December 2006 • Volume 69 • Number 12

Features
70 It All Started With a Sneeze: 100 Years of S.S. Adams by Mark Phillips
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

Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
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
104 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
108 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
108 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
111 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 Jahn 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

120 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index