Writer and Publisher
In 1958, Lorayne published Secrets of Mind Power. The book tells readers how to improve their thinking skills for success. In Chronicles: Volume One, 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.
Most of his writings have been on the subject of memory for a general audience. For amateur and professional magicians, he has also published quite a few books and videos/DVDs on card magic. Magic magazine included him in a list of the 100 most influential magicians of the 20th century. In 2005 he wrote Lorayne: The Classic Collection for magicians, an updated collection of his first four magic books of the 1960s. Since then, he's written The Classic Collection, Volumes 2 and 3, and Special Effects.
For twenty years, Lorayne wrote and published the monthly magazine Apocalypse, which were eventually published in four large volumes. He is also a columnist for Genii (magazine) magazine. Lorayne is the author of the NY Times bestseller The Memory Book.
In 2007, Lorayne published Ageless Memory, which he called his legacy book.
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