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== Example Force Books == | == Example Force Books == | ||
* W.P. Huntington's A Versebook (1904) | * W.P. Huntington's ''Cheeky Chat: A Versebook'' (1904) | ||
* William W. Durbin's New Spirit Verse Book (published by Thayer) (1919) | * William W. Durbin's ''New Spirit Verse Book'' (published by Thayer) (1919) | ||
* ''Murder By Magic'', book test by Gerald Kaufman & Royal V. Heath (1933) | * ''Murder By Magic'', book test by Gerald Kaufman & Royal V. Heath (1933) | ||
* Mother Goose Mystery, by Martin Gardner (used a book titled Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes, 1941, later reprinted in 1953) | * ''Mother Goose Mystery'', by Martin Gardner (used a book titled Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes, 1941, later reprinted in 1953) | ||
* Richard Himber's $1,000 Challenge (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Apr. 1951) | * Richard Himber's ''$1,000 Challenge'' (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Apr. 1951) | ||
* Cyclops Book Test, by Jack Chanin (1958) | * ''Cyclops Book Test'', by Jack Chanin (1958) | ||
* Arthur Setterington's Pass the Salt (c1966) | * Arthur Setterington's ''Pass the Salt'' (c1966) | ||
* Anthony Raven's The Necromantic Grimoire of Augustus Rupp (1974), | * Anthony Raven's ''The Necromantic Grimoire of Augustus Rupp'' (1974), | ||
* Sam Dalal's My Favorite Verse (1976) - a collection of limericks | * Sam Dalal's ''My Favorite Verse'' (1976) - a collection of limericks | ||
* John Cornelius's The Magician's Date Book (1981). | * John Cornelius's ''The Magician's Date Book'' (1981). | ||
* Blind Man’s Bluff, a dictionary test by Ray Piatt (then a.k.a. Magic Makers, from the 1970s or 80s) | * ''Blind Man’s Bluff'', a dictionary test by Ray Piatt (then a.k.a. Magic Makers, from the 1970s or 80s) | ||
* Ultra Magazine & Book Test by El Duco (1986) | * ''Ultra Magazine & Book Test'' by El Duco (1986) | ||
* Would, Could, Should force book by Penn & Teller (a supplement to their book [[Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends]] (1989)) | * ''Would, Could, Should'' force book by Penn & Teller (a supplement to their book [[Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends]] (1989)) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 10:23, 8 January 2009
Forcing Book is a specially printed book used in mind-reading Book Tests meant to look like an ordinary book.
Example Force Books
- W.P. Huntington's Cheeky Chat: A Versebook (1904)
- William W. Durbin's New Spirit Verse Book (published by Thayer) (1919)
- Murder By Magic, book test by Gerald Kaufman & Royal V. Heath (1933)
- Mother Goose Mystery, by Martin Gardner (used a book titled Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes, 1941, later reprinted in 1953)
- Richard Himber's $1,000 Challenge (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Apr. 1951)
- Cyclops Book Test, by Jack Chanin (1958)
- Arthur Setterington's Pass the Salt (c1966)
- Anthony Raven's The Necromantic Grimoire of Augustus Rupp (1974),
- Sam Dalal's My Favorite Verse (1976) - a collection of limericks
- John Cornelius's The Magician's Date Book (1981).
- Blind Man’s Bluff, a dictionary test by Ray Piatt (then a.k.a. Magic Makers, from the 1970s or 80s)
- Ultra Magazine & Book Test by El Duco (1986)
- Would, Could, Should force book by Penn & Teller (a supplement to their book Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1989))
References
- Conjuring Bibliography of “Forcing” Items http://www.miraclefactory.net/mpt/view.php?type=mc&id=78
- “Notes on the History of Book Tests” April 2008 issue of The Linking Ring
- http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=175565#Post175565