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Published by Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York 1998
Series: Best of Skeptical Inquirer, Book 5 of 7. Book 5 of 7 - Best of Skeptical Inquirer
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Seller: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, U.S.A.Prairie Creek Books LLC.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. G+/none, used pb, 426pp. Perfect bound, color illustrated stiff paper wraps with black, blue and green colored text on upper and black and green on spine; slight edge wear; no tears; spine not creased; rubbed overall. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight. Illustra…tions, Charts (illustrator).
Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Buffalo, NY 1993
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Stapled Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. very good copy with only very light overall wear. clean flat covers with a minor bit of light rubbing. . back cover has an address sticker. pages clean and unmarked. Articles include "Anguished Silence and Helping Hands: Autism and Facilitated Communication" by J. A. Mulick, J.… W> Jacobson, and F. H. Kobe, "Education for Science" by Al Gore, Jr., "A Threat to Science" by Evry Schatzman, and other articles.
Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Buffalo, NY 1994
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Stapled Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. very good copy with only very light overall wear. clean flat covers with a minor bit of light rubbing. . very small scuff mark on back cover corner. pages clean and unmarked. Articles include "The Growth of Antiscience" by Paul Kurtz, "Studying the Psychology of the UFO Experie…nce" by Robert A. Baker, "Psychic Vibrations" by Robert Sheaffer, and others.
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Published by Prometheus 1986
Series: Best of Skeptical Inquirer, Book 6 of 7. Book 6 of 7 - Best of Skeptical Inquirer
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Seller: Crown City Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.Crown City Books
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Published by Committee for Scientific Investigation, Buffalo, NY 1988
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dj. CSICOP in China, 'Testing China's Psychics,' 'Hypnosis & Reincarnation,' 'Continental Drift,' 'Psychic Crimebusting.'.
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Published by Committee for Scientific Investigation, Buffalo, NY 1988
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Published by The Committee For the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Buffalo, NY 1985
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Paperback. Condition: G+. No Jacket. pages are numbered from 306 to 400, magazine is clean and tight, there is scattered scuffing on the covers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Published by Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1984-1985, Buffalo, NY 1984
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Paperback. Condition: VG. No Jacket. pages are numbered from 98 to 192, b/w photos, the magzine is clean and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Parnormal, Buffalo, NY 1984
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Paperback. Condition: G+. No Jacket. 96 pp, b/w photos and illustrations, the magazine is clean and tight, the covers have scattered scuffing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Published by Prometheus Books, Buffalo, NY 1986
Series: Best of Skeptical Inquirer, Book 6 of 7. Book 6 of 7 - Best of Skeptical Inquirer
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Seller: Andrew's Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.Andrew's Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Book in illustrated wraps has minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. An encyclopedic survey of pseudo-science comprised of 38 essays, including contributors Isaac Asimov, Martin Gardner, and Steven Toulmin.
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Published by Prometheus Books, New York 1998
Series: Best of Skeptical Inquirer, Book 5 of 7. Book 5 of 7 - Best of Skeptical Inquirer
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Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA)
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Ex-Library with stampings and card pocket; Appears unused. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean. 9 inches tall; 426 pages. Encounters With the Paranormal: Science, Knowledge, and Belief (1998), edited by Kendrick Frazier, gathers essays from Skep…tical Inquirer examining paranormal claims through science, psychology, and skepticism. A wide-ranging resource on belief, memory, and the boundary between science and pseudoscience. Subjects: Paranormal phenomena; Science and belief; Pseudoscience; Memory & cognition; Social psychology of belief; Skeptical inquiry; Scientific skepticism, Interdisciplinary essays, Popular science anthology.
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Published by Prometheus Books 1981
Series: Best of Skeptical Inquirer, Book 1 of 7. Book 1 of 7 - Best of Skeptical Inquirer
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Seller: Mythos Center Books, Frontenac, MN, U.S.A.Mythos Center Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Prometheus Books, 1981, first edition. Archaeus Project sticker to front endpaper. No former owner marks. A few small creases to botom right corner of front wrap. Spine sunned. Overall in good plus condition. A collection of 47 essays which examine various claims of paranormal phenomena… - by 43 authors. From the Archaeus Project library.
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Published by Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY 2009
Series: Best of Skeptical Inquirer, Book 2 of 7. Book 2 of 7 - Best of Skeptical Inquirer
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Seller: Stanley Louis Remarkable Books, Saint Charles, IL, U.S.A.Stanley Louis Remarkable Books
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Condition: Fine. A fine copy in black, orange and white wrappers Signed by editor on title page No other marks or damage at all For more than thirty years, The Skeptical Inquirer has steadfastly championed science and reason and been the leading voice for reliable scientific examination of the paranormal and other questionable c…laims popularized by the media and mass culture In this new collection of outstanding recent articles, editor Kendrick Frazier has selected some of the best writing on topics of current interest Among the highlights are: "A Skeptical Look at September 11th" which prompted a drove of responses (many angry) and was selected by Richard Dawkins for the Best Science and Nature Writing of 2003 Carl Sagans final question-and-answer piece on the topic of science and skeptical inquiryAnn Druyans beautifully expressed "Science, Religion, Wonder, and Awe" NASA scientist Stuart Jordans excellent appraisal of the scientific evidence for global warming, which prompted much critical response and led to another follow-up articleFive articles on the evolution vs intelligent design controversy Two physicians articles that strongly defend the value of vaccinations and critique the anti-vaccination movementOther distinguished contributors include Mario Bunge, Martin Gardner, Ray Hyman, Paul Kurtz, Chris Mooney, Joe Nickell, Stephen Pinker, and many others This excellent collection of stimulating articles exploring science and skeptical inquiry, public controversies, and investigating pseudoscientific claims is a must for scientists, educators, skeptics, and everyone concerned about scientific literacy 370 pp. Signed.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Buffalo, New York 1989
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Seller: Bob's Book Journey, Austin, TX, U.S.A.Bob's Book Journey
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover with b/w Bigfoot image on front cover, original staple binding, pp 226-333, b/w photos, drawings, map of Bigfoot Sightings. Feature story: Analyzing the Mill Creek "Bigfoot Footprints." Other articles include" Levitation: Lore, Physics & Fantasy, Patent Myth, Shroud Lessons, CSIOP Chic…ago Conference, Skepticism as Problem Solving Biology Teachers' Beliefs, More on MJ-12. The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSIOP) was founded in 1976 by Carl Sagan and Barry Karr. Light wear, unmarked, tight binding.
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Published by Prometheus Books 1991
Series: Best of Skeptical Inquirer, Book 4 of 7. Book 4 of 7 - Best of Skeptical Inquirer
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Seller: Dave Wilhelm Books, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.Dave Wilhelm Books
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigations of Claims of the Paranormal 1983
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Seller: Paisleyhaze Books, New Hartford, CT, U.S.A.Paisleyhaze Books
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigations of Claims of the Paranormal 1989
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Published by The Skeptical Inquirer, Buffalo, New York 1983
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Seller: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, U.S.A.David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks)
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Saddle-stapled softcover. Condition: Very Good. Periodical. 96pp [rubbing, mild wear and light soiling to covers; address label on rear] Published by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. B&w illustrations (illustrator). Book.
Published by CSICOP 1979
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Seller: Book Happy Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Book Happy Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. 80pp; Cover lightly rubbed, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Early issue of the debunking/skeptics' magazine. This issue: Psychology of Near-Death Experiences; Television Tests of Masuaki Kiyota; The Conversion of J. Allen Hynek; reviews; more. Illustrated.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal 1994
