We have several threads about BOOKS, but what are your favorite booklets and pamphlets on mentalism? The Maven Color Series does not count because every post will list them. Mine are:

Anything written by Phantini
The Mentalism of Basil Horowitz
You Too Can Read Minds
It Must Be Mind Reading
Maven's Equivoque pamphlet

I am sure there are others, but I am away from my library.

Well David,

I guess I'd say my Richard Busch and Doug Dyment booklets would be top of the list.

Oh, and your Equivoque booklet too

I agree that Basil Horowitz is strong and to the point. I'd add:

Anything by Docc Hilford
Anything by Al Mann if you can find it and afford it.

Jonathan

Doug dyment,docc Hilford,are some of mi favorites the 202 methods of forcing by anneman the, bold and subtle miracles of dr faust by david hoy this is relly good too

Dynamic Mysteries (Richard Osterlind)
Alpha Series Lecture Notes (Ian Rowland)
Walk Around Mentalism (Mark Strivings)
Classics; Perception is Everything; and Psi-Kicks (Bruce Bernstein)

DaveS

Dan Blackwood - Handbook of professional Presentations
Hoy - Bold & Subtle secrets (accept no substitutes go to the source)

BB

And

Telepathy in Action (Orville Meyer)

EXCELLENT suggestions, all of you...

Sorry if MAGICK and THE JINX don't count as booklets... but those magazines are my OVER ANYTHING ELSE choices.

Paolo Cavalli

The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz Vol 1 & 2
Bold and Subtle Secrets of Dr. Faust by David Hoy
Postal Mental by Bob Mason
Mind Melds by Stephen Minch
Mind Novas by Stephen Minch (effects with ESP cards)
Almost anything by Irv Weiner
Number Please by Richard Busch
Mindsights (especially "FlashSquared" and "Bob's Your Uncle")by Doug Dyment

Mike

The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz has been cited several times. Can anyone offer a brief review/contents list of volumes 1 and 2? How do volumes 3 and 4 compare? Thanks.
DaveS

David,

I think there are only two volumes of The Mental Magic of Basil Horowits.

Hello,

DaveS is right. THE MENTAL MAGICK OF BASIL HORWITZ series have four volumes. I have all.

DaveS, it seems to me that you read Vol. 3 and 4.
Am I right?

DaveS and Jay,

My mistake, sorry.

Dear Peo,

No, not at all. Human memory is poor including mine.

By the way, every time I appreciate your contribution(information) to the Café.

Thank you, Peo.

Sincerely,

Jay

And of course, PK Time and PK Touches.


Jack Shalom

Greetings,

Good question. I'd separate them into these 4 groups with my first impression answer for each:

1) Fun Reads (Al Mann stuff)
2) Techniques (Obsidian Oblique)
3) Theory (Absolute Magic)
4) Routines (Psychokinetic Touches)

Sam Haine

p.s. I agree about the Color Books.

I'd definitely add in the following:

Between Two Minds - Ned Rutledge and J. G. Thompson, Jr.

The Miracles In Mentalism series - Robert Nelson (some of the material is admittedly dated, but there are some real gems in those three books)

The Power of Persuasion and The Power of Perception - both by Arthur Setterington (and I believe just reprinted by Paul Hallas)

And Turk, bless his heart, had to mention one of my favorite deep, dark secrets - Bob Mason's wonderful Postal Mental.

I'd also add to the list the various booklets issued by Phantini (Gene Grant). Lots of good material in those volumes.

Jeremy

"The Power of Persuasion and The Power of Perception - both by Arthur Setterington (and I believe just reprinted by Paul Hallas)"

This is correct, printed under one cover with the title "Arthur Setterington's Strange Powers". I have updated some of the info. where neccessary and added additional comments of relevance occassionally. Currently reviewed in Dec. issue of "The Linking Ring" and "MUM" magazines.

If I didn't think the above worthwhile I wouldn't have negotiated with Arthur about releasing them in this way.

There are so many good mentalism booklets about, but I have to agree with Paolo Cavalli.

Paul.

Mind, Myth & Magick by T.A. Waters.

The Destiny Response, by Busch. Brand-new, but destined (no pun intended) to be a classic.