Book Test

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Unknown Die magische Einwirkung No. 7, card chosen and pushed into book, card and page predicted
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 95
Unknown Die Geisterschrift in Verbindung mit "Hypnose à la Hansen" No. 5, card chosen and pushed into book, name of chosen card and page numbers appear on previously empty slates, book with same page numbers on every double page
 		1900 Der Amateurzauberer 120
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Bibliothek deutscher Poesie - Der Intelligenz gewidmet "Vorträge von J. N. Hofzinser"
patter for book test
 		Nov. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 11) 166
John Nevil Maskelyne, Professor Hoffmann The Great Dictionary Trick word appears on arm
Related to 1903 Later Magic 490
Unknown Das Geheimnis des Wörterbuches empty billets put in hat, a page chosen in a dictionary, that page opened in another one and counted down to a word that corresponds with a number chosen from a change bag of number cards, that word is suddenly on a billet that's chosen form the hat, using force book with only two numbers to force page
Related to May 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5) 78
Unknown Das Geheimnis des Wörterbuches part two
Related to June 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6) 95
Unknown The Great Book Mystery spectator choses page and word, some calculations are done with page number and word position, then performer finds word
Also published here 1911 Later Magic 598
J. Holt Schooling Number & Word Divination after some calculation
 		1911 Later Magic 600
Unknown The Great Book Mystery spectator choses page and word, some calculations are done with page number and word position, then performer finds word
Also published here 1911 Magical Titbits 51
J. Holt Schooling Number & Word Divination after some calculation
 		1911 Magical Titbits 53
Charles T. Jordan The Book Mystery No. 10, page selected with knife stab, word counted to according to time on watch, word predicted, this book is a forcing book in which the fourteenth word on every page is "magician"
 		1920 Ten New Miscellaneous Tricks 22
Edward Bagshawe A Dark Deception paper in envelope, tumbler of ink, ink vanishes gradually, word chosen from dictionary appears as white writing in ink blob on paper
 		1924 Exclusive Problems in Magic 63
Tom Sellers The Book Test word index
 		1927 Tricks That Work 17
Oswald Rae A Novel Book Test page selected and line chosen by the aid of playing cards, line from page appears on blank card sealed in envelope
Also published here
  • "A Novel Book Test" in "The Sphinx"
 1930 Original Magic 53
Theodore Annemann The Demon-Yogi-Goblin Book Test page determined with cards
VariationsAlso published here 1934 The Jinx (Issue 2) 8
Theodore Annemann A Thought is Fathomed using deck of cards to force page number, Si Stebbins
Related toVariations 1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 6
Theodore Annemann A Rule of the Thumb book / magazine test
 		1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 8
Theodore Annemann Despair of the Devil impromptu, with medium
 		1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 39
Louis Lam When Were You Born? weirdly selected word is disclosed with alphabet cards
 		1935 Would You Believe It? 18
Unknown Locating a Page and Word by Cards force number with stack
 		1935 Mental Magic with Cards 18
Doc Mifflin Again a Prediction word chosen with deck of cards
 		1936 The Jinx (Issue 16) 78
Theodore Annemann Edge Code hidden message on edge of deck as cue sheet
 		1936 The Jinx (Issue 19) 103
Theodore Annemann Dice and a Book see page 172 for variation by Frederick F. Clark
Also published here 1936 The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936) 135
Theodore Annemann The Word on the Page using 14-15 card stack
VariationsAlso published here 1936 The Jinx (Issue 25) 157
Unknown Book Test Force with playing card stuck into book, brief
 		1936 ca. Twenty Magical Novelties 56
U. F. Grant A Book Test forcing word with cards, double facer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 135
Theodore Annemann Premier Book Test using deck of cards to force page number
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 221
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines using deck of cards to force page number
Also published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 221
Theodore Annemann Fathomed Thought using deck of cards to force page number, Si Stebbins
Related to 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 223
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
VariationsAlso published here 1937 The Jinx (Issue 32) 207
Eddie Clever The Jaipur Jinnee method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages
Also published here 1937 The Jinx (Issue 33) 211
Theodore Annemann The Oss of Lhasa word predicted, card stack used for force
 		1937 The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937) 224
Jean Hugard The Dictionary Trick
1938 Greater Magic 887
Clayton Rawson Behind That Door! medium in another room divines cards, color, word with various methods
Also published here 1938 The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938) 322
Peter Warlock The Satchel book test with slates
Also published here 1939 The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939) 414
Kent Arthur Right Number person in book selected, someone phoned who names this name
Variations 1939 The Jinx (Issue 58) 421
David P. Abbott Abbott's Book Test
Also published here 1939 The Jinx (Issue 58) 422
Theodore Annemann Whim of Tituba page travels into nested signed envelopes, "pegasus page", see also pages 468 & 472 for credits
Related toAlso published here 1939 The Jinx (Issue 67) 463
Jack Vosburgh Words homonyms principle
Variations 1940 The Jinx (Issue 119) 699
Eddie Joseph The E. Jay Book Test coin placed inside book to select page
 		1940 ca. Original Tricks 12
Sid Lorraine Idea of 40,000 Words dictionary test, whole in book
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941 The Jinx (Issue 131) 751
Otis Manning Another Dictionary Effect paper placed in breast pocket, slit in coat
Also published here 1941 The Jinx (Issue 145) 813
Jack Vosburgh Monk's Mystery 14-15 stack that forces number
VariationsAlso published here 1941 The Jinx (Issue 150) 880
Tom Sellers Dictionary Test using cards with page numbers
 		1942 That's Good! 5
Tom Sellers Word Magic book changes into long paper with word
 		1942 That's Good! 12
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Book Test using playing cards for word selection
 		1942 Miracle Shuffles and Tricks 14
Bruce Elliott, Theodore Annemann Biblio Thot no force, based on an Annemann Magazine Test
 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 34) 139
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Primapara with cards
