14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
read this before seeing a "fortune teller" educate yourself!!, Dec 27 2009
By Krystine T. Habel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading: A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Persuasive Psychological Manipulation Technique in the World (Paperback)
This is a great book. I discovered this via a ref in a Darren Brown book. Lots of people are fooled, even "highly educated" people can be fooled. If you are thinking about getting your cards read, it is recommended that you learn how these tricks work. This book is relatively expensive but an investment to protect yourself and those you care about.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Facinating, Sep 8 2010
By Michelle L. Moody "Raven" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading: A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Persuasive Psychological Manipulation Technique in the World (Paperback)
I am a licensed Clinical social worker and tarot enthusiast. I found Ians book facinating not only in reference to "Psychic readings" but also the chapter about forensic interviewing. (I bought mine directly from the publisher for $50.) I use these techniques with offenders to get them to talk. Its amazng and so simple...yet it works!! I don't know if Ian has written anything else but I would buy it!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE book on Cold Reading., Aug 4 2010
By claude whitacre "Claude Whitacre - Author" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading: A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Persuasive Psychological Manipulation Technique in the World (Paperback)
You can buy this book direct from the publisher for about $50, I think.
This book covers every single method used by psychics. How to draw out information from people and how to feed it back to sound like it came as an insight from you.
This s an expensive book, to be sure. But if you want to know the methods, this is the best source. I highly recommend it.