtiz
with Your Simple Brains by David Kaye
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Included with this issue, Free DVD: Allegro Sampler
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34 The Expert at the Kids' Table You Simple Humans 36 International Property Law and Magic
Imitation, Law, Ethics, and the Community by Sara Crasson 42 Cardopolis Straight to the Point by David Britland
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
84 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
84 Al Schneider Cups & Balls, Al Schneider Linking Rings by Al Schneider 84 Built to Last by Doug Conn 85 Essence by Miguel Angel Gea 86 Essentials in Magic (Series) Mental Photography Deck, InvisibleDeck, Stripper Deck, Svengali Deck by Daryl
87 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
87 The Definitive Jay Sankey 1,2, and 3 by Andi Gladwin and Joshua Jay 89 Confidences by Roberto Giobbi
90 Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
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BOOM by Mick Valenti LemoNegg by Jeremy Pei Ultimate Control by Brian “Happie” Foshee Angel by Christian Knudsen In The Frame by Mark Elsdon
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