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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > Conspiracy theories
The 37th Parallel tells the true story of a computer programmer
whose investigations into alien activity lead him deep into a vast
conspiracy stretching 3000 miles across America. Chuck Zukowski is
obsessed with tracking down UFO reports, but this innocent hobby
takes on a sinister urgency when he makes a horrifying discovery.
As he traces a series of incidents across Utah, Colorado and
Kansas, a pattern emerges: a horizontal line of unexplained
activity stretching right across America, a line some are calling
the 'UFO Highway' or the '37th Parallel'. His extraordinary journey
takes him from El Paso to the Pentagon, into secret underground
military caverns and Indian sacred sites. This terrifying account
will keep you awake at night, pondering some of the biggest and
most inescapable questions humanity faces: are we really alone in
this vast universe? And if not, who are our neighbours?
Journalist Allum Bokhari has spent four years investigating the
tech giants that dominate the Internet: Google, Facebook, YouTube,
Twitter. He has discovered a dark plot to seize control of the flow
of information, and utilize that power to its full extent-to
censor, manipulate, and ultimately sway the outcome of democratic
elections. His network of whistleblowers inside Google, Facebook
and other companies explain how the tech giants now see themselves
as "good censors," benevolent commissars controlling the
information we receive to "protect" us from "dangerous" speech.
They reveal secret methods to covertly manipulate online
information without us ever being aware of it, explaining how tech
companies can use big data to target undecided voters. They lift
the lid on a plot four years in the making-a plot to use the power
of technology to stop Donald Trump's re-election.
Web of Lies is a fascinating and far-reaching examination of the
rising threat of far-right extremist thought in Ireland and
internationally, and looks at how these movements utilise the
online world to spread disinformation, polarising society in the
process. From the Illuminati to the Red Scare, Save the Children to
QAnon, research analyst Aoife Gallagher shows that there are many
pathways to radicalisation - most of them benign and unassuming -
and demonstrates that we are all susceptible to conspiratorial
thinking and at risk of falling down the rabbit hole. In an
accessible and entertaining style, Web of Lies presents a history
of conspiracy theories and their roots in anti-Semitism, xenophobia
and white supremacy; the role social media plays in spreading these
theories; how they can proliferate during times of crises; and what
we can do to protect ourselves and others from falling victim to
these messages. 'Ever wondered how good people get trapped in their
worst nightmares? Web of Lies is an unforgettable journey through
the upside-down world of conspiratorial thinking. Aoife Gallagher
has written the definitive account of how global lies have changed
Irish lives, in a book full of personal empathy, unrivalled
expertise and captivating storytelling. It shines a light on the
real-world harm of our darkest online fantasies and it shows how
each of us can fight back.' Mark Little 'At a time of fractious
discord in discourse, Gallagher provides a vital context to and
education in the strange and alarming world of conspiracy theories.
Anyone interested in truth and facts should read this book.' Una
Mullally 'Aoife Gallagher can plumb the depths of the internet and
come up to the surface to explain what she's found with levity,
empathy and humour. Wise without lecturing; sharp but always
maintaining compassion for those caught up in misinformation. A
fantastic global overview of trends while having one eye on how
these things have come to Ireland.' Brianna Parkins
"Like all the best meetings of Jewish minds, this book will make
you think, argue and see the world anew." Hadley Freeman, author of
House of Glass Conspiracy theories about Jews are back in the
mainstream. The Pittsburgh gunman who murdered 11 people in a
synagogue claimed that 'filthy evil' Jews were bringing 'filthy
evil' Muslims into America. The billionaire philanthropist George
Soros has been accused of supporting 'white genocide'. Labour Party
members have claimed that Israel is behind ISIS. The belief that
Jews are plotting against society never dies, it just adapts to
suit the times: from medieval accusations that Jews murder
Christians for their blood to claims that Zionists are seeking to
control the world. In eight short essays, edited by Jo Glanville,
this book goes back to the source of the conspiracy theories and
traces their journey into the 21st century in a bid to make sense
of their survival. With contributions from some of the great Jewish
writers and thinkers of our time, including Tom Segev, Jill Jacobs
and Mikhail Grynberg, this is a fresh take on the roots of
antisemitism that explores how an irrational belief can still
flourish in a supposedly rational age.
