Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 67 — page 154: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION York House, Portugal Street, London W.C.2, at 10s. 6d., is a book which does much to clear up the misunderstand- ings prevalent on the subject. This book explains in clear, non-technical language the real nature of hypnotism and what can be accomplished _by its aid. Full coverage is given to the basics of hypnotic practice; how to determine the most suitable subjects; the various methods by which hypnosis is induced, and a comprehensive system by which the hypnotist can deter- mine whether or not the subject has been hypnotised, and how to end the condition when desired. Of great interest are the explanations of varied pheno- mena which can be evoked during the hypnotic state; the limitations of suggestion; post-hypnotic suggestion and the use of hypnotism in medicine and surgery. This is ’ a book which will appeal to all who are in any way attracted to a fascinating subject. I LOOKED FOR ADAM, by Herbert Wendt,- published by George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd., 7 Cork Street, London W.1, at 30s., is stated as being the “story of the men who searched for the origins of mankind.” A state- ment which, while it tells you the purpose of the book, cannot even hint at how absorbing this book really is. It has 556 pages, 40 half- tone illustrated plates, and a comprehensive index. In a way, it is a scientific detective story; the problem, to dis- cover the truth about the origin of mankind; the detec- tives, some of the most remarkable minds of their time, philosophers, scientists, explorers and writers. Herbert Wendt tells of their lives and theories, their controver- sies and their discoveries, their inspired intuitions and their stubbornly-defended errors, and he does it for the layman, writing with scien- tific authority but without jargon. The search for Adam began when most men believed liter- ally in the biblical account of the creation, and when fossils were thought to be the relics of creatures drowned in the Flood. Later, the search was no longer for proof of the Flood, but for proof of the “Missing Link.’ Neanderthal Man, Heidelberg Man, Peking Man, Piltdown Man, one after another the famous finds became household words. 153 comiclooks.corn