- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Jun 22 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1580630774
- ISBN-13: 978-1580630771
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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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.
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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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Basically another conspiracy book.,
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This review is from: Conspiracy Lies & Hidden Agendas: Our Deepest Secret Fears, From The Antichrist (Paperback)
Most books of this genre are usually a miserable attempt to sway the reader into believing whatever drivel the writer has to offer. Most books fail, this book is different, no lengthy stories.This book is not a novel; it is an alphabetical listing of different stories and people and secret fears. From the Trenchcoat Mafia to Bill Gates you'll read some the most bizarre tales you've ever read before. While most of the stories are harmless, such stretch the realm of possibility and other are completely out in left field. Overall the book is an easy and quick read and quite enjoyable. My major disappointment was the author only scratched the surface on every topic, I think that if the book was written as a quick reference it did an excellent job. If this book was for anything deeper, you might want to find another resource.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the money,
By A Customer
This review is from: Conspiracy Lies & Hidden Agendas: Our Deepest Secret Fears, From The Antichrist (Paperback)
This book looked very intresting by the description on the back. The readers are promised answers to many paranormal and conspiracy related questions, but what we get is a long-winded introduction that more or less ridicules those people who chose to believe some of the topics listed. Nothing is ever answered, topics are just listed matter of fact with no real depth to any one subject. The author calls these topics, "varying degrees of human greed, fear, and stupidity." (Pg. 27) The author never takes a diffinitive stand on anything. There is a big market for paranormal books out there and it seems as though the author wanted to strike while the iron was hot, but not knowing what he believes in just chose to list things out instead of stick to anyone topic. Any real paranormal buff would not find this worth the time or money.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the money,
By Beth (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Conspiracy Lies & Hidden Agendas: Our Deepest Secret Fears, From The Antichrist (Paperback)
This book looked very intresting by the description on the back. The readers are promised answers to many paranormal and conspiracy related questions, but what we get is a long-winded introduction that more or less ridicules those people who chose to believe some of the topics listed. Nothing is ever answered, topics are just listed matter of fact with no real depth to any one subject. The author calls these topics, "varying degrees of human greed, fear, and stupidity." (Pg. 27) The author never takes a diffinitive stand on anything. There is a big market for paranormal books out there and it seems as though the author wanted to strike while the iron was hot, but not knowing what he believes in just chose to list things out instead of stick to anyone topic. Any real paranormal buff would not find this worth the time or money.
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