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Genii The Conjurors’ Magazine December 2010
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Number 12 December 2010
Features
64 Presto: A Grand Master by Jamy Ian Swiss
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Needle Through Balloon by Carl Albright
71 Presto Magic by Jamy Ian Swiss
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71 “Coin Go” Coin Pull 71 The One-Two-Three Coin Trick 71 In-the-Hands Han Ping Chien 72 Coin Assembly 72 Presto’s Half Dollar Assembly 73 Presto’s Palm Change 74 Jumbo Copper/Silver 74 The Really, Really Instantaneous Coin Change Prestoisms by Mal Cross and Carl Albright
56 American Gypsy by Alexander “Sandy” Marshall
Columns 10 11 12 13 14 18
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 Cardopolis Raynaly’s Card at Any Number by David Britland Magicana by David Acer
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Lost Horizons Table for Two by Max Maven Osborne Illusion Santa Came to Town by Paul Osborne Lodestones Walk the Talk by Tom Stone Conjuring Pasteboard Under Glass by Jim Steinmeyer
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Photo by Don Camp
Earle Oakes
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Gifted by Jay Sankey The Flowering by Jamy Ian Swiss Invisibull by J.K. Hartman Thrustworthy by Ian Baxter
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82 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
Printed in memory of William Larsen, Sr. & William Larsen, Jr. Publisher Emerita Irene Larsen Editor Emerita Erika Larsen
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One Degree by John Guastaferro The Nail Writer Anthology by Thomas Baxter Miracles of My Friends II by Burton S. Sperber
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Diamond Cut Mirror Goblet by Steven Dick Red Streamlined Convertible by David Regal Twisted Blizzard by J. Aaron DeLong Joe Monti’s Original Thumb Tie by Joe Monti Mash Pack by Garrett Thomas with Paul Harris Counterfeit Money by Cody S. Fisher
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85 Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
88 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
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Levent’s Ultimate Guide to the Billiard Balls by Levent Innovative Card Magic by Mariano Goñi The Close-Up Magic of Chef Anton, Chef Anton Live at Soapy Smith Night, The Pool Hustler’s Handbook by Chef Anton Classic Indian Street Magic by Martin Breese Dupes by Gary Jones and Chris Congreave The Most Complete Introduction to Magic (box set) by Michael Ammar
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