 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 47) 194
William S. Houghton "Blue Pencil" Book Test spectator opens book behind back near center and makes a cross on the page, another spectator finds that cross and performer divines the word that is closest
 		1943 The Magic 36 17
William S. Houghton Book Test With Playing Card card inserted into book and book opened at that page, card's value then used to count to a word, no card already in book
  • Variation
 		1943 The Magic 36 28
Franklin V. Taylor The Chinese Parrot two selected cards put in book, cards and content of the pages is divined
Also published here 1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 73) 296
Bob Hummer Hummer's Bible Trick bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards
Also published here 1944 Six-Trix for 1944 3
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 65
Theodore Annemann The Yogi Book Test three books, page determined with cards
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 66
Theodore Annemann The Perfect Book Test blindfolded medium divines chosen word from a book
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 68
Theodore Annemann Whim of Tituba page travels into nested signed envelopes
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 69
Theodore Annemann Dice and a Book using dice to select page, with variation by F. Clark
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 71
Theodore Annemann The Word on the Page using 14-15 card stack
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 72
Jack Vosburgh Monks Mystery 14-15 stack that forces number, with slates
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 73
Clayton Rawson Behind That Door! medium in another room divines cards, color, word with various methods
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 78
Eddie Clever The Jaipur Jinnee method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 81
Sid Lorraine 40.000 Words dictionary test, whole in book
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 83
Otis Manning Another Dictionary Effect paper placed in breast pocket, slit in coat
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 85
David P. Abbott David P. Abbott's Book Test
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 87
Peter Warlock The Schoolbag book test with slates
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 216
John Hamilton Hamilton's Hoax! four cards are thrown into a book on different places, performer names page number and cards, svengali book
 		1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 93) 378
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test using mathematical addition force
Also published here 1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 192
James Auer The N. E. Book Test page force by calculating cross total
 		1947 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947) 21
Frederick Mosteller Ambiguous numbers are selected by throwing dice
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 117) 470
Stuart P. Cramer Mortmain book test, word is written by a puppet hand, which moves on its own, thread
Also published here 1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 119) 477
Greer Marechal Jr. 500 Ltd. three digits are named to form a number, ruse to break it down to four possibilities
Also published here 1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 121) 485
George Armstrong Miracle - Impromptu Book Test with borrowed book and borrowed deck of playing cards
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 130) 522
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Dictionary Test people write numbers on cards und seal them in envelopes, word appears on signed card locked in a frame
 		1947 Gems of Mental Magic 49
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Gaze Into My Eyes luminous paint
 		1947 Gems of Mental Magic 71
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley The Great Book Test electrical method
 		1947 Gems of Mental Magic 83
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Book Test page selected with rough-smooth deck
 		1948 Rough & Smooth Possibilities 10
C. L. Boarde 50-50 or 9 Out of 10
1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 162) 650
Jack Yeager The Book Test X chosen card to determine chapter and word of a book, word and card are divined
 		1949 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949) 21
George B. Anderson The "No-Hands" Book Test numbers are added, first three digits get a word in a book, last three digits get the same word in another
 		1949 It Must Be Mindreading 38
Robert Lund Grub Street Telepathy with thesaurus books
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 179) 716
Howard A. Adams A Penny For Your Thoughts! performer is blindfolded divines date of a coin and two selected words from a dictionary
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 184) 735
Fred Peterson Puzzle of the Pages word isa selected with the aid of a business card, that has a hole punched through to read one word, card is moved on page and stopped
Variations 1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 221) 882
Bob Somerfeld F' Rinstance with card to stab into the book
 		1952 Pieces of Mind 11
Bob Somerfeld, Eddie Clever Night Owl book test in dark room
 		1952 Pieces of Mind 15
Aage Darling Instanto Book Test book test, several books first word is divined
 		1953 I'll Read Your Mind 7
Howard A. Adams Paged with any book, mathemtical
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 305) 19
Al Koran A Word in Thousands carbon paper
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 247
Theodore Annemann The Perfect Book Test medium divines chosen word from a book
Also published here 1956 Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy 8
Greer Marechal Jr. 500 LTD. three digits are named to form a number, ruse to break it down to four possibilities
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 196
Franklin V. Taylor The Chinese Parrot two selected cards put in book, cards and content of the pages is divined
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 216
Stuart P. Cramer Mortmain book test, word is written by a puppet hand, which moves on its own, thread
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 218
Tony Corinda, Al Baker The Application of the Mnemonic Number Code
  • (1) for mental arithmetic
  • (2) for coding at the phone (Al Baker)
  • (3) two person act, arithmetic
  • (4) Corinda's "Fourteenth Book Test", coding with medium
Related to 1958 Mnemonics and Mental Systems 78
Dr. Spencer Thornton Thornton's Impossible Book Test book test, with playing card to chose the page
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 4
Dr. Spencer Thornton Putting Your One Way Forcing Deck to Use - Simultaneous Discovery-Book Test
