Includes easy-to-read instructions and illustrations of strategy for 101 card games.

Do you have those friends and family members who love a good card game? Or maybe you're hosting a big gathering soon and need quality yet affordable entertainment? Perhaps your family and friends already have their tried-and-true games, but you want to bring something new and exciting for everyone to try. You might be looking for something that plays to everyone's skill level without needing a bunch of extra pieces or chips. You want to make memories, and that's hard to do when everyone is glued to the television or a video game. What can you do with everyone sitting around a table, but you don't have extra cash to spend on board games or poker chips? The Big Book of Family Card Games is packed full of 101 family-friendly games, and all you need are those standard decks of cards! - Brimming with eight different game types, each with their own chapter, allowing you to find the game mechanic that plays the best with your loved ones. - Games in each chapter are organized by complexity, allowing you to pick a game appropriate for the family members that show up to play! - Detailed but simple instructions for each game, including images to assist with your understanding! - Games in this book come from all over the world, so you're guaranteed to find some new experiences in these pages, along with some familiar favorites. - No poker chips, no extra pieces required. Only cards! You never know when friends and family might stop by to visit, and there's no better way to entertain than with a deck of cards. No TV, video game or board game can entertain so inexpensively than a deck of cards, and this book will help you utilize them to the fullest! And who knows, maybe you and your loved ones will find a game in these pages that is close to the fun you want, but you want to adjust the rules just a bit. Write your rules in the margins and keep the fun going! Card games have been passed through human history for hundreds of years, and you can add to that tradition. Let this book help you and your family make new memories around the table for years to come! With 101 games, there's bound to be something in this book that fits your family's preferences, and chances are good that there are dozens of games in these pages to do just that. Get started with these games today so you'll be prepared for the next gathering around the table. Shuffle up and deal!

More than forty of the greatest card tricks ever and the most entertaining games, including war, casino, rummy, and solitaire, are collected in two outstanding books, World's Best Card Tricks and 101 Best Family Card Games. All you need to start having fun is an ordinary deck of cards -- and two are included in this entertaining package!

365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your child every day of the year. The Children's Busy Book is from the line of all-time #1 selling line of Busy Books. 365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your child every day of the year This book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for six- to ten-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to: *Prevent boredom during bad weather with games, kitchen activities, and arts-and-crafts projects. *Stimulate a child's natural curiosity with entertaining math, reading, writing, science, geography, and fine-arts activities. *Encourage a child's physical growth with fun outdoor activities. *Foster a child's emotional growth with fun family-centered and social activities. *Celebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects. *Keep children occupied during long car trips. The Children's Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight. It should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching school-age children.

BECOME A FOSTER PARENT A mom, dad, house and dog do not make a home. Everyday, there are children who experience this sad fact when they are removed from their home due to neglect or abuse. Not every foster child has a foster family. In some regions, foster children must wait for long periods of time in shelter care. More than one-half million children in the United States rely on foster families to provide a safe and loving home. Many wonderful and caring families would like to open their homes to these children, but are clueless about how to get started. There are many misconceptions, myths and misunderstandings surrounding foster care. These concerns must be shattered and waiting children must be nurtured. This book details for prospective foster parents the requirements, qualifications and screening process. Step by step, foster parents are guided through the crucial decisions and directed to the vital information they will need to foster parent effectively. Foster Parent Handbook provides an indispensible guide for navigating through the foster care system. It is designed for use by prospective foster parents, those who are currently foster parents and professionals providing foster care services.

A collection of over 100 of the world's best solitaire games, with easy-to-follow directions.

With this gold mine of card tricks and games you'll never run out of ways to entertain your friends. Learn how to keep an audience guessing with sleights of hand. Impress them with prediction, discovery, and other amazing tricks. Or encourage camaraderie with friendly rounds of games like Seven Card Stud and Crazy Eights or Linger Longer and Spanish Monte. Whether your goal is to mystify or amuse a group, all you need is a deck of cards and this book to get things started. Book jacket.