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Features64 Presto: A Grand Master by Jamy Ian Swiss 75 Needle Through Balloon by Carl Albright

71 Presto Magic by Jamy Ian Swiss 71 “Coin Go” Coin Pull 71 The One-Two-Three Coin Trick 71 In-the-Hands Han Ping Chien 72 Coin Assembly 72 Presto’s Half Dollar Assembly 73 Presto’s Palm Change 74 Jumbo Copper/Silver 74 The Really, Really Instantaneous Coin Change 75 Prestoisms by Mal Cross and Carl Albright

56 American Gypsy by Alexander “Sandy” Marshall

Columns10 Genii speaks by Richard Kaufman11 now Performing in new York, Boston, and Chicago12 on the slant by Jon Racherbaumer13 now Performing at the magic Castle and in las Vegas14 Cardopolis Raynaly’s Card at Any Number by David Britland18 magicana by David Acer 18 Gifted by Jay Sankey 20 The Flowering by Jamy Ian Swiss 23 Invisibull by J.K. Hartman 93 Thrustworthy by Ian Baxter

24 lost Horizons Table for Two by Max Maven32 osborne Illusion santa Came to Town by Paul osborne38 lodestones Walk the Talk by Tom stone46 Conjuring Pasteboard under glass by jim steinmeyer

lIGHt From tHe lamP82 Books reviewed by eric mead 82 One Degree by John Guastaferro 83 The Nail Writer Anthology by Thomas Baxter 84 Miracles of My Friends II by Burton S. Sperber 85 tricks reviewed by David oliver 85 Diamond Cut Mirror Goblet by Steven Dick 85 Red Streamlined Convertible by David Regal 85 Twisted Blizzard by J. Aaron DeLong 86 Joe Monti’s Original Thumb Tie by Joe Monti 87 Mash Pack by Garrett Thomas with Paul Harris 87 Counterfeit Money by Cody S. Fisher 88 Videos reviewed by Joe m. turner 88 Levent’s Ultimate Guide to the Billiard Balls by Levent 89 Innovative Card Magic by Mariano Goñi 89 The Close-Up Magic of Chef Anton, Chef Anton Live at Soapy Smith Night, The Pool Hustler’s Handbook by Chef Anton 90 Classic Indian Street Magic by Martin Breese 91 Dupes by Gary Jones and Chris Congreave 91 The Most Complete Introduction to Magic (box set) by Michael Ammar

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