Routines

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
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
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
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 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 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
Chuck Hickok Essay #6: I Don't Do Book Tests on the structure of book tests
 		2005
Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two
72
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
Quentin Reynolds BiP MiC Book Test involving adding numbers
 		Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
52
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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 Der Lebensbaum divination of spirit animal, tarot card and zodiac sign, using the AstroLight book
 		2023
Inventum
22
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