1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 27
Charly Eperny Eine überraschende Voraussage different covers, same content
 		1958 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 2) 624
Tony Corinda Page Force same as David Hoy's
Related to 1959 Book Tests 205
Tony Corinda Impromptu Book Test Simplified serial number of a bill will define page number, line and word
 		1959 Book Tests 208
Tony Corinda A Lesson in Mentalism total of six dice leads to a card, value is used for page number, line and word
 		1959 Book Tests 209
Tony Corinda, Theodore Annemann The Crossword Puzzle page marked with big X, word in center memorized and page torn
Related to 1959 Book Tests 211
Tony Corinda Novel Revelation of a Selected Word page is set on fire, everything burns down except a circle with the selected word
 		1959 Book Tests 212
Tony Corinda, Robert Harbin Ultra-Modern Mentalism prediction of a word, with tape recorder and assistant
Related to 1959 Book Tests 215
Vivian St. John The Clip Book word from a book is found in a dictionary, muscle reading presentation
 		1959 Book Tests 218
Tony Corinda The Missing Link book on the table, bowl with billets, one is selected and is found to be a corner the missing corner of the book
Variations 1959 Book Tests 219
Tony Corinda Summary of Book Tests general comments
 		1959 Book Tests 220
Dr. Spencer Thornton Alphabetical Perception one of several books is selected and a word remembered, performer divines the word with ABC cards
 		1959 More Miracles in Mentalism 11
Alex Elmsley Dictionary Test dictionary book test with multiple spectators
Also published here 1959 Low Cunning 1
Dorothy K. Craig The Reading Mind Book Test using cards to determine page and word
 		1960 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960) 7
Harry Stanley Unique Book Test flap index
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 30
Ted Danson Danson's Book Test word index on blackbaord
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 33
Orville Wayne Meyer Mental Cocktail book test with bartender's guide, thought drinks are served
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 55
Alan Milan Publicity Dictionary Test gaffed book, as a prediction in a newspaper
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 67
Fred G. Taylor Book Test with playing cards
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 357) 255
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der improvisierte Mentaltrick book test with any book, card to define page number
Also published here 1961 Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 127
Max Malini Book Test riffle force with book
 		1962 Malini and His Magic 75
David Hoy The Bold Book Test impromptu
Variations 1963 The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust 21
David Hoy Page Force two books, miscall
Related to 1963 The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust 22
David Hoy Pocket Book Miracle three books, gaffed
 		1963 The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust 23
R. A. Church Coin Card Buchtest book test using cards with numbers and a coin
 		1963 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 5) 74
Edward Marlo Another Effect is the Following as a number force or book test
Inspired by 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 19
Eugene Gloye Book Test stamp collecting book, using code numbers on stamps
 		1964 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64) 18
Don Nielson W.O.W. secret list written "white on white" with empty typewriter
 		Nov. 1965 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 1) 2
North Bigbee Bookeroo using white carbon paper, see p. 430 for comments by Eddie Clever
 		1965 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 399) 425
Karl Fulves Little Albert any word from any book, written in red on business card, then named word in blue on other business card, they match
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 76 for title explanation
Variations 		Nov. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 1) 63
Al Koran Book Test no additional props, just four books, nice
 		1967 Al Koran's Professional Presentations 37
Tan Hock Chuan, Jochen Zmeck Das Meister-Spiel deck shuffled, when card is removed the performer instantly knows it, rough-smooth pairs in Si Stebbins or other arrangement, also for clean removal of three cards from deck out-of-hand, number force for book test
Also published here 1967 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III 10
Karl Fulves An Approach To Reading using number cards
Variations July 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 9) 191
James Porter, Karl Fulves Little Albert Slate Variation
Inspired by Oct. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 12) 213
Burling Hull Black Book three-digit number chosen, first word on this page divined, p. 241 for further reference
 		Dec. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2) 231
George B. Anderson The Bystander Book Test spectator divines chosen word from book by writing it on a slate
 		1968 You, Too, Can Read Minds 18
E. Leslie May Thoughts From Thin Air alphabet cards produced from air that spell out chosen word
 		1969 HEX! 52
Leon Maguire Book Test inserted business card forces a page, slot in pages, see p. 265 for further reference
 		June 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 8) 263
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Book Tests several strategies, including duplicate books, force books, book opening itself on chosen page, as memory feat
 		Winter 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio) 301
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Change Bag to force Page Number
Winter 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio) 302
Lee Henneberry E-Z Book Test one of six books is selected, performer divines book, secret assistant
 		1969 Entertaining Mental Miracles 6
James Auer Time Bombs on preparing tricks at friends' homes, book tests
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 41
Bascom Jones Warlock four books, named number to select chapter and word
 		1970 Magick (Issue 4) 17
William Patterson Legacy of Pi Sheng borrowed book, with cards to determine page
 		1971 Magick (Issue 27) 131
Everett Lyda Precognition! word predicted, using cards and Martin Gardner's "Mathematics Magic and Mystery"
 		1971 Magick (Issue 39) 193
Paul Siegel Chronicle Cognition prediction of a word in a chosen book
 		1972 Doorway to Delusion 9
Paul Siegel Book Thought divination of a word on named page and line
 		1972 Doorway to Delusion 24
Paul Siegel Word Plexia word is chosen from book, spectator selects correct prediction out of three
 		1972 Doorway to Delusion 28
Jules Lenier That's the Word! ABC cards selected and word formed, word is found in selected book on chosen page
 		1972 Magick (Issue 43) 213
Ron Barry Dimension 'X' bold book test
