THE DIVINING HAND: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing

"To douse is to search with the aid of a hand-held instrument such as a forked stick or a pendular bob on the end of a string, for anything." Bird has filled this volume with exciting, documented stories. It provides a complete history of the art of dowsing around the world and discusses in detail the various existing theories attempting to explain this phenomenon. Photos.