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Features 48 The Magical Journey of Suzanne by Anna Hays
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Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman Now Performing in New York, Boston, and Chicago On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas Magicana by David Acer
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Breathless by Brian Roberts Squancho 2.0 by Bedros “Spidey” Akkelian and David Acer The Sorting Hat by Carl Dreher Leading by Example by Michel Huot Mind Stunts Any Card at Any Numbered Envelope by Patrik Kuffs
The Genii Session To Be, Or Not To ... by Roberto Giobbi Memoirs of a Magic Dealer Washington Wizards by Al Cohen Lost Horizons Currency Exchange by Max Maven Conjuring The Khardova Deck by Jim Steinmeyer The Showmanship Interviews: Mac King by Eugene Burger, Edited by Robert Charles
Light from the Lamp 74 Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
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Chapter One Asi Wind; Lecture Notes by Prakash Puru The Davenport Story, Volume Two: The Lost Legends by Robert Harbin, Edward Victor, G.W. Hunter, Edited by Fergus Roy Disappearing Tricks: Silent Film, Houdini, and the New Magic of the Twentieth Century by Matthew Solomon
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79 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
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Devious Volumes One and Two by Michael Close Dan Harlan: Live at Haines’ House of Cards by Dan Harlan Reflection by Bill Goodwin An Extension of Me by Eric Jones World’s Greatest Magic: Ambitious Classic by Various Artists World’s Greatest Magic: Professor’s Nightmare by Various Artists
84 Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
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