Jay’s Journal of Anomalies – Ricky Jay

Author and actor Ricky Jay (Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women) gathers four years of his quarterly Jay’s Journal of Anomalies in one volume of the same name. An expert on the improbable, Jay trains his curiosity on unusual forms of entertainment and recorded history, and entries include “A Compendium of Giant Children” and “A Verbally Challenging Bestiary.” He has unearthed gems like an advertisement for “Miss Silvia, Skandenavian Ceiling Walker” and a centuries-long fascination with the public spectacle of nose amputation. Hardbound, 202 pages, Color illustrations Review Jay is a deliciously deadpan tour guide…to whom nothing is shocking, and everything is full of wonder. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly Ricky Jay is the coolest person currently walking the planet. He’s talented, charming and shrewd. — Mark Luce, San Francisco Chronicle

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