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Evil Incarnate Rumors of Demonic Conspiracy and Satanic Abuse in History

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Evil Incarnate Rumors of Demonic Conspiracy and Satanic Abuse in History by David Frankfurter Princeton University Press, $29.95, ISBN 0-691-11350-5 In the 1980s, American TV ‘revealed’ a...
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The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland

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The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland by Steve Roud Penguin, £10.99, ISBN 0140515127 Why is it that, whenever I see a single magpie,...
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A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives

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A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives by Cordelia Fine Icon Books, £9.99, ISBN 1840466782 For those of us who like to put...
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The Nativity: History and Legend

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The Nativity: History and Legend by Geza Vermes Penguin Books, £7.99 (pb), ISBN 0-141-12446-1 Christian dogma rests on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and in...
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That’s Bollocks!: Urban Legends, Conspiracy Theories and Old Wives’ Tales

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That's Bollocks!: Urban Legends, Conspiracy Theories and Old Wives' Tales by Albert Jack Penguin Books, £12.99 (hb), ISBN 0 140 51574 7 …You said it, pal. You...
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Just Another Day

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Just Another Day: The Science and Technology of our Everyday Lives by Adam Hart-Davis Orion Books, ISBN 0752873342 Given the relentless tide of mind-shrinking nonsense that drenches...
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Opus Dei: The Truth About Its Rituals, Secrets and Power

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Opus Dei: The Truth About Its Rituals, Secrets and Power by John L Allen Penguin Books, £8.99 (pb), ISBN 0141024658 Thanks to Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code...
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A Teaspoon and an Open Mind

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A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: What Would an Alien Look Like? Is Time Travel Possible? and Other Intergalactic Conumdrums from the World of...
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