Studio Stories: How the Great New York Records Were Made: From Miles to Madonna, Sinatra to The Ramones
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Information
  • worth the read
  • Comprehensive, detailed, authoritative, and informative
  • Juggy Murray had a 12 track machine in his studio in 1969
  • All you need to know about New York-made music, right here
Studio Stories: How the Great New York Records Were Made: From Miles to Madonna, Sinatra to The Ramones
David Simons
Manufacturer: Backbeat Books
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ASIN: 0879308176

Book Description

This is an engaging account of some of the most memorable moments in New York's recording history, as seen through the eyes (and ears) of the many producers, engineers, songwriters, and recording artists who helped make them happen. It explores the explosive 30 years between 1950 and 1980 and the numerous ingredients that made them unique - artists performing live in large, vibrant recording spaces, producers and engineers spontaneously creating new effects and techniques; composers writing parts on demand in the studio; and, most important, recording studios that had life, character, and their own fingerprint sound.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Information.......2007-01-22

This book is very useful if, like me, you are a fan of how those fabulous records were made in the greatest period of Music. Well researched, with some great interviews with the poeple who were there.

4 out of 5 stars worth the read.......2006-02-23

The title was suggested by an online group I subscribe with. I like the site, I like the book!
This publication covers a wide spectrum. Too wide a spectrum to treat all decades and styles well, but it covers the highlites.
From a technical standpoint Studio Stories makes a good read. From the persepective of someone with a casual music interest, it's easy to understand and entertaining.
I purchased the book for a behind the scenes reason and I wasn't disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, detailed, authoritative, and informative.......2005-02-12

In Studio Stories: How The Great New York Records Were Made: From Miles To Madonna, Sinatra To The Ramones, musician and music history expert Dave Simons surveys more than 30 years of New York City's recording industry during a time noted for its expertise, brilliant improvisation, and off-beat eccentricity resulting in the creation of truly classics records for some of the best known and most popular artists working in such diverse fields as pop, rock, soul, jazz, and folk music. Readers are provided the perspective of producers, engineers, songwriters, and recording artists associated with the New York music industry expansive years between 1950 and 1980. Comprehensive, detailed, authoritative, informed and informative, Studio Stories is a superbly written and presented slice of American music history that is especially recommended reading and a simply outstanding contribution to 20th Century Music History and American Popular Culture Studies.

4 out of 5 stars Juggy Murray had a 12 track machine in his studio in 1969 .......2005-01-14

I just got through working on his tapes and everything was done on 12 track in 1969. I found a couple bounce downs (12 to 8 track) those were done at another studio. Overall I find the book very informing and to someone who wanted to know what went on in those days. At Media Sound I was also surprised not to see anything about The Piano on Bridge over Troubled Waters being recorded there and also Bette Midler's conductor doing a song there called Mandy.One reason they closed is they wouldn't honor someone booking time and then giving it to someone bigger if they needed it. Also you can't overlook the fact that Tony Bongiovi and Bob Clearmountain didn't hurt the place while they worked there.

5 out of 5 stars All you need to know about New York-made music, right here.......2004-11-19

This is a compelling read for history buffs and a must-have for anyone who's interested in the great jazz and pop sessions of the 1950's, '60s and '70s (and loves New York as well). The book contains fabulous details about many of the city's fine old recording establishments (Bell Sound, Columbia, A&R, Allegro, many of them long forgotten), the people who worked there, and the artists who recorded the hits on a daily basis. The author sets the scene wonderfully, supplying us with colorful images of Broadway and all of midtown Manhattan as it existed during that time. Nice big studio session shots as well (and not all the usual suspects either). I've been waiting for a book like this to hit the market for quite a while.

Millionaire Boy: The Adventures of a Game Show Contestant
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Who Wants to Laugh Out Loud?
  • Lots and lots of FUN!!!!
  • Dave Barry eat your heart out...
  • I was so excited...
  • this is a book for everybody!
Millionaire Boy: The Adventures of a Game Show Contestant
J.E. Matzer
Manufacturer: Monkey Boy Publishing
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ASIN: 0971062803

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Millionaire Boy:The Adventures of a Game Show Contestant is the true story of what one person did to become a contestant on ABC's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

In addition to telling the story of trying to qualify to sit in the hot seat across from Regis Philbin, the author relates the details of his trip to New York and what his life was like once he got back home to Montana...once the cameras and the studio lights were turned off.