 		1972 Magick (Issue 57) 283
Billy McComb We Go Mental different approaches, pages glued together, card inserted to select page
 		1972 McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser 87
Karl Fulves An Approach to Reading using number cards
Inspired by 1973 Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups 78
Martin Gardner King James Version book test using two dice and unfaked King James bible, two presentations, see also p. 648
 		Aug. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10) 643
Juan Tamariz Lectura de Pensamiento a Distancia booktest, pin through pages
 		1973 Aprenda Ud. Magia 119
Milbourne Christopher The Devanagari Oracle clever book / magazine test, two people select a word, gaffed magazine
Variations 1973 Magick (Issue 76) 377
Stan Blumenthal One for the Book limited choice, cross sum of named number
 		1973 Magick (Issue 85) 422
Jerry Fulton Book Note idea for book test
 		1973 Magick (Issue 88) 440
Al Mann The 'G-3' Phenomena three words from dictionary are divined
 		1973 Magick (Issue 91) 453
John D. Pomeroy ABC Book Test using ABC cards and a dictionary
 		1973 Mentology 21
John D. Pomeroy The Triple Whammy Book Test three books, divination of chosen page, gaffed book
 		1973 Mentology 22
Joseph Dunninger Sixth Sense book test with medium, bee wax
 		1974 Magick (Issue 101) 501
Thomas Alan Waters Library Card impromptu, business card in book for riffle force
 		1974 Magick (Issue 106) 529
Greer Marechal Jr. 500 Ltd. three digits are named to form a number, ruse to break it down to four possibilities
Also published here Oct. 1974 Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2) 29
Harry Lorayne Rim Shots Feature giving away how Rim Shots is gaffed
 		1975 Afterthoughts 7
Dai Vernon Magazine Test - Vernon Way of determining which page spectator opened a magazine / book, gimmicked
 		1975 Magic With Faucett Ross 152
David Douglas Predicta-Miracle Book Test prediction of gist of a chosen sentence in a book, three books
Related to 1975 Magick (Issue 135) 675
David Douglas Predicta-Miracle Book Test - Part Two
Related to 1975 Magick (Issue 137) 685
Dan Tong Peek-A-Book prepared book, flashback principle
Related toVariations 1975 Magick (Issue 143) 711
Karl Fulves (5) Electronic Book Test on back of book a display shows which page is open, electronics, no details given
 		1976 Interlocutor (Issue 6) 21
Karl Fulves Book Tests Doomed on reading and spelling ability of population, with anecdote
 		1976 Interlocutor (Issue 11) 42
Dan Tong Empathy '3' cards, a word from a book and a geometrical design are divined blindfolded
Related to 1976 Magick (Issue 144) 719
Richard M. Hunt Peek-A-Book Impromptu! impromptu, glimpsing page number
Inspired by 1976 Magick (Issue 145) 721
Larry Becker World Power dictionary book test, three named numbers to form a page number
 		1976 Magick (Issue 156) 779
Unknown The Fourteen Fifteen Deck forcing a number, for a book test
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 96
Burling Hull Volta's "All-Fair" Dictionary Feat numbers written on card or slate are used to arrive at sentence in dictionary, forcing a range of nine numbers
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 61
U. F. Grant, Burling Hull Grant's "Predicto" Book and Card Test number up to fifty-two named, that card value used to count to a page and word in book, word written on reversed card in deck
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 65
Burling Hull Volta's Master Bok Test Mystery several two-digit numbers on paper, cut out, two pieces chosen and all digits added, first sentence on that page divined
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 67
Burling Hull Word Divino playing card pushed into book, first sentence on that page divined or predicted, duplicate card secretly in other end of book
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 73
Burling Hull Word Divino #2 playing card pushed into book, first sentence on that page divined or predicted, duplicate card secretly in other end of book, book cracked open at that spot
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 74
Burling Hull An Old Word Force double-pocket bag with numbered chips
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 74
Burling Hull, Al Wheatley A Clever Book Test luminous paint on every page
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 75
Gaëtan Bloom Prestidigitational Prediction card is put in a book, card predicted and words on the page divined
 		May 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9) 397
Al Mann Thoughts Amock Book Test three books, three words are predicted
 		1977 The Photon Shield 14
Al Mann Enchantment - A most Fabulous Book Test three books and three envelopes are passed out to three spectators, each one choses a word which was already predicted in the envelope
 		1977 Classified 9
Al Mann, Joseph Dunninger The Ghost of the Unborn two envelopes, spectator can chose one and a word from a book, word is predicted in envelope, in other envelope is prediction which envelope will be chosen
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 1
Al Mann The Master of the Word with two words from two books, prediction
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 4
Al Mann The Adonis Book Test book test, with sensitiv fingertips presentation
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 7
Al Mann Adonis, Aphrodite and Zeus with three books
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 8
Al Mann Fifth Row Center Aisle divination of a word and prediction of position on page, several books
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 9
Al Mann The Shades of Thought freely chosen chapter is predicted
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 11
Al Mann The Uninvited three books, unknown person is called which names the chosen words
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 13
Al Mann At the Blackboard prediction of three chosen words from three books
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 16
Al Mann The Chain of Thought three words are divined from three books
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 17
Al Mann The Book Mark two books with bookmarks, spectator chose a word and find that bookmarks are envelopes with predictions of the chosen words
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 18
Al Mann 50'000 Words
Inspired by 1977 Of Words and Wizards 20
Al Mann Small Worlds dictionary book test, page is selected with number cards
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 21
Al Mann The Locked Book with locked book, forcing a limited choice, numbers written in a row and three are encircled
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 22
Al Mann The Books in the Locked Chest three books
 		1977 Of Words and Wizards 23
