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Fire from Heaven: A Study of Spontaneous Combustion in Human Beings (Skoob Esoterica)

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Harrison's book, first published some 20 years ago, is now seriously out of date. More recent research has shown much of his material to be ineptly researched, misleading or downright wrong and it's a great shame no effort has been made to correct the numerous errors identified by careful reinvestigation of some of his leading cases. Those interested in SHC would do much better to check out more recent books such as those by John Heymer, Jenny Randles and Peter Hough, or Larry E Arnold (if you want a generally 'pro' point of view), or Joe Nickell, for the skeptical perspective.

Harrison does an interesting job tieing Spontanous Human Combustion (SHC) to other paranormal phenomena. The book is well-researched and detailed, although the telling of it is a little rambling (a trait I consider common to many older British authors). The man is a believer in SHC, and the book is written from that viewpoint.