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A book that will first make you laugh—then make you think.

Good Tricks for Bad People is the ultimate collection of tricks and gags from the ingenious Kevin Ho, a close friend and one of the most creative minds I know.

This book features 14 items from Kevin’s wild repertoire of crazy tricks and absurd tomfoolery. From a parody of the classic 21 Card Trick, to a bizarre routine that plays with your audience’s sense of touch, to a pun-filled, multi-phase sandwich routine, Kevin’s material will leave your spectators both baffled and doubled over with laughter (or groaning at the puns).

Make no mistake—Kevin’s routines are packed with whimsical twists, unexpected turns, and completely unpredictable endings that only a mind like his could dream up. These tricks and gags aren’t just for magicians; they’re perfect for entertaining laypeople too.

As a special treat, I’ve included a bonus item at the end of the book. It’s a trick that was banned from Principia for being “too juvenile,” but it fits perfectly alongside Kevin’s humor, which I deeply enjoy and share.

Table of Contents

• Foreword by Harapan Ong
• Preface by Kevin Ho
• CAGE
• JK^2
• The 21st Century Card Trick
• The Baader-Meinhofzinser Phenomenon
• The Deck Knight
• The Blindside Principle
• Penny For Your Thots
• The Box Prediction
• Not Even Close
• A Bit of Lite Fun
• Trickroll’d
• A Simple Vanish
• The Avengers Initiative
• Turducken
• Bonus: Ace of Farts by Harapan Ong

Good Tricks for Bad People: The Twisted Tricks & Tomfoolery of Kevin Ho. Written by Harapan Ong. Cover design and book layout by Mike Davis. 56 pages.