The Bongo Book by Ali Bongo

A collection of 21 columns Ali Bongo wrote for Abracadabra magazine. The column was called "Backsheesh" and teaches mostly comedic parlor and stage effects.

1. ALL ABOUT ALI

2. NUMBER ONE: DOVES A LA CARTE

3. NUMBER TWO: SNOWSTORM IN PONGOLIA

4. NUMBER THREE: OUT OF THE PICTURE

5. NUMBER FOUR: WITCH SWITCH

6. NUMBER FIVE: THE TEARABLE OGRE

7. NUMBER SIX: PENETRATION MINUS

8. NUMBER SEVEN: THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING

9. NUMBER EIGHT: BONGO’S BLOOMING BUSH

10. NUMBER NINE: THE PRINTER’S NIGHTMARE

11. NUMBER TEN: FRUIT SALAD

12. NUMBER ELEVEN: THE BALANCING YOGI

13. NUMBER TWELVE: ONE ROPE ONLY

14. NUMBER THIRTEEN: THE BAFFLING BANGLE

15. NUMBER FOURTEEN: JAIL BREAK

16. NUMBER FIFTEEN: SYMBOLS IN THE SAND

17. NUMBER SIXTEEN: BOUQUETS AND BANGERS

18. NUMBER SEVENTEEN: THE HOUDINI PIN

19. NUMBER EIGHTEEN: NOW IS THE HOUR

20. NUMBER NINETEEN: BLOOMING ASSISTANT

21. NUMBER TWENTY: SECOND THOUGHTS

22. NUMBER TWENTY-ONE: PONGOLIAN PRODUCTION BOX

1st edition 1966, 64 pages
word count: 21371 which is equivalent to 85 standard pages of text