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Theseus – A Magical Journey by Nathan Colwell A book review by Dr. Joaquin M. Ayala, PhD Hello folks and welcome to the Ex Libris article for February 2026! This year is certainly chugging along and I hope the article last month inspired you to delve into the effect of the Bill Change – I … Read more
The Art of Switching Decks by Roberto Giobbi A book review by Dr. Joaquin M. Ayala, PhD Hello folks and welcome to the Ex Libris article for March of 2026! As you read this, we may well have already switched over to the Spring season (March 20th) and if that is the case, I hope … Read more
Dunninger’s Complete Encyclopedia of Magic by Joseph Dunninger A book review by Dr. Joaquin M. Ayala, PhD Hello folks and welcome to the Ex Libris article for December 2025! December?! Wow! We say it every year, but this year really did seem to fly by, so I thought I would talk about a book which … Read more
SWITCH: Unfolding the $100 Bill Change by John Lovick A book review by Dr. Joaquin M. Ayala, PhD Hello folks and welcome to the Ex Libris article for January 2026 – Happy New Year to all! It sounds strange to be saying that, but I do hope that everyone had a fun, safe and magical … Read more
The Book of Secrets – Lessons for Progressive Conjuring by John Carney. Hello folks and WELCOME BACK to Ex Libris, it has been quite a while – five years and seven months, in fact, but we are BACK! First, for those unfamiliar, a short update on why the long pause: Back in January 2021, after … Read more
Issue Issue 72, September 2025 Book Title Slights and Insights Author John Carney ISBN N/A AAMC Library? Not in the AAMC Library Hello folks and welcome to the ‘Ex Libris’ article for September 2025! This month we will be focusing on Sleights & Insights by John Carney. This is a 315-page hardcover book originally published … Read more
Issue Best of Ex Libris Book Title The Discoverie of Witchcraft Author Reginald Scot ISBN 0486260305 AAMC Library? Not in the AAMC Library This month we run a Best of the Past Ex Libris, digging deep into our archive to unearth a prior review written by Joaquin. This Months rerun is from May of 2015. … Read more
Tommy Wonder’s lecture notes are very brief and read… All I know about magic can be found in the following books: “Showmanship for Magician’s” by Daniel Fitzkee, “Magic by Misdirection” by Daniel Fitzkee and “Magic and Showmanship” by Henning Nelms. These books tell you almost everything you need to now about magic and give you an … Read more
Announcing the new and improved Ann Arbor Magic Club Book Library. The Book Library has been in storage for many years and thanks to the efforts of several members, it is now back, online and better than ever. Dan Jones has been storing the collection. He performed a full inventory and then with the assistance … Read more