Book review
Book review
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Book Notes: Blazing Eye Sees All
I can’t recall how I learned of this book. I had put it on the Recommended Purchase list, so I was one of the first to read it from our library. Leah Sottile is a Pacific Northwest author whose work has been published in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other… Continue reading
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Booklet Notes: Strike One
I’m attempting to create a Rick Johnsson bibliography with limited success; however I believe that the booklet, Strike One, was one of his earliest works. It was written for Rick by Jerry Mentzer and published by his Magic Methods in 1973. Like many publications of its time, it was printed on a pinkish-purple paper that… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Fooling Houdini
A little over ten years ago, a mass market book arrived that caused a stir in the magic world. Specifically, it was Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind by Alex Stone. Stone was a graduate student at the time as well as an aspiring writer and part time… Continue reading
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Finding a Merlini
We were recently wandering through the largest second hand bookstore in the state of Washington – at least according to the sign out front. It was quite impressive. There were definitely lots of books. My OCD was triggered a little as the organization was not quite what I wanted. While there were a few titles… Continue reading
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The Phoenix: Volume 1 Number 11
Magic of the Knights of Magic is featured in the June 12, 1942 issue. According to Magipedia, “Knights of Magic, an independent order of magicians, was formed in New York City in 1920 by Rachel and Simon Cottlow. The organization was founded to promote sociability, fraternity and harmony among local magicians. Its reports could be… Continue reading
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The Phoenix: Volume 1 Number 10
Number 10 opens with a card effect designed for magicians who perform for magicians. It’s a two part selection that will fool your friends at the club. It does involve a setup as well as a gaffed deck. It would be greatly improved by those who have read Giobbi’s deck switching book. J.G. Thompson’s Silver… Continue reading
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Nightmare Alley
One of my favorite novels of the golden age of noir is William Lindsay Gresham’s Nightmare Alley. Gresham, like many mystery writers of the time, was magic adjacent. He was one of the many authors to write a biography of Houdini. His was published in 1959. Additionally he published a clever torn and restored tarot… Continue reading
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