The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (PDF)

"Use this book as protection against attacks by New Agers, alternative therapists and others who have chosen to abandon reason..."
—The Times

A collection of short articles explaining strange phenomenons under the light of the critical thinking. It can be described as a comprehensive and entertaining encylopedia rather than a book.

Here is the list of the some topics in the book: acupuncture, alchemy, alien abductions, angels, Area 51, aromatherapy, astrology, atheism, Atlantis, Bigfoot, Cabala, chakras, creationism, crystal skulls, déjà vu, Erich von Däniken, hypnosis, incantation, The Indigo Children, karma, mind-control, Nazca lines, Nostradamus, numerology, occult & occultism, ouija board, out-of-body experience, parapsychology, pentagram, reiki, reincarnation, Roswell, Santa Claus, Satan, Scientology, sixth sense, telekinesis, telepathy, UFOs, vampires and so on...