Whenever I crack open the cover of my copy, I'm reminded of the many hours of pleasure I've had in poring over this, one of my first card books. While Braue collated much of the material, it was Hugard who gave the descriptions life. His succinct and charming style, with its genteel approach to card magic, has been extremely influential-setting the standard for magic authorship in the 2oth century. As an Australian, it gives me great pleasure to see Hugard honored with this series-I'm sure it will guide many future magicians onto that fabulous Royal Road."--Andrew Wimhurst. "Whenever someone asks about learning card magic, The Royal Road to Card Magic is one of my first suggestions. It is one of the first books I had when learning magic and I spent many hours as a teenager with book in front of me and a deck of card in my hands."--Paul Gertner. "The Royal Road to Card Magic remains as one of the great books on card magic for both the beginner and well-seasoned card magician. It is an absolute must-read for anybody who is serious about card magic.”--Simon Lovell. "R. Paul Wilson teaching the Royal Road is one of the very best ways to learn card magic. The production values are superb! This is the best DVD course on card magic available today!"--Bill Malone. Paul Wilson has performed card magic since he was eight years old and hasn’t left home without a deck of cards since! Now a world-renowned, award-winning magician, Paul is respected not only for his creative approach to magic but also for his remarkable skill with cards. He is a regular performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood and has traveled the world performing and lecturing on sleight of hand. Paul has also authored fifteen booklets and manuscripts on his magic and has also produced five instructional videos of his work. Paul now works in film and television. His credits include technical advisor and second-unit director of the movie Shade, producer of A&E’s Mondo Magic, co-producer and star of Court TV’s The Takedown, producer and star of the BBC show The Real Hustle, and technical advisor on the movie Smokin’ Aces. The Royal Road to Card Magic remains one of Paul's favorite magic books and he continues to use the tricks and sleights it contains to this day. In this course, Paul guides you along the Royal Road with clear, concise instructions, multiple camera angles, improved methods and invaluable advice from one of today's masters of the art. For anyone who wants to learn card magic, this course amounts to over eight hours of private instruction. If you follow the course from beginning to end, learning each technique before moving on to the next, by the end, you will be well on your way to becoming an excellent card magician.