-- Clear step-by-step guides explain basic techniques and skills-- Lots of practical advice on equipment and materials and how to use them effectively"Book of Magic Tricks" Whether a beginner or an experienced young magician, this book has something for everyone. It is filled with tricks to do, from easy jokes and puzzles to some really difficult effects. The tricks use playing cards, coins and many other readily available props and there are handy cartoon hints to help magicians make the best of every trick.