Description
Book SynopsisHolland, this persuasively argued and firmly scientific book exposes some of history's most persistent bamboozling. Be forewarned, you may never be taken in again!
Trade ReviewWhat stands out in this book is that Broch allows the facts of his arguments to impress on their own, and they are impressive. Moreover, readers will be wowed by what he has dug up. -- Norm Goldman BookPleasures.com 2009 Backed up by easily understood charts and diagrams, Exposed! is witty but substantial science for the layman. -- Ken Lauderdale AUTHOR Magazine 2009 Offers some great material for conversation! Bluesci 2010
Table of ContentsForeword: Charlatanism or Science: Which Will Prevail?
Introduction
1. Dowsing
Sticks That Move on Their Own
Brilliant Waves
Unconscious Movements?
Dowsing and Waterwheels
2. Become Clairvoyant
Extrasensory Perception
Psychokinesis
Perception at a Distance
Hypnosis and Telepathy
Clairvoyance
Musculokinesis
3. How to Recognize Deceptive Techniques in Argument
The Circularity Technique
The Snowball Technique
The Escalation Technique
The "Little Streams" Effect
Accounting and Errors
4. Cast Your Horoscope
Quiet Please, Turning in Progress!
Serpentarius
Laplanders without Horoscopes?
Whom to Believe?
The Effects of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and All the Rest
Double or Nothing
5. Miracle or Fraud?
Holy Hemoglobin!
A Do-It-Yourself Shroud of Turin
A 3-D Image
What If Jesus Wasn't Naked?
The Holy Shroud of Turin Is Not a Forgery
The Body of Christ
Made in France and Stolen from the Religious
6. Develop Your Powers
Glowing Embers Held in Bare Hands
The Uses of Short Arms
The Life Force Energy, Qi
Measuring the Vital Force
The Ouija Glass
Turn the Tables
Marvelous Mechanisms
Miraculous Vases
Better than The Da Vinci Code
7. More Mysteries
Place Your Bets
The Haunted House
The Dog Who Could Measure Distances
Initiated by a Tibetan Master
Conclusion
Index
