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The most powerful, easy-to-do book test you can own isn't actually a book test at all. Welcome to "Glance", the one-of-a-kind magazine book test that takes all the best parts of a standard book test and disguises them in an ordinary-looking magazine.
The "Glance" magazine book test is brought to you by Steve Thompson and Vanishing Inc. After being unavailable for a long time, "Glance" is now back with a new-and-improved 3.0 version featuring fresh, modern cover designs and text tweaks based on feedback from magicians and mentalists like you!
You get two different magazines in your set. Both come ready to use and are identical to magazines you'd find in any store. These innocuous magazines are the farthest thing from looking like a magic prop and are way more natural to carry than a strange book. And, if you prefer different covers, it's a less than 60-second job to remove them and replace them with any standard-size cover you like.
Here's What Happens:
Your helper freely chooses either magazine and opens it up to any page they want. It can be an ad or an article. It really is a free choice. Once they stop, they then find a long, difficult word anywhere on the page before closing the magazine.
Without ever needing to open the magazine again, you are able to look at them and figure out exactly what word they're merely thinking of. You won't find a mind-reading demonstration any more fair or powerful than "Glance".
Steve Thompson, with explicit permission from creator Ted Karmilovich, took the iconic "Mother of All Book Tests" and seamlessly integrated it into an ordinary-looking magazine. It's so well done that you will never have to fear your participant holding them at all. Steve even went a step further to develop a clever no-fishing alternative method that eliminates the need for them to say the first letter of their word out loud.
As an added bonus for those who own previous versions of "Glance", the word bank remains the same in this new "Glance 3.0" edition. That means you can now offer up to 6 magazines for them to choose from (if you own both previous versions) without any extra effort.
It almost feels unfair for your audience how direct and powerful "Glance" is. It takes just a few minutes to learn and plays to audiences of any size. There's no sleight of hand or short pages or glimpses or peeks. Nor are there any apps, batteries, or wifi that can fail at the worst time. They open the magazine, find a word and you know it. It's that straightforward.
You won't find a professional quality book test for a price this affordable anywhere else. Grab the new and improved "Glance 3.0" and discover why so many professional magicians and performers consider it to be one of the best book tests you can ever own.
A refreshing take on a book test based on the long-word principle but the method is a super smooth - the magazines are very well compiled & produced - very realistic. The method itself requires minimal memory work & the tutorial video is 'to-the-point'. Great value for money and is a total 'worker' in real world. highly recommended.
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Marky Barrett
Amazing product - Amazing customer service
Glance 3.0 it’s just brilliant! Absolutely brilliant, and it absolutely killed in my performance. One of my new favourite routines.
Monster customer service just as brilliant! Honestly the best, thank you 🙏🏼
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S.A.
Spectator chooses a word from a mag, and you read their mind!
Best Book / Magazine Test on the market! Its basically the long word principle only, but the way it uses the method is genius. Read the instructions as the small word before the big word is the the perfect solution to the fishing problem similar versions have.
It would be helpful if the publishers released a photo showing all the different covers from each version, so that we know which magazines belong to which. But that's a sale thing; as the trick itself goes, its spectacular!
Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
Needs a bit of practice to get angles / timing down , but put that in and you’ve got a visual masterpiece in your hands . Instant reset , tutorial is fantastic 100% a worker
This effect is superb , props are excellently made and this is what a tutorial is meant to be like ! Very in depth , multiple angles , close up , parlour and stage options . 100% workable table hopping and walk around . The “jam” session with peter turner is excellent giving you a few additional effects which are really really good . Over all very pleased with the whole package .5 stars all day long !
I love this so much. It’s so simple but so unbelievable good. It stays on me all the time now and holds my coins ready for a trick at any time. Love it. Buy it, practice with it, create with it. Wonderful.
This is great fun. It’s well made and reasonably sturdy + should last for a while. The bank card fits well and is a realistic size. Check to see if a slightly thicker playing card (x5 cards thickness) will actually fit in your wallet/phone case though!