From the Wandering Jew to William F. Buckley Jr. : on science, literature, and religion / Martin Gardner.

Author/creator Gardner, Martin
Format Book
Publication InfoAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2000.
Description350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The wandering Jew and the second coming -- Life magazine and astrology -- Oral Roberts on Jim Bakker -- Psychic surgery in the Philippines -- The incredible flimflams of Margaret Rowen -- The sad saga of Dr. Bert Fullmer -- The comic pratfalls of Robert Reidt -- John Martin's Book : a forgotten children's magazine -- Word play in the fantasies of L. Frank Baum -- Hugo Gernsback -- Carl Sagan's Demon-haunted World -- Paul Edward's Reincarnation -- Behind the crystal ball -- The story of a chess prodigy -- Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye -- Morton Cohen's Life of Lewis Carroll -- Lewis Carroll, photographer -- Books and bookshelves -- Two books on Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy -- The meme meme :paradigm shift or frivolous fad? -- What is mathematics, really? -- The number sense -- Introductions to Three books by H.G. Wells -- Edward Bellamy's year 2000 -- Afterword to The scarecrow of Oz -- Introduction to The marvelous land of Oz -- Introduction to The ball and the cross -- Introduction to The Napoleon of Notting Hill -- The faith of William Buckley.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 00055277
ISBN1573928526 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks AC8 .G333 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold