Sleights & Principles

134 entries in Book / Book Test / Sleights & Principles
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Book Test Force with playing card stuck into book, brief
 		1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
56
R. C. Buff The $64.00 Word Taylor's Peek Deck combined with a dictionary book test
Related to Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 46)
189
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 1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
192
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column several ideas on book tests
  • Best seller book test
  • Bold Book Test
  • Conclusion
 		Dec. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 7)
272
George Armstrong Miracle - Impromptu Book Test with borrowed book and borrowed deck of playing cards, information glimpsed on the fly and that page number forced with cards
Related to July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 130)
522
Book (2)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
carbon paper under dust jacket
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
789
Book (4)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
to force odd or even number with a book
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
789
Book Test (3)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
inserting playing card or business card
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Book Test (4)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
corner is bent
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Dai Vernon Book Test (5)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
page force
Related to May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Book Test (6)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
using playing cards
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Book Test (7)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
using playing cards
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Martin Gardner Mathematical Forces
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
on forcing pages, general comments
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Book Test (8)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
arithmetical force, year of birth used
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Book Test (9)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
arithmetical force, principle of 9
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
790
Amazing James Randi A Clean Book Test words circled on page of Reader's Digest, page torn out and crumpled up, performer divines words, secret duplicate page under forced page
Related to Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
3
P. Howard Lyons Martin Gardner Force Book comment that Martin Gardner's "Mathematics, Magic And Mystery" is a force book
 		Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
20
Tom Bowyer Book Riffle Force
Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
14
Tony Corinda Page Force same as David Hoy's
Related to 1959
Book Tests
205
David Hoy The Bold Book Test impromptu, glimpsing information on the fly and miscalling page number
Related toVariations 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
21
David Hoy Miscall Page Force two books
Related to 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
22
Dan Tong Tele Tact book test with magazine, flashback principle
Related to Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
45
E. Leslie May It's in the Book on Martin Gardner's "Mathematics, Magic and Mystery" as a forcing book
 		Nov. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 19)
81
E. Leslie May This That Those any book opened and finger pointed to a section, word is divined
 		Nov. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 19)
82
Edward Marlo Another Effect is the Following as a number force or book test
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
19
Dan Tong, Ken Krenzel Telecoincidence book test with books, flashback principle, performer and spectator select same word from two books
Related to Apr. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 5 No. 60)
246
Miscall Page Force
Related to 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
40
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Change Bag to force Page Number
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
302
P. Howard Lyons Book Test Idea with computer book
 		Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
8
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Phone Book Test No. 343, riffle force with phone book, broken binding for break
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
96
Al Koran The Index Card index on playing card for books test
 		1972
Al Koran's Legacy
170
Jerry Fulton Book Note idea for book test
 		1973
Magick (Issue 88)
440
Thomas Alan Waters Library Card impromptu, business card in book for riffle force
 		1974
Magick (Issue 106)
529
Dan Tong Peek-A-Book prepared book, flashback principle
Related toVariations 1975
Magick (Issue 143)
711
Gerald Kosky 1089 - Plus using a variation of the 1089-force for a book test
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
170
Burling Hull An Old Word Force double-pocket bag with numbered chips
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
74
Karl Fulves Force Books on "Aftermath" and "Mother Good" (Martin Gardner)
Related to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 21)
81
Eddie Goldstein Tele-Peek stop force
 		1978
Magick (Issue 211)
