James Randi Educational Foundation -- An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural

Found this via boingboing. So glad it's online for free!James Randi Educational Foundation -- An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural:

"When I decided to place the entire text of 'An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural' on the Internet, it was suggested to me that this could cut into the sales of the printed version. However, experience has shown that, in the publishing business, making a book available on the Internet only stimulates sales of the actual book! Another mystery.

I'm very pleased that we're able to do this for our readers, which reminds me that I must thank a good number of you for sending me corrections that needed to be made. You know who you are. Many of the errors were ones that I should have spotted long ago, and there were quite a few typographical errors -- especially in the index.

As with all of my books, I dropped in a few jokes. I had a hard time getting these jokes accepted by St. Martin's Press, the original publishers. However, now that it's on the Internet, I not only can make sure that the full force of my wit is felt, but I can add new ones in response to my latest whims. Seriously, if you find errors here, I urge you to notify me and they will be promptly corrected.