Inside Out - by Christopher Taylor

Reviewed by Michael "Close Enough" Norden

The effects in this book have been designed form the inside out. In each case, Christopher began with some concept drawn from nature or metaphysics that he was strongly attached to. Then, like a magnet invisibly organizing iron filings, the concept acted as a nucleus around which technique, method, and devices gathered to produce the form of the effect.

I found it to be an excellent method to look at magic with new eyes! I enjoyed the feel of the book and could really tell that Christopher can make any of these tricks a miracle in the spectators hands.

His new method on the Marked Deck is ingenious and I will use it over the old version any day. It is worth the book just for this clever method. I also enjoyed 'Liar' which is a great effect with an optical illusion I was unaware of, and for the people who already knew about it still made them laugh.

I think this is one of the best marketable items to come out of our club. I hope you do too.

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