Rooklyn’s classic manual on billiard‑ball manipulation explains the sleights, routines, and stage techniques that made him famous as Australia’s leading manipulative magician. The book covers vanishes, productions, transfers, misdirection, and performance structure, written in a clear, practical tone for working magicians. It reflects Rooklyn’s precision, showmanship, and technical mastery, preserving a style of manipulative magic that dominated mid‑20th‑century stage performance.