Robert Nelson

Robert Alan Nelson (16 Nov. 1901- 21 Feb. 1973)

Founder of Nelson Enterprises(1) (specialized in mentalism) and prolific author of mentalism books.

(1) Exactly on February 10th, 1921, as written in Conjurers' Magazine, Vol. 2, N° 1, march 1946, page 30.

Books

• Sensational Effects (1928)
• Super Mentality (1929)
• Psychic Mysteries (1929)
• Confessions of a Medium (1930)
• Psychic Mysteries 1931 Tricks
• More Effective Answers to Questions (1932)
• Stage Hypnotism Course (1935)
• Hellstromism (1936)
• Technique of the Private Reader (1936)
• Making Mindreading Pay (1936)
• Nelson's Super Code (1937)
• Visions of Tomorrow (1941)
• Man and Wife Mindreading Act (1942)
• The Miracle Deck (1942)
• Encyclopedia of Mentalism (1944)
• Sensational Answers (1944)
• Musical Thoughts (1944)
• Dante's System of Life Span Reading (1944)
• Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation (1945)
• Hotel and Nite Club Mindreading (1947)
• Super Prediction Tricks (with E.J. Moore) (1947)
• The Ghost Book of Dark Secrets (1948)
• Manual of Publicity and Exploitation (1948)
• The New Dr. Q. Book (1948)
• How To Book your Attraction (1951)
• The Art of Cold Reading (1951)
• Secret Methods of Private Reader (1953)
• The Mentalist's Manual (1953)
• TV Mentalism (1955)
• Hypno-Trix (1956)
• Projected Answers (1956)
• Miracles of the Mind (1956)
• Sensational Effects (revised) (1958)
• Master Course in Hypnotism (1958)
• New Dr. Q. Slate Routines (1958)
• E.S.P. Brain Busters (1958)
• Mentalism and its Presentation (1959)
• More Miracles in Mentalism (1959)
• The Master Code (reprint) (1959)
• Mental Exploits (1960)
• Encyclopedia of Mentalism (3rd edition) (1960)
• Club and Party Mentalism (1961)
• Still More Miracles in Mentalism (1961)
• Comedy Mentalism, Vol. 1 (1962)
• Comedy Mentalism, Vol. 2
• Phantom Mindreader (1964)
• Comedy Mentalism, Vol. 3 (1964)
• Sensational Mentalism (1965)
• The Horoscope Party Manual (1968)
• Sensational Mentalism, Vol. 2 (1968)
• The Last Book of Nelson : An Autobiography, Plus (1970)
• A Sequel to the Art of Cold Reading (1971)
• Sensational Mentalism, Vol. 3 (1972)
• Commercial Mentalism (1972)
• Sensational Mentalism, Vol. 4 (1977)