What would academia.edu want with my contact list? This book is pretty much the (historical) bible in the mentalist circles, but there are many better ways to g

What would academia.edu want with my contact list? This book is pretty much the (historical) bible in the mentalist circles, but there are many better ways to get a copy than donating your email contact list to advertisers. Tricky that .edu domain acting like something other than an edu site.