If you have ever wondered what it was like to try and win one million dollars on national television, this is the book for you. "Millionaire Boy:The Adventures of a Game Show Contestant" answers any question you might have ever had about one of the most popular game shows in television history.

You know the rules.

You know about the lifelines.

Now it's time to learn the rest of the story.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Who Wants to Laugh Out Loud? .......2006-10-19

OK, so it was the title that got me since i was not a "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" fan. My friend loaned it to me and i had HAD to check it out. Then i had to have one of my own.

What a clever, funny book that was clearly written from the heart. What a fresh directive. I could almost hear the author talking to me. I could almost "see" the people and nearly experience what was going on, the desciptions were so clear.

I think Im now a Millionaire Fan..

Now i tape all the shows to find J.E.'s show and watch it. -THANKS ALOT -

All i need to know now is.....what's next Millionaire Boy?

5 out of 5 stars Lots and lots of FUN!!!!.......2005-06-14

This book was a lot of fun and much like several of the others who have written reviews of Millionaire Boy:The Adventures of a Game Show Contestant, I found myself laughing outloud several times.

The perfect sitting by the pool book!
If you like Dave Barry, you'll appreciate the humor in this book.

Anybody know if the author has written anything else?

5 out of 5 stars Dave Barry eat your heart out..........2003-02-25

With all the wit of a Dave Barry read but better! Full of humor and trepidation about making a public appearance on national television. The true story of making your dreams a reality. A great book that is very difficult to read without pausing to go back and read parts out loud to who ever might be around to listen...friends, family, cats, pillows.

5 out of 5 stars I was so excited..........2002-12-15

about writing a review for this book, Millionaire Boy/The Adventures of a Game Show Contestant, that I forgot to rate it with stars. 5 STARS! 5 STARS! 5 STARS!

Loads of fun!
A very entertaining read!

5 out of 5 stars this is a book for everybody!.......2002-12-13

I wanted to read this book for several reasons. ONE because it was about one of my favorite tv programs, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and TWO because the author was from Montana.
I enjoyed this book thoroughly! It was well-written and very amusing.
The author has a very comfortable style. It is really like he is talking right to you. There are inner monolouges to let you know what he is thinking at key parts of the book.

This was a very visual book, because the author's descriptions of people, settings, and activities were superb!
I had read other reviews of "Millionaire Boy" and questioned if people were really laughing out loud as they claimed.
I can atest to the fact that this is a very funny book and, yes, I DID laugh out loud. SEVERAL times!
I have passed the book along to other fans of WWTBAM and they have enjoyed it as much as I did.
I too am looking forward to the author's next book.
I think he has a great future ahead of him.

Have a game show fan or a Regis Philbin fan on your gift list?
This is a book for them!
But like I said at the beginning, "Millionaire Boy" really is a book for everybody!

The Truth Is Out There: Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A fascinating concept
  • A Book Trekkies Must Not Miss!
  • What is truth?
  • A Very Satisfying Read!
  • Serious AND entertaining
The Truth Is Out There: Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction
Thomas Bertonneau , and Kim Paffenroth
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ASIN: 1587431262
Release Date: 2006-06-01

Book Description

How does Star Trek's Captain Kirk live by the Golden Rule? How does The Twilight Zone show the effects of original sin in our world? And how do the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse make an appearance in The X-Files? In The Truth Is Out There, Thomas Bertonneau and Kim Paffenroth examine these and many other Christian themes in six highly popular science fiction television series-Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, Doctor Who, The Prisoner, and Babylon Five. The authors analyze each series to show its insight into many central aspects of Christianity, such as the battle between good and evil, virtue, community, grace, and the apocalypse. Their discussion will interest science fiction fans and will be a useful guide for church groups or undergraduate courses in pop culture.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A fascinating concept.......2007-02-06

I am neither a science-fiction enthusiast nor a Christian. However, I am a long-time devotee of The Twilight Zone, and found myself intrigued by the concept of this book. As an impressionable youth at the time of the Twilight Zone's initial run, I always felt that the Twilight Zone was not "just a TV show," but rather presented a fairly coherent, if covert, value system that underlay and unified the various episodes, while offering a subtly didactic message. The authors of this book have analyzed the show from this standpoint and come up with a remarkable way of understanding this value system, expressed in a highly readable way. The style of the book is neither pompously academic nor heavy-handedly sectarian. But it is engaging and thought-provoking. I recommend it to all fans of TV science fiction, and not just Christians.

