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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 Magic Book Harry Lorayne

Jan 1998
The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion Harry Blackstone

Jul 2002
Sleight Of Mouth Harry Allen

Oct 2005
The Tarbell Study Guide Harlan Tarbell

Oct 2005
The Tarbell Collection Harlan Tarbell

Sep 1994
Quartet: A Fake Card And Ten Routines Therewith Guy Hollingworth

Feb 2000
Drawing Room Deceptions Guy Hollingworth

Oct 1999
Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes Gerald P. Cestkowski

Nov 2002
Magic Words Gerald Kolpan

Sep 2012
The 101 Most Asked Questions About Las Vegas & Casino Gambling George Joseph

Sep 1997
Newspaper Magic Gene Anderson and Frances Marshall

Jul 2009
Audience Management: A Guide for Magical Entertainers Gay Ljungberg

Jul 2010
The Collector's Scrapbook Gary R. Frank

Jan 2005
The Coney Island Fakir: The Magical Life Of Al Flosso Gary R. Brown

Dec 1997
Darwin's Inexpensive Illusions Gary Darwin

Nov 1996
Salon de Magie Gabe Fajuri and Ken Klosterman

Mar 2007
The Cruise Magician's Handbook Fred Becker

Sep 1998
Versatile Card Magic Revisited Frank Simon

May 2003
Performing Magic on the Western Stage: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present Francesco Coppa, Lawrence Hass, and James Peck

Jul 2009
Thayer Quality Magic Floyd Thayer

Jan 1998
The Davenport story: Volume Three Fergus Roy

Mar 2012
The Davenport Story Volume One Fergus Roy

Mar 2010
Magic & Meaning Eugene Burger and Robert E. Neale

Apr 2005
Mastering the Art of Magic Eugene Burger

Mar 2001
Solomon's Mind: The Card Mysteries Of David Solomon Eugene Burger

Aug 1998
Growing In The Art Of Magic Eugene Burger

May 1996
Rediscoveries: New Ways of Framing Old Favorites Eugene Burger

Sep 1994
Tangled Web Eric Mead

Jan 2007
A Boon for All Seasons Eric Mason and Barrie Richardson

Sep 2005
The Genius Of Robert Harbin Eric Lewis

Jan 1998
The Secret Art of Magic Eric Evans and Nowlin Craver

May 2004
Stanyon’s Magic Ellis Stanyon

Sep 2003
Stand Up Coin Power Eivind Lowig

Aug 1998
The Magical Writings Of Edwin A. Dawes Edwin Dawes

Jan 1998
Stanley Collins: Conjurer, Collector, and Iconoclast Edwin A. Dawes

Nov 2002
Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer Edwin A. Dawes

Jul 1997
Circle Without End Edwin A Dawes & Michael Bailey

Mar 2006
M.I.N.T. Volume II Edward Marlo

Oct 2005
Revolutionary Card Technique Edward Marlo

Jul 2003
Street Magic Edward Claflin and Jeff Sheridan

Aug 1998
Tullock; The Real Truth About Trade Show Magic And A Lot More Eddie Tullock, with Gene Urban & Kenton Knepper

Nov 1996
Phantom Of The Card Table Eddie McGuire

Mar 1997
The Feints And Temps Of Harry Riser Ed Brown

Jan 1996
Foundations: The Art of Staging Magic Eberhard Riese

Nov 2006
Variations Revisited Earl Nelson

May 2003
Frank Simon's Versatile Card Magic—The DVD Earl Nelson

May 2003
Cellini: The Royal Touch A Guide To The Art Of Street Magic E. M. McFalls

Aug 1997
Catching Up with Milo and Roger Dustin Stinett

Jan 2008
Cheating at Blackjack Dustin D. Marks

Dec 2004
Cheating At Blackjack Squared: The Dark Side Of Gambling Dustin D. Marks

Mar 1996