Karrell Fox Doodle Graphy word from a book, spectator doodles with eyes closed and second spectator divines thought of word from doodle
Also published here 1977 Magick (Issue 174) 867
Dan Tong Peek-A-Book...Two with four spectators and four books, flashback principle
Related to 1977 Magick (Issue 185) 921
Robert Schwarz Afterthought! quick follow-up for a book test, stopped page and named number for word
Related to 1977 Magick (Issue 187) 933
Gene Nielsen The Pickwick Perplexer! two different books, two book marks placed in books on same number and only first words are the same
 		1977 Magick (Issue 189) 941
Robert Cassidy Beating the Book Test a book test with three phases and three different methods
  • The Pencil Point Prophecy
  • The Impromptu Impression
  • The Phone Book Finale
  • A Brief Diversion
 		1977 Pseudo-Mentally Yours 15
Roy Johnson Hades Booktests intro
 		1977 Third Dimension 60
Roy Johnson Hellfire 1 using playing cards to select page
 		1977 Third Dimension 60
Roy Johnson Hellfire 2
1977 Third Dimension 65
Karl Fulves Nielsen-Fulves Book Test Controversy using a stooge in a book test, gag examples
 		1978 Interlocutor (Issue 23) 89
Al Mann Test Conditions book is destroyed, down-under-deal with pages of a book
 		1978 Magick (Issue 210) 1049
Eddie Goldstein Tele-Peek stop force
 		1978 Magick (Issue 211) 1053
Gene Nielsen Bold One minor variation of the Hoy Book Test
Inspired by 1978 Magick (Issue 215) 1072
Karl Fulves The Aftermath Book Test two spectators's words predicted, selected with playing card procedure, 14-15 stack
Inspired byRelated to 1978 Aftermath 1
Al Mann The New Lexicon Phenomena three words are chosen and divined
 		1978 The Lexicon Phenomena 1
Al Mann The New Lexicon Phenomena - A History
1978 The Lexicon Phenomena 12
Will Dexter Book Tests comments
 		July 1978 Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2) 62
Rovi Book Choice any book, card force
 		June 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6) 691
Al Mann, Jerry Fulton Book-Tear paper back book is torn until one page remains, page is divined or predicted, improvements by Jerry Fulton
 		1979 Magic Castle Lecture 5
Al Mann The Chain of Thoughts three books and three spectators, "Impact"-Method
 		1979 Magic Castle Lecture 9
Al Mann The Gold-Bug Predictions three spectators, three books and three slates, book test with the method of proability and a sure fire out, "Impact"-Method
 		1979 Magic Castle Lecture 10
Philip T. Goldstein Printed Matter prediction of chosen word, ambigram prediction as two-way out
Inspired by 1979 Magick (Issue 236) 1177
Karrell Fox Doodle-ography spectator draws doodle with pencil on paper without looking, it described a thought-of scene from a book, pencil doesn't write
Also published here 1979 Another Book 132
Karrell Fox "Simplamental" Book Test pinky in book for riffle force
 		1979 Another Book 150
Larry Becker Bell...Book...& Candle occult book test, number formed with pentagram
Related to
  • Tom Harris' "Conjuring for the Cognoscenti" in Genii, 1959.
 1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 112
Larry Becker Fool-Ette gambling and roulette theme, page force with playing card, book test, inspired by a Roulette Force from a Jerry Mentzer cavalcade book (?)
 		1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 198
Karl Fulves Book Tests chapter intro
 		1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 46
Unknown Think of a Word No. 29, spectator cuts deck and takes two cards, values added and content of that page divined
 		1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 46
Theodore Annemann Word on the Page No. 31, two-spectator version of 14-15 stack
Also published here 1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 50
Unknown Winged Thoughts No. 32, atlas opened on any page, performer divines content, index on slate
 		1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 51
Steve Beam Built-In Book Test II using spiralbound book and string
Inspired by
  • Alan Milan's "A Built-in Book Test" in Robert Nelson's "Comedy Mentalism Volume II" p. 30.
 1979 The Card Book 4
George B. Anderson The Pendulum and the Ouija Board book test, word is divined with pendulum and ouija board
 		1980 The Magic Pendulum 11
Bob Hummer Hummer's Bible Trick bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards
VariationsAlso published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 22
Frederick M. Shields Dark Powers divination of three words, one-ahead book test
 		1980 Magick (Issue 264) 1317
Frederick M. Shields Brain Echoes book test, prompter
Inspired by 1980 Magick (Issue 272) 1358
Philip T. Goldstein Ahoy There! book test featuring a matrix number force
 		Apr. 1981 Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4) 474
Harry Lorayne All Aboard book test featuring a matrix number force
 		Apr. 1981 Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4) 475
Thomas Alan Waters Booka triple prediction, three words from the same book, gaffed
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Cerberus) 54
Karl Fulves Crypto Books thought on book tests and random numbers
 		1981 Origins 27
Karl Fulves The PERFECT Book Test description of conditions
 		1981 Origins 29
Karl Fulves True Test Conditions progressive anagrams applied to book test
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1981 Origins 30
Al Mann Cistella page and word of a book are selected, prediction is in a locked box, same book with a card at the same page, written on it is the chosen word
Related to 1981 Phanta-Graphs 1
Al Mann Castle Catch spectator writes a number on a card and shows it to another spectator, who opens a book on that page and remembers the first word
 		1981 Phanta-Graphs 3
Al Mann Invisible Door gaffed book, for using a nail writer
 		1981 Phanta-Graphs 8
Al Mann A Friend Indeed two selected words from a book are predicted in an envelope, carbon paper
 		1981 Phanta-Graphs 9
Gene "Phantini" Grant The Book That Wasn't three words from a book are divined and predicted, pages selected by pushing card into the book
 		1981 Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 47
Basil Horwitz The Challenge Book Test spectator takes any book and choses any word, which he writes on a blank card, word is divined
Related toAlso published here 1981 The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz 9
Bob Ostin The Pink Peeker similar to Larry Becker's Flahback concept
Also published here 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3) 37
William Larsen Test of the Devil Wind impromptu book test
 		1981 Magick (Issue 278) 1387
Howard A. Adams Matheight Book Test Matheight principle to force a page
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 3
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der Psychometrische Buchtest
Dec. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4) 160
Peter Warlock Knife Force with Book
Related to
  • Peter Warlock in "Pentragram" 1946, P.2.
