Want to amaze your friends and family with an ordinary deck of cards? *Card Magic Mastery* is a friendly, step-by-step guide for complete beginners, with more than 40 tricks, sleights and flourishes. You don't need special props, expensive gear or years of practice.

The book starts with the basics: how to hold a deck, shuffle, cut, spread and fan the cards. Next come self-working and mathematical tricks that work by procedure, including the classic 21-card trick and the nine-card trick, followed by key-card location methods, beginner sleights such as the double lift and the glide, simple card forces, prediction effects and impromptu tricks with a borrowed deck.

Each trick has a clear layout: what the audience sees, what you need, step-by-step instructions, why it works, presentation tips and common mistakes. Labelled diagrams show the key grips and moves.

Beyond the methods, you'll learn how to present your magic: patter, misdirection, building a ten-minute routine, a 30-day practice plan, fixing common mistakes and putting on your first show. Chapter summaries, practice checklists, a quick trick index and a glossary help you keep track of your progress.

Card magic is for entertainment only, never for cheating. Pick up a deck and start amazing people today.