Learned pigs & fireproof women
by Ricky Jay · first published 1986
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This beautifully written New Yorker profile is what first got me hooked on Ricky Jay. It was clipped for me by a kind coworker at Harvard’s Cabot Science Library, who thought I’d like it. She was right. I bought and devoured Ricky’s book Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, and later delighted in his brilliant show (recorded as an HBO special) Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants. A few years after the profi
on “Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets (1993)” ↗It's also an amazing book. In addition to being an incredible magician and entertainer, Ricky Jay was also a wealth of knowledge on the history of magic and all things related. The referenced "Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women" is just scratching the surface of the subject.
on ““Cards as Weapons” by Ricky Jay (1977)” ↗"Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women" is absolutely worth picking up if you fancy esoterica.
on “Secrets of the Magus: Ricky Jay does closeup magic that flouts reality (1993)” ↗