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by Dick Christian
August 20th, 2008, 8:50 am
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: Book Test questions (mother of all book tests, pegasus test, Mother's Companion)
Replies: 10
Views: 7736

Re: Book Test questions (mother of all book tests, pegasus test, Mother's Companion)

Steve, You are absolutely correct. "The Trick Without a Name" is one of three book tests found in Thompson's MY BEST. The Thompson book is just one of a large stack of books and magazines that I am slowly working my way through as I cull book tests for inclusion in the Encyclopedia I am co...
by Dick Christian
August 19th, 2008, 5:55 pm
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: Book Test questions (mother of all book tests, pegasus test, Mother's Companion)
Replies: 10
Views: 7736

Re: Book Test questions (mother of all book tests, pegasus test, Mother's Companion)

I just realized that in my discussion of Art Emerson's "Pegasus Page" and other "resurrected page" book tests I inadvertently failed to mention "To Hell and Back" by England's Roy Johnson (1995) which is a variation on his earlier "Hellfire 1 and 2" and Tony B...
by Dick Christian
August 19th, 2008, 4:21 pm
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: What is the most deceptive Book Test?
Replies: 61
Views: 23892

Re: What is the most deceptive Book Test?

Luigimar,

Saw your note re: book tests on Ron Frost's IMS video. I'll try to contact Ron to find out more about them so I can include appropriate mention of them in the book I'm working on.

Thanks for the tip.
by Dick Christian
August 19th, 2008, 3:26 pm
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: Book Test questions (mother of all book tests, pegasus test, Mother's Companion)
Replies: 10
Views: 7736

Re: Book Test questions (mother of all book tests, pegasus test, Mother's Companion)

As one who has more than a passing familiarity with book tests (I have about 400 of them in my personal collection and another 500-600 in various books, magazines, manuscripts, etc. in my personal library) and is 5+ years into compiling what I hope will be the first encyclopedic reference work on th...
by Dick Christian
August 18th, 2008, 2:37 pm
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: What is the most deceptive Book Test?
Replies: 61
Views: 23892

Re: What is the most deceptive Book Test?

Opie just said "I believe the best book test is the one presented with a great deal of attention to presentation. I prefer those which do not use some mathematical-formula or card force to come up with pages etc." The first statement applies to any effect, whether mentalism or magic, not j...
by Dick Christian
August 18th, 2008, 12:40 pm
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: What is the most deceptive Book Test?
Replies: 61
Views: 23892

Re: What is the most deceptive Book Test?

Anonymous says "I sincerely feel the need for an Encyclopedia of Book tests,though it might not be a voluminous book . . ." Anyone who has done a serious study of the book test genre (I have) will realize that any such Encyclopedia will of necessity be a VERY voluminous book as I estimate ...
by Dick Christian
August 18th, 2008, 12:26 pm
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: What is the most deceptive Book Test?
Replies: 61
Views: 23892

Re: What is the most deceptive Book Test?

I have only just joined the Genii Forum, so am only now able to read the post dated 1/22/07 from Chris Wasshuber (of Lybrary.com) in which he asked "Why hasn't anybody written an "Encyclopedia of Book Tests?". As he is now aware from our recent exchange of messages, I have been workin...
by Dick Christian
August 18th, 2008, 11:23 am
Forum: Mentalism & Mental Magic
Topic: Advice 4 closer
Replies: 10
Views: 4117

Re: Advice 4 closer

I know this is in reply to a note you posted more than 7 months ago, but I've only just joined the forum. In your post of 1/17/08 you assert that "a book test book test where all you get is a word is NOT mindreading. Its word guessing." Sorry, but I must strongly disagree. It certainly CAN...

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