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| ian rowland cold reading book: The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading Ian Rowland, 2015-06-26 How can you talk to a complete stranger as if you have known them all your life? Is it really possible to read someone's thoughts and feelings within seconds of meeting them? In this..book ... explains the secrets of the oldest and most powerful psychological persuasion system in the world--Back cover. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: How to Read Minds James Palcyon, 2015-12-20 So you want to learn how to read minds, huh? Well, understandably so! Mind-reading is an intriguing art form with a much larger scope than that with which it's credited. It smoothly finds its uses in relationships and dating, sales, business, leadership, public speaking and many other everyday avenues of life. Even when you're not performing it to interact with another person, its foundational qualities easily give you a competitive edge in all of the above aspects of life. And te fact that mind-reading can easily be learned and practiced by anyone who's willing to put in the time to practice and gain experience greatly magnifies its appeal as well. If you've tried other mind-reading guides and felt stuck and frustrated, don't worry. The purpose of this book is to help you learn the big HOW. So, are you ready to delve into the world of pseudo-magic? Are you ready to uncover the most basic traits of humanity, and use that sacred information to score your next date, bond deeper with your partner, make your next sale, or simply become the life of the party? If so, grab this book now and let's get started! |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Practical Mental Magic Theodore Annemann, 1983-01-01 Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats requiring no special equipment. Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging and all else needed to make any trick a foolproof success. Lucidly written, thoroughly diagrammed book by one of magic's legendary figures |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Science Friction Michael Shermer, 2010-04-01 The bestselling author delves into the unknown, from heretical ideas about the boundaries of the universe to Star Trek’s lessons about chance and time. A scientist pretends to be a psychic for a day—and fools everyone. An athlete discovers that good-luck rituals and getting into “the zone” may, or may not, improve his performance. A historian decides to analyze the data to see who was truly responsible for the Bounty mutiny. A son explores the possibilities of alternative and experimental medicine for his cancer-ravaged mother. And a skeptic realizes that it is time to turn the skeptical lens onto science itself. In each of the fourteen essays in Science Friction, psychologist and science historian Michael Shermer explores the very personal barriers and biases that plague and propel science, especially when scientists push against the unknown. What do we know and what do we not know? How does science respond to controversy, attack, and uncertainty? When does theory become accepted fact? As always, Shermer delivers a thought-provoking, fascinating, and entertaining view of life in the scientific age. “From breast implants to Captain Bligh, Michael Shermer examines the way we humans perceive news and history. He’s given a lot of things a lot of thought. If your perceptions have ever rubbed you the wrong way, you’ll find Science Friction fascinating.” —Bill Nye, The Science Guy “[Shermer’s] main obsession is the truth . . . amateur skeptics will learn from his matter-of-fact dismissals of astrology and creationism.” —Psychology Today |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Jury Decision Making Dennis J. Devine, 2012-08-06 While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making, Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a big picture overview of the field. The volume summarizes existing theories of jury decision making and identifies what we have learned about jury behavior, including the effects of specific courtroom practices, the nature of the trial, the characteristics of the participants, and the evidence itself. Making use of those foundations, Devine offers a new integrated theory of jury decision making that addresses both individual jurors and juries as a whole and discusses its ramifications for the courts. Providing a unique combination of broad scope, extensive coverage of the empirical research conducted over the last half century, and theory advancement, this accessible and engaging volume offers one-stop shopping for scholars, students, legal professionals, and those who simply wish to better understand how well the jury system works. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Handbook of Psychic Cold Reading Dantalion Jones, 2010-02 Believe it or not you don't have to be psychic to be Psychic. The art of psychic cold reading will help psychics and non-psychics alike to improve their communication skills, connect more deeply with others, meet interesting people and make some good income giving people a real service they value. This is a great way to meet people... attractive people (hint, hint), capture their attention and have great fun. It's also a fun way to earn money. You will also be shown how conducting Psychic Readings is the perfect sideline business to generate even more clients and profits for NLP'ers, Hypnotherapy Practitioner's, Hypnosis Consultants and Complete Mind Therapists, indeed this is a must study course for all students of Psychology! |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The James Bond Cold Reading Julian Moore, 2012-09-29 I got Julian's book and it is wonderful! It is a great system for doing a reading and extremely practical. I applaud Julian and highly recommend this! - Richard Osterlind The James Bond Cold Reading is a whole new take on the twelve lines of the 'Classic