For more than fifteen years, Italian investigator, Massimo Polidoro has examined dozens of supposedly paranormal events, some of them famous historical incidents, others contemporary claims of psychics, mediums, healers, 'human magnets', a 'girl with X-ray eyes', and the like. This fascinating book brings together the results of his investigations, presenting in-depth discussions of the evidence and the claims for each individual case. This intriguing examination of the bizarre and the strange by a top-notch investigator will interest both sceptics and believers alike.
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Massimo Polidoro is cofounder and executive director of the Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, the author of fifteen books on the paranormal, including FINAL SEANCE: THE STRANGE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN HOUDINI AND CONAN DOYLE, and the editor of "Scienza & Paranormale (Science and the Paranormal), the Italian version of the "Skeptical Inquirer."
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Shows the REAL Secrets of the Psychics,
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This book by Italian paranormal investigator and skeptic Massimo Polidoro shows the REAL secrets of the psychics. No, it's not miraculous and strange otherworldly powers, it's standard sleight of hand and psychology. He discusses a number of his investigations into various claims and the reader sees how people can be fooled, fool themselves, and be so willing to believe that they will ignore the evidence in front of their faces. This is an excellent book for anybody who is skeptical of psychics, and even better for those who believe.
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A great read! Everything involving exposing frauds from the past to the present! Great history lessons of Houdini exposing psychics to modern day tv fakery. A must read!
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New York, Sir Arthur, Conan Doyle, James Randi, Prometheus Books, Massimo Polidoro Collection, Anna Eva Fay, Luigi Garlaschelli, Eusapia Palladino, Harry Houdini, Uri Geller, Lady Doyle, Mary Evans Picture Library, Feilding Report, Lime Street, Malcolm Bird, Richard Wiseman, Sai Baba, Skeptical Inquirer, Franco Ramaccini, Ugo Tomato, William Crookes, Alla Vinogradova, Arno Press, Columbia University New!
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New York, Sir Arthur, Conan Doyle, James Randi, Prometheus Books, Massimo Polidoro Collection, Anna Eva Fay, Luigi Garlaschelli, Eusapia Palladino, Harry Houdini, Uri Geller, Lady Doyle, Mary Evans Picture Library, Feilding Report, Lime Street, Malcolm Bird, Richard Wiseman, Sai Baba, Skeptical Inquirer, Franco Ramaccini, Ugo Tomato, William Crookes, Alla Vinogradova, Arno Press, Columbia University New!
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- A Magician Among the Spirits by Harry Houdini on 7 pages
- The Edge of the Unknown (Collector's Library of the Unknown) by Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle on 5 pages
- The Psychology of the Psychic by David F. Marks on 4 pages
- The Truth About Uri Geller by James Randi on 4 pages
- Eusapia Palladino by Hereward Carrington on 4 pages
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