Book review
Book review
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Book Notes: Ordinary Monsters
In religious circles, one is expected to tithe a portion of their income to support their congregation. While I don’t consider myself religious, I tithe when I visit a brick and mortar magic shop or an independent bookstore. I intentionally buy something to help keep the doors open. J.M. Miro’s Ordinary Monsters (Flatiron Books, 2022)… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Reality Is Magic
Anson Chen’s Reality Is Magic is one of the year’s end releases from the UK-based publisher, Ultra Neat Ltd. Ultra Neat appeared on the magic scene in the spring of 2019 with the publication of The Neat Review: London. It was followed up with New York City in the summer of 2019 and Tokyo in… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Stage By Stage
I remember when John Graham’s Stage by Stage was released (Vanishing Inc., 2021). However 2020-2021 was a challenging time for all of us. I’ll use that as my excuse for putting it on the back burner. The premise – building a stand-up/platform show from where you are with your existing material – was intriguing to… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Teaching Magic: A Book for Students and Teachers of the Art
With the completion of the trilogy of posthumous books of Eugene Burger material by Lawrence Hass, the book which would be his final may be overlooked and, perhaps, forgotten. Teaching Magic: A Book for Students and Teachers of the Art (Theory and Art of Magic Press, 2017) is a small volume – only about 175… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Two Views of Crypto
Occasionally I learn of a new book that I put on my library list and fortune smiles and I find myself in front of the queue. This was the case with Zeke Faux’s Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall. Less frequently, I spot a title on the library’s new acquisition shelf… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Kindred
Movies and television shows that are based on books often miss the mark. Some say it’s because our imaginations are far better than what can be represented on the screen. Others feel it’s because the writers take too much liberty with the source material. The latter was the case with the television series based on… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other
It was spring of this year, 2023, and I was wandering through our Barnes and Noble when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I turned and there on the upper shelf of the Psychology section was Ben Alderson-Day’s Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other. I read… Continue reading