I've just compiled a bibliography covering the majority of Al Mann's releases. It's rather "rough and ready" with the descriptions being taken from ads on eBay but it serves the purpose. Please let me know of any omisions.

http://www.aloofhosting.com/almann/

Here's some: Codex-x...This is a booktest, using three specially printed hard-cover books, many different effects possible. And "the Tools of Omar", a hardcover collection of nail-writing effects (which I'm in!) I'll go through my catalog and inserts/correspondance later and see what else you might have missed. Oh, "O'Daneven's Secret", a design duplication effect. Get back to you later, if no one else has.

Reese,
Many thanks for those, I'll probably add them in the next few hours. Any further details will be much appreciated.

From the catalog: Codex-x: A treasure house of miracles! Effect 1: Performer gives out a sealed envelope which contains a prediction. The envelope is ungimmicked and contains only one straight plain language prediction. Performer then has anyone in the audience choose a book from a shelf of books which contains a number of books by different authors and titles. The spectator chooses only one book!( he does not choose 5 books and lays down 3, for example.) Performer calls attention to the other books on the shelf and the fact that they are of different titles and authors. May be as many as 9 books! Spectator is next instructed to open the book secretly to any page and to choose any paragraph. Performer without knowing to what page the spectator has opened the book, tells him what he is reading, word for word and the entire paragraph! For the climax, the prediction envelope is opened and the prediction read. It predicted the title and author of the book plus one of the words chosen by the spectator! The prediction may be printed in a newspaper weeks before! Gentlemen, the book that the spectator chooses can be read through by anyone and nothing found amiss. The book may be one written by a famous person dealing in phlosophy! There are no 2 pages alike in the main text of the book. There are no pictures or photos in the book. Just text. Cards, dice orcounters are not used. Only the books are used. The spectator does not write anything down and does not have to talk. This is a one-man effect. It can be done at any time without previous or pre-show preparation. The performer does not know to what page the book has been opened yet he can tell what is being read, word for word! Uncanny! Effect2: Spectator takes a book into another room and secretly opens it to any page and says absolutely nothing, just chooses any paragraph or chapter and the performer tells him what he is reading without knowing the page turned to! The effect can be done over the telephone from another city! Effect3: Three persons are each given one of three books. They secretly and indivually choose a page and choose a word and do not write the page down or tell anyone what page each has indivually chosen. Performer reveals all 3 words. There are no short or crimped pages in the book. Spectator has an absolute free choice of any page! Effect4: Spectator is given a free choice of one of three books and has a free choice of any page in the book. Performer predicts the word chosen in a sealed envelope! Many other effects too numerous to detail here can be done with the Codex-x. Excellent for stage or private office. The purchaser will recieve 3 books professionally bound in buckram cloth with gold lettering, plus one book of instructions. Only a limited number of sets have been printed. Each book will be seal-stamped, numbered and signed..... Whew! That was long! I'll post more (shorter) descriptions later and see what you might have missed. I think what you are doing is really cool.

I would like to add a BIG thank you to reese and Steve!!.
I'm a great fan of Mann's work.
I would be very greatful if each and every one of Al Mann's work would have a full description.

Steve;

This is an impressive and most valuable piece of work!

Thank you very much for sharing it with us.

Sven

Steve, I'll pm you with full Al Mann descriptions ( ones you don't have or that are incomplete) that you can add to your great project. As I have time, I'll send these...

Sven & Svengali, Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you found it useful.

Reece, What can I say? Your help is most appreciated - I'll be adding your description to the bibliography shortly. I look forward to your PM; I can see I'm going to be busy!

BTW, if anyone has "Master Mind Headline Predictions" then PLEASE pm me and give me a clue as to what "Geller's Gaff" is about. As far as I know Uri has never done a headline prediction, so I'm very curious.

Thank you. Though it does show me how small my collection of his material is.
Kim

Kim, and mine too!

...mmm the site was taken down
Steve, would it be possible to get a copy of the HTML file that you published there?

Thanks
Juan D

Hi Juan, you can now find it at: http://www.zem.demon.co.uk/index2.html

Thanks a lot!