Deletion of Bernie Siegel (2nd nomination)

Comment: Pretty obvious non-notability. A small amount of references by similarly non-notable authors in long-forgotten alt-health books is all that scholar turns up. Yet another example of an old AfD not actually bothering to check whether usable sources exist, and just saying that they did a search, got some results, therefore, keep. Further, what sources are used seem to be being abused: Off-hand mentions of him are being used to make direct claims, using 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:SYNTH)

Comment: I think the sales of the book from 1986, and its longterm presence on the bestseller established a pop culture recognition which, though perhaps waning, is still in play--as mentioned above, this is not my bailiwick, but even I'm familiar with his name. I don't know what the mainstream take is on his theories, and whether they're regarded as fringe, but if sources can be found which address this then it would be relevant, so long as it doesn't violate . And given the activity around this I imagine enough eyes are on the article to insure balance. As a throwaway observation what's impressed me about this process is the crafting of an acceptable article via a sometimes mildly contentious exchange. Special:Contributions/99.156.65.73|99.156.65.73
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view (WP:UNDUE)

Comment: Siegel's life and career are adequately covered by high level sources such as the ''Boston Globe'' (http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/662735851.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+04%2C+1984&author=MARIA+KARAGIANIS&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=DOCTOR+OF+HOPE&pqatl=google "Doctor of Hope"), the http://books.google.com/books?id=umbl7x8aYqkC&pg=PA167 ''Historical dictionary of New Age movements'', http://books.google.com/books?id=tTFYIh-HcYYC&pg=PA411 ''The encyclopedia of mental health'', and the related http://books.google.com/books?id=eDF5Ic-DL1wC&pg=PA333 ''Encyclopedia of Stress and Stress-related Diseases''. At  he also meets the requirements for being widely cited and for creating a new method
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:AUTHOR)