Customer Reviews
Intelligent, witty, perfect. - By: B. Coldridge, 10 May 2008 
Before buying this book I had watched Derren's TV shows & being a fan of alll things psychological, enjoyed every minute of it. Thus chose to buy the book & was not disappointed. Derren is clever, witty & utterly charming. Everything inside is interesting, & even if you're not intending to try the few "magicians'" tricks included, every chapter remains captivating reading. This is possibly my favourite book, & justifiably so. Buy it. You will not regret it.
Bestg book I have ever read - By: S. C. Thompson, 07 May 2008 His techniques on memory have, in some ways, changed my life.
I can not understand how some people can know these things
he explains, & not spend a good lot of time putting them into practice.
I would love him to write another book, maybe going into more detail
about magic, or one of the other topics he covered. I'd also like to thank him
for giving me a new armory of questions to ask my closed minded colleagues
At my closed minded catholic school.
Maybe the best purchase I ever made, Toby Thompson
Interesting insights into the mentalist's mind - By: Annabel Gaskell, 12 Apr 2008 
I am a huge fan of Derren's TV shows. Being from Croydon too I feel a sort of bond (How sad is that!), so was delighted to get it for Christmas as asked for. The first half of the book covering Magic, Memory & Hypnotism was great fun reading, & I plan to go re-read, learn the tricks & build my own Memory Palace soon. I was also interested to find out more about NLP from his sceptical point of view.
The second half of the book covering anti-science, pseudo-science & bad thinking was harder going, especiallly as I've recently read Dawkins' book The God Delusion. However, Derren puts so much of himself & his beliefs into the text that it was never less than readable, & I cheered up hugely once this section got onto so-callled 'psychics' & 'mediums'.
A fascinating, thought-provoking & entertaining read from an equallly interesting guy although we don't find out much about him in real life.
Next time, use an editor! - By: Jerry Cornelius, 07 Apr 2008 
There's some interesting material here but it's buried beneath sloppy, verbose writing. Gave up trying to read it properly about a third of the way through & skimmed the rest. It's about delusion.
A refreshingly honest trickster - By: Zigurdurs, 06 Apr 2008 Thoroughly enjoyed the book. Mr. Brown joins the ranks of outspoken skeptics who try to educate us on our mind errors & how they can be used against us. A healthy reading for alll.
