The majority of Dad's books were about,
in order of volume,
golfing,
Buddhism,
mental health,
and poker
(including this one by the same guy that wrote
The Neo-Tech Discovery).
But then Bunny came across one that is so out there it's way past left field—Introduction to the Cards: A comprehensive guide to understanding the ancient science of a deck of cards
(here's the website for the curious—I could not find the “book” on Amazon,
curiously enough).
I could understand if Dad thought it had something to do with the mathematics of cards or poker,
but even a cursory glance at it reveals it's nothing but Tarot with regular playing cards.
It's hard to take this seriously.
Even the the book itself doesn't take itself seriously:
“Cards of Illumination Inc. takes no responsiblity for any interpretations presented.”
Wow.
I wonder what made Dad pay $5.00 (back in October of 2007) for this?
Were the authors cute or something?
What an odd find.
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