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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Saucers of the Illuminati by Jim Keith

Hoodwinked: Watching Movies With Eyes Wide Open by Uri Dowbenko

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The Ultimate Evil - Maury Terry
The Sirius Mystery - Robert K.G. Temple
The Cult of the All-Seeing Eye - Robert Keith Spenser

And some that have been mentioned already

Unohly Alliance - Peter Levenda

The Illuminatus trilogy, Cosmic Trigger I & (especially) II (haven't gotten to III yet), & Masks of the Illuminati - Robert Anton Wilson

Theodore Roszak - The Voice of the Earth

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The Monkey Wrench Gang by Abbey. Just read it. Neat book!

The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right

http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/07006144 ... 99-4267048

In the violent world of radical extremists, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." In this provocative study, George Michael reveals how that precept plays out in the unexpected bonding between militant Islam and the extreme right in America and Europe. At first glance, these two groups would seem to share little if any common ground. Why would various neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers, white separatists, and antigovernment radicals find themselves attracted to movements, such as Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Egyptian Islamic Jihad? After all, the extreme right's racist and radical Christian segments tend to deride and exclude all nonwhites and non-Christians, while Islamic fundamentalists angrily denounce all non-Muslims, especially Americans, as infidels. Nevertheless, as Michael shows, they have developed strikingly similar critiques on such issues as American foreign policy, the media, modernity, and the New World Order. The first book to focus on the growing linkage between these two movements, "The Enemy of My Enemy" analyzes the histories and ideologies guiding these disparate groups, clarifies the nature of their mutual appeal, and shows how the Internet and globalization have made increased interaction possible. Michael notes that one particularly dominant thread running throughout both camps is a fervent anti-Semitism, accompanied by strong pro-Palestinian views, anger over Israel's influence on American policymakers, and opposition to the Iraq War and the U.S. presence in the Middle East. Michael also speculates on how the so-called War on Terror might unfold if this unexpected and alarming convergence grows stronger. While the thought of Americans assisting or fighting alongside Islamic militants - in America - sounds utterly far-fetched, Michael points out that some members of the extreme right have publicly expressed admiration for Al Qaeda's audacious attacks on 9/11. Daring to consider the unthinkable, Michael provides an insightful and sane look at the possibilities for collaboration between these groups and raises a quiet but clear alarm for anyone concerned about America's future.

Jeff or Mods, can we move this thread to the BOOK FORUM PLEASE? Thanks.

Good idea. Will do.

Danke Jeff!!

The Curve of Binding Energy, John McPhee (early '70s)

A profile of nuclear weapons designer Theodore Taylor that concentrates on his concern over the possibility of nuclear terrorism. Oddly, the two concrete examples that Taylor discusses are the World Trade Center and the pentagon.

Wilderness of Mirrors, David C. Martin (circa 1980)

Counterintelligence and paranoia inside the CIA during the peak years of the cold war, starring James Angleton and William Harvey. An ideal introduction to the concept of disinformation.

I'm sure I'll think of more later. Anyway, I chose these partly because they're unusually good reads -- clear, fast, interesting.

Staring at my bookshelf and procrastinating ...

Two really influential books for me are Powers of Horror by Julia Kristeva and The Body in Pain by Elaine Scarry.

Kristeva is a psychoanalyst and Powers of Horror is one of the greatest books on semiotics I've ever read. Rather then being about the relationship between words and objects, this book is about the relationship between words and the abject - the void, the space beyond meaning pointed to by atrocities and sadism.

Scarry is a literary theorist and her book is about how torture is used to 'unmake' a persons world and then 'remake' it in the mold of the torturer. Her background in literary theory is suprisingly useful here - she's looking at the body as a kind of text on which the torturer writes a 'fiction of power'.

Both of the books are about the inadequacy of language in the face of pain and how words are overwhelmed by trauma. It's incredibly brave writing. Once of the beneficiaries of this is Judith Herman, who wrote the amazing book Trauma And Recovery in 1992, which is a bible for anyone who has worked with survivors of extreme abuse.

And I never miss a chance to pimip Sara Scott's book "The Politics and Experience of Ritual Abuse", which is possibly the greatest thing ever of all time. Ever.

Several RAW books, especially the ones with exercises in them.

Death of a River Guide by Richard Fanagan.

Liber Null and Psychonaut by P J Carroll

Anything by Terry pratchet and esp by Robert Rankin.

I Ching: The Book of Changes and the Undying Truth by Hua Ching Ni

Godel, Escher bach; an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstader

Focaults pendulum by Umberto eco

(SO far) Chaos in Wonderland by Clifford Pickover

(For BZ)

the Invisible Landscape by terrence and dennis Mckenna

Unholy Fire by whitley the dill (it is v interesting especially if you think he may have been part of the rogram.)

Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock

Imagica by Clive Barker

The Black Room by Colin Wilson (read it and think about MKUl;tra and friends)

The Death of Frank Sinatra and Letters at 3 am by Micheal ventura

For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke

I no particular order:

The Rites of Man - Rosalind Miles

The Atman Project - Ken Wilber

The Secret of the Golden Flower - Richard Wilhelm

The Lotus and the Robot - Arthur Koestler

Strange Fruit - Clark Heinrich

Zen and the Brain - James H Austin MD

The Sacred and the Profane - Mircea Eliade

The Shamans Body - Arnold Mindel

And anything you can get your hands on by Stanislav Grof

Heres just couple that are available as pdf`s ..
DMT- The Spirit Molecule by R. Strassman
and
John C. Lilly - The Scientist - A Metaphysical Autobiography

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