Genii 2000 Top 12 Favorite Magic Books

Genii 2000 Top 12 Favorite Magic Books is a list compiled by David Acer for an article in Genii 2000 August.

He polled 25 people in the magic industry to share their 10 favorite magic books and created a composite of the top 12 which were (number in parentheses are the number of list it was on):

• 12. The Amateur Magician's Handbook (Henry Hay) (5)
• 11. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic (Martin Gardner) (5)
• 10. The Books of Wonder, I and II (Tommy Wonder/Stephen Minch) (5)
• 9. Magic and Showmanship (Henning Nelms) (5)
• 8. The Trick Brain (Dariel Fitzkee) (6)
• 7. New Modern Coin Magic (J.B. Bobo) (6)
• 6. The Art of Astonishment, Vol. I, II and III (Paul Harris) (7)
• 5. Tarbell Course in Magic (Harlan Tarbell) (7)
• 4. Greater Magic (John N. Hilliard) (8)
• 3. Close-Up Card Magic (Harry Lorayne) (8)
• 2. Stars of Magic (Starke/Karger) (9)
• 1. The Dai Vernon Book of Magic (Lewis Ganson) (10)