Miller, Gordon (editor): Strange Secrets Volume 2 ©1984 Abbotts Magic Co., Colon, MI Softcover, saddle-stitched, 8.5x11", 103 pages

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Comments: This book is an edited, augmented and slightly abridged version of material which originally appeared as:
- Mahendra's Needle Routine By M.S. Mahendra
- Super Psychic Mental Effects By Howard P. Albright
- Sand Painting By Howard Melson
- Simplified Memory Act By Samuel Shapiro
- Dwarf Act By Richard Merry
- X - Jargon By Wallace Lee
- Thought Wings Onward (Part Two) By Eddie Clever
Also available from Abbott's as an eBook.

Contents (from book, numbers continue from Volume 1):

91 Mahendra's Needle Routine (M.S. "Doc" Mahendra)
91 Requisites
91 Method of the Needle Trick
93 Routine And Patter
98 Comedy Patter Routine #1
99 Comedy Patter Routine #2

101 Super Psychic Mental Effects (Howard P. Albright)
101 Introduction
101 The Gypsy Fortune Teller
102 Impromptu Message Reading
103 Sealed Message Reading
104 Method Number Three
105 Interpreting The Cards
106 Howard's "Perfect" Card Divination
108 Unique Telephone Test
110 Psychological Discernment - a Mental Mystery
111 Sightless Vision - Super Normal Phenomenon
113 The Spirit Whispers - A Demonstration of Master Mentalism

117 Sand Painting (Howard "Mel" Melson)
117 Introduction
117 Equipment
118 Practice
119 Presentation
122 A Few Pointers
122 Hawaiian Night
124 Winter
126 War Over London
128 Golden Gate
130 Windmill
132 Christmas
134 The House By The Side Of The Road
136 The House By the Side of the Road (Sam Walter Foss): poem

137 Simplified Memory Act (Samuel Shapiro)
137 Effect: instant recall of 30 names, any order, etc.
137 How It Is Done

140 Dwarf Act (Richard Merry; by arrangement with Supreme Magic Co.)
140 Introduction: a visual comedy act for the stage or platform
140 The Basic Idea
141 Costume Requirements
142 Dressing
142 Assembly
143 Front Man
143 Back Man
143 Setting Up
144 Presentation Ideas

146 X - Jargon (Wallace Lee)
146 Introduction: a lesson in double-talk
146 How To Do It
149 For Any Occasion
149 For the Magician
150 Several Types of Double-Talk

152 Thought Wings Onward Part Two (Eddie Clever)
152 Concerning The Practice Of Mental Magic
152 Preface To Part Two

152 Part Two, Section One, Chapter One
152 Artifice For Deception - The Mentalist's Kit: props needed
153 The Practice Of Mental Deception - First, With Cards, One Man
153 An Opening
155 Impossible - Yet - ?
157 Variation One
158 Variation Two
158 Variation Three
159 Variation Four
159 Location By Cut (Eddie Clever)
161 Not Logical - But - ! (Eddie Clever)
163 Coincidence - Or - ? (Eddie Clever)
164 First Method-Stage
164 Method Two

166 Section Two - Chapter One - With Cards, Two Persons, The Medium Knows
166 Point (Eddie Clever)
167 Simplicity Card Code (Eddie Clever)
168 Through The Ether (Eddie Clever)
170 The Medium Walks (Eddie Clever)
171 Variation One
171 Variation Two

172 Section Two - Chapter Two
172 Concerning Devious Methods Of Dark Deception
172 The Phantom Signer (Eddie Clever)
173 Hypnosis (Caryl Fleming)
173 Power Of Suggestion - Sour & Sweet (Stewart James)
175 Look - I See - Dimly - ! (Teral Garrett)
176 With A Telephone Directory (Dunninger, Clever)
178 A Tinted Conceit (Eddie Clever)
180 The Medium Calculates (Eddie Clever)

181 Section Two - Chapter Three
181 In Which We Consider The Mindreading Act, Sometimes Called The Question And Answer Act
181 Introduction And Theory
184 The Routine - One Man Method
189 Codes And Systems Listing
190 Impromptu Mindreading (Mahendra)

192 Epilogue
192 Bibliography
192 - General Information
193 - Psychology
193 - Astrology
193 - Palmistry
193 - Numerology
193 - Character Analysis
193 - Hypnotism
193 - Spiritualism
193 - Trickery
194 - Miscellaneous