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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 two page numbers selected and added, that number opened in third book and first word divined, using mathematical addition force and miscalling a page number
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
Alan Shaxon Der grosse Telefonbuch-Test
Also published here 1983
Das Alan Shaxon Seminar "1983"
13
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 Transcendental Phone Test person on telephone and a spectator select a number, numbers are added and total is used to select a sentence in a book, all is divined
 		1984
Phantom Voices
1
Al Mann Giant Thoughts dictionary book test with the number force from "Transcendental Phone Test"
 		1984
Phantom Voices
4
Al Mann Wizard's Walk telephone book test over the phone, mathematical principle
Related to
  • "Arithmetical Whoopee" in Royal Vale Heath's "Math-E-Magic", 1953
 1984
Phantom Voices
8
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 in book for riffle force
Related to 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 Esquire Magazine Test business cards is placed inside a magazine, description of page, svengali principle
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
39
Robert Cassidy The 719 Book Test several book, correct book and correct word is found
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
60
Robert Cassidy Phone Book Test I prediction of a name
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
65
Robert Cassidy Phone Book Test II
1984
The Art of Mentalism
68
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 byRelated to 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
1089
1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
25
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Sun Sign word written on book mark and book mark placed inside book, book with hole
Related to Feb. 1985
Magick (Issue 346)
1728
A Name in Millions No. 22, spectator looks at name in phone book, it is divined, bold
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
45
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
Munden ManipuLetter book test using ABC cards, two numbers are named to form a page number
 		Aug. 1986
Magick (Issue 375)
1872
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
Ned Rutledge Payola name from telephone book prediction, box with numbers to select name
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
95
Juan Tamariz, Topper Martin, Al Baker A Mental Effect as an Example
1988
The Five Points in Magic
40
Juan Tamariz The Slates magazine test with slates
Variations 1988
The Magic Way
69
Juan Tamariz Page Force with Inserted Playing Card
1988
The Magic Way
73
Karl Fulves Unsolved Problems person from phone book chosen, that instant the phone rings an it is this person, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
202
Karl Fulves The Two-Phone Trick two phone books, two spectators chose a name, they live on the same street, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 52)
261
Robert Lund Letters joke divination with Tulsa telephone directory
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 52)
263
Daryl Martinez Borrowed Bill Book Test serial number on bill is used to select word in book, prediction
 		1988
Daryl does Den Haag
14
Chris Kenworthy The Ultimate Prompter four numbers are added on calculator and performer names words on that page in dictionary
 		Apr. 1988
Magick (Issue 404)
2017
Gene "Phantini" Grant The H/W Schism multiple-out using Himber wallet
 		June 1988
Magick (Issue 406)
2028
Leo Kostka Power Source using scrabble plaques to divine word
 		Sep. 1988
Magick (Issue 410)
2049
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 "Magamental" page in magazine selected, torn out and crumpled up, tossed to spectator, then content described, switch
Related to 1988
My Latest Book
84
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
Theodore Annemann Tituba page travels into nested signed envelopes, "pegasus page"
Also published here 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 8)
8
Stephen Tucker Class Reunion
Inspired by 1989
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 11)
1995
Stephen Tucker Upper Right impromptu
 		1989
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 12)
2002
Philip T. Goldstein Monaural spectator thinks of name in address book with the performer divines
 		1989
Fifth
14
Ted Karmilovich Person-Two-Person medium describes pictures in magazine over phone
 		June 1989
Magick (Issue 423)
1113
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
Ted Lesley Book of Seven Seals using attached book mark to force page, ribbon with seal
Variations June 1990
Magick (Issue 441)
2203
David Zver Book, Too spectator places attached bookmark in book to chose page, ribbon with seal
Inspired by Nov. 1990
Magick (Issue 448)
2240
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
Karl Fulves Bookie test with casino brochures that explain the rules of the games, chosen game divined, revealing shadow through covers
 		1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 4)
40
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
Leo Kostka Dark Legacy using ribbon book mark
 		July 1991
Magick (Issue 458)
2289
Ted Karmilovich Telltale Bookmark last word on any page
 		Oct. 1991
Magick (Issue 462)
2311
Karrell Fox Tella-Vision tv show chosen in tv guide by saying stop while the performer's finger moves around on page, predicted
 		1991
Goodies
72
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
Diabelli Buchtest
1991
Allerlei Experi-Mentales
40
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
Alexander de Cova Tarot Power spectator pushed a chosen tarot card into a book, page number at that position is noted and a word from that page, card, number and word predicted between two tied sheets
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1991
3 ausgefallene Routinen zur Balducci-Wallet
11
Bob King Triple Threat on three numbered cards the performer write a chosen country, card and word from dictionary (gaffed by writing cue words on bottom of pages)
 		1991
Classic Stand-Up Close-Up
20
Bob Baker The Damned Near Impromptu Book Test trimmed rubber finger tip
 		1991
MindFields
5
Jack Dean Predictation voice record prediction of chosen line in book, using peculiarity of Rex Stout's "The Red Box"
 		1991
MindFields
27
Ken Weber Real Men Don't Play With Words magician's choice handling, for Hoy book test, three objects
 		1991
MindFields
82
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
 		Mar. 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
Orville Wayne Meyer Incredo Book Test impromptu book test, paperback, spectator pushed open and peeks inside book
Related toAlso published here
  • marketed in 1958
 Apr. 1992
Magick (Issue 470)
2349
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 byRelated to 1992
Stunners!
419
Michel Asselin Book Jacket Variations "thoughts on the use of book jacket (slip cover) for Book Tests"
 		Sep. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 3)
14
Dick Steiner Page One Headline Prediction book with headlines used
Inspired by
  • Terry Nosek's "The Best of Life" in "The Collected Works of Sigmund Fraud" 1984.
Also published here
  • Terry Nosek's "The Best of Life" in "Mentalist's Technical Bulletin" 1979.
