(8th January 1869 – 3rd January 1952)
Prolific American author and experimenter in wireless telephony. His most widely known book is The Radio Amateur's Handbook. He wrote mostly on scientific and technical subjects, about 100 books and 500 articles. In 1913 he hit a bump on his career road when he was convicted of mail fraud related to stock promotion. After serving a year in prison he returned to writing.
The Book of MagicArchie Frederick Collins Being a simple description of some good tricks and how to do them, with patter. This ebook is very thorough and teaches routines from a full cross-section of conjuring including routines with and without apparatus, with and without skill, mentalism, big stage illusions, a good amount of performing advice, and other tips and resources necessary for the magician. It even provides a glossary in the back to define special words and phrases. It shows that Mr. Collins is an experienced author of textbooks.
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