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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
Words about Wizards Robert Parrish

Sep 1994
The Magic Of The United States Robert James Albo, M.D.

Jan 1996
The Davenport Story Volume Two: The Lost Legends Robert Harbin, Edward Victor, G.W. Hunter

May 2010
Zoo Magic Robert E. Neale

Nov 2006
Magic Matters: Tricks and Essays Robert E. Neale

Jan 2010
Impossible Bill Braid Robert E. Neale

Sep 2009
Life, Death & Other Card Tricks Robert E. Neale

Jul 2000
Folding Money Fooling Robert E. Neale

Oct 1997
Jay's Journal of Anomalies Ricky Jay

May 2002
The Professional Stage Pickpocket Ricki Dunn

Sep 2006
The Osterlind Trilogy Richard Osterlind

Mar 2008
The Mysteries of My Life Richard Kaufman and René Lavand

Mar 1999
Lou Gallo, The Underground Man Richard Kaufman and Mark Phillips

Jul 1996
The Mysteries Of My Life Richard Kaufman & René Lavand

Mar 1999
Jennings '67 Richard Kaufman

Dec 1997
Steel and Silver Richard Kaufman

Jun 1994
Trephine Richard Bartram, Jr

Jan 1998
The Discoverie of Witchcraft Reginald Scot

Feb 1996
The Complete Eye Openers plus Supreme Mental Discernment R.W. Hull

Nov 2006
Once Upon a Time Punx

Sep 2002
The Magic Of Matt Schulien Philip Reed Willmarth

Nov 2005
Thurston and Dante... The Written Word Phil Temple

Oct 2007
The Impostress Princess Expanded Peter W. Tappan

May 2012
Magic In Theory Peter Lamont and Richard Wiseman

Jan 2000
The First Psychic Peter Lamont

Nov 2005
The Rise of the Indian Rope Trick: How a Spectacular Hoax Became History Peter Lamont

Jan 2005
Scotland Up Close Peter Duffle

May 2006
Effortless Card Magic Peter Duffie

Jul 1997
Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks Persi Diaconis and Ronald Lewis Graham

Sep 2011
Penn & Teller's How To Play In Traffic Penn and Teller

Oct 1997
The Art Of Astonishment, Books 1, 2 Paul Harris

Jan 1996
Small but Deadly Paul Hallas

Jul 2005
Gordon Nocturnal Creations The Impromptu Card Illusions Of Paul Gordon Paul Gordon

Jan 1998
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond Paul Curry

Nov 2001
Tricks of my Trade: The Magic of Doug Conn Paul Cummins

Jun 2000
From A Shuffled Deck In Use Paul Cummins

Jan 1998
Patrick Page: The Pageboy Speaks… Again Patrick Page

May 2011
Magic: Page by Page Patrick Page

Mar 2012
Stop-Smoking Mentalism Pablo Taboo

Nov 2006
Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Volume 2 Nick Trost

Jul 2009
The Card Magic Of Nick Trost Nick Trost

Aug 1997
Presto Prestige Morris N. Young

Mar 2005
Beat'em, Cheat'em, Leave'em Bleeding Mister Big 'N' Fast Bobby Knuckles

Dec 1994
In The Mind's Eye Minnesota Mind-PSI Collection

Aug 1994
The Illustrated History Of Magic Milbourne and Maurine Christopher

Mar 1996
Servais Le Roy: Monarch of Mystery Mike Caveney & William Rauscher

Jun 2000
Kellar's Wonders Mike Caveney & Bill Miesel

Mar 2004
Carter The Great Mike Caveney

Jan 1996
Close-Up Classics Michael Vincent

Jan 1998
Recycling The Magic Way Michael Rappa

Apr 2005