 Oct. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 4)
5
Thomas Alan Waters Hellaphone spectator choses a number on a telephone, name is divined, not real phone numbers, first published in "New Invocation" No. 31, 1986
 		1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
441
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
Dan Tong, C. James Rainho Book Smart Pegasus page, one book, gaffed, see p. 2432 for credits
 		Feb. 1993
Magick (Issue 484)
2419
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
Harry Anderson Magazine Test using six magazines
 		1993
Wise Guy
117
Alan Nguyen The Double "I'm Not A Satanist On Sunday Evening" Book Test two spectators peek words from book, performer divines both
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 2)
56
Tom Grossman The Real Thing riffle force, short page, method and way to reveal sentence and getting most of it
 		Apr. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 10)
1
Bill Daniels Daniels Rambles on book tests
 		Dec. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 6)
10
Alex Elmsley Verbum Sapienti dictionary booktest with multiple spectators
Also published here 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
53
The Magazine Trick
1994
More Greater Magic
1236
Philip T. Goldstein Zodiagnostic word thought of from small zodiac booklet
VariationsAlso published here 1994
Thabbatical
52
Alan Shaxon Der grosse Telefonbuch-Test
Also published here 1994
Alan Shaxon Lecture
14
Michael Weber Misdirectory phone number of business ads in phone book divined, two phases
 		1994
Correctors Workshop
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
Ted Lesley The Sough of Horses' Wings part of chosen page appears in envelope, Teleport envelope
  • Surrounded Performance
 		1994
Paramiracles
203
Ted Lesley My Telephone Directory Test three phases, with prediction finale, using a knife
Inspired by
  • Kurt Teichmann's "Telephone Directory Test"
 1994
Paramiracles
232
Al Mann A Basket of Books one of several books is chosen, title is predicted and chosen word divined, force books
 		1994
The Four O' Clock Incident
6
Richard Mark Brainstorm on the flashback book test, history and routine
 		Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2
Chuck Hickok Scrabbled using scrabble tiles to reveal three chosen words
 		July 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 1)
1
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Magazine Wizard medium on phone divines chosen page from magazin, name code
 		Oct. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 4)
13
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
Karrell Fox A.T.S. Book Test "Almost Too Simple", page in magazine selected, torn out and crumpled up, tossed to spectator, then content described, no switch, long-short magazine
Related to 1995
Much Ado About Something
54
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 improvisierter Buchtest impromptu book test, with playing cards
 		1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
27
Karl Fulves Devil's Dictionary No. 24, spectator says stop while riffling through dictionary and remembers last word which is divined
 		1995
Easy Magic
31
Robert Cassidy The Book Test with two spectators
Also published here 1995
The Art of Mentalism 2
15
Roy Johnson Zur Hölle und zurück book test followed by pegasus page
Also published here
  • Unique
 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
134
Roy Johnson Die Bücherei forcing a book
Also published here
  • Unique
 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
137
Roy Johnson Nochmals die Bücherei forcing a book
Also published here
  • Unique
 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
138
Alan Nguyen On Books & Good Looks many trick ideas and techniques based around the Book Test theme:
  • Peek-to-Peek
  • Page Number Riffle Force
  • The Romantic Reader
  • The Silver Dollar Force
  • The Natural Anagram Principle
  • Peek Bank
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
20
Alan Nguyen Peek-to-Peek two spectators think of words from book, performer divines both
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
20
Alan Nguyen Page Number Riffle Force force a page number to turn to in another book
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
24
Alan Nguyen The Romantic Reader revealing the gist of an entire page (not just a single word) of one or more spectators
Related to 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
26
Alan Nguyen The Silver Dollar Force ploy to force a specific section or specific group of words on a page
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
26
Alan Nguyen The Natural Anagram Principle narrowing down to a specific word that was thought of from a group of words (on a page)
Variations 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
27
Alan Nguyen, Gene "Phantini" Grant Peek Bank fair choice of page for spectator (forcing bank), performer can divine thought-of word
Related to
  • Name? (Charles H. Miller, The Linking Ring, ca. 1960)
 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
30
Bob Farmer Efficient Fishing
  • Overview: Two Fishing Rods
    • Binary Fishing
    • Majority Fishing
  • The Magic Combination
    • Combo Fishing
  • The Nguyen Anagram Revisited
    • Analysis
    • Conclusion
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 5)
17
Jerry K. Hartman Word Wise cards are randomly selected and arranged by spectator to designate a specific word in a book, performer has predicted it
 		1995
After Craft
217
Jay Sankey, David Acer Free Choice? slip of paper placed inside book, prediction of first word on page
 		Sep./Oct. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 31)
357
Lee Freed Read Like a Book three spectators and three books
Inspired by Mar. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)
55
Dr. E. Raymond Carlyle Kismet dictionary book test
 		May 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 11)
15
Jerry K. Hartman Word Wise mathematical force included
 		Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2598
Dan Garrett The Force of Numerology page number chosen by adding predetermined numbers, word there predicted, any borrowed book
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Oct. 1979
 1996
Top 10
19
Lee Earle Korano Blanco post-it on book to write word down
Related to
  • Nicholas Einhorn's "Word in A Million"
 1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 12)
143
Grocki Safely Sealed three words from books are divined, before the show words were chosen and books sealed in envelopes
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 4)
190
Bruce Bernstein Emergency Mentalism things written on stripper business cards from different persons from audience, design duplication, book test application (making number from digits written by spectators)
Also published here 1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 15)
246
Basil Horwitz Challenge Incredible Memory pseudo memory book test, every first word from any book apparently memorized, with number cards
 		1997
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 4
61
Ted Lesley Goin' Back in Time page is selected, signed and placed into an envelope, eventually signed page vanishes from envelope and is back attached in the book
 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
28
Richard Bartram, Jr. Book Test prediction in envelope of chosen page and passage
 		1997
Trephine
135
Lee Earle Opus Conversam using book with dust jacket and bookmark, force of a page
 		1997
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 4)
282
David Nolan Book Mark spectator circles word in borrowed book, it is divined
 		Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
68
Pit Hartling Painting The Town Red performer predicts name of a town chosen from the map's toc.
