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by Happy Toad » Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:02 am
Where did you buy them Tom?
"Hodge scored for Forest after 22 seconds - totally against the run of
play" (Peter Lorenzo)
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by Mark Waddington » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:44 pm
Since when has it been discontinued?
Pls tell where you can get them for a pund, im going to try a new idea!
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by einhorn » Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:53 pm
boywonder wrote:Since when has it been discontinued?
Pls tell where you can get them for a pund, im going to try a new idea!
Why dont people read the posts properly?
I was asked about my effect CRUMBS and mentioned that CRUMBS was discontinued.......I am positive that A Word In A Million will be here for a long time to come.......
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by Mark Waddington » Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:02 am
Sorry, Nicholas,
Well, weve heard it from the horses mouth, its just a roumor, hope i havent caused any offence

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by Its magic » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:11 pm
I have just started doing this having sussed the method for my self.
I got three for £1.00, which means the spectator can now choose one of three books!!!!
It is overpriced, but as others say its the idea you are paying for which i would say is well worth it if you don't know how its done.
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by giznorm » Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:25 pm
Even knowing how it is done I thought £10 was a very fair price for this item. I have included it in my show and am very pleased with the reactions that it gets. I feel I have made my money back many times over.
I find no need to give the audience a choice of books. I work this effect with the Complete Works of William Shakespeare - a very large book that most people are familiar with.
Hats off to N.E. for a fantastic effect.
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by IAIN » Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:38 am
..i got one too, it's incredibly sneaky, and very simple to do...superb!
well worth the money..
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by Stephen Ward » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:24 am
I use this all the time and it always gets great reactions (as does spooked). Well worth getting.

50% off my books and PDFs. Enter paranormal into the discount code when checking out.
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by Dark-Strider » Tue May 16, 2006 12:01 pm
Just a few questions before I buy this.
1. Is the book ruined after you have used it?
2. Is the gimmick easily gotten rid off?
3. Can you use any book?
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by IAIN » Tue May 16, 2006 12:11 pm
1. No, especially if you are careful how you use the gimmick
2. There's no need to get rid of anything...if done right its completely undetectable...
3. Yes, within reason, any with a dust-jacket and preferably a dark hard bounding...
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by Tom Lauten » Tue May 16, 2006 1:08 pm
You know...the more I think about it, this is a fantastic book test concept.
Ok it's technically not clean but for me (an impromptu performer) this is the one book test I have used over and over with stunning results.
Don't discount this because of its simplicity...it is VERY powerful. What's more it is a extremely helpful mentalism utility (not only as a book test) to just have lying innocently around the home, office or in school.
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by IAIN » Tue May 16, 2006 1:25 pm
...i love it, i took round my copy of 13 steps to a friend of mine whose just started off in magic and said to him, "ive read this book so many times i know every single word by now..."
...and lo and behold, i told him the page number and the word he picked...
its such a sneaky method...plus i use Changin' Glue to do the necessary too...more adaptable...
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by Stephen Ward » Tue May 16, 2006 1:44 pm
If you are buying this for the first time you may be interested to know that it now comes with a DVD (from JB Magic). Although i have not seen the DVD i know that Mark Mason always includes great tips with his DVDs. You can use the gimmick to get pre-show information. You will use this all the time when you buy it.

50% off my books and PDFs. Enter paranormal into the discount code when checking out.
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by IAIN » Tue May 16, 2006 1:51 pm
...yeah, the dvd is quite handy, good quality too...lots of nice suggestions are offered...and all for a tenner or so...genius....
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