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truman Special user 635 Posts 
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In a separate thread about "Maurice Fogel: In Search of the Sensational," George Hunter mentioned that he has about eight mentalism biographies in his collection. It got me wondering, which mentalism biographies have been published, and which are the ones most worth reading?
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George Hunter Inner circle 2015 Posts
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Hi Truman:
As I look up on a shelf, I see several in addition to the Fogel bio. 1. Mel Gordon's Eric Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant is very good. There are a couple more Hanussan bios. 2. Chavet, Alexander: The Man Who Knows 3. Goodsell's Finding Dariel Fitzke kind of qualifies, though Fitzke's focus included most of Magic. 4. The newest is The Incredible Dr. Jaks. 5. Two Books, The Mind Readers and The Thought Reader Craze feature multiple biographical sketches. I am pretty sure I have, or have had, a couple more. Fogel is the best I have read. Hope this helps, George |
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Jerskin Inner circle 2496 Posts
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The Mind Readers is by William Rauscher
There's a Wolf Messing bio or two, Dunninger's daughter (or maybe grand daughter) wrote a bio.
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Tim Cavendish Inner circle 1406 Posts
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The Indescribable Phenomenon by Barry Wiley is about Anna Eva Fay. It is excellent.
Barry Wiley wrote The Thought Reader Craze as well, also high quality. It covers John Randall Brown, Washington Irving Bishop and Stuart Cumberland. Bishop is a weasel among weasels. The First Psychic by Peter Lamont covers Daniel Dunglas Home. I haven't read this one yet. |
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IAIN Eternal Order england 18807 Posts
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Theres a great one on peter hurkos...
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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts
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Sorry for my ignorance. But does 'mentalism' field only have biographies...are there no autobiographies? Just wondering whether no mentalist felt like writing his/her own story....
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mindmagic Inner circle London 1740 Posts
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Derren Brown has written a couple of public books which are partly autobiographical.
Another one for the list: "Annemann - his life and times". Barry |
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Twisted Mentat Regular user Giedi Prime 147 Posts
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Maybe someone can help me:
Where can I find "The Last Book of Nelson : An Autobiography" by Robert Nelson? |
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MentalistCreationLab Inner circle 1528 Posts
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A couple other biography's
"The World of Ted Serios" by Jule Eisenbud, M.D. William Marrow and Company New York 1966/1967 is a excellent account of Ted Serios and his life. “Bob Nelson’s Sins & Secrets,” Damon Reinbold, is also fantastic as it is written by a guy who worked at Nelson Enterprises with Bob and Betty who tells stories of his experience there. In fact it's the book is the best book I have read in decades and the best book on Nelson written so far. Currently not in print after the passing of Damon. That said his wife may be reprinting the book at some point. When she does I be buying a few more copies. It's that good. |
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C.J. Inner circle There's a lotta rambling in my 2366 Posts
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On Aug 26, 2016, mindmagic wrote: "Confessions of a Conjurer" is his autobiography. It is a very entertaining read, and quite scary how often I found myself thinking "I have the same bizarre idiosyncrasies as Derren Brown!" It does deal more with his magic days, prior to mentalism, but I still recommend it.
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gmeister Inner circle 1588 Posts
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On Aug 27, 2016, MentalistCreationLab wrote: What Bill said. Get your hands on this book by any means necessary. It's that good! |
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leondo Special user Las Vegas 759 Posts
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I can't recommend "Milo and Roger A MAgical Life" enough. It's not only one of the best magical biographies I've ever read, it's actually one of the best biographies of any genre. Milo started and remainder a "reader" in tea rooms even after they became a world renowned magical act. What a wonderful story.
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Jerskin Inner circle 2496 Posts
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Milo & Roger book is good.
Recently read the Tony Shiels bio & the Tony Andruzzi book Unspeakable Acts is great (and huge)
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Jerskin Inner circle 2496 Posts
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Kreskin has an autobiography and there are several books on Uri Geller (including an autobiography)
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George Hunter Inner circle 2015 Posts
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Marc Salem's new Mind Games is part autobiography.
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truman Special user 635 Posts
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"The Story of a Hypnotist," by Franz J. Polgar with Kurt Singer ("My Adventures in Telepathy, Hypnosis, and Memory"). You'll find a first-hand account of Hanussen's act, not necessarily a flattering one. The jacket cover says, "Very often he tells an audience: 'Hide my check. If I can't find it through a mental guide, you keep it.' And he always wins this bet." Sound familiar?
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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts
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Looks like I have a lot of reading to catch up on...btw, searched for Marc Salem's Mind Games, but unable to find anything. Any help on where to get this would be appreciated thankfully.
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Dr. JK Inner circle Sandusky, OH 1191 Posts
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On Aug 26, 2016, mindmagic wrote: I believe the full title is Annemann: The Life and Times of a Legend. A fantastic book by Max Abrams. |
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r1chyoung New user Oxford 92 Posts
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Derren Brown is on The Magicians' Podcast this week discussing his incredible career. It is a 2 hour interview and free to listen to here:
http://magicianspodcast.podbean.com I hope you enjoy it. Best wishes Richard Young Creator & Host of The Magicians' Podcast
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Raum Loyal user 227 Posts
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I found "A Thought Reader's Thoughts" on archive.com An autobiography by Stuart Cumberland.
https://archive.org/details/thoughtreadersth00cumbiala Maybe someone read this book and can give review? |
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