A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbelievers
Whether it's the latest shark cartilage scam, or some new 'repressed
memory' idiocy that besets you, I suggest you carry a copy of this
dictionary at all times, or at least have it within reach as first aid
for psychic attacks. We need all the help we can get.
-James Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, randi.org
From alternative medicine, aliens, and psychics to the farthest shores
of science and beyond, Robert Carroll presents a fascinating look at
some of humanity's most strange and wonderful ideas. Refreshing and
witty, both believers and unbelievers will find this compendium complete
and captivating. Buy this book and feed your head!
-Clifford Pickover, author of The Stars of Heaven and Dreaming the
Future
A refreshing compendium of clear thinking, a welcome and potent antidote
to the reams of books on the supernatural and pseudoscientific.
-John Allen Paulos, author of Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the
Newspaper
This book covers an amazing range of topics and can protect many people
from being scammed.
-Stephen Barrett, M.D., quackwatch.org
Featuring close to 400 definitions, arguments, and essays on topics
ranging from acupuncture to zombies, The Skeptic's Dictionary is a
lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on all things
supernatural, occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific. It covers such
categories as alternative medicine; cryptozoology; extraterrestrials and
UFOs; frauds and hoaxes; junk science; logic and perception; New Age
energy; and the psychic. For the open-minded seeker, the soft or
hardened skeptic, and the believing doubter, this book offers a
remarkable range of information that puts to the test the best arguments
of true believers.
