Jamy Ian Swiss Book Reviews
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:
| Book |
|---|
| Performing Dark Arts: A Cultural History of Conjuring Michael Mangan |
| Transformations: Creating Magic Out of Tricks Lawrence Haas |
| SAD (Simple And Direct) Mentalism Looch |
| Thurston and Dante... The Written Word Phil Temple |
| The Essential Stewart James Allan Slaight |
| Gibeciere Winter 2007 Various |
| Gibeciere Summer 2006 Various |
| Handcrafted Card Magic Denis Behr |
| Cardini: The Suave Deceiver John Fisher |
| The Second 16th Card Book Tom Craven & Paul Gordon |
| Uncovered: Secrets for the Serious Magician John Luka |
| The Magician's LTD Cookbook Andi Gladwin |
| Will Rock Presents ... Leo Behnke |
| Thoughts So Far Kennedy |
| Psychological Subtleties 2 Banachek |
| Salon de Magie Gabe Fajuri and Ken Klosterman |
| The Essential Robert-Houdin Todd Karr |
| Tangled Web Eric Mead |
| Card College Light Roberto Giobbi |
| Foundations: The Art of Staging Magic Eberhard Riese |
| The Self-Employed Entertainer's Complete Guide to Federal Income Tax Steven L. Snyder |
| Zoo Magic Robert E. Neale |
| Stop-Smoking Mentalism Pablo Taboo |
| The Complete Eye Openers plus Supreme Mental Discernment R.W. Hull |
| The Cardiste J. Russell Duck |
| The Professional Stage Pickpocket Ricki Dunn |
| The Magic of Ascanio, Volume 2: Studies of Card Magic Arturo de Ascanio & Jesús Etcheverry |
| Dai Vernon: A Biography David Ben |
| Kid Control: Behavior Management for Children's Entertainers Julian Franklin |
| Exposed! The Untold Story of Harry Kellar and the Tribune Spook Case William Pack |
| Discovering the Magic City: Early Chicago Amusements, 1834-1871 William Pack |
| Scotland Up Close Peter Duffle |
| Trouping With Dante Marion S. Trikosko |
| Blue Book of Magic 2005 Ron Cortlidge |
| Circle Without End Edwin A Dawes & Michael Bailey |
| The Magic of Paul Potassy Uwe Schenk & Michael Sondermeyer |
| The Protocols of the Elders of Magic Max Maven |
| Bob Read's Magical London: An Idler's Guide to the Magical Capital of the World Bob Read |
| Secrets of an Escamoteur Harry Riser |
| Making Money From Magic Drew McAdam |
