Harry Lorayne
Harry Lorayne (born 1926) is a memory-training specialist and magician who has been called "The Yoda of Memory Training" by Time magazine. He is well known for his mnemonic demonstrations and has appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.[1] His book The Memory Book was a New York Times bestseller.
Lorayne is a notable figure in the card magic world and has published several books and videos on the topic. He is a writer of technical literature for magicians and has a clear and informal writing style. Magic magazine May 1999 included him in a list of the 100 most influential magicians of the 20th century.
For twenty years, Lorayne wrote and published the magazine Apocalypse. His latest book for magicians is Lorayne: The Classic Collection, an updated collection of his first four magic books of the 1960s.
Mr. Lorayne is generally considered in magic circles to be a living legend. His card magic, especially his innovations in card sleights, are still widely used by professional magicians to this day.
Lorayne has also coauthored The Memory Book with basketball star Jerry Lucas.
To demonstrate his memory, Harry Lorayne would stand beside the president of the club he was visiting and be introduced to each member. The number of members of a club could reach up to 1,500. After an hour and a half, Lorayne would speak about memory for about 20 minutes and then ask if anyone had a question. He promised that he would pay any questioner whose name he could not remember a thousand dollars. He always remembered the names of every member of the audience. [citation needed] Lorayne also made news by memorizing and recalling information from several phone books with no errors.
In 1961, Lorayne published a book called Secrets of Mind Power. The book tells readers how to improve their thinking skills for success. The book gained many avid readers, including a few celebrities.[citation needed] In Chronicles, Volume 1, Bob Dylan writes that he read Lorayne's book shortly before breaking through as a music star after finding it in the book collection of a friend.
In 2007, Lorayne published Ageless Memory, which he called his legacy book.[citation needed]
Books
- Lorayne, Harry (1961). Harry Lorayne's Secrets of Mind Power. F. Fell. p. 241 pages. ISBN B0007GR0X2.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help), on Amazon - Lorayne, Harry (1968). The Harry Lorayne Memory Isometrics Course. Geneva. p. 241 pages. ISBN B0014L8UBK.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help), on Amazon - Lorayne, Harry (1986). The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play. Ballantine Books. p. 224 pages. ISBN 0345337581.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help), on Amazon - Lorayne, Harry (2007). Ageless Memory: Simple Secrets for Keeping Your Brain Young. Black Dog and Leventhal. p. 239 pages. ISBN 13:978-1-57912-750-3.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help), on Amazon - Lorayne, Harry (1990). Super Memory, Super Student: How to Raise Your Grades in 30 Days. Little Brown and Company. p. 180 pages. ISBN 13:978-0-316-53268-6.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help), on Amazon - How To Develop a Super Power Memory, by Harry Lorayne, First Published 1958.
- How to get Rich Using the power of your mind, by Harry Lorayne (Paperback - 2003)
- Page-A-Minute Memory Book, by Harry Lorayne (Paperback - 09-1996)
- Miracle Math, by Harry Lorayne (250 p. 1992)