 		1998
The Book
33
Gary Ruiz Lorad friend choses any word in a book, later assistant is met or phoned and reveals word, cell phone secretly on
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
87
Martin Gardner The K Diaries spectator chooses word, counts forward according to the number of letters a few times, final word predicted, Kruskal principle
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
103
Mel Bennett K-Plus spelling instead of counting, Kruskal Principle with words
Inspired by 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
123
Larry White My Word Against Yours tearing magazine in process
 		Feb. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8)
8
George Laing The HW Book Test multiple out prediction in Himber wallet
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
123
Harry Lorayne Sum Prediction And Book Test using Himber wallet
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
220
Sal Franchino, Jack Dean Eye PSIght prediction matches passages from three books, using O.M. Switch Box
 		1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 8)
297
Gary Kurtz Effect #1 - A Simple, Straight-Forward Prediction four dice rolled in opaque plastic cups, all four numbers predicted
  • Additional Effects
    • Telephone Book Test
    • Check Burning Routine
 		1998
Psycho-Kinetic Dice
4
Joshua Jay Book Test Bonanza Deck of cards is interlaced in pages of a book. Spectators flip to random pages, magician can divine card or divine first few sentences of page
 		1999
Magic Atlas
155
Roger Crosthwaite Hoy Book Test Handling page miscalling
 		1999
Arcardia
9
Jay Sankey, David Acer The Pagemaster spectator inserts paper slip into book, first word there is written on slip
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
160
Jay Sankey, David Acer The Cardmaster miniature card chosen and inserted into book by spectator, on that page is written the name of the selection
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
163
Barrie Richardson One in a Half Million miscall page force and paper clip force
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Theater of the Mind
10
Barrie Richardson An Experiment in Remote Viewing performer describes chosen magazine page
Also published here
  • Club 71, Mayday 1998
 1999
Theater of the Mind
237
George G. Kaplan Der Geistertafel-Magazin-Test two slates shown and placed aside, six cards chosen to locate page in magazine, headline appears on slates
 		1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
71
Michael Esposito Two of You two pages in two dictionaries are chosen with number cards, top words match
 		1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
14
Philip T. Goldstein Zodiagnostic word thought of from small zodiac booklet
Also published here 2000
OCMC Notes
7
Chan Canasta The Experiment with Books spectators chose a page, line and number, performer divines word on that position
Related toVariations 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
67
Chan Canasta Here 's Where I Fail spectators chose a page, line and number, performer divines word on that position, out when trick failed
Related to 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
84
Chan Canasta Book-Test Repeat based on "The Experiment with Books"
Related to 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
96
Chan Canasta Double Book-Test based on "The Experiment with Books", report
Related to 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
97
Chan Canasta Books and Letters Test letters are named and a word is constructed, it matches the word in selected position in a book
Variations 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
98
Chan Canasta Books, Letters and Cards letters are named and a word is constructed, it matches the word in selected position in a book
 		2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
99
Chan Canasta The Great Book Trick remote book test, journalist in distant library
 		2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
100
Lee Earle L.E.X.I.con Revisited placing small magnifier in book to chose page
 		2000
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 6)
374
Danny Archer Easy Epic Mental Epic type routine with books, flashback book
 		Aug. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 12)
78
Dan Tong Flashback Book
Aug. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 12)
78
Paul Curry Out of This Phone Book book, opened freely, line is forced, Franklin V. Taylor's peek deck principle with a book, first peek book in literature
Also published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
153
Karl Fulves Magic by the Book No. 87, this book is a force-book with one of three words as every seventh word at the start of each chapter
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
130
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Dictionary Trick short bio of Stanley Jaks (with help of Reinhard Müller), then three-part prediction of page number, a card and word from French-English dictionary
  • The Three-Part Test
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, 1949
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
171
Karl Fulves 10¢ Worth page number chosen with procedure with coin change, forcing a set of possible numbers
 		2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
183
Toni Forster Bee-Shot spectator drinks special liquid and can then "chose" a predicted location
  • Version 1 (post cards from different places)
  • Version 2 (book test)
 		2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
136
Jiri Kanzelsberger Buchtest Nr. ??? one of three words forced with several cards that lead to words (page, row, position)
 		2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
161
Toni Forster Lexikon-Prophezeiung two words chosen from dictionary (riffle stop) are predicted in envelopes
  • Varianten
Inspired by
  • "Predictionary" (T. A. Waters, 1990 video tape)
 2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
170
Tony Bartolotta Book Minded page number chosen by calculation with date on coin
 		2001
Discoverie (Issue 6)
76
David Regal The New Yorker Magazine Test
2002
Constant Fooling 2
75
David Regal My Black Book prediction
 		2002
Constant Fooling 2
119
Christoph Borer Die fehlende Seite three books, from two words are divined, the third spectator writes his chosen page number on a piece of paper which is burnt and eventually a burnt hole is found in his book at the chosen page
Also published here 2002
Anam Cara auf Zirkeltour 2002
26
Chuck Hickok Demonstration Four: Books Galore using multiple books, different gaffed verisons
Related to 2002
Mentalism, Incorporated
87
Lewis Jones Con text spectator deals and stops for page number, repeated for word number, word divined
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
219
Allan Slaight Rage with an 'N' slip of paper with words THENTEAR is used to predict TEN HEART and THREATEN, card trick and book test together
VariationsAlso published here 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
110
Barrie Richardson Subtle Influences
June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
73
Kenneth Driscoll Canasta Revisited letters are named and written in a grid, words are found in grid and they match words on chosen page of book
Inspired by 2002
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 10)
399