5 out of 5 stars A Book Trekkies Must Not Miss!.......2006-08-27

In an exploration of the contemporary vernacular of television, Kim Paffenroth and Thomas Bertonneau have articulated the ways that modern scientific investigation can enhance one's Christian faith. For too many years, too many preachers and theologians have kept either an uneasy distance between science and religion, or have felt compelled to elevate one, while denigrating the other. These authors have used six television shows, Doctor Who, Star Trek, The Prisoner, The Twilight Zone, The X-Files and Babylon 5, to examine the ways such television shows acknowledge a God who is intimately engaged with humans. Each of these television shows offered its viewers iconic archetypal heroes and villains, ones who are not that different from the great figures of the biblical text. Over time these productions grappled with human choices when presented with ethical dilemmas. They looked into the multidimensional faces of evil in the human realm. Viewers were thrust into the midst of such grand storytelling, right along with the characters in the television production. These authors have looked at the power of one aspect of the popular culture, linked it to theology in informed ways, and offered conclusions that are hopeful. Rather than reject television as "trash," Bertonneau and Paffenroth offer readers a fascinating analytical consideration of an inextricable part of our everyday lives.

[Rev. Sandra M. Rushing: Author of the upcoming book The Judas Legacy]

5 out of 5 stars What is truth?.......2006-08-10

This is very much a book that I wish I had written. I have been a fan of science fiction for as long as I can remember (I can't quite remember the original Star Trek in first run, but it was in recent re-run when I first acquired sentience and memory...).

One of the hallmarks of successful science fiction (as opposed to the significant volume of bad science fiction that comes out each year) is that it doesn't rely exclusively on futuristic ideas of where science and technology will go, but rather delves deeply into the meaning of life and other significant issues of existence, relationship and cosmological understanding that people find important regardless of the time and technological period in which they live. A case in point is Star Trek - issues arise in most episodes of most of the series that deal not just with life and death, but what is important in life? By playing off against in-human or un-human characters like the Vulcans or the Klingons (or even more exotic, albeit often poorly constructed, creatures), the important aspects of human nature can be brought forward in ingenious ways.

Authors Thomas Bertonneau and Kim Paffenroth begin the text by discussing the relationships of science, religion and storytelling. There is a long history of this triad, which have rarely all been pulling together in the same direction, but not always opposed to each other, either. Bertonneau and Paffenroth trace the origins of science fiction back to ancient Greece, whose writings at the time combined elements of philosophy, religion and science in ways that often did not recognise a distinction between the fields the way modern academia and popular imagination does. Of course, these all contain ideas that lead into each other and the human condition. 'In giving us a cosmic perspective on ourselves, science and science fiction restore us to a proper humility - a meekness before the awe of creation appropriate to our station.'

One might wonder at the absence of films here - after all, the Joseph Campbell/Star Wars mythology would seem a natural tie-in for the subject. However, the authors liken the television shows to epic poetry - the serial aspect shows (generally speaking) the same sets of characters in recurring dilemmas, much the way epic poetry did. Most films do not have that aspect (although the Star Wars series approaches epic proportions). Also, television gives a kind of accessibility that films (until recently) did not have - an 'in-home' quality that is analogous in ways to Jesus' parables, which are much more home-spun in nature when compared to philosophical treatises of Greek and Roman writers of his same time.