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Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Glossy color illustrated stapled paperback with continual page counts 117-222= 105pp in this issue. Slight color loss on covers, negligible curl to cover tips, clean, unmarked pages and no shipping label on cover. Includes the following: Occult; Parapsychology; Paul Kurt…z (the New Skepticism); William Grey (Philosophy and the Paranormal, Pt. 1: The Problem of PSI); Sid Deutsch (Electromagnetic Field Cancer Scans); Paul Cardweell, Jr. (Attacks on Role-Laying Games Like Dungeons and Dragons); Terry Remaine (Global Fortune-Telling and Bible Prophecy); Clifford W. Pickover (A Chernikov Pattern Puzzle); Martin Gardner (Pealeism and the Paranormal, Normal Vincent Peale) Robert Sheaffer (Montauk Report and the Delphi Experiiments); Book Reviews, Etc.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1988
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: SPECIAL REPORT: ASTROLOGY AND THE PRESIDENCY, Skeptic's Burnout: Hard Weeks on the Astrology Battle Line by Paul Kurtz, The Stars Smile on Soothsayers by Murray L. Bob, Donald Regan's In-House View, The C…ommentators Comment., .The Scientists Comment, . The Astrologers Comment, Guide to Scientific Critiques of Astrology; ARTICLES: Improving Human Performance: What About Parapsychology? by Kendrick Frazier, The China Syndrome: Further Reflections on the State of Paranormal Belief in China by Paul Kurtz, Backward Masking, and Other Backward Thoughts About Music by Tom McIver, Write and Wrong: THe Validity of Graphological ANalysis by Adrian Furnham, The Intellectual Revolt Against Science by J.W. Grove; NEWS AND COMMENT: Nostradamus's 'California Quake' / Alternative to Noble Prize / Feinstein's Pseudoscience / Psychics at the Pentagon; NOTES OF A FRINGE-WATCHER: Reich the Reinmaker: The Orgone Obsession by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: Koko's signing, astorlogers' predicting, and son of Moon's reincarnating by Robert Sheaffer; BOOK REVIEWS: Richard C. Hoagland, ed., THe Monuments of Mars, and Randolfo Rafael Pozos, THe Face on Mars (David Morrison), Robert Curran, THe Haunted (Mary Beth Gehrman), Richard L. Gregory, ed., Oxford Companion to the Mind (Steven N. Shore and Robert Cormack), Terence Hines, Pseudoscience and the Paranormal (Wendy Grosman); ARTICLES OF NOTE; FOLLOW-UP: Columbus Poltergeist Case: An Update by James Randi; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Pages 1-110. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1988
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine unread condition color photographic softcover wraps. Includes the following: SPECIAL REPORT: Testing Psi Claims in China: Visit of CSICOP Delegation by Paul Kurtz, James ALcock, Kendrick Frazier, Barry Karr, Philip J. Klass, and James Randi; ARTICLES: The Appeal of the Occ…ult: Some Thoughts on History, Religion, and Science by Philips Stevens, Jr., Hypnosis and Reincarnation: A Critique and Case Study by Jonathan Venn, Do My Eyes Deceive Me? Pitfalls of Perception by ANthony G. Wheeler, Wegener and Pseudoscience: Some Misconceptions by Nils Edleman, An Investigation of Psychic Crimebusting by C. Eugene Emery, Jr., High-Flying Health Quackery by Terence Hines, The Bar-Code Beast by Michael Keith; NEWS AND COMMENT: Editors Lacking in Scientific Savvy / 'MJ-12' Papers / 'Mars Face' Exploited / Post Office Cancels Horoscopes / Editor-Astrologer / Moving Continents / Skepticism Promoted / Psychic Powers Quiz / 'Abductee' Questionnaire / Australian UFO Incident / Richard Feynman / Channeling Medicine / CSICOP Elects Fellows / New CSICOP Consultants; NOTES OF A FRINGE-WATCHER: Occam's Razor and teh Nutshell Earth by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: In search of prescience, Noah's ark, and runaway pets by RObert Sheaffer; BOOK REVIEWS: Philip J. Klass, UFO-ABDUCTIONS: A Dangerous Game (Robert A. Baker), Editors of Time-Life Books, The UFO PHenomenon (Michael R. Dennett), Arthur Wrobel, Pseudo-Science and Society in Nineteenth-Century AMerica (Gordon Stein), Evan Hadignham, Lines to the Mountain Gods: Nazca and the Mysteries of Peru (Michael R. Dennett), Steuart Campbell, THe Loch Ness Monster: THe Evidence (George A. Agogino); SOME RECENT BOOKS; ARTICLES OF NOTE; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with diagrams, black-and-white photographs and drawings. All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Pages 338 - 446. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover. Jian, Ding (cover photograph) (illustrator).
