The majority of Dad's books [1] were about, in order of volume, golfing, Buddhism, mental health, and poker (including this one [2] by the same guy that wrote The Neo-Tech Discovery [3]). 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 [4] 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.
[2] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000YP5HMM/conmanlaborat-20
[3] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004WWTBHA/conmanlaborat-20