Extrasensory Perception

J. B. Rhine

Sinopsis

Extrasensory Perception is a book written by parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine, which discusses his research work at Duke University. Extrasensory perception is the ability to acquire information shielded from the senses, and the book was "of such a scope and of such promise as to revolutionize psychical research and to make its title literally a household phrase".

Disponible desde: 31/03/2023.

Longitud de impresión: 224 páginas.

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