Bertonneau and Paffenroth highlight six particular series: Dr. Who (the original British version), Star Trek (the original generation), The Prisoner, The Twilight Zone (Rod Serling's time), The X Files, and Babylon 5. The authors do not expect readers to be familiar with each of the shows (although the more obsessive science fiction fans - short for fanatic, of which I am one - will likely know them all), but expect because of the pervasive influence these shows have had on popular culture that every reader will be familiar with some aspects of some of the shows. However, these shows are in many ways counter-cultural, which the basic Christian message also tended and tends to be. 'Science fiction's determination to take a lofty view distinguishes it from other popular genres, which tend to be preoccupied with various forms of adolescent resentment.' Even so-called adult dramas tend to be replays of basic relationship patterns established early - the kind of discussion of the nature of good and evil or the nature of truth rarely comes up in these shows as it might in science fiction.

These are far from perfect shows, to be sure, and are not a replacement for the gospel. Ever mindful of the biblical injunctions against idolatry, authors Bertonneau and Paffenroth show how these science fiction shows take that issue as an important one - meanwhile, other shows are becoming idols (indeed, there is even a popular show right now with the very word in its title, but like idols of the ancient world, very little in terms of ultimate truth comes forward from them). Again Star Trek can be held up as an example here: 'it repeatedly examines the nature of good and evil, human nature, progress, reason and emotion, and most of all, virtue. Star Trek became and remains so popular because it does not just entertain but inquires into questions of ultimate meaning and purpose with thoughtfulness, ambiguity, and insight.' These shows tell stories that have a moral - and as often as not, these morals correspond to values the gospel message also tries to impart.

There are books out there bearing the title 'The Gospel according to the Simpsons,' 'The Gospel according to Disney,' and even 'The Gospel according to Sherlock Holmes,' but this book, 'The Truth is Out There,' doesn't have to put up as much struggle with its base subject to fit the underlying substance of theology and philosophy as the previous texts. The truth is out there, and in here, and can be found.

Pilate's question - what is truth? - is a question worth asking. Science fiction is one of the few popular forums in which this discussion continues.

5 out of 5 stars A Very Satisfying Read!.......2006-06-27

I found my read of "The Truth is Out There" by Bertonneau and Paffenroth enjoyable and satisfying. I'm not a scholar but I had no trouble moving through the chapters and I gained not only a new perspective on some of my favorite entertainment but I discovered a few fascinating facts that has me looking at it again.

The historical review of the classic "science vs religion" argument in the opening chapter was revelatory for me. I think anyone who isn't already familiar with the work of Rene Girard (whose theory of literary analysis is integral to the authors' thesis) will find the words, "Well I'll be darned!" escaping from their lips, paragraph by paragraph.

There is much more surprise to this book than just the unexpected subtitle, "Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction". (I think the publishers should have dropped "Christian" as this rich insight into things religious is a mutli-faith one.)

I learned something about myself as well from Bertonneau and Paffenroth... there is good reason why so many simple but haunting images from the Twilight Zone and The Prisoner have lingered in my imagination for decades.

Read this book.

5 out of 5 stars Serious AND entertaining.......2006-06-23

I have to disagree with the Publisher's Weekly review at the top of the page. Overall, the book isn't "stuffy" at all; it's easy to engage with and, yes, entertaining. You simply need to think it's cool that the more you know the Book of Revelation, the more you understand the X-Files.

In this genre (academics writing about TV shows) you can find some very good books and some very bad ones. The bad ones are all the same: academics who are bored with what they do -- theories of the self deconstructed blah blah -- try to juice it up by discovering it in the midst of a sitcom. The result is unpersuasive, condescending, and boring.

*The Truth is Out There* is one of the good ones. I'd rank it among the few (for example, Paul Cantor's *Gilligan Unbound*) that see how the best entertainment always has something serious at stake. You can try to make entertainment that takes *nothing* seriously, but that's a really serious development too. (See Thomas Hibbs, *Shows About Nothing*, another great example of what can be done with the genre.) As anyone who is really into these science fiction shows will tell you, they are most fun when you take them most seriously. That's what *TTIOT* does.

