Card Delusions by Ryan Mantey

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"What I like about Ryan Matney's card magic is the tight construction and his attention to detail. He understands what makes a trick work, and he takes the most direct route, eliminating unnecessary sleights, thus keeping his routines lean and mean." - Peter Duffie "Ryan's material is cleverly thought and routined. It is my kind of material, no need to break your fingers to do good and commercial card magic." - Aldo Colombini "I have been a fan of Ryan's for a while now. Card Delusions is a delightful book full of interesting card magic. If you like refined, semi-automatic methods (like I do) and thoughtful, occasionally quirky presentations (like I do), you will thoroughly enjoy this collection (like I did)." - John Bannon "I've always admired Ryan's knack for creating simple, elegant and subtle miracles. These effects are no exception. They are gold!" - Cameron Francis "In Card Delusions the material is technically undemanding and presentationally whimsical. That's a good combination, and the result is card magic that's fun to do." - Max Maven Ryan Matney has been performing and creating magic for many years. He previously published three long out-of-print books of card tricks that were praised by the few that have copies for their trick construction and unusual presentations. A few of these effects have trickled out into the mainstream over the years in places like Big Blind Media's Ultimate Self-Working Card Tricks DVD series, MAGIC magazine, and the Semi-Automatic Card Tricks book series by Steve Beam. You may not have heard of him until now... Card Delusions is a new book of sixteen acclaimed card routines featuring some of Ryan's best ideas. The effects included in this small but loaded 80