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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
The Annotated Discovery Of Witchcraft Booke XIII Stephen James Forrester

Mar 2000
The Abracadabra Kid Sid Fleischman

Mar 1996
The 101 Most Asked Questions About Las Vegas & Casino Gambling George Joseph

Sep 1997
Thayer Quality Magic Floyd Thayer

Jan 1998
Thanks to Zarrow Jerry Sadowitz

Jan 1999
Tangled Web Eric Mead

Jan 2007
Tales of Enchantment Walt Anthony

Jul 2011
Tales from the Uncanny Scot Ron Wilson

Nov 2010
Take Two Cards And Call Me In The Morning Doc Dixon

Sep 2005
Tabman Magic Tabby Crabb

Sep 2009
Swami and Mantra Sam Dalal

Jun 1997
Strong Magic Darwin Ortiz

Jul 1994
Street Magic Edward Claflin and Jeff Sheridan

Aug 1998
Stop-Smoking Mentalism Pablo Taboo

Nov 2006
Steve Mayhew's Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals Jack Carpenter

Feb 2000
Steve Mayhew's Angels May Shuffle But The Devil Still Deals Jack Carpenter

Feb 1999
Steel and Silver Richard Kaufman

Jun 1994
Stanyon’s Magic Ellis Stanyon

Sep 2003
Stanley Collins: Conjurer, Collector, and Iconoclast Edwin A. Dawes

Nov 2002
Stand-Up: A Professional Guide to Comedy Magic Ian Keable

Jan 2009
Stand Up Coin Power Eivind Lowig

Aug 1998
Stage Flying: 431 B.C. To Modern Times John A. MicKinven

Aug 2005
St. George's Hall: Behind the Scenes at England's Home of Mystery Anne Davenport & John Salisse

May 2002
Sports And Pastimes Unknown

Nov 1999
Sports And Pastimes Steve Burton

Nov 1999
Spirits On The Stage, And More Guarded Secrets Revealed Bob Blau

Sep 2005
Spellbound: The Wonder-Filled Life of Doug Henning John Harrison

Nov 2009
Son of Simon Says: More Close-Up Magic of Simon Lovell Simon Lovell

Dec 2000
Sometimes the Jokes are Just for Me Master Payne

Sep 2009
Solomon's Mind: The Card Mysteries Of David Solomon Eugene Burger

Aug 1998
Small but Deadly Paul Hallas

Jul 2005
Sleightly Tricky John Shryock

Jul 2005
Sleight Of Mouth Harry Allen

Oct 2005
Simply Simon Simon Aronson

Feb 1996
Simon Says: The Close-Up Magic Of Simon Lovell Simon Lovell

Aug 1997
Simon Lovell Presents His Post Accident Lecture Book! (A Blatant Attempt To Raise Money!) Simon Lovell

Sep 2005
Silent Magic: Biographies of Deaf Magicians in the United States Dr. Simon J. Carmel

Nov 2011
Side Shows: My Life with Gooks, Freaks & Vagabonds in the Carny Trade Daniel Waldron; Howard Bone

Jul 2001
Sharps And Flats John Nevil Maskelyne

Mar 1997
Sexy Magic James Hodges

Nov 2002
Setting Up Exercises Karl Fulves

Mar 1997
Servais Le Roy: Monarch of Mystery Mike Caveney & William Rauscher

Jun 2000
Seriously Silly David Kaye

Jan 2005
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks: Volume 4 Steve Beam

Sep 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks VIII Steve Beam

Mar 2011
Selling Your Specialty Act To Hollywood Shaunnery Steevans

Jan 1998
Secrets Of The Palmettos Jeff Busby

Jul 1999
Secrets of Improvisational Magic Justin Higham

Sep 2010
Secrets of an Escamoteur Harry Riser

Jan 2006
Secret Agenda Roberto Giobbi

Jan 2011