Unconventional

THE BLURB:
Canadian mentalist Christopher Taylor’s new book,
Unconventional, follows in the path of his highly praised
first book, Inside Out. In the new book you will encounter
more of the practical ideas for which Taylor is becoming
known. Here you’ll find a means for determining a
spectator’s mentally selected card, ala Vernon’s classic Out
of Sight, Out of Mind. It’s even more effective when done
with two spectators! Taylor also explores how to use the
Classic Force with non-card objects, extensions of secret
writing and pocket writing, a new routine for the pocket
press (one of the most popular routines from his first
book), and uses for the commercial effect Ghost Glass.
Several of the routines use Runes, for which Taylor gives
many presentational ideas.

Pages 89 - Soft Bound

MY COMMENTS:
Chris Taylor's second book has more of his unique thinking,
though I didn't find it as strong as his first book. His
version of "Out of Sight, Out of Mind," is an interesting
and worthwhile version using only half the deck. I wasn't
impressed with his "direct hit" classic force as it merely
retreads material covered by Max Maven (Phil Goldstein)
about equivoque. I did enjoy reading his pocket writing
material, despite the fact that I don't use pocket writing,
so I'm not sure if the material is as practical as it
claims. The remainder of the book mostly consists of
bizarre/magick material, including routines with runes and
glasses.

In all, there are 15 effects and 4 appendices which contain
information about runes, making your own rubber stamps, an
economical way to produce smoke from your hands, and how to
create magical images on glass. This is an 8.5" x 11",
89-page, softbound book.