The Book Test Book
by Jim Kleefeld

There is finally a complete history and encyclopedic reference book on book tests, all explained, described, and routined. Hundreds of book tests for mentalists and magicians are categorized by method and sorted chronologically. Examining the premise from 1584 to 2020, The Book Test Book explores hundreds of variations on the use of books to read minds. This ebook lists over 500 book tests as detailed in books and magazines and describes over 400 commercial book tests published and sold from the 1930s up to the present. The book includes 130 original color illustrations and over 1200 color photographs so you can clearly see the covers of book tests cited. The information is carefully cross-referenced with a full bibliography and three separate full indices and is full color throughout.

• Introduction
  • Purpose
  • Methods
  • Advice
• Content
  • Organization
  • Writing Conventions
  • The Roster
  • Magic vs. Mentalism
  • Datedness
  • Mathematics
  • Playing Cards
  • Usefulness
  • Omissions and Redundancies
  • Illustrative References
• Performance
  • Selection
  • Abilities
  • Implementation
  • Clarity
  • Scripting
  • Sample Script
  • Procedures
  • Energy
  • Pace
  • Choosing Participants
• Rationale
  • Necessity
  • Difficulty
  • Inspiration
  • Clarification
  • Organic
• History
• Methods
  • Word Force
  • Page Force
  • Limiting Force
  • Book Force
  • Duplicate Books
  • Duplicate Pages
  • Peek
  • Crib
  • Anagram
  • Clue Gathering
  • Stooge
  • Secret Assistant
• Milestones
• Word Force
  • Core Method Routine
  • The Word Force in Print
• Page Force
  • Core Method Routine
  • Page Force in Print
• Limiting Force
  • Core Method Routine
  • Limiting Force in Print
• Book Force
  • Core Method Routine
  • Book Force in Print
• Duplicate Books
  • Core Method Routine
  • Duplicate Books in Print
• Duplicate Pages
  • Core Method Routine
  • Duplicate Page in Print
• Peek
  • Core Method Routine
  • Peek In Print
• Discovery
  • Core Method Routine
  • Discovery in Print
• Crib
  • Core Method Routine
  • Crib in Print
• Anagram
  • Core Method Routine
  • Anagram in Print
• Clue Gathering
  • Core Method Routine
  • Clue Gathering in Print
• Stooge
  • Core Method Routine
  • Stooge in Print
• Secret Assistant
  • Core Method Routine
  • Secret Assistant in Print
• Reading Someone's Thoughts
• Products
  • Products in the Market
• Forcing Books
• Book Test Props
  • Book Test Props in the Market
• Presentations
  • Presentations in Print
• Bibliography
  • Research & Reference Books
• Index 1: Principles
• Index 2: Effects
• Index 3: Creators
• In Closing

1st edition 2020, PDF 332 pages.
word count: 167674 which is equivalent to 670 standard pages of text