Just how Christian these shows are is a hard question, and the Christian readings advanced in the book will be controversial. All the better. I'd love to see the authors engage in phaser warfare with Cantor, who also deals with Star Trek and the X-Files but reads them very differently.
The Truth Is Out There (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 1)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • How It All Started
  • IT was ok
  • Well worth it
  • Well worth it
  • A must read for all X-philes!!
The Truth Is Out There (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 1)
Brian Lowry
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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Fans of TV's hottest cult show will find this compendium of facts and figures about The X-Files essential. Contains complete episode guide, photos, the story of the show's origin, interviews with X-Files creator Chris Carter and actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, plus a detailed look at the extraordinary special effects and a wealth of intriguing trivia.

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Don't hide from the truth -- you'll find it in here

For inside information on TV's hottest show, turn to this unique compendium of The X-Files facts and figures. Everything you must know is in here, including:


* A complete and detailed episode guide

* Scores of never-before-seen photos

* A look behind the scenes and on the set

* Fascinating stories that trace the show's origin, including interviews with creator Chris Carter, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson -- everyone in front of and behind the camera that brings The X-Files to life

* Biographies of cast and crew

* A detailed look at the extraordinary special effects, who creates then, and how they are done

* Character studies of Mulder and Scully -- as well as detailed breakdowns of favorite villains and recurring characters

* Plus, intriguing trivia and sidebars of "Mulderisms" and "Scullyisms"

Your passport to the unknown is here.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars How It All Started.......2002-06-14

Even the most avid fan needs a road map to the X-Files (I know I do!). I have been a fan since the very first episode and I own all the episode guides, all seasons on video tape, all seasons on DVD and various other books and magazines....so, it is safe to say that I like the X-Files. This is definitely a book for the X-Files fan! It has all of season 1 and 2 with a detailed synopsis for each episode...including important dialogue quotes. It has great photographs also to accompany the stories. You could easily understand what's going on just from reading this book....it's also good as reference when something happens in later episodes that you didn't understand, to go back and find out who, why and what.

It also has all of the awards the show had won during those seasons. Well worth the money and makes a good collectible item!

3 out of 5 stars IT was ok.......2000-07-02

This was an ok book. It wasn't one of the best ones, but it was so-so.

5 out of 5 stars Well worth it.......2000-05-10

As a 11 year old child, now very interested in the x files, I needed a way to learn of all the things I had missed in the first couple of seasons without straining by budget. Then I found this. With detailed walkthroughs of the first three season's episodes, and biographies of the actors/ actresses, as well as the characters, I found this book as the thing I wanted.

5 out of 5 stars Well worth it.......2000-05-10

As a 11 year old child, now very interested in the x files, I needed a way to learn of all the things I had missed in the first couple of seasons without straining by budget. Then I found this. With detailed walkthroughs of the first three season's episodes, and biographies of the actors/ actresses, as well as the characters, I found this book as the thing I wanted.

4 out of 5 stars A must read for all X-philes!!.......1999-06-15

An excellant and complete episode guide which is accompanied by never-seen-before photos. Includes interesting interviews with the cast which give you an indepth insight into who Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny and Chris Carter are. Essential reading for any X-philes as this is the book which traces the shows orgins - it shows you how it all began!! 5 years later its important to take a look at the past.
Can the Real Jesus Still Be Found? (Brouwer, Sigmund, Truth Is Out There Series.)
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    Can the Real Jesus Still Be Found? (Brouwer, Sigmund, Truth Is Out There Series.)
    Sigmund Brouwer
    Manufacturer: Harvest House Pub
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    ASIN: 0736902740
    Is the Truth Out There: A Journey Through Critical Thinking That Spans Man's History, Origin and Place in the Universe
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • What a Shameful Sham
    • An excellent, concise Introduction to Critical Thinking
    • A few preliminary comments
    Is the Truth Out There: A Journey Through Critical Thinking That Spans Man's History, Origin and Place in the Universe
    Darrick Dean
    Manufacturer: iUniverse
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    ASIN: 0595291856

    Book Description

    The word truth presupposes that there are unchanging facts and laws. Are there such things or are there valid, differing truths for each person or belief system?

    Take a look at your newspaper, the television programs you watch or the books you read. How do you know what they say is true? What is real and what is fraudulent? Are those conclusions by authorities as concrete as they sound? Which arguments are hiding illogical or irrational ideas?