David Jelinek Wordophile word selected from a book via riffle & stop, spectator looks it up in dictionary, performer divines page number on dictionary and word itself
Also published here Feb. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 6)
70
Jim Steinmeyer Two Dictionary Test
  • Conjuring
calculations to arrive at word, range force
 		Oct. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 2)
74
Al Baker Any Telephone Book Test number adding
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
223
Al Baker The Number and Book Test numbers on billets in changing bag
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
224
Al Baker A Telemirakel ten cards from shuffled deck tabled in a row, random person called (really assistant) who names four cards, the cards corresponding with the last four digites of the phone number in the ten-card row are those cards
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
293
Al Baker Dictionary Trick postcard gimmick
Also published here
  • marketed 1931
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
549
Al Baker With any Telephone Book Test
Also published here
  • marketed 1931
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
595
Leon Maguire Leon Maguire Magazine Test
Also published here
  • marketed 1943
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
597
Al Baker Dictionary and Postal Card forcing card in dictionary
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
709
David Ben Zip Mindreading book test presentation: computer predicts words
Also published here 2003
Tricks
98
Alain Nu Two Person Book Test
Also published here 2003
Tricks
98
Luke Jermay, Chan Canasta, Barrie Richardson, Dan Tong The Ernie Ball Book Test
Inspired by 2003
Building Blocks
82
Luke Jermay Blind Sentence seeing with the fingertips, reading from a book
 		2003
Building Blocks
111
Eric Mead Mind of Its Own index ripped out of book at someone's home
 		2003
Connexions
11
Roberto Giobbi Book Test on using of playing cards to force a number
 		Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
18
Barry Govan Menu Prediction item in menu predicted, chosen via adding two card values
 		Oct. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
91
David Ben Zip Mindreading book test presentation: computer predicts words
Also published here Nov. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
74
Alain Nu Two Person Book Test
Also published here Nov. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
74
Nicholas Einhorn Daughter of All Book Tests spectator writes down word
 		2004
World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 2
15
Mick Ayres Con-Sense gambling themed book test, total of hands used select word
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
177
Jay Sankey Ghost chosen book page (via riffle force) travels into envelope, Pegasus Page
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
134
Robert Cassidy The Book Test with two spectators
Also published here 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
22
Robert Cassidy The Phantom's Thought Foretold three spectators write a word on a paper, words are divined and one paper is chosen, this word was predicted in envelope, Hoy TOD ploy
Inspired by 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
67
Robert Cassidy, Ralph Monserrat The Monserrat / Cassidy Booktest impromptu book test, paperback book
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
94
Robert Cassidy The Jaxian Phone Book Test page is selected and name and number circled by spectator, then page is torn from book and name divined
Inspired by 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
108
Robert Cassidy The Magazine Challenge spectator buys magazine in a hotel, chosen page is predicted, using a dictionary to get a page number
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
195
Tom Stone Siamese Booktest one of two books chosen, word chosen, both word and choice of book predicted
Also published here 2004
Deserting the Legion
1
Book Riffle Stop Force piece of carton inside
 		2004
Deserting the Legion
2
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Wook spectator choses word from book before the show, other spectator selects same word from book during the show
Inspired by 2004
Omicron
10
Massimo Tira You Do As I Do Book Test using Silver Bullet
Also published here
  • "You Do As I Do Book Test" in "Under a Silver Moon"
 2004
Omicron
26
Wonder Man Fred Booked on a Feeling on book tests
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
29
Wonder Man Fred Das Forcieren der Buchseite thorough analysis of the forcing of a page
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
30
Wonder Man Fred Task Force Book svengali book, to force page
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
40
Wonder Man Fred Sliding Force forcing a page using a bookmark, gaffed book
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
45
Wonder Man Fred Das Forcieren des Wortes: Das Lotsen-Konzept forcing a word on a page, verbal
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
50
Wonder Man Fred Die Präsentation des Ergebnisses on the revelation of the word
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
52
Wonder Man Fred Radical Imagination with three books, using the Task Force Book, svengali Peek book, last word appears on bill inside card box
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
54
Wonder Man Fred Knockout Punch with multiple books, using the Task Force Books, fake cover ploy with books with different sizes, last word appears on paper
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
65
Wonder Man Fred Yesterday several songbooks on stage, one song is selected and predicted
Related to 2004
Semi-Mental Journey
157
Wonder Man Fred MVUA multiple books, sound of rain as final revelation
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
176
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Booplication using several books and four spectators
 		2004
Upsilon
27
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Pendulumix (Three Experiments With The Dowsing Pendulum performer divines thought-of place on a map, word in magazine and finds card with the word poison among other drinks using a pendulum
Related to 2004
Upsilon
41
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Odds & Ends, Bits & Pieces, Miscellanea brief notes on Pre-Show, umbrella analogy, a book test, pencil reading, sound reading, nail writer, stooges, FX
 		2004
Upsilon
47
Karl Fulves Booked Up torn and balled-up book pages, one chosen and word on it divined, clocking page numbers
 		2005
Clockwork
60
Michael Sibbernsen Application Idea #2: AAA Book Test forcing page from a book, riffle force
 		2005
Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two
41
Chuck Hickok Essay #6: I Don't Do Book Tests on the structure of book tests
 		2005
Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two
72
Barrie Richardson The Tossed-out Magazine
Inspired by
  • "Dyna" (magazine test by U.F. Grant)
Also published here
  • Club 71, Spring 1993
 2005
Act Two
129
Barrie Richardson Thoughts on the Memorized Magazine Demonstration
2005
Act Two
299
Derek Dingle Derek Dingle's Magazine Miracle "As Told to Jerry van de Sande"
signed card in envelope, magazine and page chosen, the signed card is found there and the page is missing from the magazine and found in the envelope
 		May 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)
26
Bob Ostin The Pinky Peeker similar to Larry Becker's Flahback concept
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
38
Bob Ostin The Devil's Dictionary matches used to select a page (multiplication of several piles), word is divined
 		2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
124
Max Maven Maven's Three Book Procedure equivoque
Also published here
  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Magic Tricks (1999, p. 247)
 Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
7
Docc Hilford, Danton, Stanton Carlisle 21st Century Svengali pick-up artist version of Koran's binary prediction, using dual reality
Inspired byRelated to 2005
Nostrum Necromancy
17
Paolo Cavalli W.D.W. Book Test impromptu book test, pen put inside book to select a page
 		2005
Sigma
44
Paolo Cavalli Pun thought of word is whispered to other person, who has to come up with a new word, repeated with 5 more people, last word is named and performer divines word, then a word written on a business card is read by one person and apparently mis-remembered
 		2005
Sigma
47
Paolo Cavalli Riffletome variation on Maven's Autome Book Test, brief
Inspired by
  • "Autome" (Max Maven, VideoMind Vol. 1)
 2005
Sigma
54
Paolo Cavalli Con-See-Stency two words from book are written down, both are divined
 		2005
Sigma
55
Jim Steinmeyer The Lesser Dictionary Test book test over the phone, numbers and counting
Related to 2006
Further Impuzzibilities
12
Christoph Borer Brandloch three books, from two words are divined, the third spectator writes his chosen page number on a piece of paper which is burnt and eventually a burnt hole is found in his book at the chosen page
Also published here 2006
Compilation
133
Karl Fulves Crook's Book three cards taken from shuffled deck and added, word on this page thought-of, performer does the same, spectator divines performer's word and performer the spectator's page number
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
65
Karl Fulves Little Black Book page number chosen with playing cards, index of possible page numbers
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
66
Karl Fulves Cooked Book page number chosen via calculation method, can only be one of two numbers
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
66
Howard A. Adams Booklefta number force with eight-card packet and spelling
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
136
Allan Slaight OTWONE Prediction "A Two in One Prediction", letters of cards used to spell word from book test as anagram with scrabble pieces
Inspired by Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
80
Docc Hilford L1br3tta M1nut1a "Libretta Minutia", three numbered cards are selected and used to form page number, word is divined
 		2006
Qebhsennuf — The Book of Numbers Vol. 2
29
Docc Hilford D0lc3 L1bra "Dolce Libra"
 		2006
Tuamautef — The Book of Numbers Vol. 3
16
Max Maven Exploring the Zone book test routine for Todd Karr's "The Da Vinci Zone", uses "The Da Vinci Code" and extractable cue sheets in pens
  • Introduction
  • The Basic Effect
  • The Basic Method (credit information)
  • How to Gain Access to the Information
  • Additional Information
  • Viewing the Cue Sheet
  • Presentation
  • A Thought-Reading Sequence
  • Other Approaches
  • The Conceptual Approach (concept fishing)
  • The Short Word Problem
  • With More Than One Book
  • Other Applications
  • Closing Thoughts
 		2006
Exploring the Zone
1
Max Maven Introduction on book tests, history and credit information
 		2006
Exploring the Zone
1
Todd Karr Additional Notes from Todd Karr comments on using Todd Karr's "The Da Vinci Zone"
  • Some Pronunciation Hints
 		2006
Exploring the Zone
16
Lewis Jones Book of Words
Inspired by
  • "Autome" (Max Maven, VideoMind Vol. 1)
 2006
England Up Close
96
Don Nielsen Page Force forcing a number from two to nine with a newspaper, book test application
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
149
Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves High School Hijinks using school textbooks
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
208
Stewart James A Class By Itself Off-beat prediction by lexicon deck, which was also used to determine page number
Also published here 2007
The Essential Stewart James
184
Stewart James Anger With a 'D' Slip of paper with words THENTEAR is used to predict TEN HEART and THREATEN, card trick and book test together
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Letter to Allan Slaight, Dec 12 1984
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
186
Luke Jermay The New Mind on his hate for book tests, book test with quotations
 		July 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 7)
18
Joel Givens Silly Psychic impromptu book test, silly putty
 		2007
Session
35
James Cuthbert Book Test 34 page selected with matrix force
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
9
Paul Lesso Multiple Book Test using Fiend Stack, cards for page selection
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
57
Alain Nu Break-Flipping Riffle forcing a page for book tests

  • The Thumb Flip
  • The Fingertip Flip
 		2008
Word Work II
3
Alain Nu The Thumb Flip Riffle forcing a page for book tests (using thumb)
 		2008
Word Work II
4
Alain Nu The Fingertip Flip Riffle forcing a page for book tests (using fingertips)
 		2008
Word Work II
7
Alain Nu Estimation Potentate Spectator says stop at any page, then says stop anywhere as performer moves finger around book page, remembers word, magician divines word (impromptu book test)
 		2008
Word Work II
9
Alain Nu Peek to Peek Magician divines two words chosen by two spectators from a book (impromptu book test)
 		2008
Word Work II
13
Alain Nu, Kevin Dunn Parties Over Progressive anagram idea using a single sentence for book tests
 		2008
Word Work II
18
Alain Nu Bibliomantic Spectator writes a word down on business card and kept in wallet, then randomly stops magician's finger on a word in a book, the two words are divined and shown to are related to each other
 		2008
Word Work II
21
Alain Nu Book of the Week How to stooge audience with specially printed books for book tests
 		2008
Word Work II
31
Allan Slaight Tri-Endfield with number force using cards and the date on a coin
Inspired byAlso published here
  • New Pentagram, Oct. 1979
 2008
Spins & Needles
68
Allan Slaight Otwone Prediction "Two-in-One Prediction", some alphabet cards predict both a chosen card and a word in a dictionary, anagram
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1991
 2008
Spins & Needles
116
Allan Slaight Rage Plus An "N" slip of paper with words THENTEAR is used to predict TEN HEART and THREATEN, card trick and book test together
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
160
Geoffrey Durham The Dictionary Test gimmicked book to force page, how to construct gimmick
 		2008
Professional Secrets
183
Docc Hilford Bound Blossoms "Secret #157 - Control Displacement", prediction of card and page from magazine, spectator stops while dealing, Kismet Envelope
 		2008
The Secrets of Dr. Tao
17
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 20. The Hunt for Red October (Book Test) page and word forced via playing card procedure
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
6
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 21. The Hunt for Black October page and word forced via playing card procedure, multiple out
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
6
