Tillar, Jack Kent: The Blister Book ©2007 Jack Kent Tillar Softcover, perfect-bound, 6x9", 172 pages

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Contents: (from book ToC, missing some page numbers)

9 Introduction (Banachek)
11 Preface

13 Part I Beginnings and Early Evolution
15 Tarbell 7
16 The Delia Group
17 The Magic Cartle Séance
17 Magic Castle Performers
20 The Micro Magician
20 Bascom Jones' Magick
21 My Business Cards
22 Analyzing Blister
23 Mark Edward's Blistering

29 Part II Publishing Lineage
31 Joe White's Sympathetic Sorcery: from Invocation
35 Penn and Tellers How to Play With Your Food
39 Magick Variations
42 T. A. Waters' Mind, Myth and Magic
46 Bruce Bernstein recalls Tony Andruzzi's Bizarre Video
49 Larry Becker's Ouch! in Syxygy
50 Bill Herz and Paul Harris Secrets of the Astounding Executive
55 Ray Grismer's Impromptu Mentalism
57 Richard Busch's The Busch Factor

Part III Bizarre, Voodoo and Fakir
Michael Weber's The Crystal Huckster
Max Maven on The Mentallist's Limitations
Banachek's Ghost Page
Gerard Senehi's Spirit Touch
Richard Mark's Sympathetic Candle Flame
Pascal Perrino's Ancient Rites
Peter Marucci's Voodoo Blister
Joe Zabel's Flash Irritation
Richard Osterlind's Sleighty Bent
Tim Trono's Hot Key-Bending
Odes Odhner's Let the Voodoun Fire Burn
Loren Tindall's Digital Dowsing
Newell Unfried's Big Red Psychic Energy
Ted Karmilovich's Flash Burns
Marc Salem's Twice Burned
Leo Behnke's Alternate Ashes
Barrie Richardson's Irv Blister
Alain Nu's Combustible Blood Blisters

Part IV Impression Devices and Things That Burn or Ignite
Michael Weber's Credit Card Device & Book Variation
Jack Kent Tillar's Penny Washer, Penny Pull & Loop Version
Alberto's Card Device & Size Matters
Additional Impresssion Ideas by
- Tony Andruzzi with Bob Lynn
- Larry Becker
- Bob Fenton
136 Robin DeWitt
136 Odes Odhner
136 Mark Edward
136 JKT's Multiple Blisters Device
137 Things That Burn
137 Things That Ignite

139 Part V The "Elders" Brainstorming Session
141 Gathering of Eagles: Greg Arce, Tony Blake, Robin DeWitt, Jim Gallivan, Richard Ganstwig, Paul Green, Roland Hill, Leo Kostka, Jheff, Albert Raskind, Michael Selwyn, Harry Shaffer, Gerald R. Bount - VA, Bob Fenton, NV
145 Bob Fenton's Gems of the Chakra
148 Leo Kostka's Psychic Healing
150 Gerald R. Blount Jr.'s Hot Thoughts
152 Jheff's Getting the Touch & Voodoo de Tillar

157 Part VI Magic Combinations
159 Smoke From Your Fingers - Paste
159 Thumb Smoking
159 Flaming Finger Tips
159 Funkin Ring
159 Floating Candle Flame
159 Multiplying Flaming Finger Tips
159 U.F. Grant's Sacred Altar Flame
159 The Finger Chopper

Part VII Commercial Effects
Mark Strivings Blistering
Jay Schwausch's Burning Impression
Lonnie Chevrie's Voodoo Means Business
Jason Palter's Third Degree Burn
Ickle Pickle's Finger Blister
Matthew Johnson's Voodoo
Tim Trono's Branded

Part VIII Future of the Blister Effect
JKT's Freaking Out
David London's Robot Hand
Gary Darwin's Telepathic Blister
Leo Behnke's Magic Die Box Challenge
Nuclear Burns
Sun Spots
Lasers
Human Torch
High Voltage Burns
Tesla
The Future

Addenda A Word About the Author
Mental Magic and Cunning Devices Catalog