Nu, Alain & Stephen Hobbs: Labyrinth
- The Mentalism of Alan Nguyen ©1995 Stephen Hobbs Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 42 pages |
Image courtesy eBay seller FlosHubby |
Comments: Labyrinth was a Journal of Close-Up magic that ran between 1994 to 1999. Issue #4 featured the magic of Alan Nguyen (Alain Nu) and an extra 100 copies were printed for Alain to sell as lecture notes. These extras include "The Mentalism of Alan Nguyen" on the cover (as pictured here; information from Genii's Magicpedia).
Contents: (from book ToC)
3 Preliminary
4 Voodoo Redo: prediction effect using a voodoo doll
11 Rune Speller Fortune Teller: performer divines thought of word
using Rune dice
16 Bender Ender: spoon bends under a handkerchief
20 On Books & Good Looks: six methods for an ungaffed book
test
20 - Peek-to-Peek
24 - Page Number Riffle Force
26 - The Romantic Reader
26 - The Silver Dollar Force
27 - The Natural Anagram Principle
30 - Peek Bank
32 Over-Draun Challenge: on Draun's fan-glimpse
35 Red-Black Stack: version of Curry's Out of this World with
instant reset
38 Invisibility Watch: version of Invisible Deck