Missing Pieces is a how-to manual for anyone who would like to become a qualified investigator of paranormal claims or who is interested in knowing more about the secrets of the alleged supernatural ... ghosts and haunted houses, UFO sightings and claimed abductions, psychics and psychic healers, prophets and astrologers, miracle workers, crop circles, spontaneous human combustion and numerous other such incredible claims. If you have ever wondered about such things and are interested in knowing why people believe in the supernatural and how trained investigators go about tracking down and solving these alleged paranormal mysteries, then this is the book you must read.
Readers wanting to investigate paranormal claims can learn how the professionals do it. Missing Pieces is filled with practical information on checking out every type of paranormal claim, including UFO sightings, ghost hauntings, psychic feats and other mysterious events. This is a complete handbook, featuring usable tactics and techniques for getting at the truth. Learn how to conduct investigations, interrogate witnesses, recognise deception and use the mental and electronic tools of the trade for "ghostbusting". Uncover the tricks used by those who say they can heal or influence behavior using only the power of their minds. Also discussed is why otherwise intelligent persons often accept, sometimes without question, paranormal claims and how investigators can utilise the media.
Robert A. Baker is a psychologist and the author of Hidden Memories and They Call It Hypnosis.
Joe Nickell is a private detective, and the author of several books, among them: Inquest on the Shroud of Turin, Wonderworkers! and The Magic Detectives.