Many Americans believe that their own government is guilty of shocking crimes. Government agents shot the president. They faked the moon landing. They stood by and allowed the murders of 2,400 servicemen in Hawaii. Although paranoia has been a feature of the American scene since the birth of the Republic, in Real Enemies Kathryn Olmsted shows that it was only in the twentieth century that strange and unlikely conspiracy theories became central to American politics. In particular, she posits World War I as a critical turning point and shows that as the federal bureaucracy expanded, Americans grew more fearful of the government itself-the military, the intelligence community, and even the President. Analyzing the wide-spread suspicions surrounding such events as Pearl Harbor, the JFK assassination, Watergate, and 9/11, Olmsted sheds light on why so many Americans believe that their government conspires against them, why more people believe these theories over time, and how real conspiracies-such as the infamous Northwoods plan-have fueled our paranoia about the governments we ourselves elect.

This book is a joy to read and remains relevant in the current era of financial boom and bust. Mackay examines animal magnetism, money-mania, tulip-mania, the history of hair and facial hair, haunted houses, and much more. Throughout history, the most extraordinary fashions and trends have been followed unthinkingly, and occasionally this crowd fever has overtaken not only a town but a whole country; in some cases much of western Europe was engulfed simultaneously. The ability of some manias to be so far-reaching, and for common sense and intelligence to abandon such large populations seem incredible, though the book is as thought-provoking now as it was when first published in 1852. Volume 2 examines the fervour of the crusades and of witch trials, both of which engulfed Europe at different times. Explored on a lighter note are haunted houses and a fashion for lady poisoners.

This is the amazing story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard - an ancient unit of linear measurement - led to the discovery of compelling evidence pointing to the existence of an unknown, highly advanced culture which was the precursor to the earliest known civilizations such as the Sumerians and the Egyptians. There must have been a Civilization One. Knight and Butler reveal the secrets of an extraordinary integrated measuring system which might have been lost to the world for ever. It was a system, far more advanced than anything used today, which forms the basis of both the Imperial and Metric measure systems! These ancient scientists understood the dimensions, motions and relationships of the Earth, Moon and Sun - they measured the solar system and even understood how the speed of light was integrated into the movements of our planet. Their conclusions fly in the face of everything that we thought we knew about the origins of the modern world - but the evidence is incontrovertible. And the implications of these revelations go far beyond the fascination of the discovery of a 'super-science' of prehistory; they indicate a grand plan which will have far reaching theological ramifications!

Did You Know That . . . ?: "Revised and Expanded" Edition: Surprising-But-True Facts About History, Science, Inventions, Geography, Origins, Art, Music, and More is an uncommon compendium of knowledge that will astound, demystify, edify, and debunk. It is a book of ambitious design that is both eminently informative and vastly entertaining. Assiduously researched, it will be the arbiter of disagreements and will stand cherished misconceptions right on their heads. It will also expose factoids, unmask present-day orthodoxy, identify misinformation, clarify the confusing, and present new information. Did You Know That . . . ? is all you need to know . . . for knowledge is power!

Ever since the Warren Commission concluded that a lone gunman assassinated President John F. Kennedy, people who doubt that finding have been widely dismissed as conspiracy theorists, despite credible evidence that right-wing elements in the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service-and possibly even senior government officials-were also involved. Why has suspicion of criminal wrongdoing at the highest levels of government been rejected out-of-hand as paranoid thinking akin to superstition? Conspiracy Theory in America investigates how the Founders' hard-nosed realism about the likelihood of elite political misconduct-articulated in the Declaration of Independence-has been replaced by today's blanket condemnation of conspiracy beliefs as ludicrous by definition. Lance deHaven-Smith reveals that the term "conspiracy theory" entered the American lexicon of political speech to deflect criticism of the Warren Commission and traces it back to a CIA propaganda campaign to discredit doubters of the commission's report. He asks tough questions and connects the dots among five decades' worth of suspicious events, including the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, the attempted assassinations of George Wallace and Ronald Reagan, the crimes of Watergate, the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages deal, the disputed presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, the major defense failure of 9/11, and the subsequent anthrax letter attacks. Sure to spark intense debate about the truthfulness and trustworthiness of our government, Conspiracy Theory in America offers a powerful reminder that a suspicious, even radically suspicious, attitude toward government is crucial to maintaining our democracy.

