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A delightfully sharp and unapologetic dismantling of the world's most popular paranormal hoaxes. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Flim-flam!.
- intellectual
- combative
- illuminating
- grounded
- 01
Why people believe weird things
Michael Shermer
A clarifying, conversational plunge into the quirks of human cognition that explains why our brains so easily fall for the irrational.
- 02
How we know what isn't so
Thomas Gilovich
A clarifying exploration of human fallibility that dismantles the comforting illusions of false belief.
- 03
Tricks Of The Mind
Derren Brown
A witty, mind-bending tour through the loopholes of human psychology and the art of deception.
- 04
Quirkology
Richard Wiseman
A playful, eye-opening romp through the bizarre and hidden science of everyday human behavior.
- 05
The spell of the sensuous
David Abram · 1996
A philosophical and poetic reawakening of the senses that invites you to converse with the living, breathing earth.
- 06
Bad astronomy
Philip C. Plait
A witty, myth-busting tour of the cosmos that replaces popular misconceptions with the far more fascinating truth.
- 07
Passport to Magonia: from folklore to flying saucers
Vallee · 1969
A paradigm-shifting exploration that dissolves the boundary between modern flying saucers and ancient fairy folklore.
- 08
Cults in Our Midst
Margaret Thaler Singer · 1995
A chilling, authoritative deep-dive into the mechanics of manipulation that will forever change how you view human vulnerability.
- 09
Phantoms in the brain : probing the mysteries of the human mind
V. S. Ramachandran
A mind-bending and deeply empathetic exploration of the bizarre neurological glitches that reveal how our brains construct reality.
- 10
They shall expel demons
Derek Prince
A sobering yet empowering manual for navigating the unseen spiritual battlegrounds of the Christian faith.
- 11
The demonologist
Gerald Brittle
A chilling, matter-of-fact descent into the mechanics of absolute evil that will leave you sleeping with the lights on.
- 12
The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan · 1996
A compassionate, urgent lantern of reason held up against the encroaching shadows of superstition and misinformation.
