NOW, YOU TOO CAN BE
“AS DANGEROUS AS A HUNTER
WITH AN ELEPHANT GUN.”*
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“A SPOOFY, GOOFY TREATISE that includes everything from a
letter alerting the Secretary of Defense to this cheap-yet-
allegedly effective weapons systems to the techniques behind
tossing cards through the air with the greatest of ease.”
—Chicago Daily News
“AN ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK FOR THE URBAN DWELLER.”
—Newsday
“EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO INTEREST AT ALL IN FLIPPING
CARDS, YOU'LL STILL ENJOY THIS BOOK. In addition, the
volume contains complete instructions—clearly illustrated—on
how to become a card tosser of Olympic caliber’. . . within a
few short months, you'll be ready to face a sneering rhino or
charging wino with equal nonchalance.” —Circus magazine
“DECK-DEFYING . . . ostensibly a straightforward study of
how ordinary playing cards can be used to ward off muggers,
slay wild animals or remove a spleen . . . a cosmic spoof of the
How-To genre.” —Los Angeles Times
“DELIGHTFUL . . . with a Pepys-like frankness Ricky Jay
dispels any sceptic’s thoughts on the validity of
playing cards as a martial art form of self-defense . . . presents
a rich embroiling history of the art of card throwing along with
in-depth methods.” —The Grapevine Press
“A MOST AMUSING BOOK.” =—Sam Francisco Chronicle
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“Die Transvaler, a South African newspaper, when describing Jay's card-throwing
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WEAPONS
Ricky Jay
Cards and Card Tricks, Containing a Brief History of Playing Cards: Full Instructions with Illustrated Hands, for Playing Nearly all Known Games of Chance or Skill; And Directions for Performing a Number of Amusing Tricks