A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming
Author: Catherine Perry Hargrave
Publisher:
Published: 2012-08-01
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9781258455422
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Playing Cards and Their Story
Author: George Beal
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Playing cards have a very long history. They are known to have existed from early times in China and an encyclopedia gives year 1120 AD as the date of their invention. It is likely that playing cards appeared in Europe in the late fourteenth century and their variety of design is correspondingly great. George Beal has collected hundreds of examples and explains their origins and details with a full text and thirty-seven plates and ninety additional illustrations. Eight of the plates are in color."--Dust jacket.
Playing Card Divination
Author: Stephen Ball
Publisher:
Published: 2020-06-08
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780738764900
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTurn a standard deck of playing cards into a colorful divinatory system filled with inspiration, adventure, insight, and advice. In Playing Card Divination, each number card represents a mythic role (Hunter, Lover, Healer, Trickster, etc.) and each suit gives an action for that role (Promise, Gambit, Folly, Triumph). Each card has a unique meaning--for example, the Healer's Triumph card represents gratitude, recognition, and teamwork--and a story that helps you develop a deeper understanding of the cards. With spread ideas, sample readings, and detailed advice, this book shows how to develop your own path of wisdom with a simple deck of cards.
A History of Playing Cards
Author: Roger Tilley
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlaying Card Divination for Beginners
Author: Richard Webster
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Published: 2016-02-08
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 073875174X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow anyone can practice a six-hundred-year-old tradition of fortune-telling that survives to this day. Chances are you already own the cards. You will learn the meaning of each card, how to interpret groups of cards, special spreads to answer questions about love and romance, and much more.
Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Varian Johnson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2021-10-05
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1338348582
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there's no such thing as "too young" when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood, or even family.” –Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Look Both Ways and Stamped Literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author of The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson explores themes of toxic masculinity and family legacy in this heartfelt, hopeful story of one boy discovering what it really means to be a man. SECRETS ARE ALWAYS A GAMBLE Ten-year-old Anthony Joplin has made it to double digits! Which means he's finally old enough to play in the spades tournament every Joplin Man before him seems to have won. So while Ant's friends are stressing about fifth grade homework and girls, Ant only has one thing on his mind: how he'll measure up to his father's expectations at the card table. Then Ant's best friend gets grounded, and he's forced to find another spades partner. And Shirley, the new girl in his class, isn't exactly who he has in mind. She talks a whole lot of trash -- way more than his old partner. Plus, he's not sure that his father wants him playing with a girl. But she's smart and tough and pretty, and knows every card trick in the book. So Ant decides to join forces with Shirley -- and keep his plans a secret. Only it turns out secrets are another Joplin Man tradition. And his father is hiding one so big it may tear their family apart...
The Power of Playing Cards
Author: Saffi Crawford
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-06-30
Total Pages: 785
ISBN-13: 0743277449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew people know that today's deck of playing cards is actually based on an ancient mystical card system akin to the Tarot. In The Power of Playing Cards you can discover the playing card that is linked to your birthday and learn the secrets that each card holds about personality traits, love relationships, destiny, and luck. Remarkably accurate, this system is a synthesis of playing cards, astrology, and numerology. This easy-to-use system allows you to gain insight into your past, present, and future and introduces you to an intricate web of relationship links that is second to none. These special links can explain why you fall in love, who your ideal partner is, and who can best provide what you need. By finding out who will support you and who will challenge you, you can increase your potential for successful relationships. Equally helpful, you can deepen your understanding of what motivates your family members, friends, and business partners. Besides enhancing your relationships, this unique system offers fascinating insight into your future by interpreting cards for each year that is to come. You'll also: Identify your special qualities by knowing your signature card Become aware of relationship card links that can improve your love life and increase your understanding of others Discover which celebrities share your card Find out your good years for money, career, and new opportunities Whether you are using the cards for serious inquiry or simply for fun, this simple and enthralling guide is for all who seek to know more about themselves, their loved ones, and their futures.
Personality Poker
Author: Stephen M. Shapiro
Publisher: Portfolio
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591843603
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Fair Play
Author: Eve Rodsky
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-01-05
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0525541942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Tired, stressed, and in need of more help from your partner? Imagine running your household (and life!) in a new way... It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the “shefault” parent responsible for all aspects of her busy household, Eve Rodsky counted up all the unpaid, invisible work she was doing for her family—and then sent that list to her husband, asking for things to change. His response was...underwhelming. Rodsky realized that simply identifying the issue of unequal labor on the home front wasn't enough: She needed a solution to this universal problem. Her sanity, identity, career, and marriage depended on it. The result is Fair Play: a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up domestic responsibilities. Rodsky interviewed more than five hundred men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently. With 4 easy-to-follow rules, 100 household tasks, and a series of conversation starters for you and your partner, Fair Play helps you prioritize what's important to your family and who should take the lead on every chore, from laundry to homework to dinner. “Winning” this game means rebalancing your home life, reigniting your relationship with your significant other, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space—the time to develop the skills and passions that keep you interested and interesting. Stop drowning in to-dos and lose some of that invisible workload that's pulling you down. Are you ready to try Fair Play? Let's deal you in.
Cards of Destiny
Author: Sharon Jeffers
Publisher: Crossing Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781580911764
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A two-part gift book combining the mystical science of playing cards with the ancient power of the calendar to reveal the universal influences ruling each day of the year"--Provided by publisher.
