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People take great pride in the scientific culture in which they live. But large parts of society are in fact awash with ideas and preconceptions that are far removed from actual science. Successful science author John Grant turns his attention to this phenomenon, from pyramidology to the law of attraction, paranormal activity and the search for Bigfoot and Atlantis. In a text full of witty observations, delightful asides and deft skewering, Grant is unafraid to expose some of the most popular false beliefs.

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John Grant is an award-winning author of many nonfiction books on film, art and fantasy, as well as a number of novels. His popular science books include Discarded Science: Ideas that Seemed Good at the Time and Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science. He was co-editor with John Clute of the standard reference work The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, author of all three editions of The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters, and co-author of The Chesley Awards: A Retrospective. He has received the Hugo Award (twice), the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, the Chesley Award and a number of others including a rare British Science Fiction Association Special Award for his role in the Clute/Nicholls Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

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