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1988
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: ARTICLES: Neuropathology and the Legacy of Spiritual Possession by Barry L. Beyerstein, The Varieties of Alien Experience by Bill Ellis, Allen-Abduction Claims and Standards of Inquiry (exceerpts from Milton… Rosenberg's radio talk-show with guests Charles L. Gruder, Martin Orne, and Budd Hopkins), The MJ-12 Papers: Part 2 by Philip J. Klass, Doomsday: THe May 2000 Prediction by Jean Meeus, My Visit to the Nevada Clinic by Stephen Barrett, M.D., Morphic Resonance in Silicon Chips by Francisco J. Varela and Juan C. Letelier, Abigail's Anomalous Apparition by Mark W. Durm, The Riddle of the Colorado Ghost Lights by Kyle J. Bunch and Michael K. White; NEWS and COMMENT: Row over Sargent's Psi Experiments / Editor's Column / Shroud-Test Plans in Disarray / Chinese 'UFO Sighting' / Test of Avalanche Dowsing / Needham Science Center / New Zealanders Pledge $10,000 / Sedona Vortices / Channeler Loses in Court / Breakthrough at Library of Congress; NOTES OF A FRINGE-WATCHER: THe Obligation to Disclose Fraud by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: News of UFOs, werewolves, and Loch Ness by Robert Sheaffer; BOOK REVIEWS: Editors of Time-Life Books, Mystic Places (Charles J. Cazeau), Douglas Curran, In Advance of the Landing (Michael R. Dennett); SOME RECENT BOOKS; ARTICLES OF NOTE; FOLLOW-UP: Response to 'Past Tongues Remembered?' by Robert F. Almeder, Reply to 'Response to 'Past Tongues Remembered?' ; FORUM: Teaching the Nature of Science by Charles L. Vigue, The Perseus Flasher by Bradley E. Schaefer; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with tables, graph, black-and-white photographs and drawings. All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Pages 226 - 334. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover. Kostek, Kathy (front cover illustration) (illustrator).
More imagesThe Skeptical Inquirer: Journal of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal [Vol. XII, No. 1, Fall 1987]
Frazier, Kendrick (editor); Sagan, Carl, Barrett, Stephen, M.D.; et al
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1987
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Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Is There Intelligent Life on Earth? by Paul Kurtz; SPECIAL REPORT: CSICOP's 1987 Conference in Pasadena; ARTICLES: The Burden of Skepticism by Carl Sagan; Catching Geller in the Act by C.…Eugene Emery, Jr., MEDICAL CONTROVERSIES: Chiropractic: A Skeptical View by William Jarvis, Homeopathy: Is It Medicine? by Stephen Barrett, M.D., Alternative Therapies by Lewis Jones, Quackery: THe Need for Federal, State, and Local Response by Claude Pepper; NEWS AND COMMENT: Alien Abduction Tales / Trobles for TM / UFO - landing Hoax / Selling the Lottery with ESP / Alaskan 'UFO' Sightings / Strieber on 'Tonight' / Quack AIDS Remedies / In Brief; NOTES OF A FRINGE-WATCHER: THe THird Eye by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: Fox spirits in CHina, holy spirits in the USSR, and flaming spirits in Florida by RObert Sheaffer; FORUM: Have Some Psychic Energy, On the Rocks by Steven Rubenstein, New Schemes in Worthless Cancer THerapy by Richard H. Lange; BOOK REVIEWS: Budd Hopkins, INtruders (Philip J. Klass), Whitley Strieber, Communion (ernest H. Taves); ARTICLES OF NOTE; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Former owner postal address label affixed to lower rear cover. Pages 1 - 110. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1986
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Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: The Path Ahead: Opportunities, Challenges, and an Expanded View by Kendrick Frazier; SPECIAL REPORT: Exposing the Faith_healers by Robert A. Steiner; ARTICLES: War Antarctica Mapped by the ANcients by David…C. Jolly; Folk Remedies and Human Belief-Systems by Frank Reuter, Dentistry and Pseudoscience by John E. Dodes, Atmospheric Electricity, Ions, and Pseudoscience by Hans Dolezalek, Noah's Arch and Ancient Astronauts: Pseudoscientific Beliefs About the Past Among a Sample of College Students by Francis B. Harrold and Raymond A. Eve, The Woodbridge UFO Incident by Ian Ridpath, How to Bust a Ghost: Two Quick But Effective Cures by Robert A. Baker; NEWS AND COMMENT: CSICOP 1986 Conference / Confessions of a Magician / CSICOP Awards / Psychic's $1-Million Headaches / Britain's Magic Circle / Archaeology SYmposium / J. Allen Hynek / MacArthur Award to Randi; NOTES OF A PSI-WATCHER: The Unorthodox Conjectures of Tommy GOld by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: Eerie tales of Halley's Comet and stress horoscopes; PAST/PRESENT: Maimonides Dream-Telepathy Experiments by Ray Hyman; BOOK REVIEWS: Kendrick Frazier, ed., Science Confronts the Paranormal (J.W. Grove); Paul Kurtz, ed. A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology (Susan Blackmore); SOME RECENT BOOKS; ARTICLES OF NOTE; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with graphs, tables, charts, black-and-white photographs and drawings. All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Former owner postal address label affixed to lower rear cover. Pages 1 - 111. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1985
