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Many of his publications had unusual names or play on words such as: Area, The Photon Shield, The Sibylline Messages, Acidus, Apodosis, The Tesseract and The Kolophone. | Many of his publications had unusual names or play on words such as: Area, The Photon Shield, The Sibylline Messages, Acidus, Apodosis, The Tesseract and The Kolophone. | ||
He produced the DiploMental (or Diplomatic) Pouch, a three-fold leather portfolio which contained countless hidden compartments. | He produced the DiploMental (or Diplomatic) Pouch, a three-fold leather portfolio which contained countless hidden compartments. See Six Impossible Things published in 1983 | ||
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*Pandora's Box (1977) | *Pandora's Box (1977) | ||
*Psycho Mentisis (1977) | *Psycho Mentisis (1977) | ||
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*O'Daneven's Secret (1977) | *O'Daneven's Secret (1977) | ||
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*Road to Lhasa (1984) | *Road to Lhasa (1984) | ||
*50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck for the Mentalist (1985) | *50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck for the Mentalist (1985) | ||
*Alex Hellstrom (1985) | |||
*Maximus (1985) | *Maximus (1985) | ||
*The High Domain: A Method for the Private Reader (1985) | *The High Domain: A Method for the Private Reader (1985) | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 6 November 2022
| Al Mann | |
 From cover of Gen, April 1970 | |
| Born | Gilbert Salazar Aleman January 20, 1924 San Antonio, Texas |
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| Died | August 29, 1999 (age 75) River Ridge subdivision, Great Cacapon, West Virginia |
| Categories | Books by Al Mann |
Al Mann (1924-1999) invented over 32 mentalism effects and authored many publications on magic.
Biography
Mann was a master mariner, spending forty-year with the Merchant Marine, rising to the rank of Captain. He started performing mentalist part-time in 1949. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time.
Mann became a friend of many New York based magician, including Richard Himber and Dunninger (he was at Dunninger's bedside when he died.)
Many of his publications had unusual names or play on words such as: Area, The Photon Shield, The Sibylline Messages, Acidus, Apodosis, The Tesseract and The Kolophone.
He produced the DiploMental (or Diplomatic) Pouch, a three-fold leather portfolio which contained countless hidden compartments. See Six Impossible Things published in 1983
Books and Manuscripts
- Death Watch (1975)
- Mental-Ettes (1976)
- Acidus (1976)
- The Third Ecstasy (1976)
- The Master Slate Secrets, no. 1 (1976)
- The Master Slate Secrets, no. 2 (1976)
- The Master Slate Secrets, no. 3 (1976)
- The Thinking Machines (1976)
- The Lexicon Phenomena (1976)
- Break Through (1977)
- Classified (1977)
- Pandora's Box (1977)
- Psycho Mentisis (1977)
- The Sibylline Messages (1977)
- O'Daneven's Secret (1977)
- The Houdini Force Bible (1978)
- Pieces of Eight (1978)
- Of Words and Wizards (1978)
- The Photon Shield (1978)
- The Apodosis (1978)
- The Tesseract (1978)
- Arca (1978)
- Acidus Plus (1979)
- Codex-X (1979)
- The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979)
- Inner-Space Odyssey (1980)
- The Kolophon (1980)
- The Heralds (1980)
- The Damned Thing (1980)
- En Bloc Prediction (1980)
- The H Factor (1981)
- The Shattered Chalice (1981)
- Phanta-Graphs (1981)
- No Toccare (1981)
- The Seven Seals (1981)
- Cero-mentics (1982)
- Donovon Papers (1982)
- Eff Oes (1982)
- Limelight! (1982)
- None So Blind (1982)
- Of Gifts and Talents (1982)
- Six Columns (1982)
- Through a Wall Mistily - Psychic Seeing (1982)
- The Wocus Legacy (1982)
- Tri-Id (1982)
- When Thoughts Collide (1982)
- 101 Psychic Tests (1983)
- Six Impossible Things (1983)
- The Knight's Gambit (1983)
- Seance - A Heavenly Odyssey (1983)
- Brain Busters 83 (1983)
- The Delphian Oracle (1983)
- The Foster Account (1983)
- Master Mind Headline Prediction (1983)
- No Man Within (1983)
- Quin Taces (1983)
- The Tryonym Effect (1983)
- DiploMental Pouch (1983)
- Dunninger's Act (1983)
- Uniword (1983)
- Al Baker's Manuscript (1984)
- Pandora II (1984)
- The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks (1984)
- The Test of Thoth (1984)
- European Lecture Tour Notes (1984)
- Phantom Voices (1984)
- Road to Lhasa (1984)
- 50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck for the Mentalist (1985)
- Alex Hellstrom (1985)
- Maximus (1985)
- The High Domain: A Method for the Private Reader (1985)
- The Dhu Pit (1987)
- The Psychic Ring (1988)
- The Keys to Khalda (1988)
- The Black Box (1990)
- The Purloined Thought (1990)
- The Guilded Quill (1993)
- The Ripper's Jack (1994)
- The Alpha Files (1995)
- The Hidden Scroll (1995)
- The OSS Writer (1995)
- Memo Motion (1997)