Lorayne regularly breaks his narrative flow for the sake of those who may need a quickie remedial. And, in line with his usual m.o., he throws in tons of extras and bon mots along the way, including one of my personal favorites, the stunning little miracle called “Numero Uno.”Ĭlassic Collection, Vol 3 is not really suitable for the rank beginner, although Mr. Vol 3 features effects, moves, and practical ideas from Quantum Leaps, Trend Setters, and Dingle’s Deceptions.
His latest book, The Classic Collection: Volume 3, puts a bow on a remarkable trilogy of “Additions, Revisions, Decisions, Upgradings” that bring together the golden material of his many books on magic. The Psalmist could easily have had him in mind when he wrote, “They still bring forth fruit in old age, they are ever full of sap and green” (Ps. How best to describe a man in his mid-80s who keeps on producing high quality magic material with no end in sight? If the past is any predictor of the future, he not a horse to bet against. Well, I need to learn some more adjectives.
In my 2007 review of Best of Friends, Vol 3:, I referred to him as “the ‘indefatigable’ Harry Lorayne” for collating together that fine book after a 22-year hiatus. If there are child prodigies, whose vast abilities far surpass their few years, there are also elder prodigies, whose productivity and creative output later in life outstrip what me half their age are able to do. For two generations, and alongside a parallel career as a memory expert, the name Harry Lorayne has been synonymous with excellence in card magic instruction.