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3.0 out of 5 stars
$550 for 90 minutes, June 23, 2004
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This review is from: The Naked Quack: Exposing the Many Ways Phony Psychics & Mediums Cheat You! (Paperback)
I went to Wendy!'s (does she have a last name?) website and saw kudos galore, and a price tag of $550 for a 90-minute in-person or phone session. While I'm assuming she's good, I wouldn't part with that amount of cash based on an assumption. Even so, I'm glad someone wrote this book, because the legion of quacks, cons and pretenders is growing. I attribute some of it to the state of the economy. A girl's gotta eat, right? There's a new agey saying: "Every woman is psychic." Maybe so, but not every woman (or man) should be reading for others. I wish someone would write a more comprehensive version of this book. One reviewer was right -- this could have been summed up in an article. The publisher looks like some small vanity outfit.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Debunks cold readers, but now what?, January 9, 2008
This review is from: The Naked Quack: Exposing the Many Ways Phony Psychics & Mediums Cheat You! (Paperback)
I bought this book because it was written from the perspective of somebody who obviously believes in psychic abilities but doesn't think that most of what we see on psychic TV or in psychic shops really qualifies as psychic abilities worth spending hundreds of dollars on. "Wendy" definitely raises the bar on what you should expect from a psychic.
However, after downplaying the abilities of other psychics, it's ironic that after a little investigation, she doesn't come off looking much better. On her website she charges $600 for a 90-minute phone or in-person session. I seriously doubt even the level of psychic ability that she claims to possess is worth that much.
Oh, and her being president of the "Professional Psychics of America" or whatever she calls it? Well, it's hard NOT to be president when you're the ONLY member. That's right -- either she's the only Level 4 or Level 3 psychic out there, or the other psychics were psychic enough to avoid joining forces with her. I wonder what they know that we don't?
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm so angry I could cry!, February 17, 2002
This review is from: The Naked Quack: Exposing the Many Ways Phony Psychics & Mediums Cheat You! (Paperback)
As I was reading The Naked Quack, I got angrier and angrier at myself for wasting thousands and thousands of dollars over the years on phony psychics, some of whom have huge reputations. Every page of Wendy's book showed me how I kept on being tricked by these frauds, while I kept on believing they were awesome! I even listened to the tape recordings of those readings and I was shocked to hear how easily I was getting taken in by the methods Wendy exposes. What has horrified me even more is when I realized that the techniques in The Naked Quack are being used by three of the most famous psychics and mediums in the country -- I don't want to name names but you see them on TV every day and night. I used to admire them and thought they were amazing. Now I know better. It's an absolute crime that these three frauds are fooling millions and millions of people every day! I'm so angry I could cry. And I'm so embarrassed, because I recommended some of those charlatans I consulted to my friends. Now I'm going to recommend The Naked Quack to them and hope they forgive me!
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