The Progressive Book Test by Michael O'Brien (Animal Farm)

Give your audience a close-up mind-reading experience built around Animal Farm. In Michael O’Brien’s Progressive Book Test, a spectator thinks of words from the book, and you reveal their thoughts through a range of direct routines. The softcover measures 5" x 8" and has 12-point text, making it sized for a strolling performance.

• Progressive revelation: Reveal three thought-of words from different parts of the book, with each reveal building on the last.
• Several ways to read a thought: The routines include revealing a word from a page or the next page, and having a spectator choose a word from anywhere in the book.
• Hands-off option: The any-word routine can be performed without you holding the book, including while you are in another room.
• More routine possibilities: Other approaches include planting a word in a spectator’s mind and a tossed-out book routine for reading multiple spectators.
• No memorization: The listed routines require nothing to memorize, so you can focus on your presentation.

Perform a routine on its own or connect several into a sequence that grows more astonishing as it progresses. This compact book gives your close-up mentalism set a distinctive literary centerpiece.