    The public education system rarely teaches people how to think logically or reason through a problem. How many people do you know believe something to be true, yet cannot explain why they accept it as truth?

    We all have a worldview which is our belief system that governs all aspects of our lives or is the “glasses” that we perceive the world through. How do these worldviews affect our perception on what is true? Which worldviews are rooted in fact?

    Explore how to find truth by first establishing the tools of critical thought. Then subjects that range from history to science to religion will be put to the test.

    Reason is only the beginning, not the end.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars What a Shameful Sham.......2006-02-26

    How can you take seriously a book that cites Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as revisionist history? The first two chapters are a sparse, 12-page description of what the author claims is critical thinking. This is followed by a tour through history, science and religion. What becomes more and more obvious as you read is the entire enterprise is a thinly disguised arguement for Creationism, the Anthropic Principle, Intelligent Design, and Christian Theology. The author concludes with the claim that Christian theism does not violate the rules of Science.

    I was so hoping to find a book that actually dealt with Critical Thinking. I am still hoping.

    5 out of 5 stars An excellent, concise Introduction to Critical Thinking.......2004-01-09

    The intro and first two chapters serve as a handy guide that the readers can constantly refer to, even after finishing the book. Then the book applies critical thinking to a wide variety of topics, including history, environmentalism and religion.

    At @ 200 pages the book is concise, written at an accessible level. Much of the book focuses on science issues, especially science vs. religion. Gets to the foundation and basics of the evolution, creation and intelligent design debates. Has concise looks at the flaws of naturalism and young-earthism.

    A couple useful appendices add some additional info and the notes are full of sources where people can turn for more detail on the subjects that interest them.

    This is one of the best of its type: Concise, accurate, readable and logical. No atheist evangelism like Shermer or Sagan. No cryptic rules and technical treatises like you find in textbooks or many supposedly-lay reader books on critical thought.

    4 out of 5 stars A few preliminary comments.......2003-11-01

    This book was only just recommended to me, so I haven't gotten into it very far, but I am eager to see if it lives up to its title, which is amazingly ambitious. I am hoping it will discuss these topics on a fairly rigorous level, and not turn out to be some lightweight, quasi-philosophical nonsense like a lot of what's out there. If it does, I'll revise my review here accordingly. I give it four stars here for the benefit of the doubt, and because the author's heart (or mind) is in the right place.

    I am dubious though, although I can recommend Michael Shermer's book on the subject. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and is the editor of The Sceptical Enquirer magazine. I don't know if this author has similar credentials but I will find out shortly.

    Speaking for myself, however, the concept of "truth" hasn't fared very well in human hands except in math and logic, where proofs are of course true if they're valid. Everything else is technically suspect, even in the hard sciences, although I don't expect physical and chemical laws such as the law of gravity to be repealed anytime soon. :-) But such laws are still based on empirical evidence that can be explained by a mathematical theory rather than logical proof in the mathematical sense. We believe such theories are "true" for several reasons, but perhaps the most important is because they can make previously unknown predictions about the real world that can also be shown to be correct--and that we wouldn't have known otherwise. But again, technically theories aren't true; they're simply valid explanations of the empirical evidence that have received considerable experimental confirmation.

    For those of you well-read in the philosophy of science you will recognize the influence of Karl Popper's falsifiability criterion here, which is that nothing in science ever gets proved--things are only disproved by further experiment-- producing a science that gets at the "truth" by means of successively greater approximations to 'reality' (whatever that is). :-)

    And as for areas like typical journalism and paranormal phenomena, rigorous notions of the "truth" have already gone way downhill by the time we get to those areas. And even in analytical philosophy the theory of truth hasn't done well, and all the proposals I know of have failed--for example, the correspondance theory of truth--which failed because the theory's idea of facts being true propositional statements linked to a real world observable worked well for true statements but not for statements that were false to fact.

    Anyway, just a few comments on the checkered history of ideas about the truth, and which gives you some idea of how I'd like to see the subject treated. After I've read this book, as I said, I'll redo this review in the light of this new information--assuming it's worth it.
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