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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
Jack Parker's 52 Memories Andi Gladwin

May 2008
Jay's Journal of Anomalies Ricky Jay

May 2002
Jean Hugard James B. Alfredson

Jul 1997
Jennings '67 Richard Kaufman

Dec 1997
Jinx Companion Craig Conley, Gordon Meyer & Fredrick Turner

Nov 2011
John Carney Presents Al Baker's Lightning Pull John Carney

Aug 1997
Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas Joshua Jay

Jul 2000
Kellar's Wonders Mike Caveney & Bill Miesel

Mar 2004
Ken Brooke's Magic Place Anthony Brahams

Oct 2005
Ken Krenzel's Ingenuities Stephen Minch

Apr 1997
Kid Control: Behavior Management for Children's Entertainers Julian Franklin

May 2006
Kodell: Do Something Different Jack Kodell

Sep 2011
Kort Stephen Minch

Dec 1999
Las Vegas Kardma Allan Ackerman

Oct 1994
Levante: His Life, No Illusion Kent Blackmore

Sep 1997
Life, Death & Other Card Tricks Robert E. Neale

Jul 2000
Lights! Camera! Action! Dick and Virginia Williams

Aug 1994
Linking Rings: William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America James D. Robenalt

Nov 2004
Look No Hands Wayne Dobson

Jul 2011
Lou Gallo, The Underground Man Richard Kaufman and Mark Phillips

Jul 1996
M.I.N.T. Volume II Edward Marlo

Oct 2005
Maelstrom Tom Stone

Jan 2012
Magic & Meaning Eugene Burger and Robert E. Neale

Apr 2005
Magic And Methods Of Ross Bertram Ross Bertram

Mar 2005
Magic Around the World Bill Ragsdale

Nov 1994
Magic By Design: Study, Practice and Presentation John Carney

Nov 2009
Magic for Dummies David Pogue

Jan 1999
Magic in Fiction: A Short Title Checklist Michael Canick

Jan 2000
Magic In Theory Peter Lamont and Richard Wiseman

Jan 2000
Magic Matters: Tricks and Essays Robert E. Neale

Jan 2010
Magic Menu: The First Five Years Jim Sisti

Nov 2005
Magic Of The Renaissance Tom Crowl

May 1997
Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling And Dynamic Computer Memories S. Brent Morris

Jan 1998
Magic Words Gerald Kolpan

Sep 2012
Magic Yellow Pages 1996 Wittus Witt

Aug 1996
Magic: Page by Page Patrick Page

Mar 2012
Magical Heroes: The Lives and Legends of Great African American magicians Jim Magus

Aug 2005
Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks Persi Diaconis and Ronald Lewis Graham

Sep 2011
Magic's Most Amazing Stories: a Collection of Incredible Stories from World Famous Magicians Ivan Amodei

Jul 2010
Magie Duvivier Jon Racherbaumer

Oct 1996
Mainly Mental C.L. Boarde

Jan 1998
Making Contact; The Real Secrets Of Contact Mindreading Satori

Sep 1998
Making Money From Magic Drew McAdam

Nov 2005
Making the Cut: A Peek into the Magic of Ryan Schlutz Ryan Schlutz

Sep 2012
Manacles Of The World T. L. Gross

Sep 1998
Marked for Lifts Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Any Marked Deck Kirk Charles

Jul 2002
Mastering the Art of Magic Eugene Burger

Mar 2001
Maurice Fogel Chris Woodward

Jan 2000
Meir Yedid's Magic Wish Stephen Hobbs

Jan 2005
Messing With Minds James Biss

Sep 2005