Reading' made so popular from the 50's to the present day. Julian 'Bev' Moore shows you how this much discussed but seldom used powerful cold reading technique can be applied effectively and memorised in no time at all using characters such as James Bond that you already know and love. Forget about learning stock lines and never using them - using the proven techniques in The James Bond Cold Reading, you can learn to speak in you own words and amaze people by how much you know about them using one of the most misunderstood tools of mentalism - the character reading. By bringing a modern slant to an old technique, Julian 'Bev' Moore proves once again that that the old ones are the best - if only we knew how to apply them. If you're not a fan of 'stock lines' and think that learning them is a waste of time, this ebook could seriously change your mind! REVIEWS First palmistry, now general Forer-Barnum 101... this guy really amazes me. - Craig Browning Julian has taken the Classic Reading - which isn't out of date, as some would suggest - and applied a James Bond theme to its LEARNING (not to the reading itself), to make the reading's customization so much easier. It's ingenious, simple, and thought-inspiring, all at the same time! Buy this now, and start using it right away! - R. Lee Davis I have tried many times to learn the stock lines of cold reading. I've tried memory techniques, linking, the peg system, and even with all that everything seemed a confusing, repetitive mess. Because of Julian's system, in two days, I have learned to give a cold reading forward, backward, inside out and in my own words. Just as with Julian's palmistry book saved me about five years of study, this book is just as good and also very interesting. If you're interested in cold reading at all this will be the best money you'll ever spend. As a side note his system could be applied to anything else you might want to memorize and make your own. I have never heard of his techniques before and I have studied a lot of memory techniques. It's so easy I will add this to my 'readings' repertoire. - Scott Martisse So I'm finally watching the new Casino Royale and lines from the James Bond Reading keep popping unbidden into my head. What makes this interesting is I hadn't really intended on learning the reading via James Bond but via a character I know more about. I followed Julian's suggestions to practice readings aloud, even to inanimate objects. After a bit of this, I tried the real deal. This isn't something you can do mechanically, at least if you want to get maximum effect and responses. It is a matter of a give and take that is entrancing in its impact. I can't wait to see what more experience will bring. Thank you Julian, you really have made a significant contribution. Your ability to simplify and teach is exceptional. I generally rely on my knowledge as a psychologist to add a bit of reading but it wasn't anywhere as powerful as applying this system. Folks, don't just read JBR. Get out there and use it. - Dr Bill Cushman OTHER BOOKS IN THE SPEED LEARNING SERIES BY JULIAN MOORE Speed Learning: Graphology - The Art Of Handwriting Analysis Speed Learning: Cartomancy - A Playing Card Reading Primer Speed Learning: Palmistry - Palm Readings In Your Own Words |
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| ian rowland cold reading book: The Skeptic's Dictionary Robert Carroll, 2004-04-28 A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbelievers Whether it's the latest shark cartilage scam, or some new 'repressed memory' idiocy that besets you, I suggest you carry a copy of this dictionary at all times, or at least have it within reach as first aid for psychic attacks. We need all the help we can get. -James Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, randi.org From alternative medicine, aliens, and psychics to the farthest shores of science and beyond, Robert Carroll presents a fascinating look at some of humanity's most strange and wonderful ideas. Refreshing and witty, both believers and unbelievers will find this compendium complete and captivating. Buy this book and feed your head! -Clifford Pickover, author of The Stars of Heaven and Dreaming the Future A refreshing compendium of clear thinking, a welcome and potent antidote to the reams of books on the supernatural and pseudoscientific. -John Allen Paulos, author of Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper This book covers an amazing range of topics and can protect many people from being scammed. -Stephen Barrett, M.D., quackwatch.org Featuring close to 400 definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, The Skeptic's Dictionary is a lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on all things supernatural, occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific. It covers such categories as alternative medicine; cryptozoology; extraterrestrials and UFOs; frauds and hoaxes; junk science; logic and perception; New Age energy; and the psychic. For the open-minded seeker, the soft or hardened skeptic, and the believing doubter, this book offers a remarkable range of information that puts to the test the best arguments of true believers. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Dealing with People You Can't Stand Rick Brinkman, 2012 The classic guide to bringing out the best in people at their worst?updated with even more can?t-standable people! Dealing with People You Can?t Stand has been helping good people deal with bad behavior in a positive, professional way for nearly two decades. Unfortunately, as the world becomes smaller and time more compressed, new difficult people are being made all the time. So Kirschner and Brinkman have updated their global bestseller to help you wring positive results from even the most twisted interactions you?re likely to experience today. Learn how to get things done and get along when you?re dealing with people who have the uncanny ability to sabotage, derail, and interfere with your plans, needs, and wants. Learn how to: Use sophisticated listening techniques to unlock the doors to people? s minds, hearts, and deepest needs Apply?take-charge? skills that turn conflict into cooperation by reducing the differences between people Transform the destructive behavior of Tanks, Snipers, Know-It-Alls, Whiners, Martyrs, Meddlers, and other difficult types of people Whether you?re dealing with a coworker trying to take credit for your work, a distant family member who knows no personal bounds, or a loud cell phone talker on line at the grocery store, Dealing with People You Can?t Stand gives you the tools for bringing out the best in people at their worst. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Hold Me Tight Sue Johnson, 2008-04-08 Introduces the author's Emotionally Focused Therapy technique, explaining how to assist couples by treating their relationship as a love-based, attachment bond that can be healed through a reestablishment of safe emotional connections. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Up at the Villa W. Somerset Maugham, 2022-08-01 DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Pace Handbook Ian Rowland, 2017-01-31 How to enjoy the fun, freedom and challenge of working for yourself and making money doing what you love. // Are you interested in working for yourself? Do you want to earn good money doing what you love? Would you like to feel you have fulfilled your potential? If so, this book is for you. // Ian Rowland has been self-employed for twenty years. He has travelled the world, trained FBI agents, been a consultant to the British Olympics team, been a member of the Inner Magic Circle, worked for many of the world's top companies, enjoyed triumphs and disasters and had a thoroughly good time! // In this book, he gives you the best help, advice and ideas you'll ever read about working for yourself, making money doing what you love and fulfilling your potential. // In particular, this book is for everyone who feels inclined towards a creative or unusual career, or who feels unfulfilled and wants to make changes in their life before it's too late. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Evil Water: And Other Stories Ian Watson, 2011-09-29 In his fourth short-story collection, Watson again demonstrates the extraordinary scope of his imagination. The title story has ancient witchcraft meeting complacent modern suburbia in a tale of spine-chilling horror, while 'When the Timegate Failed' casts an unexpected light in the dangers of space travel and man's powers of self-delusion. Alien matters of a different kind crop up in 'Windows', in which mysterious artefacts found on Mars prove to be something of a problem for their chic human owners. Evil Water is a highly inventive collection which is a delight to read. |
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| ian rowland cold reading book: The Notebooks of Major Thompson Pierre Daninos, 1955 An Englishman discovers France and the French. Major Thompson is a crusty, middle-aged English officer, retired and widowed and living in Paris, who tries to adjust to the French way of life. He falls in love with frivolous but alluring Martine, and then marries her. The question is, will their child be raised as a proper Englishman, or a swinging Frenchman? |
| ian rowland cold reading book: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse Diana Rowland, 2013-07-02 Horror meets humorous urban fantasy in third book of the White Trash Zombie series • Winner of the 2012 Best Urban Fantasy Protagonist by the RT Awards Our favorite white trash zombie, Angel Crawford, has enough problems of her own, what with dealing with her alcoholic, deadbeat dad, issues with her not-quite boyfriend, the zombie mafia, industrial espionage and evil corporations. Oh, and it’s raining, and won’t let up. But things get even crazier when a zombie movie starts filming in town, and Angel begins to suspect that it’s not just the plot of the movie that's rotten. Soon she's fighting her way through mud, blood, bullets and intrigue, even as zombies, both real and fake, prowl the streets. Angel’s been through more than her share of crap, but this time she’s in way over her head. She’ll need plenty of brainpower to fit all the pieces—and body parts—together in order to save herself, her town, and quite possibly the human race. At least for now. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: How to Be an Imperfectionist Stephen Guise, 2015-06-04 From an early age, kids are taught to color inside the lines, and any color that strays outside the lines is considered to be a mistake that must be avoided. Perfectionism is a naturally limiting mindset. Imperfectionism, however, frees us to live outside the lines, where possibilities are infinite, mistakes are allowed, and self-judgment is minimal.The old way to approach perfectionism was to inspire people to let go of their need for perfection and hope they could do it. The new way is to show people how simple but highly strategic mini actions can empower them to gradually and effortlessly let go of perfectionism. This book applies the science of behavior modification directly to the roots of perfectionism, resulting in a new and superior method for change. Imperfectionists aren't so ironic as to have perfect lives: they're just happier, healthier, and more productive at doing what matters. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: You Can't Lie to Me Janine Driver, 2012-08-28 Janine Driver was trained as a lie detection expert for the ATF, FBI, and the CIA and is a New York Times bestselling author (You Say More Than You Think). Now she makes a powerful and incontrovertible declaration: You Can’t Lie to Me. Driver—who is known in professional circles as “the Lyin’ Tamer” and has demonstrated her world-renowned expertise on such programs as The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, and Nancy Grace—now offers readers essential tools that will enable them to detect deceptions, recognize a liar, and ultimately improve their lives. For readers of Never Be Lied to Again by David Lieberman and anyone worried about the possibility of cheating partners, devious co-workers, lying employees, or ubiquitous con men, You Can’t Lie to Me will help you uncover the truth in any situation while giving you the skills you need to keep yourself happy, your family safe, and your business protected. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Moon Carrier Ian Rowland, 2021-07-22 Here is a circus of words unlike any other. Here are poems that describe the love you have known, love that has flown and love you will one day make your own. Here are magical verses, tricks of the light and delicate sleight, hiding their secrets in plainest sight; plays of love that love to play, twist and fake, surprise you as they change their shape. Here are words of enchantment, sadness and dreams, a versical maze of love's many scenes, its truth and infusions, joy and confusions, wrapped within words of seductive illusion. Welcome to The Moon Carrier. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire, 1917-1947 Ian Copland, 1997-01-30 Ian Copland's fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes in the devolution of British colonial power rehabilitates the maharajahs and nawabs of South Asia as subjects for serious historical debate. The author goes on to chart their political demise under the successor congress government in New Delhi, and asks how and why it happened so quickly. The book will add a new dimension to the political history of later colonial India, and will also impact upon the wider history of the twentieth-century British Empire. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Become a Key Person of Influence Daniel Priestley, 2011 Priestley details how anyone can become a key person of influence within his or her industry in a very short time. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Truth about Uri Geller James Randi, 1982 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. - What really makes Geller run? - Why have scientists reported on all Geller's successful psychic tests and ignored his many failures? - Why will Uri perform almost anywhere, anytime, except in front of professional magicians? - Can Geller actually bend spoons, keys and nails with his psychic powers? - Why do people around the world continue to believe Geller has magic powers, when his tricks have been exposed many times? In an eye-opening expos�, Randi provides a devastating blow to Geller and the pseudoscience of parapsychology. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: What's Wrong With The Rorschach James M. Wood, M. Teresa Nezworski, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Howard N. Garb, 2011-02-22 Since its creation more than eighty years ago, the famous Rorschach inkblot test has become an icon of clinical psychology and popular culture. Administered over one million times world-wide each year, the Rorschach is used to assess personality and mental illness across a wide range of circumstances: child custody disputes, educational placement decisions, employment and termination proceedings, parole determinations, and even investigations of child abuse allegations. The test's enormous power shapes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people -- often without their knowledge. In the 1970s, this notoriously subjective test was supposedly systematized and improved. But is the Rorschach more than a modern variant on tea leaf reading? What's Wrong With the Rorschach? challenges the validity and utility of the Rorschach and explains why psychologists continue to judge people by their reactions to ink blots, in spite of a half century of largely negative scientific evidence. What's Wrong With the Rorschach? offers a provocative critique of one of the most widely applied and influential - and still intensely controversial - psychological tests in the world today. Surveying more than fifty years of clinical and scholarly research, the authors provide compelling scientific evidence that the Rorschach has relatively little value for diagnosing mental illness, assessing personality, predicting behavior, or uncovering sexual abuse or other trauma. In this highly engaging, novelistic account of the Rorschach's origins and history, the authors detail the wealth of scientific evidence that the test is of questionable utility for real-world decision making. What's Wrong With the Rorschach? presents a powerfully reasoned case against using the test in the courtroom or consulting room - and reveals the strong psychological, economic, and political forces that continue to support the Rorschach despite the research that has exposed its shortcomings and dangers. James M. Wood (El Paso, TX) is Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, at the University of Texas at El Paso. M. Teresa Nezworski (Dallas, TX) is Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Dallas. Scott O. Lilienfeld (Atlanta, GA) is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta. Howard N. Garb (Pittsburgh, PA) is on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of Studying the Clinician: Judgement Research and Psychological Assessment. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Skeptic's Guide to the Paranormal Lynne Kelly, 2004 A rational explanation of 27 paranormal phenomena - from walking over hot coals to spontaneous combustion - that appear to defy the laws of science. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Freight Train Graffiti Roger Gastman, Darin Rowland, Ian Sattler, 2006-06 As dazzling as the art it celebrates, this volume is packed with 1,000 full-color illustrations and features in-depth interviews with more than 125 train artists and writers to provide unprecedented perspective into graffiti. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Island of Sakhalin Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, 1989 |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Full Facts Book Of Cold Reading: The Definitive Guide to how Cold Reading is Used in the Psychic Industry Ian Rowland, 2019-10-04 Cold reading can be loosely defined as 'how to talk to people so you sound psychic'. This is the definitive guide to how cold reading is used in the psychic industry. It systematically describes a wide range of techniques that enable those who give readings to make seemingly accurate statements to a complete stranger. These statements can refer to past, current or future events or to the client's personality, feelings and potential.This is primarily a descriptive book, not an instructional one. It's primary aim is to describe cold reading techniques rather than to teach anyone how to use them or how to give readings. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Confessions of a Conjuror Derren Brown, 2011 The inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange and mysterious place. Now you can climb inside and wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Within the Context of No Context George W. S. Trow, 1981 Brief reflections on contemporary American culture cover celebrity, privilege, crime, drugs, teen-age alcoholism, race relations, politics, and the media |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Hacking the Human Mr Ian Mann, 2012-09-28 Ian Mann's Hacking the Human highlights the main sources of risk from social engineering and draws on psychological models to explain the basis for human vulnerabilities. Offering more than a simple checklist to follow, the book provides a rich mix of examples, applied research and practical solutions for security and IT professionals that enable you to create and develop a security solution that is most appropriate for your organization. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Cold Reading For Business Ian Rowland, 2019-11-26 'Cold reading' is a term normally associated with the psychic industry. It basically means 'how to talk to people so you sound psychic'. This book explains how to apply cold reading psychology to business and professional communications. CRFB delivers several practical business benefits. Among other things, it's the fastest, easiest way to build rapport, establish credibility, foster trust and create persuasive messages. Although anyone can use CRFB, it is particularly useful if you work for yourself and are trying to build or grow your business. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Cold Reading - How to Become a Good Mentalist Dean Amory, |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Science of Weird Shit Chris French, 2024-03-19 An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences. Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, then how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates paranormal claims to discover what lurks behind this “weird shit.” French provides authoritative evidence-based explanations for a wide range of superficially mysterious phenomena, and then goes further to draw out lessons with wider applications to many other aspects of modern society where critical thinking is urgently needed. Using academic, comprehensive, logical, and, at times, mathematical approaches, The Science of Weird Shit convincingly debunks ESP, communicating with the dead, and alien abduction claims, among other phenomena. All the while, however, French maintains that our belief in such phenomena is neither ridiculous nor trivial; if anything, such claims can tell us a great deal about the human mind if we pay them the attention they are due. Filled with light-bulb moments and a healthy dose of levity, The Science of Weird Shit is a clever, memorable, and gratifying read you won’t soon forget. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Skeptic's Dictionary Robert Carroll, 2011-01-11 A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbelievers Whether it's the latest shark cartilage scam, or some new 'repressed memory' idiocy that besets you, I suggest you carry a copy of this dictionary at all times, or at least have it within reach as first aid for psychic attacks. We need all the help we can get. -James Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, randi.org From alternative medicine, aliens, and psychics to the farthest shores of science and beyond, Robert Carroll presents a fascinating look at some of humanity's most strange and wonderful ideas. Refreshing and witty, both believers and unbelievers will find this compendium complete and captivating. Buy this book and feed your head! -Clifford Pickover, author of The Stars of Heaven and Dreaming the Future A refreshing compendium of clear thinking, a welcome and potent antidote to the reams of books on the supernatural and pseudoscientific. -John Allen Paulos, author of Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper This book covers an amazing range of topics and can protect many people from being scammed. -Stephen Barrett, M.D., quackwatch.org Featuring close to 400 definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, The Skeptic's Dictionary is a lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on all things supernatural, occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific. It covers such categories as alternative medicine; cryptozoology; extraterrestrials and UFOs; frauds and hoaxes; junk science; logic and perception; New Age energy; and the psychic. For the open-minded seeker, the soft or hardened skeptic, and the believing doubter, this book offers a remarkable range of information that puts to the test the best arguments of true believers. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal Jonathan C. Smith, 2011-09-26 Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of reality-checking tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity. Integrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications Includes an innovative Critical Thinker's Toolkit, a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more Explores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim“/li> Reality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims Written in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Critical Thinking Jonathan C. Smith, 2017-07-26 Comprehensive and engaging, this extensively revised edition of a student and instructor favorite introduces the basics of critical thinking using the claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal. Guides readers through the critical thinking process by considering different types of support (sources, logic, and scientific observation) and ruling out alternative explanations Allows students to practice and apply their new critical thinking skills on claims of extraordinary cures including energy treatments, complementary/alternative medicine and faith healing as well as four paranormal claims of consequence: astrology, spiritualism and the afterlife, parapsychology, and creationism. Couples a conversational, nontechnical narrative with student-friendly pedagogical tools, including critical thinking questions and a study guide for each chapter. Provides clear and open-minded discussions of the paranormal spectrum, belief justification surveys, the placebo effect, and the relationship between religion and critical thinking |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Composite Persuasion Joel Marsh, 2011-10-29 ** Persuasion, manipulation & brainwashing. The most complete method of influence, ever. ** Did you know that most classic persuasion books are built on old research from the 1980's? Based on the science of psychology and the methods of masters, The Composite Persuasion is the long-awaited update to persuasion research for a new generation of persuaders, online and in real-life. Joel Marsh is a world-class Experience Architect who has compared over 40 persuasive disciplines, combining the best methods from the world's most persuasive experts into a single formula. From military training and movie scripts, to fortune tellers and scientists, all persuasion everywhere is the same. Learn how to do persuasion, fix your weaknesses, and avoid being manipulated, now. |
| ian rowland cold reading book: Parapsychology David Groome, Ron Roberts, 2016-11-07 Containing contributions from leading paranormal researchers, this edition of Parapsychology continues to challenge and provoke readers with some of psychology’s most puzzling phenomena. Whether believers or sceptics, the book provides readers with the opportunity to further their understanding of the paranormal, bridging the gap between traditional psychology and its so-called fringe areas. Featuring updates to many of the original chapters, this book brings readers up to date with the wealth of radical research in the field. This edition also includes several new chapters, covering subjects as diverse as possession and exorcism, conspiracy theories, reincarnation, and religious belief, many of which are extremely relevant in the world today. Drawing on a range of research, the book provides a balanced introduction to parapsychology, exploring the strengths and limitations of scientific investigation itself. Parapsychology is for readers from a variety of backgrounds: professionals in the field, students, lay readers and anyone who wants to understand what the paranormal can tell us about ourselves. A variety of viewpoints are on offer, with the emphasis on the reader to make up their own mind. Prepared to be unsettled, again... |
| ian rowland cold reading book: The Improv Handbook Tom Salinsky, Deborah Frances-White, 2017-10-19 The Improv Handbook is the most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improv available today. Applicable to comedians, actors, public speakers and anyone who needs to think on their toes, it features a range of games, interviews, descriptions and exercises that illuminate and illustrate the exciting world of improvised performance. First published in 2008, this second edition features a new foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as new exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master-servant games, plus new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan. The Improv Handbook is a one-stop guide to the exciting world of improvisation. Whether you're a beginner, an expert, or would just love to try it if you weren't too scared, The Improv Handbook will guide you every step of the way. |
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Jun 11, 2025 · The name Ian is primarily a male name of Scottish origin that means God Is Gracious. Click through to find out more information about the name Ian on BabyNames.com.
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Feb 17, 2025 · Meaning: Ian means “God is gracious.” Gender: Ian is a boy’s name. Origin: Ian is the Gaelic variation of the name “John,” and comes from Hebrew. Pronunciation: You …
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6 days ago · The name Ian is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "God is gracious". Ian is Scottish form of John, derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan. It is an Anglicization of the …
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Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן (Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the …
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6 days ago · Ian is of Scottish Gaelic origin and is the Scottish version of the name John. It comes from the Hebrew name Yohanan and means "God is …
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Jan 21, 2022 · Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Iain, itself from Latin Iohannes (see John). It became popular in the United Kingdom outside of …
Ian - Name Meaning and Origin
The name Ian is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Iain," which is the Scottish form of John. It means "God is gracious" or "gift …
