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Braude Stephen E. <1945-> |
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The gold leaf lady and other parapsychological investigations [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen E. Braude |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
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1-281-95920-0 |
9786611959203 |
0-226-07153-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Katie, the gold leaf lady -- Historical interlude -- Joe Nuzum: subject from hell -- Dennis Lee: subject in hell -- K. R., or who can you trust? -- The thoughtography of Ted Serios: a postscript -- The synchronicity confusion -- Postscript: some thoughts on astrology. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For over thirty years, Stephen Braude has studied the paranormal in everyday life, from extrasensory perception and psychokinesis to mediumship and materialization. The Gold Leaf Lady and Other Parapsychological Investigations is a highly readable and often amusing account of his most memorable encounters with such phenomena. Here Braude recounts in fascinating detail five particular cases-some that challenge our most fundamental scientific beliefs and others that expose our own credulousness. Braude begins with a south Florida woman who can make thi |
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