This is a remarkable look into the intrigue surrounding the
mysterious death of Rudolph Hess and why hundreds of millions of
pounds a year were spent to keep him from having any communication
with the outside world. This not only includes his association with
the Vril flying saucers and Antarctica but other aspects of his
legacy that have gone unnoticed. Told in the context of a
historical novel, Peter Moon also fills in missing pieces of the
Montauk saga by adding time travel to the mix and connecting dots
that have previously been overlooked. This includes a look at three
notable people who all lived in Egypt at the same time: Noble Drew
Ali, Aleister Crowley, and Rudolph Hess. Directed by Tibetan
elders, the Germans sought to harness the Vril, an energy so
powerful that it can change the very nature of the elements
themselves. To succeed, however, a major change was required in the
evolutionary development of the human species. A dramatic scenario
of events unfolded, however, which not only ensured that this
endeavour was sabotaged but included an undertaking designed to
prevent humanity from ever discovering its ancient heritage and the
secrets of the Vril. It was against this backdrop that two of the
most colourful characters of World War II, Rudolph Hess and George
S. Patton, became immersed in an age old battle involving the
legions of light and darkness. The end of World War II precipitated
more intrigue and struggle for power than the war itself. Much of
this centred around the secret projects sponsored by Rudolph Hess
which included not only the Antarctic project but the construction
of Vril flying saucers. Patton's job, as the war came to a close,
was to recover the secret technology of the Germans and safeguard
it for American use. After accomplishing his mission and compiling
a German history of the war, General Patton was killed in a dubious
accident, the mystery of which has never been solved and has been
magnified by government refusal to declassify the file on the
investigation of his death. Far more conspicuous and powerful than
Patton was Rudolph Hess, the Deputy Fuhrer of Germany, who flew to
England in 1941 as an envoy of peace and was imprisoned for life
and suspiciously killed just before his imminent release. The
current of intrigue and power which permeated these two individuals
and led to their downfall was the same current which led to a
repatriation of the U.S. Government and an undermining of a
constitutional government that is run by and for the people.
Besides technology, much of this intrigue centred around the
banking files the Nazis confiscated from the Freemasons. The effort
to keep this secret is still a factor in today's politics. It was
thus that Patton and Hess wore different uniforms but shared common
interests and held within their grasp a force so powerful that, if
harnessed, it might raise the ancient civilisation of Atlantis
itself. It was for this power that both were killed and so begins
our mystery.
Dr. Richard Sauder's second book Underwater and Underground Bases
is an explosive, eye-opening sequel to his best-selling,
Underground Bases and Tunnels: What is the Government Trying to
Hide? Dr. Sauder lays out the amazing evidence and government paper
trail for the construction of huge, manned bases offshore, in
mid-ocean, and deep beneath the sea floor Bases big enough to
secretly dock submarines Official United States Navy documents, and
other hard evidence, raise many questions about what really lies
20,000 leagues beneath the sea. Many UFOs have been seen coming and
going from the world's oceans, seas and lakes, implying the
existence of secret underwater bases. Hold on to your hats: Jules
Verne may not have been so far from the truth, after all Dr. Sauder
also adds to his incredible database of underground bases onshore.
