Joshua Jay's Amazing Book of Cards: Tricks, Shuffles, Stunts & Hustles Plus Bets You Can't Lose

by Josh Jay

At last, learn how to do all those showy tricks and flourishes - including step-by-step instruction and downloadable video!

 
Send a deck of cards cascading from one hand to the other. Throw a card across the room. Predict the card even before your spectator chooses it! Morph a "prince" card into a frog - that really hops. Using concise, easy-to-follow directions and step-by-step photographs, award-winning magician Joshua Jay shows how to do 58 truly amazing things with a deck of cards.

As you read through the lessons in the book, refer to the online series of lively videos that demonstrate and teach 29 featured tricks and stunts, plus one bonus effect!
 
Tricks include Ribbon Spread and Flip, One-Handed Cut, Catch-a-Deck, Faro Shuffle, The Double Bridge, False Cut,  Tearing a Deck in Half, Memorizing a Deck, Fortune Telling, and Stepping Through a Card.

Genres: Magic

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2010

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Extremely basic with lots of filler. If you don't know how to do a basic overhand shuffle this book will teach you. It also teaches how to build a house of cards, make an origami frog, make a playing card wallet, and how to level a chair with a deck of cards. It does contain some card tricks, but most require some sort of preconfigured deck to pull off. It was easy to follow, but not quite as amazing as the title suggests.

[Paul Pendell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent tricks and stunts, with clear and concise interactions and photographs!