title: The Truth About Psychics: What's Real, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference
author:  Sylvia Browne 
description: People who think psychics are bogus won't touch this book, but the uncommitted, the curious and the convinced will find something they didn't know in the newest by prolific bestselling author and psychic Browne (<i>Psychic Healing</i>). The book's premise is a can't-lose proposition that bolsters Browne's trustworthiness: yep, says the psychic author, some psychics really are frauds, and I'll tell you how to spot them. One chapter debunks the notions of possession and curses and offers information on tricks mediums can play. Browne knows what she knows and offers a whirlwind tour of world religions as background for a more in-depth presentation of spiritualism and practicesand practitionersof divination using various means. The author also tells the story of discovering her own psychic powers, writing about the paranormal in a disarming commonsense way. Browne's view of an afterlife as home makes death less fearsome for a death-averse culture. This book is particularly good for those who are curious about the psychic trade, because it covers so much ground. <i>(Nov.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  _Who says you can’t live the rock and roll life after forty?_
  
  
  _You just need a lot more vitamins and a bigger bottle of aspirin._
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  SEMI-PSYCHIC LIFE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Valerie Costa is pretty sure she’s rocking her forties. She has an amazing
  coffee shop, two cool teenagers, and a new superpower that gives her insight
  into any random object she touches.
  
  
  Okay, she’s not thrilled about that last one.
  
  
  For the past year, ever since she and her two best friends drove their car off
  the edge and into Glimmer Lake, Val has struggled with her new abilities.
  She’s not exactly sure she wants to be psychic, she could live without her
  newfound glove addiction, and honestly, no one wants to know that much about
  their teenage sons.
  
  
  But when Val’s ex-husband goes missing and the police show up at her door with
  questions she can’t answer, Val, Robin, and Monica are going to have to use
  their sudden psychic abilities to solve a mystery none of them saw coming.
  
  
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