Use Your Imagination

2010-11-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

The origination of Murphy's Law ("Anything that can go wrong, will") is
usually attributed Edward A. Murphy Jr., an engineer working at rocket sled
tests at Edward's Air Force Base between 1948 and 1950. However, Fred
Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, has located a much earlier
source: none other than magic's own Nevil Maskelyne.

In 1908, Maskelyne wrote in The Magic Circular:

"It is an experience common to all men to find that, on any special
occasion, such as the production of a magical effect for the first time in
public, everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Whether we must
attribute this to the malignity of matter or to the total depravity of
inanimate things, whether the exciting cause is hurry, worry, or what not,
the fact remains."

Again according to Shapiro, this proverb appeared in more than one
publication (including one in 1928), so apparently it was well known amongst
magicians of the era. However, the earliest known instance of what became
this proverb was found in the 1877-78 minutes of the Institution of Civil
Engineers, in which Alfred Holt is quoted as saying "It is found that
anything that can go wrong at sea generally does go wrong sooner or later."
Still, it seems that magic got it first to print, so we really should call
this "Maskelyne's Law."

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2010-09-20T00:53:00.000-07:00

WELL I HAVE LOOKED AND THOUGHT ABOUT THE READING THAT I NEED/WANT TO DO..... SO I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT OUT A LIST, AND SEE IF ANY OF YA ALL ARE THROUGH WITH YOUR COPY OF ANY OF THE BOOKS LISTED BELOW.... IF SO AND YOU FIND THAT YOU NO LONGET NEED SAID BOOK/BOOKS CLUTTERING UP YOUR BOOKSHELVES, BY ALL MEANS SEND IT/THEM THIS WAY.... CLUTTER IS MY BUSINESS!

I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF EVEN PUTTING THEM IN A LIBERRY KIND OF CLASSIFICATION.... AND I KNOW THAT IF DEEANNES HAS A SPLELLING AND PUNK2ATESHUN BOOK I BET SHE SENDS THEM TO ME..

HISTORY/ANTHROPOLOGY
The Death and Ressurection Show, Rogan Taylor
A Dictionary of Theater Anthropology, Eugenio Barba & Nicola Savarese
The Annals of Conjuring, Sidney W. Clark
The Silence of Chung Ling Soo, Todd Karr
Net of Magic, Lee Siegel

INSPIRATION/ART/CREATIVITY
The Mission of Art, Alex Grey
Creativity is Forever, Gary A. Davis
Awakening the Hidden Storyteller, Robin Moore
Story telling & the art of Imagination, Nancy Mellon
The Golden Book of Magic, Clayton Rawson
Art & Magic, S. H. Sharpe

PERFORMANCE/ TRAINING
The Experience of Magic, Eugene Burger
The Performance of Close-Up Magic, Eugene Burger
Mastering the Art of Magic, Eugene Burger
Spirit Theater, Eugene Burger
Strange Ceremonies, Eugene Burger
The Secret Ways of Al Baker, edited by Todd Karr
Roy Benson By Starlight, Levent & Todd Karr
Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic, Martin Gardner
Thayer Quality Magic, vol. 3, compiled by Glenn Gravatt
Greater Magic, John Northern Hilliard
Original Magic, Marconick
Foundations, Eberhard Riese
The Art of Magic, Carl Waldman & Joe Layden
Maximum Entertainment, Ken Weber

PSYCHOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY
Magic & Meaning, Eugene Burger & Robert E. Neale
Influence, the Psychology of Persuasion, Robert Cialdini
Mystery School Book, Jeff McBride & Eugene Burger
The Principles of Magic, Richard Osterlind
Beyond Secrets, Jay Sankey
The Art of Worldly Wisdom Balthazar Gracian

SOCIAL/ BUSINESS
Dale Carnegie's Golden Book, Dale Carnegie
The Art of Business, Stan Davis & David McIntosh
The Art of Mingling, Jeanne Martinet
The Underdog Advantage, David Morey and Scott Miller
The Golden Rule of Schmoozing, Aye Jaye
Highway to Success, Elliott Smith & Ian Quick
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AND IF THAT WASNT ENOUGH

. 1. Lu Brent, The Magic of Lu Brent 2. Paul Curry, Famous Magician's Magic 3. Dunninger, DUNNINGERS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC 4. Will Goldston, Tricks of the Masters 5. Hay, The Magician's Handbook 6. Jean Hugard, Card Manipulations 7. Marconic, Marconick's Original Magic 8. The Great Merlini (Clayton Rawson), The Golden Book of Magic 9. Nelms, Magic and Showmanship 10. Francis J. Rigney, Cub Scout Magic 11. Tarbell, The Tarbell Course in Magic PROFESSIONAL YEARS 1. Tony Andruzzi, The Invocation 2. Milborn Christopher, The Illustrated History of Magic 3. Lewis Ganson, Routined Manipulation 4. Ken Griffith, Illusion Show Know-How 5. Robert Harbin, The Magic of Robert Harbin 6. S. K. Vasantha Kumar, Illusionsesame 7. Ed Marlo, Split Fans 8. Price, Magic 9. Tenkai, The Magic of Tenkai 10. Mark Wilson, The Mark Wilson Course in Magic

1. Eugene Burger, The Experience of Close Up Magic 2. Gardner, The Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic 3. Hillard, Greater Magic 4. Martin Lewis, The Martin Lewis trilogy 5. Ormond McGill, The Magic of Lee Grabel 6. Neale, Tricks of the Imagination 7. Sharpe, Conjurors Optical Secrets 8. Sam Sharpe, Neo Magic 9. Oscar Teale, Higher Magic 10. Waters, The Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians

1. Don Alan, Close-Up Time 2. Theo Bamberg with Robert Parrish, Okito on Magic 3. George Boston, Inside Magic 4. Arthur Buckley, Card Control 5. Ottokar Fischer, Illustrated Magic 6. Arnold Furst, Famous Magicians of the World 7. Arnold Furst, Great Magic Shows 8. Max Holden, Programmes of Famous Magicians 9. William Mayoh, Magic by Hoyam 10. C. Lang Neil, The Modern Conjuror

1. Bert Allerton, The Close-Up Magician 2. Al Baker, Magical Ways and Means 3. Al Baker, Pet Secrets 4. Stuart Cramer, Germain the Wizard and His Legerdemain 5. Stuart Cramer, Secrets of Karl Germain 6. Phil Goldstein, Verbal Control 7. William Larsen, Sr., The Mental Mysteries 8. René Lavand, Mysteries of My Life 9. Dai Vernon, Malini and His Magic 10. Phil Willmarth, The Magic of Matt Schulien

ÝÝ1. Tony Andruzzi, The Compleat Invocation ÝÝ2. Glenn Gravatt, Thayer Instruction Sheets (Four Volumes) 3. John Northern Hilliard, Greater Magic 4. Albert Al Hopkins, Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions 5. Stephen Minch, From Witchcraft to Card Tricks: Notes Toward an History of Western Close-Up Magic (1584-1897) 6. Harold Rice, Encyclopedia of Silk Magic (Three Volumes) 7. Sam Sharpe, Conjuror's Optical Secrets 8. Jim Steinmeyer, Jarrett 9. Dai Vernon, Inner Secrets of Card Magic Trilogy 10. Tommy Wonder, The Books of Wonder (Two Volumes)

Meandering Amongst the Magic

Use Your Imagination

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