Genii 2006 December

Genii 2006 December
Magazine	Genii
Volume	69
Number	12
Date	December 2006
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• Cover: S.S. Adams

Features

• 38 The Death of Houdini by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. An Excerpt from The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero
• 52 Ernest Dayang: Senegal’s Lonely Magician by Ryan Majestic
• 63 Genii Index 2006 by Bill Mullins
• 70 It All Started With a Sneeze: 100 Years of S.S. Adams by Mark Phillips

Columns

• 10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
  • Obit: John Salisse
• 12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
• 15 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
• 16 Osborne Illusions: The Snow Queen by Paul Osborne

Magicana

• 22 The Ring by Brian Nordstrom
• 26 About Face! by Richard Hucko
• 28 Invisible Touch by Patrik Kuffs
• 28 The Schneider Technique: Squeeze by Al Schneider
• 30 Changing of the Cards by Dr. Giorgio Tarchini

Light From the Lamp

Books Reviewed by Eric Mead

• 104 Bob Ostin: A Lifetime of Magical Inventions by Stephen Tucker
• 105 At That Funny Stage by Graham Hey
• 106 Dominatricks by Tyler Wilson
• 106 Hidden Numerical Forces by Thomas Henry

Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner

• Card and Dice Deceptions, Volumes 1 and 2, by Aldo Colombini
• 108 The Real Secrets of Magic, Volume 1, by David Stone
• 109 Cody Fisher on Magic by Cody Fisher
• 109 Caught on Tape by Tom Stone
• 110 Enlightened Card Magic by Luis Otero
• 110 Make It Gospel—Royalty-Free Music CD by Arthur Stead

Tricks Reviewed by David Regal

• 111 New Large Plus Wallet,Packet Trick Wallet, Coin Tidy by Jerry O’Connell
• 111 “byePod!” by Robert Baxt
• 112 “Break the Habit,” “Play-Time,” “Calling Card,” by Rodger Lovins
• 112 “Ghost Vision” By Andrew Mayne
• 113 “Gunslinger Pro” by Steve Cantwell
• 113 “The Osaka Bills” by John Gallo
• 113 “Dream Lock” by Alan Wong
• 114 “Any Card at Any Number” by Bill Nagler
• 114 “DMSB—Dream Multiplying Silicon Balls” by Funtasticshop
• 114 “Think Pink” by Ran Pink