  • C. L. Boarde's "Ex-Spear-Ience" in "Mainly Mental: Vol. Two"
 1982 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr) 275
Thomas Alan Waters Tarotate a knife is stabbed in tarot book and suspended by two fingers of two spectators, tarot deck is dealt and on some point the book and knife turn, the deal is stopped and the card matches the tarot card described in the book
 		1982 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr) 277
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Eye Reading word is divined letter by letter, based on a U.F. Grant idea
 		1982 A Boon for All Seasons 33
H. Penn A Novel Booktest Rubik's cube with numbers used to select page number
 		1982 The Magic of the Cube 25
Al Mann A Word in Orbit word is named by spectator, same word is marked in other book, forcing book
 		1982 The Knight's Gambit 4
Al Mann Gifts Most Rare three spectator get an envelope, they select a word from a book each and the words match with prediction in envelopes, several methods
 		1982 The Knight's Gambit 8
Al Mann The Book from Sumer word from a book is noted and billet burnt, performer opens book at the page and ashes are rubbed on page, chosen word appears
 		1982 Cero-Mentics 14
Al Mann Psychic Grammar several people think of a word in a book, and performer divines them by writing a sentence where all are included, forcing book
 		1982 Of Gifts and Talents 15
Stephen Tucker Improved Pen-Ultimate +1 book test, card insert in book
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 26
Robert Cassidy Atlas Undone book test with an atlas, paged is stopped at and then finger put on page to select a city, prediction
Also published here Feb. 1982 Magick (Issue 303) 1511
Al Mann The Siva Source using large books
 		June 1982 Magick (Issue 307) 1533
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Word Finder using a dictionary and index cards with numbers
 		Sep. 1982 Magick (Issue 310) 1548
Thomas Alan Waters Riffle No. 1
1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 353
Thomas Alan Waters Riffle No. 2 (Impromptu) playing card is put in book by spectator, words are predicted
 		1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 359
Thomas Alan Waters Riffledex selected word from a book is predicted in envelope, spectator can change his mind
 		1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 362
Thomas Alan Waters, Richard Himber Peekquivalent spectator hold envelope with prediction, synonyms
 		1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 367
Thomas Alan Waters, James G. Thompson Jr. Jato word from book is predicted in envelope
Inspired by 1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 370
Thomas Alan Waters, Tony Corinda, Tom Sellers Dubbook x is marked somewhere in the book, then a page is torn and again a x drawn on it, two words are divined, one by telepathy and one by clairvoyance
Inspired by 1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 373
Thomas Alan Waters Miscellanea book test ideas
Related to 1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 376
Thomas Alan Waters SideSidAl combination of Lorraine's and Baker's book tests
Related to 1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 376
Thomas Alan Waters Final Notes general notes on book tests
 		1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 378
Al Mann The Medium's 3-Book Test No. 4, three selected cards put in three books, name of card, book and first sentence of pages are divined
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 2
Unknown The Test of the Words No. 89, three words from box are selected and written down on pieces of cards, shiner on book
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 25
Unknown The Second Hand Miracle No. 92, performer names selected book and chosen word
 		1983 101 Psychic Tests 26
Stephen Tucker Paperbacks
  • extensive book test, with hundred books
  • humorous idea to get personal information
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 31) 611
Devlin Book Mark as Devlyn, gist of page
 		Apr. 1983 Magick (Issue 318) 1589
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein Random Access using several book test, one-ahead prediction routine
 		July 1983 Magick (Issue 321) 1601
Karl Fulves Amazing But True general comments on book tests, different general principles
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 2
Karl Fulves Trivial But True historical comment on the anagram principle and this book test
Related to 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 3
Sam Schwartz The Astrology Book description of the book
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 15
Sam Schwartz Incredi Test #1 spectator opens book on his zodiac sign and remembers first word, word and sign divined
Variations 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 17
Sam Schwartz Incredi Test #2 spectator opens book on his birth week and remembers first word, word and birthday divined
  • Tips on Presentation
  • The Birthday Trick (only week known, exact birthday with additional table on which spectator has to tell which weekday his birthday falls on)
  • Duplicate Dates
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 19
Sam Schwartz Last Word Test spectator opens book on his zodiac sign and remembers last word, word and sign divined
Variations 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 30
Sam Schwartz Mental Monk 14-15 stack that forces number and thus a word into Astrology book
Inspired by 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 31
Sam Schwartz The 14-15 Test forcing different word in the Astrology book with the 14-15 stack
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 32
Sam Schwartz Demon's Effect using Si Stebbins stack to force a word in the Astrology book
Inspired by 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 32
Sam Schwartz A Fathomed Thought Si Stebbins cut anywhere, top three cards added to select page and highest value gives position of word, possible words are made for anagram fishing in Astrology book
Inspired by 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 33
Sam Schwartz The First GREAT SIN "GREATSIN", removing any letter, rest can be arranged into word ("deletion principle"), worked into Astrology book for fishing
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 34
Sam Schwartz The Second GREAT SIN
1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 35
Sam Schwartz The Third GREAT SIN letter cards sent to host in advance, they predict a chosen word from the Astrology book
(A) on card sticky
(B) double facers
(C) double facers
Related toVariations 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 36
Sam Schwartz The CASTER Test procedure to chose word in Astrology book, always gives an anagram of "caster"
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 37
Sam Schwartz Under The Influence stack that forces number and thus word in Astrology book
