2002
Written by Jamy Ian Swiss
Work of Jamy Ian Swiss
279 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
No illustrations
Language: English
26 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jamy Ian Swiss Thanks
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Patrick Watson Foreword
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1 - Cannon Fodder
1
Jamy Ian Swiss Why Magic Sucks
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
Also published here
  • Genii, June 1993
3
Jamy Ian Swiss Mentalism Grows Up
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Jamy Ian Swiss Odometer Ethics
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, July 1993
28
Jamy Ian Swiss Decent Exposure
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Sep. 1993
37
Jamy Ian Swiss Magic in the Age of Information
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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2 - Yesterdays
61
Jamy Ian Swiss Real Secrets
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Mar. 1994
63
Jamy Ian Swiss A Brief History of Magic Bar
  • A Star is Born
  • The Legend Lives
  • The Texture of the Weave
  • All That and Magic Too?
  • What it Takes
  • Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Nov. & Dec. 1993
74
Jamy Ian Swiss The Writing on the Wall
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Oct. 1993
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3 - A Magician Prepares
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Jamy Ian Swiss Audience Members and Other Props
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Aug. 1993
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Jamy Ian Swiss Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Feb. 1994
113
Jamy Ian Swiss Sleights, Lies, and Videotape book vs. videos
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Jan. 1994
125
Jamy Ian Swiss First Do No Harm
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Jamy Ian Swiss Good Trick, Bad Trick on criteria for judging magic tricks
  • Audience Involvement
  • Emotional Hook
  • Visuality
  • Inherent Humor
  • High Concept
Inspired by 141
Jamy Ian Swiss The Too-Perfect Theory in Action
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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Jamy Ian Swiss In Defense of Technique
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, Apr. 1994
193
Jamy Ian Swiss Unnatural Acts: Invoking the Supra-natural
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Jamy Ian Swiss A Commercial Message
219
Jamy Ian Swiss Lessons and Learning
  • And Furthermore... (updated thoughts)
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  • Genii, May 1994
229
Jamy Ian Swiss The Elements of Style on presentation and persona
Inspired by 242
Jamy Ian Swiss The Search for Mystery
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Jamy Ian Swiss About the Author
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