Genii Magazine - April 2009 • Volume 72 • Number 4

April 2009 • Volume 72 • Number 4

Features
34 Andy Nyman: Acting Like a Magician by Matthew Amer
51 Seven by Nyman by Andy Nyman
51 The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
53 Charade
54 Chair Swindle
56 Kick in the Head
56 The Danny Rose Cigar Trick
58 Magicians’ Graphology
59 No Way Out
64 Victor and Diamond: Expectations: Great, Small, Often Wrong
By Paul Critelli

Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
11 Now Performing in New York and Boston
12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
13 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
14 Cryptic Crossword, No. 4 by Josh Mandel
15 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
16 Osborne Illusions: Exposé Leg Vanish by Paul Osborne
18 LodeStones: The Notebooks by Tom Stone
24 Real Magic: The Unmasking of the Sandwich Surgeon by Peter Lamont
77 Top 10 Best-Selling Products

Light From the Lamp

76 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
76 Gambling Protection Series by Steve Forte
76 The Magic of the Pendragons
by Jonathan and Charlotte Pendragon
77 Avenue: Thinking and Direction in Card Magic by Dorian Rhodell
80 At the Table by Tomas Medina
80 Magic Tricks R4 Kids by Will Roya and Joan DuKore

81 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
81 Newsflash by Axel Hecklau
81 Thread by Wayne Houchin
82 Bionic Coin by Mike Ernst
82 Split Happens by Craig Petty
83 Mirage et Trois by Eric Jones
83 Rat’s Riddle by John Kaplan

84 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
84 The Adventures of Winston Freer by Various Authors
84 Smoke and Mirrors: Secrets of Becoming a Star in Magic
by Rick Marcelli
85 Francis Carlyle: Technique and Timing by Various Authors
88 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index