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The Gold Leaf Lady and Other Parapsychological Investigations
Stephen E. Braude
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Description for The Gold Leaf Lady and Other Parapsychological Investigations
Hardcover. Stephen E Braude has studied the para-normal in everyday life, from extrasensory perception and psychokinesis to mediumship and materialization. Here, he presents an account of his memorable encounters with such phenomena. He recounts in cases that challenge our most fundamental scientific beliefs and others that expose our own credulousness. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 halftones, 5 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: VXQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
For over thirty years, Stephen E. Braude has studied the para-normal 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 thin gold-colored foil appear spontaneously on her skin. He then travels to New York and California to test ... Read more
For over thirty years, Stephen E. Braude has studied the para-normal 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 thin gold-colored foil appear spontaneously on her skin. He then travels to New York and California to test ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226071527
SKU
V9780226071527
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About Stephen E. Braude
Stephen E. Braude is professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of some sixty journal articles and four previous books, including The Limits of Influence: Psychokinesis and the Philosophy of Science and, most recently, Immortal Remains: The Evidence for Life after Death.
Reviews for The Gold Leaf Lady and Other Parapsychological Investigations
"This book isn't just good, it's excellent. Stephen Braude is at the top of the intellectual food chain in the study of paranormal phenomena, an accomplished philosopher of science who here brings his first-rate intellect to bear in a fair and deep treatment of the supernatural. Replete with personal accounts and anecdotes from his many investigations, The Gold Leaf Lady ... Read more