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 |
|---|
| Magic In Theory Peter Lamont and Richard Wiseman |
| Combo Karl Fulves |
| Mutus Nomen Karl Fulves |
| The Noir Test Karl Fulves |
| Kort Stephen Minch |
| Of Legierdemaine and Diverse Juggling Knacks: Columns from The Linking Ring (1949-1966) John Braun & William Broecker |
| 21st Century Card Magic James Swain |
| Theater Of The Mind Barrie Richardson |
| Sports And Pastimes Unknown |
| Sports And Pastimes Steve Burton |
| Blackstone: A Magician's Life Daniel Waldron |
| Drawing Room Deceptions Guy Hollingworth |
| House of Cards: The Life & Magic Of Paul Rosini Chuck Romano |
| The Himber Wallet Book Harry Lorayne |
| The Science Behind The Ghost: A Brief History Of Pepper's Ghost Jim Steinmeyer |
| Secrets Of The Palmettos Jeff Busby |
| Milo & Roger: A Magical Life Arthur Brandon |
| Psychological Subtleties Banachek |
| Close-Up & Personal David Regal |
| The Legendary Hierophant Jon Racherbaumer |
| Hugard's Magic Monthly Volumes XVII, XVIII and XIX Jean Hugard, Editor and Publisher |
| The Legendary Hierophant Jon Racherbaumer |
| Art & Artifice And Other Essays on Illusion Jim Steinmeyer |
| The Mysteries Of My Life Richard Kaufman & René Lavand |
| New Card Rises Karl Fulves |
| 13 Prophets Karl Fulves |
| Be A Street Magician! (A How-To Guide) David Groves |
| The Now You See It, Now You Don't! Notebook Bill Tarr Kaufman |
| The Mysteries of My Life Richard Kaufman and René Lavand |
| The Complete Cups and Balls Michael Ammar |
| Steve Mayhew's Angels May Shuffle But The Devil Still Deals Jack Carpenter |
| Card College Roberto Giobbi |
| Thanks to Zarrow Jerry Sadowitz |
| Down Under Deals Andrew Wimhurst |
| Magic for Dummies David Pogue |
| Card College, Volume 3 Roberto Giobbi |
| Troy Hooser's The Silver Surf Joshua Jay |
| The Milbourne Christopher Library II Maurine Brooks Christopher and George P. Hansen |
| Manacles Of The World T. L. Gross |
| The Magicians' Yearbook Anthony Owen |
