The Magic of Al Koran by Martin Breese

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