Backenstoss, Drew (Scott
Andrews): Architect of the Mind ©2019 Andrew Backenstoss, Haresign Press Hardcover, 326 pages |
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Comments: 18 fully scripted routines and 10 essays ranging from stagecraft to best business practices.
Contents (from ToC, courtesy Stephane Labbe):
viii Foreword (Atlas Brookings)
x Preface
xii Introduction
17 The Great Divider
19 R.M.R. - Reverse Mind Reading
23 Essay: Performance 101
39 Seven Year Ordeal
49 The Personality of a Date
69 Never to be Repeated
79 Essay: Sharing the Spotlight
83 Triptych
85 The Usual Suspects
94 Essay: True Greatness
97 Concealed Carry
107 Common Cents Prediction
117 Close Encounters
119 Group Dynamics
131 Pseudoesthesia
141 Phishing
161 Game Theory
163 You Were Missed
169 Essay: Let's Agree... to Agree
181 Essay: Leading the Witness
189 First Impressions
191 Bernstein Dynes on a Cloud
211 Social Insecurity
225 Put a PIN on it
238 Essay: To Predict or Not to Predict
241 Obviously Influenced
254 Essay: Win-Win Situations
257 Standing Room Only
259 Catch Me If You Can
275 Essay: In Defense of "Process"
277 Catch Me 2.0
287 Exiting The Stage
289 A Stranger's Call
306 Essay: I'm Not a Perfectionist!
308 Essay: The "Last Man Standing" Strategy
311 What Are the Odds?
325 Afterword (Manos Kartsakis)