Were the famous moon landings simulated by NASA? From the very first manned flight into orbit right up to the present day there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. Bestselling author Gerhard Wisnewski dissects the history of space travel in minute detail, beginning with the first Russian missions in the early 1960s, to the final American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972, and onwards to the American landings planned in future. Using forensic methods of investigation, he pieces together a complex jigsaw to reveal a disturbing picture of lies, falsifications and simulations. Not only does he cast serious doubt on the possibility of humans ever having landed on the moon, but he also reveals a catalogue of untruths and propaganda in the Cold War struggle for supremacy between the Soviet Union and the USA.Wisnewski produces reams of scientific evidence that calls for a reassessment of the received wisdom regarding the history of space exploration. The true story, he suggests, has a more sinister undertone. Beneath the guise of civilian space travel the US military has been developing fearsome new equipment and weapons which are being secretly stationed in space. The aim is to militarize the orbit around the earth, with our planet and each one of us as the potential targets. It is provided with over 200 illustrations.

Was our planet visited by alien astronauts in prehistory? Did it suffer collisions with a comet or asteroid? Do ancient myths and tales describe these visits and disasters in graphic detail? This is an exploration of 'hidden history', an area of enquiry that continues to fascinate an ever wider audience. In this massive compendium, editor Preston Peet brings together an all-star cast of contributors to question established wisdom about the history of the world and its civilisations.

Who said that Hitler did not die in the bunker in April 1945? Josef Stalin told President Harry Truman that Hitler did not. Marshall Zhukov said "We have found no corpse that could be Hitler's." This book not only tells of the escape of Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun and others of the Third Reich; it includes photographs, files from the FBI, CIA and OSS that show the US knew they escaped, interviews and much more. You will also read the reason that no government went after Hitler even though they knew where he was. This book will change the history you were taught in 5th grade.

WARNING THIS BOOK IS CONSIDERED HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO YOUR MENTAL STATE . . . Exposes A World of Treachery . . . Answers the Questions: WHO ARE THE MASTERMINDS BEHIND WORLD DOMINATION? . . . WHO ACTUALLY MANAGES THE FLOW OF PAPER MONEY AND CONTROLS COMMERCE AND THE BANKING SYSTEM? . . . WHO -- IF ANYONE -- PROFITS FROM WAR? . . . For the first time names are given, and organizations exposed.

Some have called this the most DANGEROUS book ever written, but why?

WARNING THIS BOOK IS CONSIDERED HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO YOUR MENTAL STATE . . . Exposes A World of Treachery . . . Answers the Questions: WHO ARE THE MASTERMINDS BEHIND WORLD DOMINATION? . . . WHO ACTUALLY MANAGES THE FLOW OF PAPER MONEY AND CONTROLS COMMERCE AND THE BANKING SYSTEM? . . . WHO -- IF ANYONE -- PROFITS FROM WAR? . . . For the first time names are given, and organizations exposed.

SINCE 1943 THE COMPLETE REALITIES OF THE SHAVER AND OTHER INNER EARTH MYSTERIES HAVE BEEN WITHHELD. . . NOW HERE IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AT LAST -- AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH IN THIS REPRINT OF A RARE COLLECTION . . .

What is the Shaver Mystery?. . . Here Is A Mystery That Stretches From The Madhouse To The White House; From the Moronic To THe World's Greatest Minds; From the Superstition To Scientific Knowledge; From The Forgotten Past To The Present Instant .

. .Here is the very FIRST VOLUME in a continuing series originally released by publisher Ray Palmer in the 1960s. Serious collectors have paid as much as $100 per volume, or $900 for the entire set. We will be reissuing the entire series at a far lesser cost for serious students of the Shaver, Inner Earth, and Hollow Earth Mysteries . . .In Volume One, you will read about the beginning of the Shaver Mystery and how it attracted thousands of fans who first read about it in the science fiction magazine AMAZING STORIES (circa 1943) even though Richard Shaver and editor Ray Palmer said the things claimed in this work were for REAL . . .Shavers hears the tormented voices coming from below. .

. Readers question his sanity when he describes entering the caves of the ancients. . .Shaver describes in detail the plunder of our planet by extraterrestrials in ancient times; and the lost continents of Lemuria and Atlantis. . .Shaver "proves" his case by revealing an ancient alphabet he calls "Mantong." . . . Captured by the Dero from ancient races, the stem and mech machines cause utter chaos on surface dwellers, wars, murder and horrific accidents are also created by the evil underground dwellers.

Here is a TRUE story of international intrigue, romances, corruption, graft, and political assassinations, the like of which has never been written before. It is the story of how different groups or atheistic- materialistic men have played in an international chess tournament to decide which group would win ultimate control of the wealth, natural resources, and man- power of the entire world. It is explained how the game has reached the final stage. The International Communists, and the International Capitalists, (both of whom have totalitarian ambitions) have temporarily joined hands to defeat Christian-democracy. The solution is to end the game the International Conspirators have been playing right now before one or another totalitarian-minded group imposes their ideas on the rest of mankind. The story is sensational and shocking, but it is educational because it is the TRUTH. The author offers practical solutions to problems so many people consider insoluble.

