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The skeptic's dictionary : a collection of strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions / Robert Todd Carroll.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
001.9 CAR	Adult Non Fiction		Bankstown .	. Available .

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ISBN	0471272426 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0471272426 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Name	Carroll, Robert Todd, 1945-
Title	The skeptic's dictionary : a collection of strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions / Robert Todd Carroll.
Published	New York : Wiley, c2003.
Description	ix, 446 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects	Pseudoscience
Subjects	Pseudoscience -- Encyclopedias
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Pseudoscience . Pseudoscience -- Encyclopedias . See Also: Science . Authors: Carroll, Robert Todd, 1945- .