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User Review - booksaplenty1949 - LibraryThingI heard the contents of this book described when I was in high school and tried to identify and find it for decades afterwards. It was well worth the quest: one of the most interesting and entertaining non-fiction books I have ever read. A classic of participant observation. Read full review
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User Review - booksaplenty1949 - LibraryThingI heard the contents of this book described when I was in high school and tried to identify and find it for decades afterwards. It was well worth the quest: one of the most interesting and entertaining non-fiction books I have ever read. a classic of participant observation. Read full review
Contents
Unfulfilled Prophecies and Disappointed | 3 |
Teachings and Prophecies from Outer Space | 33 |
Spreading the Word on Earth | 58 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | When prophecy fails |
| Author | Leon Festinger |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Press, 1956 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | May 22, 2007 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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