Helpful Score: 1
I stumbled across this book a few weeks ago and knew I *had* to read this. I've been a longtime believer that the paranormal exists...ghosts, ESP, telepathy, you name it. This book is essentially a history book about the scientists who first decided to study the paranormal, operating out of a laboratory at Duke University. The author explains how the early scientists first got involved, some of the experiments that they undertook, and tells a few ghost stories or at least stories that can't yet be explained by modern science. She explains the scientific process that they used and focuses a lot on the critics of parapsychology and the problems of the field. I guess you could even call this book controversial as my husband and I argued a fair amount over this book; he's a skeptic and I'm not. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, though, and look forward to reading more of this author's work!
