I bought this a companion to the Royal Road To Card Magic book after its recommendation on many
discussion sites. As R. Paul Wilson states in the introduction, the DVDs purpose is to be used as a
visual supplement to the book. It clears up the small refinements that are the weakness of written
text alone. If your a beginner, like I am, this, combined with the book, pretty much starts at A
and gives you the skills toward mastery. A smart move on Penguin's part would be to offer a package
of the book and DVD (at a discount, of course!). I own several of the "classics" of card magic. I
found this combo is THE place to start.