The Truth About Uri Geller
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Randi has received many prestigious awards and recognitions, including a Fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1986.
He currently lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he works to advance the mission of the James Randi Educational Foundation.
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Table of Contents
AUTHOR’S NOTE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION: WHO IS URI GELLER?
HOW DOES URI DO IT?
ABOUT THE “SRI REPORT”
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
ANDREW WEIL’S SEARCH FOR THE TRUE GELLER
THE MAN WHO “DISCOVERED” URI GELLER
THE TIME MAGAZINE EPISODE WITH GELLER
THE WONDERFUL TELEPORTATION TO AND FROM BRAZIL. . . OR HOW NOT KNOWING ENOUGH ABOUT THE SUBJECT CAN BE VERY EMBARRASSING
PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGH A LENS CAP
THE PERSONS BEHIND THE GELLER MYTH
THE SPANIARD WITH THE X-RAY EYES
THE OLD BROKEN-WATCH TRICK REVEALED
HE DIDN’T FOOL THEM IN ISRAEL!
ALAN SPRAGGETT THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET, THEN THE TOWEL
GELLER’S MAJOR AMERICAN TV APPEARANCES
GELLER IN ENGLAND
A CENTURY AGO: SAME GAME, DIFFERENT PERSONNEL
THE MAGICIANS’ ATTITUDE AND HOW IT CHANGED
CONCLUSION: WHAT GELLER HAS DONE, AND WHERE HE CAN GO FROM HERE
OBJECTIONS TO THIS BOOK
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE JREF