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[eBook] An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of The Occult and Supernatural - Free @ Amazon AU

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In this updated and expanded version of his remarkable encyclopedia, James Randi casts his cynical eye on the dubious claims of the occult and the supernatural. With hundreds of entries and 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.

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  • zol on 02/12/2024 - 16:30
    -3

    Is this about free-masons

    • Murkymerv on 03/12/2024 - 09:31

      Read it and find out

  • payrings on 02/12/2024 - 16:34
    +2

    Excellent find! Thank you OP 🙏

  • Aeongrave on 02/12/2024 - 16:34
    +2

    Now do the Catholic Church!

    • andione1983 on 02/12/2024 - 23:24
      +7

      Not sure why so many butt hurt 😂 shows you hit a nerve. Lol

      • mantichoral on 03/12/2024 - 00:52
        +10

        Catholic priests are responsible for so much butt hurt.

    • gakko on 03/12/2024 - 09:48

      Good to see some push back against that proselytising I mean bible bargain. That was wtf

    • docbargin on 03/12/2024 - 10:31
      -1

      Good to see the bigots out to play. Enjoy your cheap shots boys, nothing so intelligent, balanced and historical as the keyboard warrior bigot.

      On the other hand thanks OP for an interesting read.

      • AustriaBargain on 02/06/2025 - 16:23
        +1

        You'd think Christians would be a bit more thick skinned. I said to a Catholic who liked me that I didn't believe in the supernatural and you'd think I slapped him in the face with my choice of language.

    • Almost there on 02/06/2025 - 16:00
      +1

      Already done long time ago - Criminal History of Christianity by Karlheinz Deschner:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriminalgeschichte_des_Christe…

      Unfortunately, only partial translation of his 10 volumes of work exist in English and are fairly difficult to obtain.

      • FujinShu on 02/06/2025 - 16:10

        What about unofficial translations?

  • andresampras on 02/12/2024 - 16:37
    +4

    Saw pic, thought 'oh haven't seen/heard about Salman Rushdie in a while' so I looked him up. He was stabbed a couple of years ago and is currently married to Rachel Griffiths (no, not that one).

    /aside

  • Eulogy on 02/12/2024 - 16:42
    +2

    any mention of international Jewry??

    • 1st-Amendment on 02/12/2024 - 17:56
      +6

      "If they're Black, it's a gang, if they're Italian, it's a mob, but if they're Jewish then it's a coincidence and you never speak about it"

      • Dave Chapelle
  • stuckster on 02/12/2024 - 16:42

    How do you get it? My options are hardcover, softcover or Add to Wishlist. Can't see any digital/Kindle links.

    • stuckster on 02/12/2024 - 16:43
      +1

      Nevermind. Seems my content and device preferences are set to US.

  • GnarlyKnuckles on 02/12/2024 - 16:43
    +6

    Randi was a great guy. Very smart, not to mention a fantastic magician and entertainer. RIP.

      • 0x20 on 02/12/2024 - 21:28

        Found the "career psychic". Maybe you should try getting a job!

      • GnarlyKnuckles on 03/12/2024 - 00:30
        +1

        LOL, your ignorance is astonishing umex. The guy spent his life systematically and skilfully debunking charlatans/'pseudoscience'.

    • RedHab on 03/12/2024 - 09:44
      +1

      Magicians, whose job it is to fool people make great fraud debunkers.

      Penn & Teller's Bullsh1t TV series is also great.

      • GnarlyKnuckles on 05/12/2024 - 20:06

        Yeppers, P&T's 'Bullsh1t' TV series is possibly my favourite series of all time. It is like 'Myth Busters', but for adults.

        • dclee12 on 02/06/2025 - 18:05

          I liked BS initially when it stuck to the “classic” debunking of mediums etc.
          As it went on they increasingly lost the plot and it became about confirming their own political beliefs.

          Like the episode debunking second hand smoke , their “expert” was a libertarian radio presenter with no qualifications whatsoever.

          Most interesting thing about the show turned out to be how the word “science” gets used as rhetoric and how easily smart people can BS to themselves.

