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*Pandora's Box (1977) | *Pandora's Box (1977) | ||
*Psycho Mentisis (1977) | *Psycho Mentisis (1977) | ||
*Inner Space Odyssey (1977) | *Inner Space Odyssey (1977) | ||
*The Sibylline Messages (1977) | *The Sibylline Messages (1977) | ||
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*The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979) | *The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979) | ||
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*The Heralds (1980) | *The Heralds (1980) | ||
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*Phanta-Graphs (1981) | *Phanta-Graphs (1981) | ||
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*Through a Wall Mistily - Psychic Seeing (1982) | *Through a Wall Mistily - Psychic Seeing (1982) | ||
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*Six Impossible Things (1983) | *Six Impossible Things (1983) | ||
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*The Alpha Files (1995) | *The Alpha Files (1995) | ||
*The Hidden Scroll (1995) | *The Hidden Scroll (1995) | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 2 October 2010
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)
- Lexicon Phenomena (1976)
- Pieces of Eight (1976)
- Pandora's Box (1977)
- Psycho Mentisis (1977)
- Inner Space Odyssey (1977)
- The Sibylline Messages (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)
- Acidus Plus (1979)
- The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979)
- The Kolophon (1980)
- The Heralds (1980)
- The Damned Thing (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)
- Tri-Id (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)
- The Tryonym Effect (1983)
- DiploMental Pouch (1983)
- Dunninger's Act (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 Guilded Quill (1993)
- The Ripper's Jack (1994)
- The Alpha Files (1995)
- The Hidden Scroll (1995)
- The OSS Writer (1995)
- Memo Motion (1997)
