The Mind Readers – Masters of Deception by William V. Rauscher

Description

This is a pre-owned book. Good condition. Some light wear to the dust cover; otherwise the interior pages are like-new. No markings or dog eared pages. Hardcover; dust jacket; 172 pages; publisher: Woodbury (NJ): Mystic Light Press; copyright 2002; black leatherette hard cover with silver lettering, original pictorial dust jacket; hotographic frontispiece; well illustrated.

William V. Rauscher presents an array of past and present unusual personalities in the field of psychic entertainment and private readings. Like a vaudeville show, the performers appear in a series of acts that confuse, confound and perplex their followers, and create ethical issues for laymen, researchers, and magicians.

This assemblage is a potpourri of remarkable characters whose talents, skills, performance styles, personalities and approaches vary greatly. For want of a better term, they are The Mind Readers, and they are Masters of Deception.

The players presented want their audiences to believe they possess strange powers. Their language capabilities, knowledge of psychology, and sheer nerve combine to accomplish their purpose, and offer a lesson in the dynamics of mind control.

You will enjoy this book as a performance-a tour-through a labyrinth of colorful, perplexing and enigmatic people who are committed to making you believe.

Contents:

Act One – Behind the Scenes
Act Two – Five Mentalist Pacesetters
Act Three – Personalities-Talented But Confusing
Act Four – Prominent Tricksters
Act Five – Mentalism-On the Stage and On the Page
Act Six – They Amaze the World!
Intermission
Act Seven – More Mind Manipulators
Act Eight – A Potpourri of Puzzlers
Act Nine – Charming Performers With Clever Minds
Act Ten – Bizarre and Benign Image Makers
Act Eleven – Cold Readers-Psychic Entertainers
Act Twelve – Mentalists and Ethical Conduct
Finale
Cast of Characters