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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
Great Tricks Revisited Robert Parrish

Jul 2005
Much Ado About Something Karrell Fox

Jul 2005
Sleightly Tricky John Shryock

Jul 2005
The Indescribable Phenomenon Barry H. Wiley

Jul 2005
Billion Dollar Bunko Simon Lovell

Jul 2005
Small but Deadly Paul Hallas

Jul 2005
Exposed James Randi

Aug 2005
Stage Flying: 431 B.C. To Modern Times John A. MicKinven

Aug 2005
A Candid View Of The Maskelynes, 1916 Davenport & John Salisse

Aug 2005
The Rat Trap & Other Snappy Effects You Can Do with Your Little Deck Chuck Fayne

Aug 2005
Magical Heroes: The Lives and Legends of Great African American magicians Jim Magus

Aug 2005
What If (Chuck Smith Lecture Notes) Chuck Smith

Sep 2005
The Lost Cheesy Notebooks: Volumes One And Two Chad Long

Sep 2005
Can You Do It For Drunk People? Doc Dixon

Sep 2005
Take Two Cards And Call Me In The Morning Doc Dixon

Sep 2005
Simon Lovell Presents His Post Accident Lecture Book! (A Blatant Attempt To Raise Money!) Simon Lovell

Sep 2005
Spirits On The Stage, And More Guarded Secrets Revealed Bob Blau

Sep 2005
The Great Eyeless Vision Act Marko

Sep 2005
Practical Parlor Prestidigitation Marko

Sep 2005
The Magician and the Cardsharp Karl Johnson

Sep 2005
Messing With Minds James Biss

Sep 2005
Adventures of 51 Magicians and a Fakir Angel ldigora

Sep 2005
A Boon for All Seasons Eric Mason and Barrie Richardson

Sep 2005
Full Metal Jacket J.C. Wagner and Syd Segal

Sep 2005
Ken Brooke's Magic Place Anthony Brahams

Oct 2005
M.I.N.T. Volume II Edward Marlo

Oct 2005
What's Up Deck? A Notebook On Card Magic Aldo Colombini

Oct 2005
The Tarbell Study Guide Harlan Tarbell

Oct 2005
Happiness Success! Interviews With Performers About Fame, Fortune And Happiness Brad Zupp

Oct 2005
Sleight Of Mouth Harry Allen

Oct 2005
Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets Of Card Magic Lewis Ganson

Nov 2005
Hugard's Magic Monthly: Volumes V, VI & VII Jean Hugard, Editor and Publisher

Nov 2005
Magic Menu: The First Five Years Jim Sisti

Nov 2005
The Magic Of Matt Schulien Philip Reed Willmarth

Nov 2005
The First Psychic Peter Lamont

Nov 2005
Cues: Variations of the Second Sight Act Leo Behnke

Nov 2005
The Dennis Loomis Cups and Balls Routine Dennis Loomis

Nov 2005
Making Money From Magic Drew McAdam

Nov 2005
Secrets of an Escamoteur Harry Riser

Jan 2006
Bob Read's Magical London: An Idler's Guide to the Magical Capital of the World Bob Read

Jan 2006
The Protocols of the Elders of Magic Max Maven

Jan 2006
The Magic of Paul Potassy Uwe Schenk & Michael Sondermeyer

Mar 2006
Circle Without End Edwin A Dawes & Michael Bailey

Mar 2006
Blue Book of Magic 2005 Ron Cortlidge

Mar 2006
Trouping With Dante Marion S. Trikosko

May 2006
Scotland Up Close Peter Duffle

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

May 2006
Exposed! The Untold Story of Harry Kellar and the Tribune Spook Case William Pack

May 2006
Kid Control: Behavior Management for Children's Entertainers Julian Franklin

May 2006
Dai Vernon: A Biography David Ben

Jul 2006