The truth about uri geller originally published as the magic of uri geller in 1975 is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic james randi about alleged psychic uri geller in the book randi challenges gellers assertions that he performs paranormal feats randi explores gellers background as a stage magician and explains how gellers spoon bending can be easily reproduced by any magician using sleight of hand in 1991 geller filed a 15 million lawsuit against randi and the committee for the sc. Uri geller was hounded from his home country of israel and then from his adopted country of america this book was written near the start of his rise to fame in the early and mid 70s but geller hasnt changed his tricks so its as relevant now as it was then geller claims to bend metal and read minds using psychic powers given to him by aliens. He started out as a mentalist in the years after the war and became not only a magician of great skill but a noted debunker as well his most famous target being the ridiculous uri geller hard as it is to believe geller has believers even now but randis book originally published in 1975 the prometheus edition is slightly revised and was published in 1982 should have ended him then . Uri geller israels veteran illusionist psychic television personality known for bending spoons with his mind has just joined the ranks of conspiracy theorists circulating rumors about the