- Pseudowissenschaft, Surnaturel, Pseudowetenschap, Parapsychologie
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Cool, spare, classical in form and contemporary.
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Michael Shermer
- First published
- 1997
- Pages
- 306
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books, W.H. Freeman & Company, TBS/GBS/Transworld
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780613916622
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