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"Mind-reading as a form of entertainment gained popularity as performers convinced reporters that they truly could read the thoughts of others. This volume explores this cultural phenomenon, showing how it endured through the years due to public scientific pronouncements, astonishing performances by the thought readers, and the rapidly changing industrial society"--Provided by publisher.
8) It
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That mysterious characteristic "It"--"the easily perceived but hard-to-define quality possessed by abnormally interesting people"--is the subject of Joseph R. Roach's engrossing new book. As he did in the prizewinning "Cities of the Dead", Roach crisscrosses centuries and continents with a deep playfulness that entertains while it enlightens. Roach traces the origins of "It" back to the period following the Restoration, persuasively linking the sex...
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