The
Seventy Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: History's
Biggest
Mysteries, Coverups, and Cabals
by Jonathan Vankin, John Whalen
This is one of the great primers on various
conspiracy theories. Includes well-documented sections on CIA mind control
experiments, brain implants, microchips and ULF wave technology (know as
non-lethal weapons technology by government honchos) besides the usual
fare of JFK assassination, Masonic world conspiracy, UFOs, and other theories
on exactly who is leading the world to totalitarianism and total social
chaos.
Reviews
Amazon.com
The book may claim to chronicle the "greatest
conspiracies of all time," but there's a decidedly 20th-century bent to
Vankin and Whalen's compilation - not that there's anything wrong with
that. Many of their selections are familiar territory - the Kennedy and
King assassinations, government suppression of UFO data, questions about
Marilyn Monroe's suicide - but this edition has been updated to include
information on more recent events like the death of Princess Diana and
the Oklahoma City bombing. (Although not without some disheartenment: "Back
in the good ol' days when conspiracy theorists were still considered crackpots,"
they lament, "it actually took some kind of evidence to get this kind of
frenzy under way.... Now anytime some poor sap dies every frat boy with
an Internet account races to be the first in his quad to post the conspiracy
of the moment.") The individual essays are written in savvy, journalistic
prose, and the authors freely admit that they don't have the answers to
any of these mysteries. But that's part of the entertainment value of such
historical paranoia - you're always free to imagine some new twist.
Synopsis
This instant classic has been updated to
include late-breaking mysteries and cover-ups, including the alien autopsy,
the death of Vince Foster, Big Brother on the Internet, and Japan's shadowy
Aum cult.
Customer Comments
Andy Sinnett (sba@tac.com.au)
from Australia, August 12, 1999
Trust No-One!!
By writing this I'll probably now have a
file opened in the CIA database. But hey, stuff 'em. This book is awesome.
I dare you to read it and not then be skeptical about everything you see
on the TV or read in newspapers (or should they be called "disinformationpapers").
Welcome to the New World Order people; Never has so much been owned, controlled,
and covered up by so few.
MarzAat@aol.com from Randy
Stafford in St. Paul, MN, May 5, 1999
Perfect for Paranoid Cocktail Party Conversation
An ideal primer for those who don't have
the time to read the vast volume of conspiracy literature. This book will
not only introduce you to perennial conspiracy favorites involving JFK,
the CIA, UFOs, Marilyn Monroe, and Jim Morrison but also more obscure conspiracies.
There's that dead reporter in the bathtub. He was working on something
called the Octopus file involving stolen software and arms smuggling. And
what about those machines in the polling booth? Are they really counting
your vote? There's the "Fighting Quaker" who stopped a cabal of American
fascists from overthrowing FDR. Who really did the killings at Jonestown?
Is fluoride not a plot to steal our precious bodily fluids but to sell
us more candy?
You get a briefing on 70 conspiracies and
suggestions for further reading, so, the next time someone at a party begins
to go on about their favorite conspiracy (and doesn't everyone have at
least one?), you'll be able to look them square in the eye and say, "Well,
I have a theory..."
A reader, March 15, 1999
Buy it, read it, believe it.. before
the government bans it!
If you're not a paranoid, insomniac already,
you will be after reading this fascinating, entertaining book on conspiracies.
This book taps into our collective consciousness' current fascination with
conspiracy theories. From the kooky and bizarre to the chilling and all
too believable, the authors examine 60 of the most notorious (and sometimes
hilarious) conspiracies ever to come down the pike. Well researched and
written in a light, engaging manner, this book will make you think twice
before dismissing your crazy Aunt Sally's stories about being abducted
by UFOs from another dimension.
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