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THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE
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VOLUME 75
NUMBER 5
MAY 2012
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ADVERTISING & OFFICE MANAGER
Margret Daham COLUMNISTS
David Acer David Britland Al Cohen Danny DaOrtiz Aaron Fisher John Gaughan Roberto Giobbi Peter Lamont Max Maven Jon Racherbaumer Jim Steinmeyer Tom Stone REVIEWS
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FEATURES
48 Genii's 75th Anniversary Birthday Bash
by Richard Kaufman, Jim Steinmeyer, and Stephen Minch
68 Smoke and Mirrors by Mike Costa
COLUMNS
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman 12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer 14 Now Performing 18 The Genii Session by Roberto Giobbi 24 Cardopolis by David Britland 32 The Chamber of Secrets The Pigeon Coffrets
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by John Gaughan
34 DaOrtiz a la Carte! Time Moves in Reverse
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by Dani DaOrtiz Magicana by David Acer 42 Droppin' The Bomb by Jeff Stone 43 Reswindled Again by Cameron Francis 46 Eat Me by Pete McCabe
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80 Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
80 Avant-Cards: Tom Gagnon by Wesley James 80 The Impostress Princess Expanded by Peter W. Tappan 81 Al Koran: The Unique Years by Martin Breese
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82 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
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84 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
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