Skeptics' Books and Tapes

Books

• B1PB: Flim-Flam! by James Randi ($16.95 PB).
• B2HB: Conjuring by James Randi ($19.95 HB).
• B3PB: The Faith Healers by James Randi ($18.95 PB).
• B4HB: The Mask of Nostradamus by James Randi ($19.95 HB).
• B5PB: "Dumbth" by Steve Allen ($14.95 PB).
• B6PB: Creationism: Scientists Respond by Peter Hogan and the Australian Skeptics ($7.95 PB).
• B7PB: 25 Creationists' Arguments & 25 Evolutionists' Answers A 12-page guide by Michael Shermer ($1.95 PB).
• B8PB: Mathemagics: Lightning Calculations by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer ($9.95 PB).
• B9PB: Teach Your Child Math by Michael Shermer and Arthur Benjamin ($9.95 PB).
• B10PB: Teach Your Child Science by Michael Shermer ($9.95 PB).
• B11HB: The Monkey Wars by Deborah Blum ($23.95 HB).
• B12PB: Atheism: The Case Against God by George Smith ($16.95 PB).
• B13PB: Gospel Fictions by Randel Helms ($14.95 PB).
• B14PB: The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal by Paul Kurtz ($17.95 PB).
• B15PB: Living Without Religion by Paul Kurtz ($8.95 PB).
• B16PB: UFOs: The Public Deceived by Philip J. Klass ($16.95 PB).
• B17PB: Secrets of the Supernatural: Investigations of the World's Occult Mysteries by Joe Nickell, with John F. Fischer ($16.95 PB).
• B18PB: The New Age: Notes of a Fringe Watcher by Martin Gardner ($16.95 PB).
• B19HB: On the Wild Side by Martin Gardner ($23.95 HB).
• B20PB: True Stories of False Memories by E. Goldstein ($16.95 PB).
• B21PB: Confabulations: False Memories by E. Goldstein ($14.95 PB).
• B22PB: The Mismeasure of Woman by Carol Tavris ($11.95 PB).
• B23HB: Dying to Live: Near Death Experiences by Susan Blackmore ($21.95 HB).
• B24HB: Round in Circles: Poltergeists, Pranksters, and the Secret History of Cropwatchers by Jim Schnabel ($23.95 HB).
• B25PB: How To Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age by Theodore Schick, Jr. and Lewis Vaughn ($17.95 PB).
• B26PB: Astrology: True or False? by Roger Culver and Philip Ianna ($17.95 PB).
• B27HB/T: Six Easy Pieces: The Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher hardback book and six tapes of Richard Feynman ($47.95 HB/T).
• B28PB: Victims of Memory by Mark Pendergrast ($23.95).
• B30PB: Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner ($14.95).
• B31PB: Science Deified and Science Defied--Volume I by Richard Olson ($14.95).
• B32PB: Science Deified and Science Defied--Volume II by Richard Olson ($16.95).
• B33PB: Satanic Panic by Jeffery S. Victor ($15.95 PB).
• B34HB: Dinosaur in a Haystack by Stephen Jay Gould ($23.95 HB).
• B35HB: The Panda's Thumb by Stephen Jay Gould ($9.95).
• B36PB: The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould ($9.95).
• B37PB: The Flamingo's Smile by Stephen Jay Gould ($9.95).
• B38PB: An Urchin in the Storm by Stephen Jay Gould ($9.95).
• B39PB: Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould ($9.95).
• B40PB: Bully for Brontosaurus by Stephen Jay Gould ($9.95).
• B41PB: Eight Little Piggies by Stephen Jay Gould ($9.95).
• B42HB: At the Fringes of Science by Michael W. Friedlander ($23.95).
• B43HB: The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Jared Diamond ($12.95).
• B44HB: Dinosaur in a Haystack by Stephen Jay Gould ($23.95).
• B45HB: The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan ($24.95).
• B46PB: American Militias by Richard Abanes ($14.95).
• B47PB: Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism by Philip Kitcher ($14.95).
• B48HB: Bible Prophecy by Tim Callahan ($21.95).
• B49PB: The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond ($12.95).
• B50HB: Born to Rebel by Frank Sulloway ($29.00).

