Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

A popular magician offers a guide to the most exotic entertainers in the history of showbusiness--from the amazing feats of handicapped individuals to the unusual talents of trained animals

• Jay's Journal of Anomalies
• Jay's Journal of Anomalies : Conjurers, Cheats, Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters, Imposters, Pretenders, Side-Show Showmen, Armless Calligraphers, Mechanical Marvels, Popular Entertainments
• Dice: Deception, Fate, and Rotten Luck
• Celebrations of Curious Characters
• Extraordinary Exhibitions: Broadsides from the Collection of Ricky Jay
• Matthias Buchinger: “The Greatest German Living”: By Ricky Jay Whose Peregrinations in Search of the “Little Man of Nuremberg” are Herein Revealed
• Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
• Magic. 1400s–1950s
• The Royal Road to Card Magic
• The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time