1053
C. L. Boarde Forcing the Word - Variation A using the page number to force the word
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
7
C. L. Boarde Forcing the Word - Variation B forcing a word using the properties of the book / magazine
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
8
C. L. Boarde Forcing the Word - Variation C using other props to force a word, dice etc.
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
9
C. L. Boarde Which One - Variation A using a marker or special dust jacket to force which page
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
9
C. L. Boarde Which One - Variation B on finding out if the spectator has chosen the page on the left or the right
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
10
C. L. Boarde Reference Procedures - Variation A on hiding a list of words, with pad
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
10
C. L. Boarde Reference Procedures - Variation B on hiding a list of words, with a slate
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
11
C. L. Boarde Reference Procedures - Variation C on hiding a list of words, pens and crayons
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
12
C. L. Boarde Reference Procedures - Variation D on hiding a list of words, another book
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
13
C. L. Boarde Say When - Variation A riffle force, natural breal
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
32
C. L. Boarde Say When - Variation B riffle force
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
35
C. L. Boarde Say When - Variation C riffle force, trimmed and glued section
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
36
C. L. Boarde Say When - Variation D riffle force, multiple areas, svengali book
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
38
C. L. Boarde Bottoms Up two books, double faced cover, fake cover ploy, using a marker
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
40
C. L. Boarde Tumbling Weed corner is bent to select a page
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
43
C. L. Boarde Allez-Oop! add-a-number using the book as turnover pad, total to select page and word
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
45
C. L. Boarde Ex-Spear-Ience using a knife, to select page
Variations 1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
47
C. L. Boarde Printer's Pleasure - Variation A same pages, Svengali book
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
53
C. L. Boarde Printer's Pleasure - Variation B same pages
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
54
C. L. Boarde Shift using a marker, shifting it to forcing page
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
55
C. L. Boarde In the Groove book in bag, stabbed with knife to select a page
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
58
C. L. Boarde Billets and Books - Variation A numbered corners from a book are torn, one selected to determine a page in second book
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
61
C. L. Boarde Billets and Books - Variation B number written down on billet by spectator
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
63
C. L. Boarde Billets and Books - Variation C using multiple billets
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
64
C. L. Boarde By the Marker - Variation A marker with extra page, postcard or playing card flap
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
66
C. L. Boarde By the Marker - Variation B card with a hole to chose a word, flap
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
70
C. L. Boarde Line Up - Variation B marked pages, performer sees where book is opened
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
77
C. L. Boarde Under Cover - Variation A using an anthology, fake cover ploy
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
83
C. L. Boarde Under Cover - Variation B magazines of different sizes, fake cover ploy
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
85
C. L. Boarde By the Numbers - Variation B numbers written on papers are placed inside envelopes to chose a page, flapless envelope switch, range
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
93
C. L. Boarde Statistics - Variation A several numbers added, ranging force, list
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
97
C. L. Boarde Statistics - Variation B several numbers added, ranging force, list
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
99
C. L. Boarde Give Away - Variation B hair glued on book to locate page opened by spectator
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
113
C. L. Boarde Give Away - Variation C loop through book, to locate page opened by spectator
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
114
C. L. Boarde Plated Psychometry using daub
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
130
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
Al Mann The Format of the X-Tomes set-up of the three the Codex-X books
 		1979
Codex-X
3
Al Mann Mindreading and Predicting the Word forcing a word using the Codex-X books
 		1979
Codex-X
4
Al Mann The Awesome Augury prediction of book and paragraph, using Codex-X books
 		1979
Codex-X
6
Al Mann Instant Mindreading first word of any chapter, using Codex-X books, progressive anagrams
 		1979
Codex-X
6
Al Mann Another Force Word forcing a word with the Codex-X books
 		1979
Codex-X
8
Al Mann The Club Force forcing a word from Codex-X books, sucker element for magicians
 		1979
Codex-X
9
Frederick M. Shields Page Force toothpick between pages for riffle stop force
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 264)
1320
Peter Warlock Knife Force with Book
Inspired byRelated to
  • Peter Warlock in "Pentragram" 1946, P.2.
 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
275
Thomas Alan Waters Miscellanea book test ideas
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test)
376
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
Cushing Strout On Book Tests and Tarot Decks using tarot cards to force spot in book
 		Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
390
David Lederman The "X" Factor forcing a page, toothpick in book for riffle force
Related to Nov. 1984
Magick (Issue 342)
1708
Juan Tamariz Page Force with Inserted Playing Card
1988
The Magic Way
73
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
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
Ken Weber Real Men Don't Play With Words magician's choice handling, for Hoy book test, three objects
 		1991
MindFields
82
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
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
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
Richard Mark Brainstorm on the flashback book test, history and routine
 		Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2
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
Dan Tong Flashback Book
Aug. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 12)
78
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
Book Riffle Stop Force piece of carton inside
 		2004
Deserting the Legion
2
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
Michael Sibbernsen Application Idea #2: AAA Book Test forcing page from a book, riffle force
 		2005
Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two
41
Alain Nu, Kevin Dunn Parties Over Progressive anagram idea using a single sentence for book tests
 		2008
Word Work II
18
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
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
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
Steve Bedwell The "I Choose You" Force forcing a book
 		Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
53
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
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
Book Riffle Stop Force piece of carton inside
 		2015
Tom Stone Seminar 2015
12
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
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 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
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
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
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