New, breakthrough material reveals the existence of additional
clandestine underground facilities as well as the surprising
location of one of the CIA's own underground bases. Plus, new
information on tunneling and cutting-edge, high speed rail
magnetic-levitation (MagLev) technology. There are many rumors of
secret, underground tunnels with MagLev trains hurtling through
them. Is there truth behind the rumors? Underwater and Underground
Bases carefully examines the evidence and comes to a thought
provoking conclusion
Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, the Routledge
Handbook of Conspiracy Theories provides a comprehensive overview
of conspiracy theories as an important social, cultural and
political phenomenon in contemporary life. This handbook provides
the most complete analysis of the phenomenon to date. It analyses
conspiracy theories from a variety of perspectives, using both
qualitative and quantitative methods. It maps out the key debates,
and includes chapters on the historical origins of conspiracy
theories, as well as their political significance in a broad range
of countries and regions. Other chapters consider the psychology
and the sociology of conspiracy beliefs, in addition to their
changing cultural forms, functions and modes of transmission. This
handbook examines where conspiracy theories come from, who believes
in them and what their consequences are. This book presents an
important resource for students and scholars from a range of
disciplines interested in the societal and political impact of
conspiracy theories, including Area Studies, Anthropology, History,
Media and Cultural Studies, Political Science, Psychology and
Sociology.
Creating Chaos explores that dark side of statecraft, the covert
use of political warfare in international relations - from its
early practices during the Great Game between the British and
Russian empires, through the Cold War era of ideological
confrontation and forward into the hybrid political warfare of the
21st Century. Creating Chaos presents and illustrates the full body
of covert and deniable political warfare practices, tracing their
historical development and their use by both America and Russia
throughout the Cold War and beyond. Using the most current
information available, Hancock, a "veteran national security
journalist" (Publishers Weekly) examines the evolution of political
warfare tools and tactics in the era of the global Internet and
ubiquitous social media, evaluating their effectiveness and
illustrating the rapidly increasing levels of risk associated with
these new and untested cyberwarfare tools. Virtually no books have
studied actual political warfare beyond the Cold War, and only a
handful have provided any insights into the new and rapidly
evolving practices of the Russian Federation or of the political
warfare aspect of NGOs or other surrogate actors. A companion
volume to Shadow Warfare: The History of America's Undeclared Wars,
Creating Chaos introduces the nature and history of political
action practices, exploring a number of formerly secret American
and Russian hybrid warfare and active measures projects in detail.
With that background for context, it then extends those practices
into the twenty-first century and contemporary events, evaluating
wellestablished practices as they are being used with the newest
tools of the global Internet and social media. It demonstrates the
exponential increase in their effectiveness-and the equally
exponential risk and consequences involved.
HISTORY / SECRET SOCIETIES Crusade Against the Grail is the daring
book that popularized the legend of the Cathars and the Holy Grail.
The first edition appeared in Germany in 1933 and drew upon Rahn's
account of his explorations of the Pyrenean caves where the
heretical Cathar sect sought refuge during the thirteenth century.
Over the years the book has been translated into many languages and
exerted a large influence on such authors as Trevor Ravenscroft and
Jean-Michel Angebert, but it has never appeared in English until
now. Much as German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann used Homer's
Iliad to locate ancient Troy, Rahn believed that Wolfram von
Eschenbach's medieval epic Parzival held the keys to the mysteries
of the Cathars and the secret location of the Holy Grail. Rahn saw
Parzival not as a work of fiction, but as a historical account of
the Cathars and the Knights Templar and their guardianship of the
Grail, a "stone from the stars." The Crusade that the Vatican led
against the Cathars became a war pitting Roma (Rome) against Amor
(love), in which the Church triumphed with flame and sword over the
pure faith of the Cathars. OTTO RAHN was born in Michelstadt,
Germany, in 1904. After earning his degree in philology in 1924, he
traveled extensively to the caves and castles of southern France,
researching his belief that the Cathars were the last custodians of
the Grail. Induced by Himmler to become a member of the SS as a
civilian archaeologist and historian, Rahn quickly grew
disillusioned with the direction his country was taking and
resigned in 1939. He died, an alleged suicide, on March 13, 1939,
in the snows of the Tyrolean Mountains.
The explosive, untold story of the Cold War's biggest secret. The
REAL X-Files. It is the most famous military installation in the
world. And no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about
his time inside of it. Until now. This is the first book based on
interviews with scientists, pilots, and engineers - 58 in total -
who provide an unprecedented look into the mysterious activities of
a top-secret base, from the Cold War to today. With a jaw-dropping
ending, it proves that facts are often more fantastic than fiction,
especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.
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