Jay's Journal of Anomalies: Conjurers, Cheats, Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters, Imposters, Pretenders, Sideshow Showmen, Armless Calligraphers, Mechanical Marvels, pop - Hardcover

Jay, Ricky

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374178674 ISBN 13: 9780374178673

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2001

Synopsis

Following his Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women sleight-of- hand performer Jay compiles and comments on advertising for conjurers, cheats, hustlers, hoaxsters, pranksters, sideshow showmen, armless calligraphers, mechanical marvels, popular entertainments, and other weird stuff. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Review:

"With apologies to Tom Waits and Charlie Watts, Jay's Journal of Anomalies, proves that Ricky Jay is the coolest person currently walking the planet. He's talented, charming and shrewd; not a confidence man out for the quick fin at your expense, but rather the craftsman crafting, learning and laughing knowingly on the way to his next engagement."

About the Author:

Ricky Jay is the author of Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women. His one-man show, Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants, was a critical and popular success. He has appeared in the films House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0374178674
• ISBN 13: 9780374178673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202