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Jamy Ian Swiss Magic Books Reviews

Jamy Ian Swiss Book Reviews

Jamy Ian Swiss

For eighteen years (June 1994 - January 2013), Jamy Ian Swiss wrote thoughtful, opinionated, long-form reviews of magic books for Genii magazine. Jamy's reviews contain insights deeper than just product recommendations, and so we have worked to assemble the entire series (almost 450 magic book reviews) in one complete and fully searchable archive.

Also, from October 2016 through January 2020, Jamy wrote reviews for the Lyons Den at the Magicana website.

Read Jamy's essay, Critical Thinking on his tenure as a book reviewer, or search for, or choose a review below:

Search for a review:
Book Author Date
The Wizard is Dead Yaniv Deautsch

Mar 2004
Magic Yellow Pages 1996 Wittus Witt

Aug 1996
The Great Raymond William Rauscher

Dec 1996
Exposed! The Untold Story of Harry Kellar and the Tribune Spook Case William Pack

May 2006
Discovering the Magic City: Early Chicago Amusements, 1834-1871 William Pack

May 2006
The Expositor William Frederick Pinchbeck

Oct 1996
The Chicago Surprise Whit Haydn

Nov 2001
Notes on Three-Card Monte Whit Haydn

Nov 2001
Avant-cards: Tom Gagnon Wesley James

May 2012
Welcome to the Fabulous Wayne Dobson & Friends Wayne Dobson

Jan 2013
Look No Hands Wayne Dobson

Jul 2011
Dobson's Choices the Sequel Wayne Dobson

Jan 2004
Tales of Enchantment Walt Anthony

Jul 2011
Tubthumping W. S. Duncan

Jan 2004
The Original Stars Of Magic Various Authors

Mar 2009
Gibeciere Winter 2007 Various

Sep 2007
Gibeciere Summer 2006 Various

Sep 2007
The Magic of Paul Potassy Uwe Schenk & Michael Sondermeyer

Mar 2006
Fred Kaps' Purse Unknown

Mar 2005
Fred Kaps' Currency Unknown

Mar 2005
The Magic Wand Unknown

Sep 2003
The Digital Pentagram Unknown

Sep 2003
The Digital Pabular Unknown

Sep 2003
Sports And Pastimes Unknown

Nov 1999
A Look Back Before Going Forward Unknown

Sep 1998
Wit And Wizardry: The Magic Of Norm Houghton Unknown

Aug 1998
Houdini Souvenir Program Unknown

Jan 1998
Breslaw's Last Legacy Unknown

Dec 1997
Hocus Pocus Junior Unknown

Jun 1997
The Silver Surf Troy Hooser

Dec 2000
The Books Of Wonder Volumes One And Two Tommy Wonder and Stephen Minch

Jun 1996
Maelstrom Tom Stone

Jan 2012
The E-Books of Tom Stone Tom Stone

Jan 2008
The Warpsmith Returns Tom Stone

Aug 1996
Entertainer Tales From The Road: Confessions Of A Fulltime Family Tom Lilly

Aug 1998
Hold'Em Magic Tom Frame

Jan 2012
Magic Of The Renaissance Tom Crowl

May 1997
The Second 16th Card Book Tom Craven & Paul Gordon

May 2007
The Essential Robert-Houdin Todd Karr

Jan 2007
The Silence of Chung Ling Soo Todd Karr

Mar 2002
A Candle In The Dark Thomas Ady, M.A.

Apr 1996
How To Be A Fake Kreskin The Amazing Kreskin

Nov 1996
David P. Abbott's House of Mystery Teller & Todd Karr

Mar 2005
Paramiracles Ted Lesley

Nov 1994
Tabman Magic Tabby Crabb

Sep 2009
Manacles Of The World T. L. Gross

Sep 1998
Germain The Wizard Stuart Cramer

Jul 2002
The Self-Employed Entertainer's Complete Guide to Federal Income Tax Steven L. Snyder

Nov 2006
Sports And Pastimes Steve Burton

Nov 1999
The Little Egypt Book of Ghosts Steve Bryant

Mar 2009