Al Mann

Al Mann (January 20, 1924 - August 29, 1999) born Gilbert S. Aleman in San Antonio, Texas.

Al Mann
Born	Gilbert S. Aleman January 20, 1924 San Antonio, Texas
Died	August 29, 1999 (age 75)
Categories	Books by Al Mann

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 invented over 32 mental effects and authored many publications on magic. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time.

Mann became a friend of many New York based magician, including Richard Himber and Dunninger. Al was even 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.

Books and Manuscripts

• Death Watch (1975)
• Mental-Ettes (1976)
• Pocket Slates (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)
• Pandora's Box (1977)
• Psycho Mentisis (1977)
• Inner Space Odyssey (1977)
• The Sibylline Messages (1977)
• Pieces of Eight (1978)
• Of Words and Wizards (1978)
• The Photon Shield (1978)
• The Apodosis (1978)
• The Tesseract (1978)
• Acidus Plus (1979)
• The Kolophon (1979)
• The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979)
• The Heralds (1980)
• Phanta-Graphs (1981)
• No Toccare (1981)
• The Seven Seals (1981)
• Cero-mentics (1982)
• Donovon Papers (1982)
• Eff Oes (1982)
• Of Gifts and Talents (1982)
• Six Columns (1982)
• Through a Wall Mistily - Psychic Seeing (1982)
• Six Impossible Things (1983)
• The Knight's Gambit (1983)
• Seance - A Heavenly Odyssey (1983)
• Brain Busters 83 (1983)
• Delphian Oracle (1983)
• Foster Account (1983)
• Master Mind Headline Prediction (1983)
• No Man Within (1983)
• Quin Taces (1983)
• Test of Thoth (1984)
• European Lecture Tour Notes (1984)
• 50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck for the Mentalist (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 Alpha Files (1995)
• The Hidden Scroll (1995)

References

http://www.zem.demon.co.uk/almann.htm