This book came from the library of a magic collector who took pride in his books.
This out-of-print book is HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE and VERY HARD TO FIND.Currently selling for $375 on eBay and $350 on Amazon. And they don't give you free shipping like we do!
Chris Kenner's book is very different than any other magic books you own. First, there are actual instructions on HOW to read the book!And second, it is filled with great effects with ordinary objects- with a twist and spin from the mind of Chris Kenner- as well as fun weird visual puzzlers.
The book comes in two parts: Totally Out of Control and Out of Control. The second half of the book is printed upside down, so when you get to the end of the first half, you flip the book end over end and continue reading. CRAZY!
From the publisher: This is two books in one: Out of Control from one side, and Totally Out of Control from the other end. Not only does it teach you some magician-fooling magic, but entertains you along the way. This hard bound book contains puzzles for the reader to solve on the way to learning this priceless material. There are thirty truly amazing effects that are explained both verbally and visually.The majority of the book is dedicated to cards and coins, but there are effects which use rubber bands, ropes, cigars, business cards and even your close-up pad!
Contents: Introduction by David Copperfield Prelude by Chris Kenner How to Read This Book Missing Link: linking and unlinking rubber bands Hellbound: Spellbound routine with Silver to Copper transformation Three Fry: Three Silver coins vanish, reappear, and change to Copper Perversion: Selected card turns face up in face down deck twice in a row. Finally the entire deck turns face up while selection remains face down Travlrs 1: Travellers variation For 4 For: a four card top of the deck switch Diet: Four Kings eat two cards, and turn into Four “Ate’s” Aftershock: Four Coin Assembly/Matrix In Ten City: Two red tens and two black tens in a variety of transformations Long Gone Silver: Vanish and reproduction of three Silver coins Menage Et Trois: An at the fingertips coins across with three coins Cloth And Pence: Three coins vanish and reappear one by one in a silk Print Shop: a business card printing effect Schwing! A rising card routine Twin Peeks: Performer reveals chosen card twice in a row Twister: A Twisting the Aces effect The Deep: A four coins across routine Into The Woods: cigars are removed from a too small purse, multiplied, and vanished Sybil: a false cut The Five Faces Of Sybil: flourish Bad Credit: A Collectors plot 3, 2, Gone: 3 coins appear and vanish Paint By Numbers: Triumph with a Royal Flush finish Must Be 21 To Enter: 21 Card Trick Poker In The Eyes: A poker demonstration S.W. Elevator: Elevator card Sybil The Trick: an effect using Sybil O.O.S.P.C.A.: Another four coins across Five Speed: an ambitious card routine, plus more! 3-D Ropes: A cut and restored rope routine
Condition: very good. Covers show some shelf wear and minor dings. White side of cover shows some age discoloration.AUTHOR: Chris KennerPUBLISHED: 1992, 2004 by Kaufman and CompanyHardbound book. 183 pages.
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