Audio and Video Tapes

AV1: The "Amazing" Randi on Pseudoscience and the Paranormal

James "The Amazing" Randi on his latest investigations, plus a little magic!

AV2: Can Science Cheat Death? Cryonics and the Science of Life Extension

Mike Darwin from the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, on the science of cryonic suspension.

AV3: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in "The Real World"

Dr. Judith Grabiner, CSU, San Bernardino, on deception with numbers.

AV4: Altered States and the Quest for Transcendence

Dr. Michael Shermer, Skeptics Society Director, on hypnosis, OBEs/NDEs, alien abductions.

AV5: Is E.T. Out There? The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

Dr. Thomas McDonough, Caltech and SETI, on the science of searching for E.T.s.

AV6: A Skeptical Seance: Magic and the Paranormal in Honor of Houdini/Halloween

Mark Edwards, Mentalist from the Magic Castle, brings Houdini back from the dead!

AV7: The Origins of Skepticism. Also: Skepticism and the Warren Report

Dr. Richard Popkin, UCLA, on origins of skepticism and being skeptical of the Warren Report.

AV8: The Christmas Star: Science and Religion in the Modern Age

John Mosley, Griffith Observatory, discussed 20 years of reactions to his Christmas Star Show.

AV9: Witches, Spirits, and Science in 17th-Century England

Dr. Richard Olson, Harvey Mudd College, on scientific tests of spirits and witchcraft.

AV10: Evolution and Creationism: How to Debate a Creationist

Dr. Michael Shermer, Skeptics Society, in a Special Skeptics One-Day Seminar.

AV11: Sex, Brains, and Hands: Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities & Handedness

Dr. Diane Halpern, California State University, San Bernardino

AV12: Science Fair and Firewalk: The Physics Behind the Psychics

Dr. Bernard Leikind, Ron Ebert, Mark Helmlinger

AV13: Mathemagics: How to Look Like a Genius Without Really Trying

Dr. Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College/Magic Castle

AV14: Mysterious and Amazing Atmospheric Phenomena

Dr. Bernard Leikind, Plasma Physicist, General Atomics

AV15: The Evolution of Human Creativity and Language

Dr. Jared Diamond, Physiologist, UCLA Medical School

AV16: The Magic of the Psychic and the Psychology of the Believer

Mark Edward, Mentalist and Professional Magician

AV17: False Memory Syndrome: Repressed Memories, False Memories, and Therapy Cults

Dr. John Hochman, Forensic Psychiatrist, Expert on Therapy Cults

AV18: Pseudoscience, Witch Crazes, and Chaos of Mass Hysterias

Dr. Michael Shermer, Director, Skeptics Society; Historian of Science

AV19: Proving the Holocaust: A Refutation of Denial

Dr. Michael Shermer, Director, Skeptics Society; Historian of Science

AV20: Facilitated Communication: Mental Miracle or Sleight of Hand?

Dr. Gina Green, Director of Research at the New England Center for Autism

AV21: The Great Debate: Evolution vs. Creationism at UCLA

(audio only, two tapes, $19.95) Dr. Michael Shermer v. Dr. Duane T. Gish

AV22: Penn & Teller and Randi Skeptical Magic and Awards Night

with Penn and Teller and "The Amazing" James Randi

AV23: The Devil Made Me Do It! The Decline of Personal Responsibility

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Radio Psychologist

AV24: Afrocentrism, Racism, and Other Myths

Dr. Yahudi Webster, CSU, Los Angeles

AV25: Evolution? The Fossils Say Yes!

Dr. Donald Prothero, Geologist, Occidental College

AV26: The Monkey Wars: Animal Rights Controversy

Deborah Blum, science writer and Pulitzer Prize winner

AV27: The Magic of the Alpha Project

Steve Shaw, professional magician

AV28: The Physics of Ballet

Dr. Bernard Leikind, physicist, and Cynthia Young, professional ballet dancer.

AV29: The Thinker on the Edge of Forever: The Science and Humanism of Gene Roddenberry

David Alexander, authorized biographer of Gene Roddenberry

AV30: Frankenstein and the Fear of Science

Dr. Steven B. Harris, UCLA

AV31: For Whom the Bell Curve Tolls: I.Q., Race, and the Nature of Intelliegence

Dr. Vincent Sarich, UC Berkeley anthropologist, Dr. Diane Halpern, cognitive psychologist, and Dr. Daniel J. Keves, historian of science

AV32: Skeptics Conference: The Physics of Immortality: Can Science Prove God?

