| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-04-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 17.6 oz |
Publisher's Note In this remarkable encyclopedia, James Randi casts his cynical eye on the dubious genes of the occult and the supernatural. With 666 entries and hundreds of illustrations throughout, this book examines the shady world of manipulators, occultists, and shamanists in microscopic detail. Topics include Jeane Dixon's long string of failed predictions, the elaborate hoax surrounding the mystery of the Abominable Snowman, and much more.
In this remarkable encyclopedia, compete from A to Z, James Randi casts his cynical eye on the dubious genres of the occult and the supernatural. With 666 entries and hundreds of illustrations throughout, this book, which has been fueling hundreds of lively Internet controversies, examines the shady world of manipulators, occultists, and shamanists in microscopic detail.
Industry Reviews "Randi has written a hard-hitting, no-holds-barred encyclopedia of the major cranks, charlatans, and follies of our time....[A] much needed contribution to the nation's sanity." Publisher's Catalog - Martin Gardner
"I regard James Randi as a national treasure, and perhaps one of the few remaining antidotes that may prevent the rotting of the American mind." Introduction - Sir Arthur C. Clarke
"An excellent compendium...enlivened by many pungent asides." Faust
Truth is separated from fiction in this guide to skeptical definitions of alternative realities. The encyclopedia form charts both individuals and false systems of analysis and representation, and lends to both leisure browsing and light research. Wilson
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