Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 48 — page 128: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION interplanetary.” | Neverthe- less, the book flows fairly freely and would serve for something to fix the eyes on when there’s nothing more important around. Three- quarters of the book are taken up with what Keyhoe said to the Air Force and what the Air Force said to him. It shows one thing, at least: Keyhoe has a_ remarkable memory for dialogue. An interesting and quite scientifically-written book b D. J. West is PSYCHICAL RESEARCH TO-DAY, which is put out at 12s. 6d. by Duckworth (3, Henrietta Street, London, W.C.2). This is an essential book for any- one who is the least bit inter- ested in science, for it covers most adequately the present state of knowledge in the comparatively unexplored region at the fringe of ortho- dox science. West has spent a lot of his life looking into these matters. He is a trained scientist and he presents his material with’ an admirable tinge of scepticism. All the renowned cases of spontan- 127 eous psychic impressions are described, together with many famous examples of medium- ship. Thorough treatment is given to E.S.P. in its various forms, poltergeists, dowsing, stigmatisation and appari- tions. The author reports extremely well and dogma- tises but little. The only faults we find are in the last chapter, in which West tackles the thorny subject of theory, and even there we can - disagree with him only on matters of opinion, not of fact. A really excellent book which is very highly recom- mended to all our readers— especially those who approach psychic phenomena unscienti- fically ! J. G. Crowther has spent most of his life writing popu- lar science that even profes- sional scientists respect. His latest book, THE SCIENCES OF ENERGY, comes at 12s. 6d. from Frederick Muller (110, Fleet Street, E.C.4) and is described, correctly, by the publishers as a commentary. for the general reader on the recent advances in astronomy, comiclooks.com