xcerpt from the introduction:
In this book you will see that most of the effects are simple. Although some of them require a few basic counts and moves they are all entertaining. In fact all the effects can be good openers. Many of the card tricks use playing cards with unusual pictures. From my past experience I have seen that people prefer these kinds of cards more than the usual playing cards. As much as possible I have tried to avoid “select a card” effects, but for one which I feel is a very strong one. I don’t claim that everything in this book is original as you will see that many of them are variations of