The secrets of simple magic tricks that will amaze friends and family are revealed in this fun and educational series. Each title explains 13 tricks in easy-to-follow, colorfully illustrated spreads, and profiles of famous magicians and their best tricks offer a sense of the history of magic and its contemporary practitioners. Other titles in this series Coin and Rope Tricks , Mind Tricks , and Sleight of Hand . Card Tricks demonstrates such essential skills for the young prestidigitator as card peeking, false shuffling, card forcing and the double lift.