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Give the gift of skepticism…digitally!

Randi's books for Kindle now just $4.99 -- during the Season of Reason!

The JREF sees digital publishing as an important tool for advancing its educational mission and introducing scientific skepticism to new audiences.

Publishing books on scientific skepticism for the Kindle, iPad and Nook is just one of many new projects we've launched this year (what Randi has called our "most productive and effective year on record"), all thanks to supporters of the JREF just like you.

These classic books of skepticism by James Randi are "must reads" for those who care about advancing science, reason and critical thinking. Buying all four makes the perfect holiday gift for skeptics!

You specify the delivery date. No Kindle required. Books can be read using free reading apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, Mac, or PC.

Use Amazon's "Give as Gift" option when purchasing to give the gift of skepticism today!

By James Randi

Foreword by Carl Sagan

James Randi, the celebrated magician, has written a damning indictment of the faith-healing practices of the leading televangelists and others who claim divine healing powers. Randi and his team of researchers attended scores of "miracle services" and often were pronounced "healed" of the nonexistent illnesses they claimed. They viewed first-hand the tragedies resulting from the wide-spread belief that faith healing can cure every conceivable disease. The ministries, they discovered, were rife with deception, chicanery, and often outright fraud.

Self-anointed ministers of God convince the gullible that they have been healed - and that they should pay for the service. The Faith Healers examines in depth the reasons for belief in faith healing and the catastrophic results for the victims of these hoaxes. Included in Randi's book are profiles of a highly profitable "psychic dentist", and the "Vatican-approved wizard."

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Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions

by James Randi

Introduction by Isaac Asimov

Randi explores and exposes what he believes to be the outrageous deception that has been promoted widely in the media. Unafraid to call researchers to account for their failures and impostures, Randi tells us that we have been badly served by scientists who have failed to follow the procedures required by their training and traditions. Here, he shows us how what he views as sloppy research has been followed by rationalizations of evident failures, and we see these errors and misrepresentations clearly pointed out. Mr. Randi provides us with a compelling and convincing document that will certainly startle and enlighten all who read it. The digital edition features a new preface by James Randi.

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The Truth About Uri Geller

By James Randi

There is more to Uri Geller than his countless "miracles" - and James (The Amazing) Randi tells all in this fascinating examination of the Geller myth.

The Truth About Uri Geller, formerly known as The Magic of Uri Geller, is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about alleged psychic Uri Geller. In this comprehensive biography Randi challenges Uri Geller's assertion that he performs paranormal feats. Randi explores Geller's background as a stage magician, and explains how Geller's spoon bending can be easily reproduced by any magician using sleight of hand.

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Also available for Nook »

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By James Randi

One of the most important reference books on the supernatural, paranormal, and occult is now available for the Kindle and Nook e-readers (iPad version coming soon). The JREF has made James’s Randi’s An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural available in popular e-book formats for the first time at the special price of just $4.99. In this remarkable encyclopedia, James Randi casts his skeptical eye on the dubious claims of the occult and the supernatural. With 666 entries and hundreds of illustrations throughout, this book examines the shady world of manipulators, occultists, and shamanists in microscopic detail.

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Also available for Nook »