Dunninger Knows by Joseph Atmore - Book

Bring more than 100 of Joseph Dunninger’s Brain Busters into your mentalism repertoire with Dunninger Knows by Joseph Atmore. This 398-page hardcover explores Dunninger’s television performances and offers methods for incorporating the routines into your own act. It’s a chance to study the ideas behind a major figure in mentalism while discovering the stories surrounding his work.

• More than 100 Brain Busters: The routines are examined by Atmore and a group of contributors, including Banachek, Max Maven, Richard Osterlind, and David Berglas.
• Television work in airdate order: Explore Dunninger’s four television series, guest appearances, and the years between series.
• Methods for performance: Methods are provided for the routines, with multiple approaches developed in some cases and modernization notes where needed.
• Research beyond the scripts: Behind-the-scenes history draws on interviews, press research, cast and crew materials, and located film footage.
• Photographs and documents: Black-and-white images and rare documents add visual context to Dunninger’s career.

At 8.5 by 11 inches, this substantial hardcover gives you room to explore Dunninger’s television legacy and consider how its routines might inform your own mentalism performances.