23 entries in Book / Book Test / Theory & History
Theory & History
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Martin Gardner* Book Tests
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
general comments
May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
789
Karl Fulves* The PERFECT Book Test description of conditions
Related to
1981 29
Mark Strivings Strolling Booktests 2004 64
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 1
Max Maven* Introduction on book tests, history and credit information
2006 1
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 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 5
Dick Christian Milestones in Book Test Development starting 1572
2010 7
Dick Christian Types / Categories of Tests 2010 11
Dick Christian Books That Force Words or Phrases 2010 11
Dick Christian "Hybrid" or "Natural" Forcing Books 2010 12
Dick Christian Duplicated Page Forcing Books 2010 13
Dick Christian Test Using Duplicate (Or Mis-Covered) Books 2010 14
Dick Christian "Peek" Books 2010 15
Dick Christian Test Using Crib Sheets or Prompt Lists 2010 17
Dick Christian Tests Using a Bible 2010 19
Dick Christian Dictionary Tests 2010 19
Dick Christian "Resurrected Page" Tests 2010 22
Dick Christian Tests Using Anagrams 2010 23
Dick Christian The "Hoy" and Other Impromptu Book Tests 2010 25
Dick Christian The "Perfect" Book Test conditions for a "perfect" book test
2010 36
Dick Christian Thoughts on the Presentation of Book Tests 2010 38
Dick Christian Books, Etc., About Book Tests 2010 40