An enthralling exploration of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities. World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, and Peter Nevraumont, an award-winning book producer, have teamed up to create this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a cupid; the holy foreskin is venerated; arctic explorers search for an entrance into a hollow Earth; a woman is elected Pope; and people can survive on only air and sunshine. Told chronologically, HOAX begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world from 365 AD and winds its way through controversial tales such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Shroud of Turin, past proven fakes such as the Thomas Jefferson's ancient wine and the Davenport Tablets built by a lost race, and explores bald-faced lies in the art world, journalism, and archeology.

In the wake of World War II and amidst a flurry of reported UFOs, the National Security Act was invoked in 1947 setting forth a policy of secrecy which has immersed the U.S. government ever since in a labyrinth of security and intrigue. No facility has remained as cloaked in this mystery as Brookhaven National Laboratory, the premier nuclear research facility in the world. Located on Long Island near the old Nazi compound at Yaphank, Brookhaven was selected for clandestine research known as the Phoenix Project which merged the investigation from the UFO crash at Roswell with that of the Philadelphia Experiment of 1943 in order to probe the unified field theory and secure practical applications of time travel. This is the real life story of Wade Gordon who as a young boy was tutored by the head of the Phoenix Project and introduced to a mysterious group known as 'Majestic-12', an above Top Secret faction of the government said to stand on the threshold of humanity's evolution.

"WHO CONTROLS THE PAST, CONTROLS THE FUTURE - WHO CONTROLS THE PRESENT CONTROLS THE PAST " George Orwell Former military intelligence operative Commander X (whom for security reasons does not reveal his true identity) offers some chilling advice. . . "Don't believe everything your told. Question all media. Remain skeptical of your leaders. Do not take unneeded risk on behalf of your 'superiors.' Be cautious and remain vigilant . . . There are forces all around us who would like to do us in . . . They are invisible. . . They are silent . . . They are cunning and they have regard for you or your wellbeing despite what they might tell you . . . We live in a great country -- but there are utterly cruel beings at the center of our destruction who wish us to be slaves to their sinister thoughts and deeds. They want us to be part of their nefarious undertakings -- to take responsibility for that over which we have no control." And ditto from the secret group that call themselves The Committee of 12 To Save The Earth, a "vigilante" organization devoted to combating the evil mandated by the New World Order as well as other groups who utilize physical restraint, mind control and financial manipulation to dominate society. The volume covers the full spectrum of HIGHLY CONFIDENTIALLY, SUPER SECRET, TOTALLY SUPPRESSED information that is available only on a NEED TO KNOW BASIS PART ONE -- Forced Consent -- The Explosive Secrets Of Major Jordon's Diary -- "Mr. Brown" and the Start of the Diary -- The "Bomb Powder" Folders -- We Move To Montana -- The Black Suitcases -- "Don't Make A Big Production..." -- Story of the "Heavy Water" -- PART TWO -- The World Of Illusions -- Fracturing Myths and Illusions -- A Brief Examination of "A Course Of Miracles" -- A World In Crisis: Time To Rethink Reality -- The Beast Unleashed -- How The Unleashed Beast Will Act -- The Reality of Love: Love Conquers All -- PART THREE -- The Secret Brotherhood And The Mind Control Agenda -- The Brotherhood and The Manipulation of Society -- The Main Manipulating Groups -- Freemasonry -- The Round Table -- Royal Institute of International Affairs -- Council On Foreign Relations -- The Bilderberger Group -- The Trilateral Commission -- THE MAIN PROTAGONISTS -- House of Rothschild -- Associated Companies/Families -- The Rockerfeller Empire -- Dr. Henry Kissinger -- ECONOMIC CONTROL -- Steps Toward A Global Bank -- POLITICAL CONTROL -- Behind The First World War/Russian Revolution -- The Second World War. -- Behind The First World War/Russian Revolution -- The Second World War And Beyond --

The Great Silence explores the multifaceted problem named after the great Italian physicist Enrico Fermi and his legendary 1950 lunchtime question "Where is everybody?" In many respects, Fermi's paradox is the richest and the most challenging problem for the entire field of astrobiology and the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) studies. This book shows how Fermi's paradox is intricately connected with many fields of learning, technology, arts, and even everyday life. It aims to establish the strongest possible version of the problem, to dispel many related confusions, obfuscations, and prejudices, as well as to offer a novel point of entry to the many solutions proposed in existing literature. Cirkovic argues that any evolutionary worldview cannot avoid resolving the Great Silence problem in one guise or another.