I ordered Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
'A Study in Scarlet' from Book Depository and it seems they made a mistake and sent me the wrong book. To their credit, when I informed them they apologised for the picking error and offered to either refund my money or send the correct item, of course I chose the latter. They also told me to keep the book they sent in error.
This is the steaming pile of shit they sent me by mistake:
The first paragraph of the blurb is as follows:
Over a decade ago, Dr. Richard Bartlett made a mind-blowing discovery in his chiropractic practice. By simply applying a light touch while focusing with intention, Bartlett was able to unlock and resolve tension in his patients, instantly.
Fuck. What a load of horseshit. At this point I shouldn't even need to explain why.
Here's some stuff that appears in the book at a glance: bible quotes, mention of quantum physics, motion blur photos as evidence of chakras, mentioning of the Philadelphia Experiment, declaring that scientists don't even know what gravity is, etc. If you can't heal my illness with regular physics, get the fuck away from me, crackpot.
You should see the pictures in this book, one of them depicts a woman who seems to have been thrown over a table in some faith-healer fashion. Another one, touching her on the head. Yep, that's a viable therapy, I'm sure. "Let me just touch you on the head for 30 seconds, you'll feel good. It's why dogs are always happy, cause people pat them on the head all the time". That last bit isn't in the book, but I'm sure that is just as valid as the rest of what's inside.
If anyone thinks someone they know would like this book, or that it might be a suitable gift, joke or otherwise, they can have it for the grand total of zero dollars plus postage.
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