The Bongo Book
by Ali Bongo

A collection of 21 columns Ali Bongo wrote for Abracadabra magazine. The column was called "Backsheesh" and teaches mostly comedic parlor and stage effects.

• ALL ABOUT ALI
• NUMBER ONE: DOVES A LA CARTE
• NUMBER TWO: SNOWSTORM IN PONGOLIA
• NUMBER THREE: OUT OF THE PICTURE
• NUMBER FOUR: WITCH SWITCH
• NUMBER FIVE: THE TEARABLE OGRE
• NUMBER SIX: PENETRATION MINUS
• NUMBER SEVEN: THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING
• NUMBER EIGHT: BONGO’S BLOOMING BUSH
• NUMBER NINE: THE PRINTER’S NIGHTMARE
• NUMBER TEN: FRUIT SALAD
• NUMBER ELEVEN: THE BALANCING YOGI
• NUMBER TWELVE: ONE ROPE ONLY
• NUMBER THIRTEEN: THE BAFFLING BANGLE
• NUMBER FOURTEEN: JAIL BREAK
• NUMBER FIFTEEN: SYMBOLS IN THE SAND
• NUMBER SIXTEEN: BOUQUETS AND BANGERS
• NUMBER SEVENTEEN: THE HOUDINI PIN
• NUMBER EIGHTEEN: NOW IS THE HOUR
• NUMBER NINETEEN: BLOOMING ASSISTANT
• NUMBER TWENTY: SECOND THOUGHTS
• NUMBER TWENTY-ONE: PONGOLIAN PRODUCTION BOX

1st edition 1966, 64 pages; 1st digital edition 2012, 70 pages.
word count: 21371 which is equivalent to 85 standard pages of text

Publisher: Magic Inc.