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 22. The Red Force Book Test force book and playing card procedure
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
7
Karl Fulves Flat Dice six dice, spectator rolls three, numbers drawn in 2x3 grid, repeated, addition made, number force, book test application or counting to Aces
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
391
Jim Steinmeyer The Three Book Experiment mathematical calculations to arrive at page number
Inspired by
  • "The Great Book Test" (The Magic of Robert Harbin)
  • U. F. Grant's marketed book test
Also published here 		2009
A Tribute to Robert Harbin
18
Donovan Deschner Mind Your Ps & Qs card chosen and word chosen from dictionary, then pages of book riffle shuffled with deck of cards, selection is at page of chosen word
Variations Sep. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)
17
David Acer Semi-Impromptu Mind Your Ps & Qs card chosen and word chosen from dictionary, then pages of book riffle shuffled with deck of cards, selection is at page of chosen word
Inspired by Sep. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)
18
John Archer Spelling Test out for book test, word is found written in envelope/wallet
 		2009
The Sticky Blue Book
34
Jim Steinmeyer The Magazine Test "A Presentation and Mnemonic List for a Famous Memory Feat"
memorizing magazines
 		2009
Technique & Understanding
95
Tony Griffith The Bookie book test with cards to determine page and word
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
33
Juan Escolano Test del Libro three numbers from one to ten are selected to from a three-digit number
 		2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 11)
290
Dick Christian Why Book Tests? general thoughts on book tests
Related to
  • Dick Christian's "Notes on the History of Book Tests" in "The Linking Ring" Vol. 88, No. 4. 2008.
 2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
4
Dick Christian The Early History
Related to
  • Dick Christian's "Notes on the History of Book Tests" in "The Linking Ring" Vol. 88, No. 4. 2008.
 2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
5
Dick Christian Milestones in Book Test Development starting 1572
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
7
Dick Christian Types / Categories of Tests
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
11
Dick Christian Books That Force Words or Phrases
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
11
Dick Christian "Hybrid" or "Natural" Forcing Books
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
12
Dick Christian Duplicated Page Forcing Books
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
13
Dick Christian Test Using Duplicate (Or Mis-Covered) Books
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
14
Dick Christian "Peek" Books
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
15
Dick Christian Test Using Crib Sheets or Prompt Lists
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
17
Dick Christian Tests Using a Bible
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
19
Dick Christian Dictionary Tests
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
19
Dick Christian "Resurrected Page" Tests
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
22
Dick Christian Tests Using Anagrams
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
23
Dick Christian The "Hoy" and Other Impromptu Book Tests
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
25
Dick Christian Mathematical and Numerical Forces to force a page or word, various methods, 1089, calendar force
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
29
Dick Christian Numerical Ranging Forces to force a page
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
30
Dick Christian Forcing Matrix to force a page
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
31
Dick Christian Switching Devices to force a page or word, switch books
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
32
Dick Christian Limited Viewing Devices to force a word, various methods
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
32
Dick Christian The "Svengali" Principle to force a page
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
33
Dick Christian Forces by Insertion of an Object
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
33
Dick Christian The "Long Word" Force
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
34
Dick Christian The "Xed" or Circled Word Force
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
35
Dick Christian Psycological Forces
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
35
Dick Christian The "Perfect" Book Test conditions for a "perfect" book test
 		2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
36
Dick Christian Thoughts on the Presentation of Book Tests
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
38
Dick Christian Books, Etc., About Book Tests
2010
The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests
40
Steve Bryant Dr. Jaks Goes to Mexico three-part prediction of page number, a card and word from dictionary
Inspired by 2010
Card Magic USA
24
Tom Stone Siamese Book-Test one of two books chosen, word chosen, both word and choice of book predicted
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
67
Alexander de Cova Der Bibeltest
2011
Seminar-Leviten
1
Karl Fulves Potter's Index book test with borrowed Harry Potter book, calculations on paper required
 		2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
580
Barrie Richardson The Devil's Dictionary peek deck principle with a book
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The Magician, Dec. 2004
 2011
Curtain Call
106
Jim Steinmeyer The Three Book Experiment
  • Conjuring
mathematical calculations to arrive at page number
Also published here Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
26
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Wanderung two books,chosen page vanishes from printed book and appears in blank book on correct page number
Related toAlso published here 2012
Endlose Möglichkeiten
29
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Force forcing page from a book
Related to
  • Borodin's "Die Riffelforce" in "Ex Faustibus", 1999. P. 24.
 2012
Endlose Möglichkeiten
32
Bill Abbott The HoySi Incident "I have performed this twice."
  • Part One: several cards chosen and pocketed, then divined
  • Part Two: word on designated page number in several magazines remembered and divined, with design duplication
 		2012
House Party Magic!
15
Quentin Reynolds BiP MiC Book Test involving adding numbers
 		Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
52
Steve Bedwell The "I Choose You" Force forcing a book
 		Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
53
Bruce Bernstein Magazine Test four two-digit numbers are written on billets, one is selected for magazine test
Also published here
  • Bruce Bernstein's "1982 Lecture Notes"
 2012
Unreal
13
Bruce Bernstein Totally Impromptu Book Test numbers on three billets, two are destroyed and last used to select word
Also published here 2012
Unreal
16
Bruce Bernstein Circled prediction of circled word in book
Also published here
  • Bruce Bernstein's "Circled" in "New Invocation" N° 36, 1986.
 2012
Unreal
19
Bruce Bernstein A Book Test With a Twist numbers written on billets, using the Double Vision idea
Also published here
  • Bruce Bernstein's "A Book Test With a Twist" in "Mindvention Lecture Notes", 2006.