Inspired by
  • item in Gen magazine
 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 38
Sam Schwartz The Morality Test stack that forces number and thus word in Astrology book
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 39
Sam Schwartz Missing L-I-N-C forcing one of five words in Astrology book with stack
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 39
Sam Schwartz Favorite Stranger stack that forces one of ten words in Astrology book
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 40
Sam Schwartz A Book Test in Code stack used to select words, top or bottom of page gives gray code for divination
 		1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 41
Sam Schwartz Incredi Card lucky card from Astrology book is divined
Related to 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 43
Karl Fulves Notes by Karl Fulves
Related to 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 45
Karl Fulves Reading Celebrities divining birth sign of a friend of the spectator or celebrity with Astrology book
Inspired by 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 46
Karl Fulves Short Circuiting fishing variation in the "Incredi Test #1"
  • Group Doubling
Inspired by 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 47
Karl Fulves The Silent R fishing variation
Inspired by 1983 Astrology — The Hidden Force 53
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test No. 98, two page numbers selected and added, that number opened in third book and first word divined, using mathematical addition force
Also published here 1983 Self-Working Number Magic 134
Al Mann The Delphian Oracle spectator choses a question in a booklet and writes it down, question is divined, binary principle with long and short words
Related to 1983 The Delphian Oracle 1
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann, Alessandro de Luca Die Macht des freien Willens spectator selects one of several predictions in a vase, it matches with selected word from book
 		1983 Ueber das Wesen der Mentalmagie 24
Stewart James A Class By Itself off-beat prediction by lexicon deck, which was also used to determin page number
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1984 Epoptica (Issue Yearbook) 330
Cushing Strout On Book Tests and Tarot Decks using tarot cards to force spot in book
 		Aug. 1984 Epoptica (Issue 6) 390
Barrie Richardson Pocket Dictionary Book-Tests three people/words
 		Feb. 1984 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4) 1205
Thomas Alan Waters Sellerbrity off-beat prediction, word from puzzle book is selected
Inspired by
  • Tom Seller's "New Age Book Test" 1933
 1984 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mynd) 562
Thomas Alan Waters Tranceplant hallucination theme, spectator writes word on a slate, word is selected from a book and it matches word on slate but spectator complains, that this is not the word he wrote down, both words are found on a prediction
 		1984 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk) 625
Al Mann Giant Thoughts dictionary book test with the number force from "Transcendental Phone Test"
 		1984 Phantom Voices 4
Al Mann, Prince Thebb The Way of the Warlock dictionary book test over the phone
 		1984 Phantom Voices 11
Al Mann Random House Mystery dictionary book test over the phone, word from a sentence is selected and looked at in the dictionary, fishing
 		1984 Phantom Voices 15
Joseph Dunninger Thought Vibration medium finds chosen word in book
 		1984 Publicity Secrets 10
Joseph Dunninger The Single Handed Method without assistant
 		1984 Publicity Secrets 11
Basil Horwitz Challenge Double Prediction Effect word from a book and a chosen card are predicted on two cards, window envelope
Also published here 1984 The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 2 41
Dr. Stanley Jaks, Syl Reilly Brain Echo book test with several people
Related to 1984 The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks 5
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Challenge! using Richard Himber's Thousand Dollar Challenge Book Test
 		1984 The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks 6
Philip T. Goldstein Test Book Test adding three page numbers to select page
 		July 1984 Magick (Issue 335) 1671
Jack Kent Tillar Challenge Test books bought in advance, using daub
 		Sep. 1984 Magick (Issue 338) 1689
David Lederman The 'X' Factor forcing a page, toothpick
 		Nov. 1984 Magick (Issue 342) 1708
Edward Marlo Solution To Jaks? number, card and word chosen and one-by-one written on blank cards, all match, two methods
Related to 1984 At The Table 56
Robert Cassidy The Atlas Test book test with an atlas, paged is stopped at and then finger put on page to select a city, prediction
Also published here 1984 The Art of Mentalism 37
Robert Cassidy The 719 Book Test several book, correct book and correct word is found
 		1984 The Art of Mentalism 60
Al Koran Ein Dreifacher Buchtest
Jan. 1984 Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3&4) 154
Thomas Alan Waters Pyrotica with three books
Related to 1985 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx) 711
Thomas Alan Waters Glimpression page is torn from book and a word circled, word is divined
Inspired by 1985 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys) 725
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaccount approach to a book test, two persons, opened page by adding numbers is a compatibility reading for spectator's two star signs
 		1985 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys) 737
Thomas Alan Waters Pagency word is selected from a book and named to the performer, he names correct position in dictionary
Related to 1985 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys) 741
Thomas Alan Waters, Stanley Collins Kineslate gag divination, won turns into one on a slate
 		1985 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys) 748
Unknown 1089
1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 25
Karl Fulves Little Albert No. 25, any word from any book, written on business card with performer's name on back, then named word on other business card with spectator's name on back, both in paper bag, they match
Inspired by 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 48
Karl Fulves Murder by Memory No. 45, page number selected with numbers on pieces of paper, only four outcomes possible
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 82
Karl Fulves Almanac Affinity No. 79, spectator removes page of newspaper and adds all four page numbers, number used to look up word in almanac, forced, two handlings
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 142
Karl Fulves Magic with Paper Magic No. 81, this book is a force-book with "tricks" as every fourth word at the start of each chapter, complicated force with cards, word and a card value predicted
