The Working Mentalist's Guide to Forcing Books and Book Tests

A Lecture

Book
2010
Written by Dick Christian
Work of Dick Christian
40 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
No illustrations
Language: English
30 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Dick Christian Introduction
1
Dick Christian Glossary
3
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.
 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.
 5
Dick Christian Milestones in Book Test Development starting 1572
 		7
Dick Christian Types / Categories of Tests
11
Dick Christian Books That Force Words or Phrases
11
Dick Christian "Hybrid" or "Natural" Forcing Books
12
Dick Christian Duplicated Page Forcing Books
13
Dick Christian Test Using Duplicate (Or Mis-Covered) Books
14
Dick Christian "Peek" Books
15
Dick Christian Test Using Crib Sheets or Prompt Lists
17
Dick Christian Tests Using a Bible
19
Dick Christian Dictionary Tests
19
Dick Christian "Resurrected Page" Tests
22
Dick Christian Tests Using Anagrams
23
Dick Christian The "Hoy" and Other Impromptu Book Tests
25
Dick Christian Mathematical and Numerical Forces to force a page or word, various methods, 1089, calendar force
 		29
Dick Christian Numerical Ranging Forces to force a page
 		30
Dick Christian Forcing Matrix to force a page
 		31
Dick Christian Switching Devices to force a page or word, switch books
 		32
Dick Christian Limited Viewing Devices to force a word, various methods
 		32
Dick Christian The "Svengali" Principle to force a page
 		33
Dick Christian Forces by Insertion of an Object
33
Dick Christian The "Long Word" Force
34
Dick Christian The "Xed" or Circled Word Force
35
Dick Christian Psycological Forces
35
Dick Christian The "Perfect" Book Test conditions for a "perfect" book test
 		36
Dick Christian Thoughts on the Presentation of Book Tests
38
Dick Christian Books, Etc., About Book Tests
40
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, December 2023.