Hello Friends,
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that it’s been a crazy year. I’ve been busy! Between keeping up with a third printing of the Photographic Deck project, releasing my friend Craig Logans long overdue killer smash-and-stab-meets-bank-night opener “Nick at Night” working on a series of upcoming downloads that we will be launching on our site next month, and the new book Sleightly Out of Order, I’ve also started a new Podcast back in February based on the comic book series (which was based on a one man show) that appeared in the back pages of the shape series (Geometric) mentalism comic books called How to kill a Piano. Set to original music, this fantasy/horror mystery is an ongoing story podcast that comes out most Mondays. It’s available to listen on your favorite Podcasting platform or directly at our website www.HowtoKillaPiano.com. Make sure to swing by the merch store while you’re there! If you do give it a listen, please let me know what you think and pass it along!
Onward!
Most of you are reading this post not for the thrills of fiction but rather for (likely) one of our shared passions: card magic. In addition to the podcast I’ve been hard at work finishing up Sleightly Out of Order. It’s taken a longer time than I originally projected as a lot of care and research went into every page. I’m also thrilled that Max Maven graciously wrote the foreword. You might recall that I planned a three book series when I set out on the Redford Stack collection. I had hoped to be finished with all three, but life happens. This certainly isn’t a complaint.
Sooo (see what I did there?)… about the new book.
The book is packed full with routines that are dedicated to both the Redford Stack and Si-Stebbins the majority of the book will work with any memorized stack of your liking.
The preorder opens officially today!
The long anticipated book Sleightly Out of Order is now available for pre-order! This pre-order special is limited to 150 units. After that, the price goes up to the full retail.* While this is the second book in our “Out of Order” series, you won’t need to have read the first to benefit from this one. The book will go into print production as soon as we’ve finished our pre-order sale. Tell your friends and don’t miss out! The sooner we hit 150 sales, the sooner the book will be in your hands.
Inside Sleightly Out Of Order, you’ll discover plots, both classic and new. The routines range from spellers to Triumphs. You’ll find gambling demonstrations, storytelling routines, and worthwhile approaches to the Sellers Diary effect. You’ll also find creative versions of the Wonder Elizabeth series along side interesting applications of principles both Gilbreath and Kruskal. You’ll find routines that take advantage of the iconic Si-Stebbins system (which the Redford stack effortlessly transforms into with a quick overhand shuffle sequence). There’s routines that can use any memorized stack order along side many “semi-automatic” card miracles that wont require any sort of learned memorization. Whether you’re a seasoned stack worker or on the first beginnings of a stacked deck journey, this book is a must have.
Only 10% of the material in the book is dependent on the Redford Stack itself while the rest of the material may be adapted to any memorized stack.
Foreword written by Max Maven.
Bonus: When you take advantage of the pre-order, you’ll also get immediate access to the Sleightly Out Of Order Sampler pdf! You can get started on four of the routines right away (this was previously made available as a separate purchase).
Here’s what some of the “pros” have to say:
“As you will soon see, Patrick has investigated many nooks and crannies in his pursuit of interesting material…With so much to choose from, it would be difficult to name my favorite, but at the moment I’d single out “Duncical ACAAN,” a whimsical (and surprisingly sensible) version of that popular plot, the latest development of an approach that Patrick has been working on since 2003. He has published earlier solutions; I like this more.”
Max Maven
“This book is absolutely excellent. I’ve always felt that the memorized deck can be made so much stronger when combined with sleight of hand. This book contains not only routines with the Redford stack but also effects that you can use with ANY memorized deck. Definitely check out Sleightly Out of Order!”
Harapan Ong
“In my opinion, Patrick Redford is one of the most unappreciated creators and thinkers in magic today. Sleightly Out of Order goes deep into the topic of memorized deck routines. …I highly Recommend it!”
Karl Hein
“A continuation and further exploration of the Redford stack. It also contains several routines that are stack independent. There’s memory demonstrations, spelling tricks, an any card at any number that’s really good. There’s even a section using the Level One gimmick (From Vanishing Inc). There’s a really broad variety of stuff with great, clever thinking and I highly recommend it to you!”
Matt Baker
“Patrick Redford is a very smart man and this hands off ACANN in Sleightly Out of Order makes me think even more highly of him, if that was even possible.”
Jon Armstrong
“When I’m trying to solve a magic problem, I call Patrick Redford and he either solves that problem or points me to a great book that solved the problem a long time ago. Sleightly Out of Order is no exception. The tricks built into the Redford stack it are super dope. The construction is really really smart and you’d definitely benefit to learn them.”
Ben Seidman
“You don’t want to miss this one!”
Paul Vigil
“If you don’t have the first book Temporarily Out of Order check it out… you’re going to want the second book too. Be sure to do that and you will thank me later!”
Mark Strivings
“I remember The Professor stating, “Many magicians stop thinking too early.” I know Dai was not referring to Patrick Redford who I consider one of the best creative and genius thinkers in magic today.” If you are a serious minded magician, Patrick Redford’s material is a must to have.”
Howard Hamburg
“When I first started to use a memorized deck I first choose Juan Tamariz’ Mnemonica. I bought Redford’s first book, Temporarily Out of Order with no intention of changing the stack I had already memorized. Once I got deep into Redford’s stack I found that it had more possibilities for me than Mnemonica did. Of course, I could get it into both a new deck order and a shuffled deck in use. I could also get into Si-Stebbins, Memorized Stay Stack, or virtually any stack I wanted. If I wanted a red black stack all I need to is shift three cards. The Redford stack is also packed with Poker deals. Among the many powerful routines in this newest work, I’m enamored with the Texas Hold’em deal that allows me to deal any hand called for. If you’re starting into memorized deck work, I would definitely urge you to check out The Redford Stack before making your final decision on which stack to learn.”
Jim Turnpaugh
“Patrick is one of my favorite magicians of all time. It’s so, so good with so many great ideas. Stop right now and go buy it!”
Bernardo Sedlacek
“This book is a must even if you’re not shopping for a new stack. There’s lots of great stack independent thinking in there. This stack kicks ass. It takes something pretty damn amazing to tear me away from my beloved Mnemonica after fifteen diligent years. The Redford Stack was that pretty damn amazing. Check it out.”
Tim Heinlein
FAQ
Is the first volume REQUIRED reading?
Absolutely not! You can jump into the Redford Stack with no previous knowledge from the first book.
I don’t use the Redford Stack. Will I find material I can use?
Yes! While using the Redford stack enhances all of the routines inside Sleightly Out of Order, only 10% of the book require it! Whether you use Mnemonica, Aronson, or another memorized stack, you’ll find value here.
Does the book have an online video library like the first book?
Yes! Just as I included with the first book there is a massive online video library tool box that you can use to learn along side the book!
*If you’ve missed the window of opportunity to take advantage of this pre-order price (and you’ve previously purchased our sampler), you may use the discount code you received when you ordered the “Sleightly Out of Order” Sampler PDF for a special discount.
Order over here:
https://patrickredford.com/product/sleightly-out-of-order/
