He's a serious student of the art, who continually challenges himself to innovate and create. He's "John Carney, A Work in Progress." John, along with Andrew Galloway, Jon Racherbaumer, and Gordon Bruce, offer their own prospective on "The Legendary John Ramsay." Aye Jaye files a full report on Kevin James' show at the Sheraton Walker Hill in Seoul, Korea. Author David Britland explores the latest in getting your book out there with "Publishing on Demand." Magic television producer Gary Ouellet explains how to survive performing on the tube. Card Mondor (1922-2001) is remembered by Dick Newton, his friend of over 50 years. David Ben, David Gripenwaldt, and Gregory Wilson step up to the soapbox for "Guest Editorials." Ralph Metzler offers the ABC's of a family-show routine in "Turn It Around." Michael Ammar presents "The Two Card Trick," "Impromptu Roll Floater," "Tony's Credit Quickie Plus," and "The Self-contained Haunted Business Card" as this month's guest columnist for "Inside Out."

Battery-operated and wind-up magic toys from the collection of Rhett Bryson are featured this month. Michael Close takes a look at "The World According to Joshua Jay." Jim Steinmeyer's "Jarret Manifesto" offers a peek at pages from Jim's new annotated-edition of Jarrett Stage Magic. Corporate speaker/magician Shep Hyken tells of "Eight Strategies for Client Loyalty." Sid Fleischman surfaces with solutions to the enigmatic "Egg Trick" he calls "Magic's Second Most Notorious Trick." There's a review of the 42nd edition of It's Magic! Jonathan Pendragon and Randy Wakeman offer up the "Guest Editorials. The tricks and routines of "Inside-Out" are from Nathan W. Kranzo, Carmen D'Amico, Sean-Dylan Riedweg, and Bruce Cervon. And David Kaye's "Turn It Around" features a wonderful family-audience routine from Great Britain's Wally Boyce.

Hawaii's John Hirokawa is profiled and his long-running Magic of Polynesia show at the Waikiki Beachcomber is reviewed. Houdini Historical Center curator Kimberly Louagie writes of Houdini's "Debunking Spirits." Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem at Knott's Scary Farm is "The Best (Halloween) Show I Ever Saw," says comedy magician Larry Wilson. Mike Caveney tells of the treasures of his and George Daily's purchase of David Price's Egyptian Hall Museum. Cindy & Kevin Spencer travel to the Bahamas for a report on Joanie Spina's Magical Voyage at the Marriott Crystal Palace in Nassau. "Guest Editorials" appear from Randy Wakeman and Tom Ogden. "Turn it Around" has a Halloween-theme family-audience routine by Don Miller. The featured effects of "Inside Out" are from Harry Milliken, Jon Racherbaumer, Paul Gordon, and Max Cerchietti.

The "Bad Boys of Magic" must be pretty good nowadays, as Rory Johnston writes up their appearance at the Rio in Las Vegas as "The Best Show I Ever Saw." John Moehring takes a look at Kalin, Jinger & Hobson's Carnival of Wonders, as the show adds the nightly vanish of a jumbo jet and moves to the largest stage in the world at the Reno Hilton. A colorful reproduction of the lavish 25-foot-wide lithograph of Frederick Bancroft makes for MAGIC's first foldout. There's a feature on "Robert-Houdin's Light & Heavy Chest" by John Booth; more tricks with cigarette cards from Burton Sperber; and a tribute to Holland's Richard Ross from Kees Schoonenberg. Chad Long is the featured close-up magic contributor to "Inside Out," and "Turn it Around" has a routine for family-show entertainers working outdoors.

Cover story is "Norm Nielsen: Conjuror, Craftsman, Collector," by John Moehring. The exhibit of Magic: The Science of Illusion at the California Science Museum is reviewed. Gabe Fajuri profiles the career of "The Lady with the Fairy Fingers," Belgian manipulator Suzy Wandas. Dan Cole gives a full report on the Magic Castle's "Future Stars" week. "In Their Words" features Stan Allen's FISM interviews with David Blaine & Bill Kalush. Tricks in "Inside Out" are from Bill Spooner, Robert Kane, J.K. Hartman, and Martin Gardner. "Turn It Around" illustrates that "Adults Are People Too" with a routine by Michael Stroud.

Nicholas Night & Kinga dramatically fuse art with the art of magic. Scott Wells celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 4F Convention. Muhlenberg College treats performance magic as a liberal art, and there are reviews of the 32nd Magic Castle Awards show and the Learning Channel's latest magic documentary offering. "In His Words" features a Martin Gardner interview by Richard Hatch, with Inside Out offering up effects from Gregory Wilson, Randy Wakeman, Johnathan Sven, and Mark Levy

Allan Slaight writes of The James File and shares a couple of Stewart James' never-released creations. Mark Jenest takes you for a behind-the-screen peek into the Disney Magic Shop. Mark Walker looks back at "Baltimore: City of Fraternal Magi," and Elizabeth Warlock goes out for "A Haunted House Evening." Adam Williamson, Giovanni Livera, Christopher Fouqet, Lennert Green, and Bob Farmer serve up more tricks for this issue.

The Top Ten of "The Century" are announced, as well as the write-in favorites from our readers poll. New suspects prompt Richard Hatch to write "Searching for Erdnase." Mark Levy looks for hidden magic in the book Andy Kaufman Revealed. Jay Marshall is interviewed, and Alain Choquette's Las Vegas show at Paris is reviewed. Gregory Wilson, Earle Oakes, Mark Levy, Allan Ackerman, and Martin Gardner explain some of their pet effects.

"In His Words" features David Charvet's exclusive interview with Doug Henning. Servais Le Roy, his wife Talma, as well as partner Bosco are profiled by Mike Caveney; and Rory Johnston reports on the wild-'n-crazy act of Nathan Burton & Sarah. Halloween magic abounds in Dr. Phineas' Phantom Phrolics show; Tannen's Magic Camp "Turns Silver"; and Jay Marshall is surprised on his 80th birthday. Jim Steinmeyer's "Conjuring" presents "The Indian Rope Excuse," Martin Gardner offers "Two Stunts with Eggs," Bob Farmer's "Flim Flam" features another loaded dice scam, and Jon Racherbaumer's "Inside Out" has tricks from Doug Conn, Roy Walton, Christian Chelman, and Tom Frame.

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