Genii 2007 August

Genii August 2007 • Volume 70 • Number 8

• Cover: Pete Biro

Features

• 50 Pete Biro: The Thinking Man’s Magician by David Regal
• 73 A Pete Biro Magicana
  • 73 Card In Balloon
  • 74 Bongers/Biro Poker Stunt
  • 75 Comedy Egg Juggling
  • 76 Biro’s One Piece Diminishing Cards
  • 78 Chop Glass
  • 78 The Ring on Wineglass
  • 81 Working Without a Net
• 29 Serendipity: My Encounters with Maurice Fogel by Chris Woodward
• 38 Brett Daniels: Mystery Theater by Steve Bryant

Columns

• 10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
• 12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
• 14 Genii This Month: August
• 15 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
• 17 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
• 18 The Genii Session: The Horowitz Poker Deal by Roberto Giobbi
• 22 Osborne Illusions: The Mask by Paul Osborne
• 24 Memoirs of a Magic Dealer by Al Cohen
• 89 Top 10 Best-Selling Products

Light From the Lamp

Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans

• 88 “Sinful” (“Coin in the Soda Can”),”Stigmata, “Indecent” by Wayne Houchin
• 89 “Fraud” by Daniel Garcia
• 90 “Radical Dice Routine” by Sol Stone
• 90 “Wrap It Up” by Jay Sankey
• 91 “Ice Coins” by Christopher Congreave
• 91 “The Wizard PK Ring DVD” by World Magic Shop
• 92 “Big Bucks” by Danny Archer
• 92 “Mona Lisa’s Secret” by Christian Schenk
• 92 “Crystal Card” by Pieras Fitikides
• 93 “Smokey Magic” by Trevor Duffy

Books Reviewed by Eric Mead

• 93 Maurice Fogel: In Search of the Sensational by Chris Woodward and Richard Mark
• 95 Cutting Up Touches by David Avadon
• 96 An Ear Full of Cider: The Magic and Short Cons of Norman Beck by Jared Brandon Kopf
• 97 Alexander—The Man Who Knows by David Charvet

Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner

• 98 The Session by Various Contributors
• 98 Bright Ideas by Christopher Williams
• 99 Digital Graffiti by David Peck
• 99 Impact by Michael Paul
• 100 Illusive Actions by Robert Moreland
• 100 Magic Up-Close by Shimshi
• 101 Make It Spooky—Royalty Free Music CD by Arthur and Leslie Stead