Details: In 2010, Eugene Burger asked Larry Hass to write and oversee two books that would share all of his unpublished material. Eugene had two firms conditions. First, that the books would only appear after his death.Second, that Larry could tell NO ONE about this project until after he was gone. Afteragreeing, Larry worked closely with Eugene to learn these deep secrets, gather the necessary materials, organize the contents of the books, and then he started to writethem.

Ten years later,EugeneBurger: From Beyondis the first of these two extraordinary books. It includes:

Complete details of 16 of Eugenes unpublished stand-up, stage, and spirit theater routines, including all his work on the Gypsy Thread and his legendary spirit slate routine, Dr. Slade and the Night Visitors.

Access to 13 video performances by Eugene and 2 audio performances

Rarely seen photos, essays, interviews, public talks, and scripts

Details:Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 11, 240 pages, including a full-color insert.

Contents:

LIST OFVIDEOS AND MEDIA.. ix

INTRODUCTION: FROM BEYOND:
EUGENE BURGERS SECRET PROJECT xi

OPENING INTERVIEW: EUGENE SPEAKS!..xix

PART ONE: MASTERWORKS

1 A House with Many Rooms. 5
2 Thirteen at Dinner and Editing Our Scripts. 7
3 Shotglass Surprise19
4 Eugenes Gypsy Threads.. 25
5 On the Structure of Magic Effects3 7

PART TWO: WISE REFLECTIONS
AND STAND-UP MAGIC

6 Frames..43
7 The Spot Card47
8 The Paper Hat Mystery. 57
9 The Secret of Magic. 6 5
10 Greed..73
11 How to Create a Magic Presentation: The Visible Block Penetration..87
12 Something Gained, Something Lost.. 95
13 Sage Words: Thayer Quality Magic..97
14 How to Read a Magic Book. 101
15 Magic and Meaning Revisited: An Interview with Eugene Burger and Robert E. Neale 103
16 Voodoo Poker.115
17 The Last Dream 125

PART THREE: HALLOWEEN MYSTERIES
AND SPIRIT THEATER

18 Halloween, Loneliness, and Solitude..131
19 Spirit Theater Show Order Materials.. 133
20 Retribution..139
21 Four Scares: Something from Nothing, Trusting Fate, Ouija, and Facing Fears 147
22 The Haunted Bell..15 5
23 Automatic Writing.. 165
24 Halloween Transformations..171
25 The Ballad of the Harp Weaver.. 173
26 Dr. Slade and the Night Visitors.179

EXEUNT193

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 195

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY. 196

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 201

ABOUT THEORY AND ART OF MAGIC PRESS203

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