Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!bullwinkle!uw-beaver!fluke!entropy From: entropy@fluke.UUCP (Terrence J. Mason) Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Re: Richard Beck's 'Illusions' Message-ID: <1142@vax2.fluke.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Mar-86 14:36:26 EST Article-I.D.: vax2.1142 Posted: Thu Mar 6 14:36:26 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Mar-86 08:27:07 EST References: <666@puff.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 15 In article <666@puff.UUCP> anich@puff.UUCP (Steve Anich) writes: > > I was told that when Beck's book Illusions was >published, many people committed suicide. Is there any >truth to that? His books are wierd, but not that wierd. > > Steve Anich I don't know whether that rumor is true, but I might have to agree that this particular book IS that weird (whatever that means) -- terrymason {uw-beaver,decvax!microsof,ucbvax!lbl-csam,allegra,ssc-vax}!fluke!entropy