James Randi

Paranormal Debunker

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Profile

1. Contact
   • WWW: James Randi Homepage
     • Reviewed in From the Ridiculous to the Sublime.
     • Lycos search for "James Randi".
   • Newsgroups
     • Altavista newsgroup search for "Randi".
2. Biography
   • Alias: The Amazing Randi
   • Born: 1928, Toronto, Canada
   • Education: New York University (NYC) Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. (Need more info)
   • Occupation: Professional magician and writer
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   • Awards & Distinctions
     • 1983: Blackstone Cup of the International Platform Association as Outstanding Speaker.
     • 1986: Fellow of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
     (Source for biographical information)
3. References
   • Works
     • Books
       • A Magician In The Laboratory, presently being contracted. No publication date at present.
       • Wrong!, presently being contracted. No publication date at present.
       • An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural, 1995, St. Martin's Press, NY.
       • Conjuring, 1992, St. Martin's Press, NY, 320 pages.
       • James Randi: Psychic Investigator, 1991, Boxtree, London.
       • The Mask of Nostradamus, 1990, Charles Scribner's.
       • The Magic World of the Amazing Randi, 1989, Bob Adams Pub., Boston.
       • The Faith Healers, 1987, Prometheus, NY.
       • Test Your ESP Potential, 1983, Dover.
       • Flim-Flam! - The Truth about Unicorns, Parapsychology & Other Delusions, 1980, Harper & Row.
       • Houdini:  His Life & Art, 1978, Grossett & Dunlap, New York, co-authored.
       • The Truth about Uri Geller, 1982, Prometheus Books, Buffalo NY. Formerly The Magic of Uri Geller, Ballantine, 1975.
     • Lectures
       • Search for the Chimera (review)
   • Articles
     • 6/13/96: Profiled in TIME
     • 7/95: Profiled in Scientific American Magazine
   • Televison Appearances
     • 10/19/93: Subject of PBS-TV "NOVA" program.
4. Page History
   • 1/12/96: Page created.
   • 3/17/96: Page modified.