Martin Breese spent a substantial amount of time to piece together routines and information about Al Koran with the help of many of his friends, people who worked with Al Koran in some form or another, information on audio recordings, magazine articles and many other bits and pieces of information. Originally published in 1983, but revised by Martin Breese before his untimely death in 2012.
The ebook contains virtually every Al Koran effect as performed on TV. It analysis the effect and the method, then provides the exact words of patter as used by Al Koran.
There is a listing of all the books in Al Koran's library by Terry Seabrooke and Jack Avis contributes material on Al Koran. Al Koran is introduced by Goodliffe and Billy McComb also provides a comprehensive article on Al and his lifetime.
Over 42 effects are detailed and described and the ebook is illustrated with drawings and photographs. A must have in any mentalists or Al Koran enthusiasts library.
1st edition 1983. 2nd edition 2013, 191 pages.
Table of Contents
PART ONE - Introductions
- Al Koran by Martin Breese
- Al Koran by Goodliffe
- About Al Koran by Sid Smith (Paul Ducaine)
- Al Koran by Terry Seabrooke
- Jack Avis on Al Koran
- Al Koran's Colour Psychology
- Billy McComb Talks About Al Koran
PART TWO - Al Koran at Work
- A PERFECT BRIDGE HAND
- HIDDEN SEQUENCES
- WILL YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
- PREMONITION
- OPEN THE BOX!
- THE MAGIC SQUARE
- NOTE UNDER CUP
- THE PRINCESS CARD TRICK, PLUS
- HOLIDAY PREDICTION
- A SENSE OF TOUCH
- DICE STACKING
- MURDER MOST FOUL
- TRIPLE CO-INCIDENCE
- THREE SOLID RINGS
- PERSONAL MAGNETISM
- BLINDFOLD CARDS
- THE INDIAN NEEDLE TRICK
- THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE
- PICKING A WINNER
- THE CHAIN
- THE MYSTERY OF THE SEVEN CARDS
- THE EGYPTIAN THREAD TRICK
- JACKPOT COINS
- CELEBRITIES
- DESIGN IN MIND
- A WORD IN THOUSANDS
- SECOND SIGHT
- BOOK TEST
- A WORD, A NUMBER, AND A COUPLE OF CARDS
- ALL IS REVEALED
- AN ORDERLY MIND
- THE PENDULUM TELLS
- GRAPHOLOGY
- THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
- A LESSON IN MAGIC
- BULLS-EYE PREDICTION
- THE MYSTERY OF A NAME
- THE THOUSAND-DOLLAR CARD TRICK
PART THREE The Al Koran Lecture
- The Al Koran Lecture
- HOW KORAN BECAME A MINDREADER
- QUOTABLE QUOTES FROM THE NOTES
- KORAN FORCE
- KORAN'S TOP CHANGE
- THE CRIMP
- CARD TRICKS
- NAME THE CARD AND YOU CAN HAVE IT!
- THE VERNON UNDERCUT
- THE VERNON SLIP CUT
- SALUTE TO VERNON
- SALUTE
- THE CENTRE TEAR THAT YOU DO NOT READ!
- THE TRICK YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ
- THE TRICK THAT FOOLED EINSTEIN!
- PRINCESS CARD TRICK PLUS
- HANKY PANKY
- TORN AND RESTORED CIGARETTE PAPER
- THINK A CARD
- UTILITY COIN SWITCH
- KORAN SAYS
- JUST HOW DO YOU WIN HIM?
- MORALITY IN MAGIC
- CLOSING NOTE ON THE LATE AL KORAN
- AL KORAN TURNABOUT
- POKER CHIP CHICANERY
- MAKING THE TOP
- BOTH SIDES OF THE FOOTLIGHTS
- BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
- THE LAZY MAGICIAN DOES A CARD TRICK by Al Koran
- THE ENTERTAINER MEMORISES HALF A PACK by Al Koran
- BE GOOD TO THE CENTRE-STEAL by Al Koran
PART FOUR Teaser And Puzzles
- It's Fun Being A Magician says Al Koran
- No. 1 Three Penny Trick
- No. 2 Impossible
- No. 3 Penny Through A Hole
- No. 4 Spent Matches
- No. 5 Small trick
- No. 6 How Strong Are You
- No. 7 The Tumbler Trick
- No. 8 The Missing Centre
- No. 9 The Penny Is Yours
- No. 10 The Six Penny Trick
- Here's How To Make Your Sugar Puffs Magic Box
- Some Tricks You Can Do With Your Magic Box
- Al Koran's Playing Cards
- Bibliography
word count: 51412 which is equivalent to 205 standard pages of text