MYSTERIOUS MIND POWERS

From two veteran nonfiction series authors, one of six volumes in a wide-ranging survey of the paranormal. Though they admit that hoaxes exist and caution readers to be skeptical, the attitude here is generally uncritical—``[Does] real life seem a little dull? If you think so, you've been missing lots of good stuff. Life is full of mysteries and marvels.'' They devote a chapter to scientific research into clairvoyance, psychokinesis, and the like; another to Uri Geller, who bent spoons without seeming to touch them, and passed a number of carefully structured tests; and conclude with advice for readers who might want to conduct their own experiments. Recalling Past Lives (ISBN 0-89490-458-2) covers not only reincarnation and age regression under hypnosis but also research subjects' (generally bleak) visions of the future. Examples in both books are drawn from cited popular sources; most occurred within the last two centuries. Acceptable, if unspectacular, companions to Daniel Cohen's many books in the field. Glossary; reading list; index. Illustrations not seen. (Nonfiction. 11-13)