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Relics of the Christ by Jerry L. Walls and Gregory Bassham
RELICS OF THE CHRIST
By Joe Nickell
Published March 2007 by The University Press of Kentucky
Media contact: Leila Salisbury
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Joe Nickell is Senior Research Fellow
of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry—an international scientific
organization—and investigative columnist for Skeptical Inquirer
magazine. A former professional stage magician (he was Resident Magician
at the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame for three years) and private investigator
for a world-famous detective agency, Nickell taught technical writing
for several years at the University of Kentucky before taking the full-time
position with CSI at its offices in Amherst, New York.
Utilizing his varied
background, Nickell has become widely known as an investigator of myths
and mysteries, frauds, forgeries, and hoaxes. He has been called "the
modern Sherlock Holmes," "the original ghost buster," and "the real-life
Scully" (from "The X-Files"). He has investigated scores of haunted-house
cases, including the Amityville Horror and the Mackenzie House in Toronto,
Canada.
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Books
Nickell is the author (coauthor or editor) of more than
twenty books, including Inquest on the Shroud of Turin (1983, 1998); Secrets
of the Supernatural (with John F. Fischer, 1988, 1991); The Magic Detectives
(1989); Pen, Ink, and Evidence (1990, 2000, 2003); Wonder-Workers! (1991);
Ambrose Bierce Is Missing (1992); Missing Pieces (with Robert A. Baker,
1992); Mysterious Realms (1992); Looking for a Miracle (1993, 1998); Psychic
Sleuths (1994); Camera Clues (1994); Entities (1995); Detecting Forgery
(1996); The Outer Edge (1996); The UFO Invasion (1997); Crime Science
(1999); Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal (2001); The Kentucky
Mint Julep (2003); The Mystery Chronicles (2004); Secrets of the Sideshows
(2005); and Lake Monster Mysteries (with Benjamin Radford, 2006).
Media
Appearances Joe Nickell has appeared on numerous national TV shows, including
CNBC's "News with Brian Williams," "Dateline NBC," "TLC's Best Kept Secrets,"
"Larry King Live," "Oprah," "Ricki Lake," "Jerry Springer Show," "Arthur
C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe," "Unsolved Mysteries," "Politically Incorrect,"
"20/20," A&E's "The Unexplained," "48 Hours," and "Exploring the Unknown,"
in addition to several documentaries on the Discovery Channel, (such as
"The Science of Magic," "America's Haunted Houses," and the "Science Mysteries"
series), History Channel, National Geographic Channel, and many others.
Nickell has been profiled in the New Yorker magazine and on the
Today show.
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