| Exposed!: Ouija, Firewalking, and Other Gibberish Contributor(s): Broch, Henri (Author), Charpak, Georges (Foreword by), Holland, Bart K. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0801892465 ISBN-13: 9780801892462 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $29.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Unexplained Phenomena - Body, Mind & Spirit | Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge |
| Dewey: 130 |
| LCCN: 2008032670 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.32" W x 9.12" (0.81 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From horoscopes to telekinesis to the Shroud of Turin, much of what is popularly accepted as a mystical or paranormal phenomenon is, in fact, bunk. Henri Broch's charged deconstruction of these and other acts reveals the hucksterism of pseudoscience. Broch provides a scientific explanation for what many accept as supernatural or psychic. He explains how some tricks, such as bending silverware with the mind, actually work. He details plausible, scientifically grounded alternative explanations for others, such as dowsing, which is the practice of finding by nonscientific means hidden veins of water, gems, metals, and other materials under the earth. Broch's hands-on experiments demystify the mysterious and explain the inexplicable. Featuring a foreword by Nobel laureate Georges Charpak and translated from French by Bart K. Holland, this persuasively argued and firmly scientific book exposes some of history's most persistent bamboozling. Be forewarned, you may never be taken in again |
Contributor Bio(s): Holland, Bart K.: - Bart K. Holland is an associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at New Jersey Medical School. |