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Best Evidence: An Investigative Reporter's Three-Year Quest to Uncover the Best Scientific Evidence for ESP, Psychokinesis, Mental Healing, Ghosts and Poltergeists, Dowsing, Mediums, Near Death Experiences, Reincarnation, and Other Impossible Phenomena That Refuse to Disappear (2nd Edition)
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A national Gallup Poll found 93 percent of Americans believe in one or more paranormal phenomena that Science can’t explain and won’t accept. Veteran journalist and business writer Michael Schmicker tracked down the best scientific evidence for these phenomena which refuse to disappear. No National Enquirer nonsense here. Schmicker puzzled over statistics-stuffed psychokinesis studies from Princeton University and reincarnation research from University of Virginia; reviewed over 140 books from the 1894 classic ghost study Phantasms of the Living to a 1999 study of near death and out-of-body experiences by the blind, Mindsight; searched through professional journals and papers presented to the Parapsychological Assn. (affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science); discovered surprising endorsements of psychic research from Freud and Jung, Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle and Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell; tracked fiery academic debates on the Internet; exchanged email with poltergeist hunters; and even spent an evening at a mind-bending, spoon-bending PK party in Nevada. Michael Schmicker edits a high-technology industry newsletter covering developments in biotechnology, astronomy, computer software and ocean/earth sciences industries. An associate member of the Society for Scientific Exploration, he wrote Yahoo Internet Life Magazine’s guide to the best websites dedicated to “Paranormal Phenomena.”
DESCRIPTION:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 001
EAN: 9780595219063
ISBN: 0595219063
Label: AuthorHouse
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 338
Publication Date: 2002-03-27
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date: 2002-03-27
Studio: AuthorHouse
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hello? Is there Anyone Home?
Comment: I agree with the reviewer who says that "if you believe in psi then this is a good book."
The problem is that there is not one scrap of evidence in favor of psi phenomena -it's not real. Like God.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poorly Written
Comment: In short this book is poorly written. The author does not know how to tell a story or draw a reader in except in the title "Best Evidence." He skims through the relevant topics as if he a student trying to fill his word quota. I suggest sticking to Dean Radin's book The Conscious Universe. PS Why does the authors name appear at the top of every page?
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, yes, but...
Comment: I found the book an excellent read; I am a recent PSI junkie. This is my 4th or 5th book on the subject. Although I agree it is well-done, I recommend Dean Radin's book as a better, and more credible introduction.
Still 5 stars as I appreciate the entertaining writing.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Paranormal Books Around
Comment: If you believe in the paranormal, you will love reading this book and want to own this book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Chock full of information and references
Comment: If you want a book that has details and specific studies and bunches and bunches of references on Psi phenomena, this is it.
MICHAEL SCHMICKER gives the casual skeptic and the believer all the details and information anyone could want on a multitude of topics. From the table of contents this is what is covered:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I: PSIentific Facts
Chapter 1: Nobody Really Believes This Stuff, Right?
Chapter 2: Yeah, But I Bet They're All Wierdos and Nut Cases
Chapter 3: OK, But Do Any Scientists take This Stuff Seriously?
Chapter 4: But Science Says...
Chapter 5: The Times They Are A-Changing
Part II: Best Evidence
Chapter 6: Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP)
Chapter 7: Psychokinesis (PK)
Chapter 8: Dowsing
Chapter 9: The Mind-Body Connection: Mental And Faith Healing
Chapter 10: Death Bed Visions
Chapter 11: Near Death and Out-Of-Body Experiences
Chapter 12: Ghosts and Poltergeists
Chapter 13: Mediums and Channelers
Chapter 14: Reincarnation
Chapter 15: The Future of Science
FIRST HE GIVES US INFO ON ALL THE BELIEVERS OUT THERE. This list is sprinkled with many of the top scientists and world renown people of the last 2 centuries. So much for being a minority of odd balls.
THEN HE GIVES US NUTS AND BOLTS FACTS ON STUDIES DONE ON EACH TYPE OF PHENOMENA. Here is a fact-finders dream. This book references hundreds of sources of information on this phenomena. From the fringes to highly regarded institutions. When you read this, you will be astounded at the level of information provided. You could spend a lifetime reviewing all the references here. This book is a keeper once read for just this alone.
IF YOU ARE OF THE SCIENTIFIC MIND, this book gives you enough information to launch your own investigation into these recorded documentations of this phenomena. Let's face it, if we can use statistics to prove quality levels, prove scientific theorems we can also use it in Psi phenomena. This books points you to studies where scientists did just that. Excellent book. I'm going to dog-ear it for the references for sure.
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