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NUMBER 10
OCTOBER 2012
FEATURES
48 Max Malini: Bigger Than Life by David Ben 72 Scotch and Cigars by David Ben
72 The Weeping Coin 74 The Weeping Knife 76 The Levitation of a Cigar
by Joshua Arroyo and Kostya Kimlat
84 Magic for "The" Magic
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Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing The Chamber of Secrets 1870 Magic Set by John Gaughan Magic Man Examiner Vault Blood Transfusion
by Chris Kenner and Homer Liwag 28 Lost Horizons Halloween by Max Maven 34 Conjuring Your Act in Review by Jim Steinmeyer 40 Lodestones Deep Fried! by Tom Stone
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LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
92 Books Reviewed by David Britland
92 Unreal by Bruce Bernstein 93 The Show Doctor by Jeff McBride 94 The Nine of Diamonds by Mark Beecham and Neil Stirton 95 The FFFF Book by Obie O’Brien, et al.
95 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner 95 96 97 98
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98 Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
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