THE ART OF COLD READING by Robert A. Nelson

Published by Micky Hades Enterprises, Calgary, 1971. Soft cover, 45 pages.

Tips, gags and routines to put laughs in a mental act. Listed on the content page are contributors: Bob Nelson, Gerald Kosky, Dr. Faust, Senator Crandall, Syd Bergson, Tommy Windsor, Karrell Fox, Bob Lynn, Sid Lorraine, The Amazing Maurice, George Johnstone, Alan Milan, Lois Lytle, Dave Dowds. Pages are printed one side only.

Contents:

2 Introduction
3 The Psychiatrist vs. The Cold Reader
4 The Cold Reader
8 The Client or Sitter

13 Part I 
13 The Pattern of Life
16 Human Behavior and Its Reactions
18 The Average Person

20 Part II
20 The Client

23 Part III
23 Formula for Cold Readings
25 The Cold Reading
29 Supplemental Patter
33 Astrological Patter Lines
34 Factors That Upset the Normal Pattern of Life
37 Re-Actions and Back Tracking
39 The Technique of the Cold Reader Applied to the Stage Mentalist

40 Part IV
40 Caseing
41 Spiel for Caseing a Sucker

46 Supplement
48 Recommended Reference and Text Books for Further Study