| I, too, have read some Prometheus Books titles. They seem closely
aligned to the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims
of the Paranormal, the folk who publish _The Skeptical Inquirer_.
Their books are good antitheses to some of the sillier paranormal
books; however, _some_ of these books, such as the Klass UFO book,
are as unobjective as the books they claim to be debunking (and
I say this as one who is _highly_ skeptical of the extraterrestrial
theory of UFOs).
A balanced investigation of all these areas requires reading a variety
of viewpoints, and Prometheus Books certainly present one school
of thought.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| I received my reprint of the sTARBABY article by Dennis Rawlins
yesterday (see notes 109.1, .3, .4 & .5). When I get a chance I'll
give a brief review under the appropriate topic. What this note is
about is the statement made in it (page 3 of the reprint) that
something was published by "Kurtz's own private publishing house
Prometheus Books." Paul Kurtz was the instigator of CSICOP and is
still its chairman. He was also at that time the editor of magazine
"The Humanist".
I wasn't sure exactly what that statement meant (e.g., it might mean
that Prometheus Books is/was affiliated to "The Humanist" which Kurtz
is no longer associated with). So after lunch today I checked at the
library (which is next to the cafeteria in Hudson -- very convenient).
I checked the entry for Prometheus Books in "Literary Market Place:
The Directory of American Book Publishing" (1982 Edition). It lists
Paul Kurtz as President and Editor.
This clarifies the connection between CSICOP and Prometheus Books, I
think.
Topher
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