I wanted to direct some of our beginners to a great starting tool of which they may not be aware, the MKE Blackjack Practice Deck. It can be found in our online catalog under Blackjack -> Merchandise, but I'll provide the information here. Right now, the deck is on sale for $11.96 (a 20% savings).

The MKE Blackjack Practice Deck is designed to help the beginning counter with his counting skills. It is a 50-card deck, each card combining two regular cards into one decision total. This includes all pairs, all soft totals, all decision hard totals and all of their combinations covered in advanced systems (plus one 3-card soft 18).
You can use the cards to master basic strategy decisions, as well as practice your counting by pairs of cards, and it works with any count system. These cards will help you to speed your mental count so that you don't look suspicious at the table, fumbling to remember what the count is before making your decision.
Beginners will get the most use out of these cards, but they are a great practice tool for just about anyone. On special right now for 20% off, they are a bargain, even at their full price of 3 red chips!