Title: A seminal work in skeptical thought
Product review: Randi has been the gold standard for exposing and explaining spurious claims of supernatural power and paranormal anomalies for decades and although this book was one of the very skeptical exposes published it still holds up. The fact that he had to do a detailed analysis of the Cottingley fairies photos and similarly terrible hoaxes shows how badly needed this book had been at the time. His long history as a stage magician and professional puller-of-wool-over-eyes put him in a unique position of being about to understand and explain how the fakes and frauds used similar tricks to bilk their audiences. This book belong on the bookshelf of anyone of a skeptical or inquisitive nature who wants to arm themselves against charlatans making dodgy claims.
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