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: NEWS AND COMMENT: CSICOP Calls for Astrology Column Disclaimer / Highlights of 1984 CSICOP Conference / CSICOP Journalism Awards / Local Skeptics Groups Get Together / Southern California Group For…med / Skeptics Group Organized in New York City / CSICOP at the BAAS Meeting / New UFO Photo Exhibit; Tests of Astrology Do Not Support Its Claims by Paul Kurtz and Andrew Fraknoi; NOTES OF A PSI-WATCHER: THe Relevance of Belief Systems by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: FIre-Walking, Bible-Science, and UFOs by Robert Sheaffer; ARTICLES: The COlumbus Poltergeist Case: Part I by James Randi, The Moon is Acquitted of Murder in Clevenland by N. Sanduleak, The Image of Guadalupe: A Folkloristic and Iconographic INvestigation by Joe Nickell and John F. Fischer, Radar UFOs: Where Have They Gone by Philip J. Klass, Phrenology and Pupular Gullibility by Robert W. McCoy, Deception by Patients in the Medical Setting by Lorne Pankratz, Patterns of Communication in Nature by Aydin Orstan; BOOK REVIEWS: Alfred de Grazia, Cosmic Heretics: A Personal History of Attempts to Establish and Resist Theories of Quantavolution and Catastrophe in the Natural and Human Sciences, 1963 to 1983 (Henry H. Bauer), Hillary Evans, Visions *Apparitions * Alien Visitors (Gordon Stein), Henry M. Morris, A History of Modern Creationism (Robert Schadewald); SOME RECENT BOOKS; ARTICLES OF NOTE; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with graphs, tables, charts, black-and-white photographs and drawings. Small lower right corner cover crease (see photographs). All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Former owner postal address label affixed to lower rear cover. Pages 194-304. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover.
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Published by Chrits for the Natins Inc., Buffalo, New York 1985
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: The Guardian Astrology Study: A Critique and Reanalysis by Geoffrey A. Dean, I.W. Kelly, James Rotton, and D.H. Saklofske, Astrological Foecasts and the Commodity Market: Random Walks As a Source o…f Illusory Correlation, by James Rotton, The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon by Ron Amundson, The Responsibiities of the Media and Paranormal Clamis by Paul Kurtz, 'Lucy' Out of Context by Leon H. Albert; NEWS AND COMMENT: Soviet 'Green Cloud' UFO / '84 Prediction Flubs / Gordon's Debunking Column / TimeLife's Supernatural Series / Pox on Prognosticators / Silly Season / REASON, a West Virginia Group / Licensing Psychics / Baugh's Paluxy Dinosaur / Darts, Anyone? / Hard Times for UFO Federation / Astrology and Cosmobiology / Additions to CSICOP Roster / Astrology Disclaimer Update; NOTES OF A PSI-WATCHER: Welcome to the Debunking Club by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: The God/Psi Connection, creationism, and "the demonic" by Robert Sheaffer; BOOK REVIEWS: Ian SUmmers and Dan Kagan, Mute Evidence (Kathleen Ayers); SOME RECENT BOOKS; ARTICLES OF NOTE; FOLLOW-UP: Loch Ness Evidence by RObert Rines, Rikki Razdan and Allan Kielar; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with tables, charts, black-and-white photographs and drawings. Small lower right corner cover crease (see photographs). All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Former owner postal address label affixed to lower rear cover. Pages 306-400. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1985
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- Periodical