 2012
Unreal
20
Alberto de Figueiredo Más Allá chosen word from magazine appears on slate
 		2013
Magia Demente
73
Alberto de Figueiredo Advinaciones al Cubo word from dictionary, date and drawing are divined
Inspired by 2013
Magia Demente
95
Joseph Dunninger, Doug Edwards Dunninger's Directory off-beat gimmick
 		2013
Nukes
93
Tom Crosbie Telephonopathy or "The Little Black Book Test" knowing personal phone book by heart, names and corresponding numbers
Inspired by
  • Mel Mellers' "Business Cards Warm Up"
 2013
Just Be Croz
8
Robert Cassidy The Universal Book Test using borrowed books
  • Variation One (spectator circles word without looking)
  • Variation Two (spectator circles word without looking, prediction)
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
246
Mike Caveney The Phome Book phone number prediction, using comedy prop foam book, hidden assistant
 		2013
Wonders
151
Alexander de Cova Der Bibel-Buchtest bible book test, number range force and multiple out prediction
Related toAlso published here June 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 7)
11
Dr. Stanley Jaks Behind My Blackboard questionnaire adds up to a number which leads to a name in a telephone book, number is predicted on a blackboard
Also published here
  • "Behind My Blackboard" in "The Gen" May, 1959
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
102
Dr. Stanley Jaks Coded Telegram word from text selected with role of dice, use of progressive anagrams
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
123
Dr. Stanley Jaks Impromptu Mental Trick book test with any book, card to define page number
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
160
Dr. Stanley Jaks Mental Echo longer mental routine, combination of book test and revealing personal information
Inspired by
  • Syl Reilly's "Brain Echo"
Related to 		2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
180
Dr. Stanley Jaks Pinned ripped page from magazine is pinned, word is divined
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
203
Dr. Stanley Jaks Tituba multiphase magazine test with Pegasus Page climax
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
237
Colin McLeod In Closing using the book "Divine" itself
 		2014
Divine
196
Michael Murray Thought Unlinking principle, spectator has two pieces of information in mind, the are revealed apparently unlinked to each other
  • The Mother of all Book Tests
  • Precognition 365
  • Multi-Dimensional / Real Die
 		2014
A Piece Of My Mind
184
Michael Murray Consulting the News two words are selected from a book and used to find a word which combines selected ones, prediction
Inspired by
  • Atlas Brookings' book test in "The Real Thing"
 2014
A Piece Of My Mind
234
Tom Stone Quantum Logic
  • Lodestones
three wooden boxes, card chosen and placed in one box with rest of deck in case, page from book chosen and book put in another box, third box suddenly contains card and case, then book, one after another, corners are torn off selection and page, both actions are reflected in other cases
 		May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
28
Gabi Pareras Test Del Libro book test, using a deck of playing cards, three cards are selected to form page number and position of word, +5 stack
 		2014
Rutinas I
31
Alexander de Cova Der da Vinci Buchtest matrix force for number
Also published here Jan. 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 14)
13
Michael Weber, Tim Trono The Hole Word book mark with three holes is moved on a chosen page in a chosen book, the last of those three words is predicted, forcing device
 		Jan. 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 22)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Mindreader of the Month word from magazine divined, really only from subscription card held inside magazine
 		Oct. 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 31)
1
Lewis Jones A Word in Your Ear book test using a dictionary
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
136
Alexander de Cova Der Bibel-Buchtest bible book test, number range force and multiple out prediction
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
182
Alexander de Cova Der da Vinci Buchtest matrix force for number
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 3
204
Tom Stone Siamese Book-Test one of two books chosen, word chosen, both word and choice of book predicted
Also published here 2015
Tom Stone Seminar 2015
12
Book Riffle Stop Force piece of carton inside
 		2015
Tom Stone Seminar 2015
12
John Lovick A Dip into Scripture predicting a selected bible verse
Inspired by 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
61
John Lovick Little House on the Scary illustration selected from book appears on slates
Inspired by 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
167
Roy Baker Shiner, Shiner chrome tape
 		2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
20
Roberto Giobbi On Book Tests 1 presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 3)
67
Roberto Giobbi On Book Tests 2 motivating the use of playing cards
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 4)
68
Marco Fida On Book Tests 3 presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 5)
69
Roberto Giobbi Catalogue of Magic trick idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 9)
73
Roberto Giobbi Stebbins & Galasso For Book Test using cards for page selection
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 4)
285
Roberto Giobbi Interesting Book Test suggestions for non-standard books
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 19)
300
Roberto Giobbi Dictionaries to Dictionaries posed as problem
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 27)
340
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Wanderung two books,chosen page vanishes from printed book and appears in blank book on correct page number
Also published here 2016
21
172
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Force forcing page from a book
Related to
  • Borodin's "Die Riffelforce" in "Ex Faustibus", 1999. P. 24.
