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Jamy ian swiss born january 1, 1953 is an american closeup magician who works primarily with playing cards, a noted historian of magic, and scientific skeptic. Namely, the audience participation interactive parts. Jamy ian swiss examines why we do magic at all what it means to be commercial in magic what makes for good and bad magic why critics and the public hold magic in such low regard and much more. Praise for shattering illusions jamy ian swiss is an esteemed colleague a terrific performer and someone who cares very deeply about the art of magic. A new book of challenging thoughts about our magic jamy ian swiss has long been recognized as a force to be dealt with in the world of magic. To match this beautiful book, we also redesigned jamys two other books, completing his trilogy. Preserving mystery by jamy ian swiss book for sale. And in hacked to death,one of several entirely new essays written just for preserving mystery swiss explores the nature of originality in magic.
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