Amazing Card Tricks
Approximately 50 truly astonishing card tricks are demonstrated and explained in this unusual, beautifully photographed book for young and budding magicians. The distinctive feature of Amazing Card Tricks is the series of how-to photos, each close-up picture showing a pair of white-gloved hands in the step-by-step, sleight-of-hand process of manipulating a card deck to perform a magic trick. An opening sequence shows various ways to shuffle a card deck—and then to false shuffle in a way that...
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(back cover) AMAZING CARD TRICKS With a simple pack of playing cards magicians perform thousands of unbelievable tricks. Professional magician Jon Tremaine, member of the Inner Magic Circle with a Gold Star, shares his conjuring secrets in this fascinating book of easy-to-follow card tricks. With just a little practice, you'll be entertaining your friends in no time! Each stunning trick is illustrated with superb step-by-step photographs, accompanied by plenty of hints and tips. School Library Journal Gr 8 Up A professional magician shares some of his secrets and tricks of the trade that readers with a lot of patience and practice will be able to replicate. Step-by-step instructions accompany the illustrations, fully describing the action and giving performance tips. Entertaining asides offer tidbits about the history of magic and of playing cards. The tricks are arranged in order of difficulty. The wire-bound binding enables readers to lay the book flat, freeing their hands to try the tricks. There is a section on telling fortunes with cards that is definitely for more mature audiences, mentioning marriage, murder, lovers, and such.-Cynde Suite, Bartow County Library System, Adairsville, GA
\ School Library JournalGr 8 Up A professional magician shares some of his secrets and tricks of the trade that readers with a lot of patience and practice will be able to replicate. Step-by-step instructions accompany the illustrations, fully describing the action and giving performance tips. Entertaining asides offer tidbits about the history of magic and of playing cards. The tricks are arranged in order of difficulty. The wire-bound binding enables readers to lay the book flat, freeing their hands to try the tricks. There is a section on telling fortunes with cards that is definitely for more mature audiences, mentioning marriage, murder, lovers, and such.-Cynde Suite, Bartow County Library System, Adairsville, GA\ \ \