  • Guybrush57 on 02/12/2024 - 17:38
    +5

    RIP in peace James Randi. I remember when he offered a reward for anyone that could prove psychics exist. Nobody ever came forward.

    • 1st-Amendment on 02/12/2024 - 17:55
      +8

      Nobody ever came forward.

      He offered $1M USD and plenty came forward but they all got embarrassed…

    • AustriaBargain on 02/12/2024 - 18:26
      +5

      He was never smug about it when doing the tests on TV, even though he believed 100% these bogus claims were a cancer on humanity, ruining lives, ripping people off.

      • GnarlyKnuckles on 03/12/2024 - 00:36
        +4

        'He was never smug about it …'

        Yes, absolutely this. He was always humble, polite and unassuming; yet entertaining to the end. Even when that spoon-bending nutcase/fraudster and his cronies came after him and tried to shame him publicly, he always prevailed … just by being his calm, patient, clever, rational self.

        As you may have gathered by now, I really admired the things this guy did to open people's eyes up in somewhat 'less enlightened times'.

        • gakko on 03/12/2024 - 09:50
          +2

          We are right in the deep of anti intellectialism, pseudo-science health woo, and angry conspiracies. We need people like that dude, and yourself, more than ever.

        • dclee12 on 02/06/2025 - 18:11

          He often wasn't humble or polite. He was a smart guy and i don’t disagree with his debunkings. But if you read some interviews and things he said, he was actually pretty arrogant and elitist about people ( even in the general population) that he deemed less intelligent and worthy.

          • GnarlyKnuckles on 07/06/2025 - 22:09

            @dclee12: dclee21

            Please advise me as to where I can find the 'interviews' you are alluding to, in which James Randi is:

            '… actually pretty arrogant and elitist'

            Personally I doubt they exist; but perhaps your perceptions and mine on what constitutes 'arrogant and elitist' differ substantially. Either way, I would like to read these non-specified interviews that you are alluding to. Where can I find them please?

      • Murkymerv on 03/12/2024 - 09:34
        -1

        Like the government then ?

  • AustriaBargain on 02/12/2024 - 18:25
    +1

    Randi 😍

  • FezMonkey on 04/12/2024 - 10:58

    The documentary about him, An Honest Liar, is available on Tubi

    • GnarlyKnuckles on 05/12/2024 - 20:04

      That doco' can also be found in a certain bay, rumoured to be frequented by pirates … and I reckon Randi would be happy about that.

  • Polska Kielbasa on 02/06/2025 - 15:24

    I'm getting a message saying it's not available in my country. Am I missing something?

    • hamza23 on 02/06/2025 - 15:32

      Working okay here, just 'bought' it now. Make sure Australia is set here under Country/Region Settings.

    • GnarlyKnuckles on 07/06/2025 - 22:16

      Yes. If the book is not available in your country, you are missing that book.

      ;)

    • MrZ on 02/06/2025 - 22:52

      What version is this if not US?

  • MrZ on 02/06/2025 - 16:16

    Does the book include the pope?

  • bleeder on 02/06/2025 - 16:48

    Love this guy

  • dclee12 on 02/06/2025 - 18:31
    +3

    This thread turned weird in a hurry , lots of
    anti catholic//jew comments.
    Is there a OzB KKK sub forum im not aware of?

    • MrZ on 02/06/2025 - 21:35

      Why is it "weird" to suggest that religion might be a hoax? Also the KKK never targeted Jews.

  • dclee12 on 03/06/2025 - 13:47

    Some religious criticism is expected on a James Randi deal, but it seemed like a strange amount of specifically anti catholic/jewish comments.

    The KKK targets Jews, and has done for a 100 years , same with Catholics. Hence the joke.

    • MrZ on 03/06/2025 - 16:34

      I don't know about the "modern KKK", but historically, the KKK didn't target Jews. If you disagree, name a few attacks on Jews that the KKK was responsible for.

  • dclee12 on 03/06/2025 - 17:40

    A quick google finds plenty of examples , 1st one being from 1860’s.

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