NOW, YOU TOO CAN BE “AS DANGEROUS AS A HUNTER WITH AN ELEPHANT GUN.”* 4¢hY “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 a¢nY “Die Transvaler, a South African newspaper, when describing Jay's card-throwing featsCARDS WEAPONS Ricky Jay