-Caveat Lector- From: Remy C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;@pimout5-int.prodigy.net;;;;;;; <Undisclosed-Recipient:;@pimout5-int.prodigy.net;;;;;;;> Subject: [endsecrecy] Conspiracies, Lies, and Hidden Agendas Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 11:36 AM [ New book. Quite fun actually, a bit like RAW's latest, but more trendy. Borders now has a new name for the book section all the UFO books used to be in. Now the category is called: "Speculation". By the way, if so inclined, there's a "really" good interview with Richard Belzer in the latest issue of Perfect 10 magazine. He lives in the South of France which I did not know. It's not posted on their website. His upcoming TV talk show could do for television what Bell did for radio. Rem ] Conspiracies, Lies, and Hidden Agendas by Mick Farren List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $12.76 . Paperback - 256 pages (July 1, 1999) Renaissance Books; ISBN: 1580630774 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.67 x 9.01 x 6.00 Reviews Amazon.com Mick Farren's A-to-Z compendium of conspiracy theory icons and other subcultural flash points offers an effective combination of documentation and humor. In addition to the expected material on the Trilateral Commission, the JFK assassination, and whatever it is the government's keeping in Area 51, Conspiracies, Lies, and Hidden Agendas has entries for incidents that never quite made it into the most popular versions of the secret history of the New World Order. Everyone remembers the Iran-Contra portion of the Reagan administration, for example, but Farren reminds us of the brief hullabaloo surrounding the 1983 murder of Vicki Morgan, the mistress of Reagan crony Alfred Bloomingdale. Visual icons situate each entry into one or more of 15 separate categories, including aliens, Nazis, the feds, and religious cults. (Of the Church of Scientology, though, Farren merely notes that they "have many lawyers and they tend to sue anyone who says bad things about them.") Among the most recent phenomena noted in the book are the "Bill Clinton death list" that circulated on the Internet and in right-wing media in 1998, and the 1999 high school massacre at Littleton, Colorado. Book Description According to Newsweek magazine, three quarters of Americans believe the "the government is involved in conspiracy." The X-Files is a national phenomenon. As we approach the year 2000, the media is filled with dire predictions of new millennium paranoia In an A-Z directory format, Conspiracies, Lies, and Hidden Agendas by Mick Farren contains over 200 entries. Neither poking fun at conspiracy buffs nor conceding all arguments to skeptics, Farren's insightful account provides an objective and fascinating look at contemporary phenomenon. Customer Comments Average Customer Review: Number of Reviews: 1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] from USA , June 24, 1999 Entertaining comments on 200+ fascinating topics There are about 235 essay, ranging from one sentence to 3-4 pages on 15 topics, each assigned an icon. There are about 355 uses of the icons in the book, but these categories are not indexed. (I have indexed these and will share with those interested.) Most popular topic Teh Feds (65 mentions), then aliens (40), and so forth to only 11 mentions of magnetism. Surpringly, drugs, computers and the "end of teh world" are amoung the topics mentioend only a dozen times or so. On a critical note, Christians will not like to see The Book of Revelation described as "science fiction." No sources are given for the articles, while a short bibliography is given, but not thematically. The index is very selective. A fun read. Many of the topics deserve a serious follow-up for authentic "inquiring minds." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/endsecrecy http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications ---± DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