Symposium: Cosmologist Frank Tipler, Plasma Physicist Bernard Leikind, and Historian of Religion & Science Michael Kerze, plus a surprise appearance by Caltech Cosmologist Kip Thorne in rebuttal of Tipler's God hypothesis.

AV33: Skeptics Conference: Skeptics in the Tranches--Playing the Media Game--Plus: A James Randi Show

Symposium: Michael Shermer on Paranormal Talk Shows, Frank Miele on Free Speech and Fringe Claims, Linda Rosa on Therapeutic Touch, Jessica Yu on Becoming a Skeptic While Invstigating Psychics, Plus: Randi Magic.

AV34: In Search of Schr¨o;dinger's Kittens: The Paradoxical Nature of Quantum Mechanics

Astrophysicist and science writer John Gribbin explains the bizarre and quirky world of quantum mechanics and devises a solution to Einstein's paradox and what he called "spooky action at a distance."

AV35: Does the Wall Still Stand?

Attorney Edward Tabash, specialist in First Amendment issues, provides an update on the latest strategies of the religious right to breach the wall separating church and state. Also, what you can do to fight attacks on science, rationality, and individual freedom.

AV36: River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins continues his train of evolutionary reasoning from his previous best-selling works, The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker. Dawkins hammers home point after point showing why creationism is simply and obviously wrong. Also, African Eve theory.

AV37: The Devil and Demonology

Dr. Henry Ansgar Kelly, UCLA, discusses the origins and importance of Satan in Western thought and modern culture. Who is the Devil, where do demons come from, and how did the Halloween tradition start? Dr. Kelly shows what purpose Satan serves in modern society and who needs Satan.

AV38: The 50 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time

Investigative journalist John Whalen, author of The 50 Greatest Conspiracies, guides you through the dizzy labyrinths of conspiracy theories, where fact and fiction flirt, court, marry, and bear very strange offspring: Watergate, CIA, JFK, UFOs, KKK, AIDS, LSD, FEMA.

AV39: The Myths of Twins

Dr. Nancy Segal, Director of the Twin Studies Center at CSU, Fullerton, answers such questions as: How similar are twins? How much alike are their personalities and habits? Are their IQs the same? And what do twin studies teach us about the relative influence of heredity and environment, nature and nurture?

AV40: The Search for the Historical Jesus

Dr. Burton L. Mack, Professor of Religion, Claremont Graduate School. Modern scholarship paints an unconventional picture of Jesus that suggests Jesus was a popular philosopher in the Cynic tradition. Early Christian texts, such as the Gospel of Thomas and the lost Book of Q are central to this new history.

AV41 Tape 1: Skeptics Society 1996 Conference: Evolutionary Psychology and Humanistic Ethics

Michael Shermer, Bernard Leikind, Paul and Patricia Churchland, Roger Bingham, James "The Amazing" Randi, Frank Miele, Donald Symons.

AV42 Tape 2: Skeptics Society 1996 Conference: Evolutionary Psychology and Humanistic Ethics

Nancy Segal, Napoleon Chagnon, Bernard Leikind, John Hartung, Michael Shermer, Open Forum with All Speakers.

AV43: Quantum Quackery--Physics, Metaphysics, and Flapdoodle

Physicist Victor J. Stenger. Because quantum mechanics is obscure, it is misused to explain the "unexplainable"--ESP, psychic power, etc. But quantum mechanical hypotheses fit the facts of material reality quite well without any need at all to call upon mysticism.

AV44: Darwin and the Relationship Between Science and Religion

Dr. Mario Di Gregorio, historian of science, explores Darwin's debt to Hume, teh great skeptic, and gives an inside and intimate look into the life of Darwin, how he abandoned special creation in favor of evolution, and the relationship between science and religion.

AV45: Militias: Rebellion, Racism, and Religion

Cult expert Richard Abanes explains who joins militias and why, gives the facts about what really happened in Waco, and shows how militia groups use such incidents to claim there is a one-world government conspiracy and the end of the world is near.