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: ARTICLES: An Investigation of Firewalking by Bernard J. Leikind and William J. McCarthy, Firewaalking: Reality or Illustion by Michael R. Dennett, The Myth of Alphan Consciousness by Barry Beyerste…in; Spirit-Rapping Unmasked: An 1851 Investigation and its Aftermath by Vern L. Bullough, The Saguaro Incident: A Study of CUFOS Methodology by Lee Roger Taylor, Jr., and Micahe R. Dennett; NEWS AND COMMENT: Ganzfeld Studies / Koestler Appointment / Southern California Skeptics / FIrewalker Challenge / Faces, Flyers, and Frauds; NOTES OF A PSI-WATCHER: The Great Stone Face and Other Nonmysteries by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: Cosmic marriage, Moseley and Barker, and ghosts by Robert Sheaffer; BOOK REVIEWS: Elmer M. Clanton, M.D. and Arline Brechner, Bypassing Bypass: The New Technique of Chelation Therapy; Morton Walker, D.P.M., The Chelation Answer (Robert S. Richmond); ARTICLES OF NOTE; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. Front upper right corner cover crease (see photographs). All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Former owner postal address label affixed to lower rear cover. 96 pages. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1987
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: ARTICLES: A Case Study of the West Pittston 'Haunted' House by Paul Kurtz, Science, Creationism, and the U.S. SUpreme Court by Al Seckel with the text of statements by Francisco J. Ayala, Stephen J…ay Gould, and Murray Gell-Mann, The Great East Coast UFO of August 1986 by James E. Oberg, Does Astrology Need to Be True? Part 1: A Look at the Real Thing by Geoffrey Dean, Homing Abilities of Bees, Cats, and People by James Randi; NEWS AND COMMENT: Newman's Energy Machine / Scientific Illiteracy / Science Magazines / Uri Geller / Chernobyl Prediction / Seattle Monsters / Star-Naming Scam / Bleeding Statue / Bok FUnd / Flat Earth Follies / In Bried; NOTES OF A FRINGE-WATCHER: Mind over matter and the experimenter effect by Robert Sheaffer; FORUM: Metaphysics and Money by William Grey, Searching for Space ALiens . in the Tabloid Pages by Fhilip J. Klass; REVIEWS: "The Fringes of Rewason" in the Whole Earth Review (Kendrick Frazier), Richard W. Noone 5/5/2000: Ice: THe Ultimated Disaster (Charles J. Cazeau); SOME RECENT BOOKS; ARTICLES OF NOTE; FOLLOW-UP: The Literature of Fringe Science by Henry H. Bauer, Martin Gardner and Daniel Home by John Beloff; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with graphs, black-and-white photographs, and drawings. Light front cover crease (see photographs). All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Former owner postal address label affixed to lower rear cover. Pages 114-223. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover.
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Published by Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), Buffalo, New York 1984
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- Periodical
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Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes the following: TENTH-Anniversary ESSAYS: Ocean's Razor bye Elie A. Shneour, Clever Hans Redivivus by Thomas A. Sebeok, and Parapsychology, Miracles, and Repeatability by Antony Flew; ARTICLES: The Condon UFO Study: A Trick… or a Conspiracy? by Philip J. Klass, Four Decades of Fringe Literature by Steven Dutch, Some Remote-Viewing Recollections by Elliot H. Weinberg; NEWS AND COMMENT: Remote Viewing / Paranormal Trends / Bleeding Statue / Technological Literacy / Public Knowledge of Science / Royal Society Speaks Out / Florida Creationists / Handwriting Analysis / Astrology Disclaimer / Pseudoscience in Sweden; NOTES OF A PSI-WATCHER: Science, Mysteries, and the Quest for Evidenc by Martin Gardner; PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS: More on the ri and the Paluxy RIver footpirnts by Robert Sheaffer; BOOK REVIEWS: Douglas Stalker and Clark Blymour, eds., Examining Holistic Medicine (Wallace I. Sampson); Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow (Gordon Stein); ARTICLES OF NOTE; FOLLOW-UP: An exchange between John Beloff and Martin Gardner on D.D. Home's levitations; and FROM OUR READERS. Illustrated with graphs and some black-and-white photographs. All pages are in fine unmarked condition. Former owner postal address label affixed to lower rear cover. Pages 290-384. "The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal attempts to encourage the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and to disseminate factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. To carry out these objectives the Committee: Maintains a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal; Prepares bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims; Encourages and commissions research by objective and impartial inquiry in areas where it is needed; Convenes conferences and meetings; Publishes articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal; Does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather examines them objectively and carefully. The Committee is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization. The Skeptical Inquirer is its official journal." -- from the rear outer cover. Chironna, Ron (cover illustration) (illustrator).