 		1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 146
Gene Nielsen Missing Link book on the table, zip loc bag with billets, one is selected and is found to be a corner the missing corner of the book
Inspired by 1985 The Bag Book 4
Richard Osterlind Natural and Bold Book Test
1986 The Surrounded Slow-Motion Center Tear 24
Gaëtan Bloom Prestidigitational Prediction Freely selected card tossed into book, performer divines first few words of the page, then reveals prediction matches selected card
 		1986 Gaetan Bloom 86 11
Karrell Fox "Can't Miss" Book Test forcing a double page, rubber-cemented pages
 		1986 For My Next Trick... 40
Steve Beam No Jacket Required book test, gag, upside-down book
 		1987 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 17) 292
Juan Tamariz, Topper Martin, Al Baker A Mental Effect as an Example
1988 The Five Points in Magic 40
Daryl Martinez Borrowed Bill Book Test serial number on bill is used to select word in book, prediction
 		1988 Daryl does Den Haag 14
Karl Fulves Magic with "Handkerchief Magic" No. 61, this book is a force-book with "one" as every tenth word at the start of each chapter, ten-value is forced with cards
 		1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 182
Karrell Fox The Two-Fisted Book Test spectator decides on page number with his fingers, limited choice
Related to
  • "It's in the Book" (Ray Hyman, Linking Ring, Oct. 1953, p. 65)
 1988 My Latest Book 88
Stephen Tucker Class Reunion
Inspired by 1989 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 11) 1995
Philip T. Goldstein Monaural spectator thinks of name in address book, divined
 		1989 Fifth 14
Karl Fulves Smart Money No. 92, calculation with date on any coin with result in number nine, this book is a force-book with "of" as every ninth word at the start of each chapter
 		1989 Self-Working Coin Magic 135
Roy Johnson The Book Test
Also published here 1989 Silver Special 75
Steve Beam Built-In Book Test
Inspired by
  • Alan Milan's Book Test in Bob Nelson's "Comedy Mentalism, Volume II"
 1990 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 33) 586
Karl Fulves, Sam Schwartz Thought Knots No. 53, spectators tie knots, they are counted and that many words counted down in this book, that word is forced and "of", force book
 		1990 Self-Working Rope Magic 110
Basil Horwitz Der Horwitz-Buchtest spectator takes any book and choses any word, which he writes on a blank card, word is divined
Also published here July 1990 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 3) 97
Stephen Tucker The Bottom Line impromptu, Dictionary
 		Apr. 1991 Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 4) 1916
Philip T. Goldstein O, Wonder anagram prediction
 		1991 Square One 49
Philip T. Goldstein Numbers selected number cards added up
 		1991 Thavant 15
Karrell Fox The "Imposiword" Book Test "one word will stand out to you", large word on pull
 		1991 Goodies 77
Stephen Tucker Dictionary Book Test inbuilt Flashback principle
 		1991 New Close-Up Lecture 3
Basil Horwitz Eine Unglaubliche Doppelvorhersage word from a book and a chosen card are predicted on two cards, window envelope
Also published here June 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2) 65
Karl Fulves AKA card selected, then pages in a dictionary are selected with card values, words are encircled on the pages and with those the performer divines the selection
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 30
Peter Warlock Your Fate in a Teacup color, card and word from book predicted on three billets, reprinted from Pentagram Vol. 1 No. 1, 1946
 		1992 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1) 1
Alexander de Cova 3. Der Buchtest using alphabet cards
 		1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 88
John Riggs The Open Book Test triple prediction, word, card and picture from a magazine, Mental Epic, comedy presentation
 		1992 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 45) 802
Roy Johnson Der Buchtest
Also published here June 1992 Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1) 31
Rudolf Braunmüller Der Große Buchtest routine with three books
 		Dec. 1992 Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 3) 105
Ross Johnson Hoy Book Test Subtlety
Inspired by 1992 Stunners! 60
Steve Dusheck Book Test using Larry White's Get The Picture envelope
 		1992 Stunners! 88
Larry Becker Ultimate Flashback book test using the flashback principle, with variations
  • The Original
  • To Have the Books Examined
  • Where are all the Gaffs?
  • The Basic Handling
  • The "Pointer" Phenomena
  • Coincidence
  • Three Down - Three to Go
  • Hoy Plus
  • The Elak Influence
  • The "How To"
Inspired by 1992 Stunners! 419
Thomas Alan Waters Albertest prediction of a word is written and signed by performer and finally put in the book, first published in "New Invocation" No. 54, 1989
Inspired by 1993 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea) 443
Steve Dusheck Bookmark Book Test bookmark inserted in book by spectator to choose page, flap on bookmark
 		1993 Dusheck's Mental Magic 25
Steve Dusheck Stooge Book Prediction
1993 Dusheck's Mental Magic 52
Alex Elmsley Verbum Sapienti dictionary booktest with multiple spectators
Also published here 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 53
Philip T. Goldstein Zodiagnostic word thought of from small zodiac booklet
 		1994 Thabbatical 52
Chuck Hickok Vested Interest book test with Webster' Pocket Dictionary, sort of Flashback principle, same as Phantini's "Miracle Pocket Dictionary Test"
Also published here
  • Phantini's "Miracle Pocket Dictionary Test" in "Phantini's Greatest Mental Secrets" 1984, P. 4.
 1994 Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 8) 35
Ted Lesley Effects for an Invisible Author ideas with "Magic Pens", invisible ink becomes visible when drawing with other pen over it
  • The Book Test
  • Living an Dead
  • Pseudo Psychometry
Related to
  • Larry Becker's "The $5,000 Challenge Prediction"
 1994 Paramiracles 125
Karl Fulves A Word in Thousands No. 45, this book is a force-book with "has" as every fifth word at the start of each chapter
Related to 1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 87
Mel Bennett Half Now calculation, then psalm in bible found according to number, prediction from only vertical lines is complete to the word
Inspired by
  • "The Count of Monte Carlo" (Stewart James in Print, p. 716)
 1995 Underworld (Issue 1) 12
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Haftende Gedanken impromptu book test
 		1995 Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht 18
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Zerrissene Gedanken spectator selects a book and tears it in half, word is chosen and divined from performer
 		1995 Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht 20
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Ein im