Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women by Ricky Jay

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Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women by Ricky Jay Ricky Jay is one of the foremost magicians and magic historians still living today. This book, his best known work, is the one that made his reputation. Through painstaking research in archives, letters, and other sources, Ricky Jay has created the most popular history of odd, bizarre, and downright strange performers. In addition to the educated swine and flame-proof women of the title, Jay delves into the history of giants, dwarves, cripples, conjurers, and con-men in a book that is almost certainly guaranteed to astound you. The book is richly illustrated.