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www.geniimagazine.com Cover by I-Lin Wu
Number 12 DECEMBER 2011
Features 56 Franz Harary Thinks Big by Bruce Gold 74 Tenyo 2011 by Richard Kaufman
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Tower of Dice by Takayuki Kumazawa Magic Pop-Up by Kenichi Komiya Psychic Money by Tomoyuki Shimomura The Third Eye by Lubor Fiedler Flying Carpet by Lubor Fiedler Tokyo Disney Resort Magic Tricks
Columns 10 12 14 15 22
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing In Memoriam Bert Sperber by Clay Shevlin Magicana by David Acer
22 Upside Down Logic by Bob Farmer 24 Mute by Jay Sankey 26 Melting Point by Patrick Duffy 27 Mind Stunts Back Perception by Patrik Kuffs 28 Less of a M-E-S! by Harry Lorayne
by John Gaughan
The Break, Part 1 by Aaron Fisher
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34 Cardopolis Second Sight by David Britland 36 Lost Horizons Three Halves and Halves by Max Maven 41 The Chamber of Secrets The Hofzinser Rose Mirror 44 Conjuring X Marks the Spot by Jim Steinmeyer 52 Aaron Fisher Teaches Card Magic
Light from the Lamp
86 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
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Puncture 2.0 by Alex Linian No Way Bottle Production by Iñaki Zabaletta Wormhole by Ali Nouira No Smoking Zone by Nathan Kranzo Regal Ring Chain by David Regal Ghostwriter by Spider Instant Deck by Tomas Medina and Alex Lourido Blindspot by Bob Swadling
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89 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
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Levent’s Ultimate Guide to the Linking Rings (4-disc set) by Levent European CoinMagic Symposium, Volumes 1 and 2 by Various Artists Comedy Magic and Mind Reading Lecture by Nathan Kranzo Tool (DVD and gimmick) by David Stone Out of Pocket by Bob Escher Clean Thru and Clear Thru by Lonnie Chevrie
92 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
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92 A Book in English by Woody Aragón 93 A Lifetime of Magic by Charles Gauci 94 More Power to You by David Acer
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