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Frauds and Hoaxes

Becker, Herbert. All the Secrets of Magic Revealed: The Tricks and Illusions of the World's Greatest Magicians (Lifetime Books, 1997). ***

Bulgatz, Joseph. Ponzi Schemes, Invaders From Mars, and More Extraordinary Popular Delusions (Harmony Books, 1992).

Carter, Ruth. Amway Motivational Organizations: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors (Backstreet Publishing, 1999). ***

Farquhar, Michael. 2005. A Treasury of Deception: Liars, Misleaders, Hoodwinkers, and the Extraordinary True Stories of History's Greatest Hoaxes, Fakes and Frauds. Penguin.***

Feder, Kenneth L. Frauds, Mysteries and Myths: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology 3rd ed. (Mountain View, California: Mayfield Publishing Co., 1998).***

Gardner, Martin. Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1957). ***

Gould, Stephen Jay. "Piltdown Revisited," in The Panda's Thumb, (New York: W.W Norton and Company, 1982). ***

Keene, M. Lamar. The Psychic Mafia (Prometheus, 1997).***

MacKay, Charles. Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Crown Publishing, 1995). ***

Randi, James. An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural (N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1995). ***

Randi, James. The Faith Healers (Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1989). ***

Randi, James. Flim-Flam! (Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books,1982). ***

Randi, James. The Mask of Nostradamus (New York: Scribner, 1990). ***

Randi, James. The Truth about Uri Geller , (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1982). ***

Sagan, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World - Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Random House, 1995). ***

Schiffman, Nathaniel. Abracadabra! : Secret Methods Magicians & Others Use to Deceive Their Audience (Prometheus, 1998). ***

Stein, Gordon. Encyclopedia of Hoaxes (Prometheus, 1993). ***

Steiner, Robert A. Don't Get Taken: Bunco & Bunkum Exposed - How to Protect Yourself (Wide-A-Wake Books, 1989)***

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Last updated 12/03/07

James Randi was one of the great magicians, using the stage name of "The Amazing Randi." Now he works tirelessly writing and speaking in the cause of debunking paranormal claims and has established his own foundation. He has offered a million dollars to anyone who can demonstrate any paranormal power.

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