MARC details
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02946cam a22003738i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1378931240 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240325132528.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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230417s2024 mauaf e b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2023013925 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
OCLCO |
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LE# |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780262048361 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0262048361 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1378931240 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
150 |
| Item number |
F873 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
French, Chris |
| Titles and other words associated with a name |
(Professor), |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The science of weird shit : |
| Remainder of title |
why our minds conjure the paranormal / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Chris French ; foreword by Richard Wiseman. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
The MIT Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2024] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxviii, 374 pages, 8 pages unnumbered plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (some color) ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, then how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates paranormal claims to discover what lurks behind this "weird shit." French provides authoritative evidence-based explanations for a wide range of superficially mysterious phenomena, and then goes further to draw out lessons with wider applications to many other aspects of modern society where critical thinking is urgently needed. Using academic, comprehensive, logical, and, at times, mathematical approaches, The Science of Weird Shit convincingly debunks ESP, communicating with the dead, and alien abduction claims, among other phenomena. All the while, however, French maintains that our belief in such phenomena is neither ridiculous nor trivial; if anything, such claims can tell us a great deal about the human mind if we pay them the attention they are due. Filled with light-bulb moments and a healthy dose of levity, The Science of Weird Shit is a clever, memorable, and gratifying read you won't soon forget." -- |
| Assigning source |
provided by the publisher. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Foreword / Richard Wiseman -- Preface -- Weird science -- Waking nightmares -- High spirits, part 1: Ghostly encounters -- High spirits, part 2: Communicating with the dead -- Fantastic memories of alien encounters -- Many happy returns? -- Dying to know the truth -- No such thing as coincidence? -- Tricks of the mind -- Skeptical inquiries -- Dreams of the future -- Lessons for (the) living -- Epilogue: the limits of skepticism. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Psychology. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
33212 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Parapsychology. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
39339 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Ghosts. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
35969 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Informational works. |
| Source of term |
lcgft |
| 9 (RLIN) |
222299 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wiseman, Richard |
| Fuller form of name |
(Richard John), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1966- |
| Relator term |
author of foreword. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
149896 |
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C0 |
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NFG |
