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review yet... someone get a hold
of me and let me know how this book goes and what you thought! |
| No
review yet... someone get a hold
of me and let me know how this book goes and what you thought! |
 Celebrated
magician James Randi uncovers the faith-healing fakery found in the
disturbing performances of evangelist Peter Popoff, W.V. Grant, Leroy
Jenkins, Oral Roberts, Pentecostal A.A. Allen, Roman Catholic Ralph DiOrio,
and Pat Robertson.
Review by Amazon.com |
 This
is a fun book to read. It's amazing how we all fall for this crazy stuff
like the Bermuda Triangle without really checking out the facts. Mr. Randi
is a fact checker, and we can now all stop believing aliens built the
pyramids. We all need to have a little more amazement at ourselves (wow,
we can fly - in airplanes we built! wow we can splice genes -way better
than spoon bending!) and a little less amazement at the flim flam artists
who are after a buck at the expense of truth.
Review taken from Amazon.com |
 Though
my book certainly casts serious doubt on the validity of Uri Geller's
claims, there are still some folks out there who accept that he can do
real magic. It's astonishing to me that for some people, evidence just
gets in the way of fond delusions. But the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus are
still popular...
Review by the author taken from Amazon.com |
 This
book deserves a place alongside the many wonderful tricks that James Randi
has pulled off in his amazing career. He's gotten 24 of the finest
magicians in the world to contribute favorite tricks to this collection.
Some can be done with little or no practice, others will take some
rehearsal. All are fiendishly clever and many are very funny besides.
Contributors range from David Copperfield to Penn & Teller. Plus, of
course, the Amazing Randi himself. Randi also treats readers to profiles
on the contributing prestidigitators. Grab this book and prepare to
bedazzle and deceive.
Review by Amazon.com |
 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.
Review by Amazon.com |
