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Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Nu Way Book Test by Alain Nu 1981
Interlocutor (Issue 44)
176
Alan Nguyen Flurry Production coin vanishes and reappears, splits in two, vanish again, split in four
 		1990
Impossibilia
97
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
Steve Draun The Fan Glimpse
Variations 1993
Secrets Draun from Underground
31
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
Alan Nguyen Book finger break obtaining little-finger break at page freely chosen
Also published here Oct. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 2)
57
Ted Lesley Mind Bender champagne glass on pile of books visibly bends, also glasses in hands of spectators are bent at the end
Related toVariations 1994
Paramiracles
277
Alain Nu Silver Wear clever spoon bending routine, three spoons
 		1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 58)
1102
Alan Nguyen Voodoo Redo spectator randomly chooses where three pins are pushed into a voodoo doll, performer has correctly predicted the locations on a second voodoo doll
Inspired by
  • "Voodoo II" (Christian Chelman, Capriconian Tales, 1993, p. 52)
 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
4
Alan Nguyen Stabbing Force variation variation of knife force (credits it to Annemann?) using pin
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
8
Alan Nguyen Rune Speller Fortune Teller spectator thinks of a human interest and rolls special "rune dice" (dice with multiple letters) depending on the letters of that word, performer knows what human interest he is thinking of
Inspired by
  • Name? (Lou Boudreau, Vibrations [PEA's newsletter], Aug. 1991)
 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
11
Alan Nguyen Bender Ender spoon seems to move under cover of handkerchief, becomes bent
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
16
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 Book finger break obtaining little-finger break at page freely chosen
Also published here 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
21
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
Alan Nguyen Over-Draun Challenge three spectators peek at cards and deck can be shuffled, performer divines them all, uses Draun's Fan Glimpse (see references)
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
32
Alan Nguyen The Red-Black Stack full-deck OOTW, deck can be seen mixed right before, instantly resets
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
35
Alan Nguyen Invisibility Watch spectator mimes selecting and returning a card reversed in an imaginary deck, deck becomes real and chosen card is reversed, a watch appears on performer's wrist (he had previously called attention to his "invisible watch")
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
38
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
Alain Nu Iconographic Fishing Exercice: The Zodiac fishing sequence for zodiac signs NOT based on words or letters
 		Summer 1996
The Looking Glass (Issue 3)
97
Alain Nu, Hiroshi Sawa Fender Bender one handed spoon bending routine
 		1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 62)
1204
Alain Nu Impossibender spoon bending, forming a loop, one handed
 		1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 62)
1205
Alain Nu Witch-Fork signed coin is found among others in a mug using a fork, coin stuck between tines of fork
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 12)
141
Alain Nu Double Delight drawing on business card and Dollar bill are placed inside Bendix Bombshell wallet, drawing and serial number are divined
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
183
Alain Nu Zodiesque divination of zodiac, prediction in envelope, asking questions to the entire audience first and then zooming in on one person
Related to 1997
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
274
Alain Nu, T. J. Osbourne Warpogami after cardwarp the torn card is folded into small square box as a souvenir
Related to May 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 9)
66
Rajneesh Madhok, Alain Nu Business Sense Solomon's effect done with seven business cards
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
73
Alain Nu, Alan "Ace" Greenberg Nu-Greenberg Hold-Out coin transfer in other hand with ditch under watch
 		Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
78
Alain Nu Baggage on tables, close-up cases
 		Autumn 2002
The Magic Menu (Vol. 11 No. 64)
7
Alain Nu Two Person Book Test
Also published here 2003
Tricks
98
Alain Nu Zodiattack
  • The Astrology Game
  • Background
  • Attack 3
  • Virgo, Aries, Gemini
  • Nine Other Symbols
  • Forgiven Reactions
  • The Scales
  • Size Matters
  • Water Signs
  • Alternative Handlings
  • Doppelreading
 		2003
Mystery School
351
Alain Nu Key Chain key penetrates chain several times
Also published here Feb. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 6)
80
Alain Nu Two Person Book Test
Also published here Nov. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
74
Alain Nu Intro
2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
3
Alain Nu Future Influence prediction of named coin(s), in hand
Inspired by
  • Terry Nosek's "Impromptu Influence" from his lecture notes.
 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
4
Alain Nu Flipped Out II two coins borrowed, one chosen and flipped, prediction is unfolded to predict coin, throw and date
Related to
  • Alain Nu's "Flipped Out" in "M-U-M" December, 1999.
Also published here 		2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
7
Alain Nu Nu-Sense Hummer Monte using ring, watch and key, with prediction
Variations 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
11
Alain Nu Nu Wave ungaffed
Related to 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
16
Alain Nu The Gypsy selection is shuffled back into the deck, performer tries to guess card and places four cards on the table, selection is found by spectator
 		2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
21
Alain Nu Pointing Glimpse very basic, without credit
in the center of deck at break, while pointing at spectator
Related to 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
21
Alain Nu Commercial Break three phase routine with stack of business cards, first a card is signed and cut to by spectator then it is placed next to a special card, and as a climax spectator guesses position of certain card
Inspired by
  • Richard Webster's "You Must Be Psychic"
Related to
  • Alain Nu's "Mind Over Matter"
 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
26
Alain Nu Signagram zodiac divination, verbal
Related to 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
31
Alain Nu Line Of Sight (Control) dressed up peek selection
 		2004
Dear Mr. Fantasy
46
Alain Nu Post Bent spoon drawn on post-it note, paper bends, ends clean
Related toAlso published here Feb. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 6)
70
Alain Nu Flipped Out 2 two coins borrowed, one chosen and flipped, prediction is unfolded to predict coin, throw and date
Inspired by
  • version in MUM, Dec. 1999
Also published here 		Mar. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)
88
Alain Nu Introduction
2008
Word Work II
1
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
Alain Nu Acknowledgements
2008
Word Work II
35
Alain Nu Thru the Table named card through table
  • The Move
  • Teleportation
  • Final Thoughts (Patrick Redford's Comments)
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Alain Nu's "Mind Over Matter" 1999.
 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
140
Alain Nu Key Chain key penetrates chain several times
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
162
Alain Nu Post Bent spoon drawn on post-it note, paper bends, ends clean
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
267
Alain Nu Flipped Out 2 two coins borrowed, one chosen and flipped, prediction is unfolded to predict coin, throw and date
Inspired by
  • version in MUM, Dec. 1999
Also published here 		2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
276