included more material on these studies in the second edition. Humanist commentator Austin Cline wrote in the book review section of his Agnosticism and Atheism column, "the title is after all about the psychology of the psychic, leading the reader to believe that the psychological processes behind belief will get center stage. This is not quite true, but there is a decent amount of such material, and it constitutes some of the most interesting portions of the book." References External links Book Description (for the second edition) on Prometheus Books. 1980 non-fiction books Prometheus Books books New Zealand books Popular psychology books University of Otago Scientific skepticism mass media Collaborative non-fiction books