 2016
21
176
David Hoy, Andy (The Jerx) Narrow Your Eyes Presentation for David Hoy's Bold Book Test
Inspired by 2016
The Jerx
137
Alexander de Cova Tarot Power spectator pushed a chosen tarot card into a book, page number at that position is noted and a word from that page, card, number and word predicted between two tied sheets
Inspired byAlso published here 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
167
Jim Steinmeyer, Leo Reed Stairway to Heaven No. 2, forcing a verse from any bible
 		2017
Unexpected Impuzzibilities
5
Áriston, Theodore Annemann Tres Book Test using books and playing cards
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
161
Asi Wind Torn, Marked, Stabbed, Crumpled, Burned & Restored Page page is torn from a magazine and a word selected by randomly sticking a pin in that page, the page is burned and reappears crumpled back in the book, with a hole in the chosen word and burned edges, printed flash paper
Inspired by 2018
Repertoire
87
Asi Wind Pegasus Page Handling brief outline
 		2018
Repertoire
94
Jamy Ian Swiss Flashback Book Test with clean-up switch, brief
 		2018
Repertoire
95
Christoph Borer Bücher-Meer book among many is selected and a page and a sentence chosen, prediction of content, drawing
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
134
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Force forcing page from a book
Also published here
  • Borodin's "Die Riffelforce" in "Ex Faustibus", 1999. P. 24
 2018
Mentale Notizen
141
Christoph Borer Die Zeitungsvorhersage prediction printed in newspaper, chosen name from telephone book, different ideas for method and presentation
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
143
Christoph Borer Buchtest - Einleitung chapter intro on book tests
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
193
Christoph Borer Buchtests selber herstellen making your own book test
  • 1. Das Buch erfinden (inventing the book)
  • 2. Der Text
  • 3. Das Buch gestalten (designing the book)
  • 4. Das Buch drucken lassen (printing the book)
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
194
Christoph Borer Effekte und Methoden effects and methods of book tests
  • 1. Der Grundeffekt: Ein Wort herausfinden (divination of a word)
  • 2. Variationen (variations)
  • 3. Andere Effekte (other effects with books)
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
199
Christoph Borer Spezielle Bücher using special books
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
208
Christoph Borer Crossing the line book tests with newspaper, diary, leaflets etc.
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
210
Christoph Borer Mein Favoriten-Trio book test with three books, divination of words and gist of a sentence, hole burnt in chosen page appears in a book as climax
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
211
Marc Kerstein Impromptu Book Test With Any Website spectator goes to any website on performer's iPhone and remembers a word which is divined
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
6
Mike Helmer The Deliquescent Bookmark spectator remembers a page number and word in a book, book mark penetrates book to that page and has word written on it, posed as a problem
 		2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
2
Alexander de Cova Der Bibel-Buchtest prediction of a word from a bible
Related to 2018
Arbeitsbuch Wäscheklammer Austausch
30
Alexander de Cova Der Blanko Buchtest book test with blank book, apparently word only thought of, really the spectator sees some words
 		2018
Burners — Vol. 6
79
Alberto de Figueiredo Caja, candado y página spectator choses several objects and a city from a stack of cards and names numbers, numbers open lock to box which has objects inside, Pegasus page as climax
Inspired by
  • Ken Dyne's "Nutcase (And The "Yes But No Principle of Doom")" in "Bairn" P. 43.
 2018
Veinticinco
71
Jim Steinmeyer The Poem What Reads Your Mind printed poem shown to three spectators who each think of a word which is eventually divined
Also published here 2019
With Nothing But Mystery
16
Ben Hart Written in Your Blood needle through arm, blood drops onto cloth, it is used to divine a word chosen from a book
 		2020
The Darkest Corners
260
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Knowing the Unknowable word from dictionary book predicted in nest of boxes
Inspired by 2020
Parlour Tricks
159
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Book Tests and Tricks that Make Sense
2020
Parlour Tricks
175
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay The First Version of the Dictionary Test
Variations 2020
Parlour Tricks
181
Jim Steinmeyer The Instructions What Make it Work printed instruction sheet shown to three spectators who each think of a word which is eventually divined
 		2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
20
Jim Steinmeyer The Poem What Reads Your Mind printed poem shown to three spectators who each think of a word which is eventually divined
Also published here 2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
27
Mike Pisciotta, Manuel Llaser Ideas for using The Devil's Lunch Sack
  • Lunch 1
  • Lunch 2
  • Map
  • Music
  • Book Test
  • Magazine Test
  • Cards
  • Money
  • Drawing Duplication
 		2020
As Above, So Below
7
Jim Steinmeyer Invisible Himber
  • Conjuring
rubber cement on edges of a paperback
Related to
  • "Invisible Gimmick"/"Compound X" (Richard Himber, marketed 1960)
 Aug. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 8)
54
Asi Wind Book Impression Device Handling
2021
Before We Begin
20
Jamy Ian Swiss Book Test Pre-Show spectator's favorite book and its content are divined, as kicker for a book test routine
 		2021
Before We Begin
56
Derek Hughes Virtual Bold Book Test
Inspired by 2021
Before We Begin
74
Asi Wind Book Test
  • Pre-Show Script
  • Show Script
 		2021
Before We Begin
79
Nathan Kranzo B.T. Book Test Book test, use blue tack to mark page
 		2021
Kranzilla Unleashed
62
Bob Farmer Hummer Sins And Virtues seven cards with numbers on both sides (and virtues and sins), a total is added up and used to locate a sentence in a book which has been predicted
 		2022
Hummer's Odyssey ()
28
Max Malini Book Test riffle force with book, without match according to Charlie Miller
Also published here 2022
Max Malini
207
Alex Proctor Newsbook Prediction page numbers on a double page from a newspaper used to calculate a page number for a book, top line predicted
Related to 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
147
David Jelinek Wordophile word selected from a book via riffle & stop, spectator looks it up in dictionary, performer divines page number on dictionary and word itself
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
54
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Book Test page chosen by adding values in a chosen packet of cards, repeat phase
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 3
30
Jim Steinmeyer The Poem What Reads Your Mind
  • Conjuring
poem is read to three spectators who each think of a word which is eventually divined
Also published here June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
40
Christoph Borer Meister und Margarita one of several books and a paragraph are selected, prediction of book title and content of paragraph
 		2023
Inventum
12
Christoph Borer Fussball-Philosophie two books,chosen page vanishes from printed book and appears in blank book on correct page number, football themed books
Also published here 2023
Inventum
15
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Force riffle forcing page from a book
Related to
  • Borodin's "Die Riffelforce" in "Ex Faustibus", 1999. P. 24.
 2023
Inventum
17
Christoph Borer Der Lebensbaum divination of spirit animal, tarot card and zodiac sign, using the AstroLight book
 		2023
Inventum
22
Michael Murray Show Reel website link to explanation of Show Reel effect, one page from movie magazine used for mind reading
 		2023
Experimental
16
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