some

John Bellamy

The true story of Radical Islam
by Jason Burke
Penguin Books

Alarmingly, the most accurate information about Islamic extremism is coming not from governments nor intelligence agencies, but from specialist journalists and scholars... To this list should be added Jason Burke. The most reliable and perceptive guide to the rise of militant Islam yet published... full of new and important information, much of it gathered on the ground. His obvious knowledge of, and affection for, the people of the region gives his grim message a credibility lacking in the ranting of so many other commentators on 'Islamic terror.'
'William Dalrymple' Observer

I thought it about time I knew a little about what the news is full of these days and so bought and plodded my way through this book and was glad that I did. To learn some of the basics and read about how these countries came to be the way they are today, and the hand that the west had in creating what we see today as terrorists, is amazing and frightening at the same time. The west has a great deal to answer for and we cannot be complacent in our arrogance that we are far away, for as the bombs in Madrid and London have shown, we MUST be responsible for what our government is doing and WE MUST respect and value other cultures or they will turn against us.
Created and financed by America, many f the organizations we now see as terrorists were puppets of the CIA for decades until just dumped and deserted to fend for themselves when their use was up... many turned against the very hand that had once fed them, and to be honest, understandable so. The west... and that means you and me ... have blood on our hands reaching back generations and it will take so much more than bully boy tactics like Bush and Blair are throwing around the world before we find a peaceful solution to the modern day terrorist. You do not teach a child at school to be a bully in order to make friends yet what role models do they have in modern day politicians and big business.
It's a sad world heading on a slippery slope to disaster.

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by Eric Schlosser

ISBN 0-141-00687-0



Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. If it looks good tastes good and it's cheap. But the real costs never appear on the menu.

Eric Schlosser's explosive best selling book, turns from funny to terrifying as it tells the story
of the love affair with fast food.

I read this book with an open mouth from cover to cover as I had absolutely no idea that there was so much crap - literally - in the food chain and how bad the various chicken growers, cattle farmers and even potato farmers were being treated by big business and how they manipulate governments in order to allow unfit food stuff to be fed to children and the general population. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration)- like the UK's FSA - ( Food Standards Authority ) it would appear, are about as spineless as any organization dominated by the very companies they are suppose to be checking on. Believe me, read this book and you will think twice before eating meat again.

It's no use closing your eyes and pretending it doesn't effect you, because every time to put meat in your mouth you are eating chemicals, anti biotic and crap....by the ton and some from human waste. He tells how dead cats and dogs are collected from vets and converted into food for the cows, and if you think he is exaggerating
THINK AGAIN

A very interesting book and one that MOST CERTAINLY is enlightening.
Please don't turn a blind eye as to what you are putting in your mouth




NOT ON
THE LABEL
by Felicity Lawrence



Penguin Books
What really goes into the food on our plate ?

We no longer trust what we eat. We lurch instead from food scare to food scare while farming is in crisis around the world. A handful of retailers and food manufacturers exert unprecedented control over what we eat and where we buy it. We have come to depend on processed food that is routinely adulterated.

In a series of undercover investigations, tracking some of the most popular food stuff we eat at home, Felicity Lawrence travels from farms and factories to pack houses and lorry depots across the world. She discovers why beef waste ends up in chicken - why a third of apples are thrown away and why bread is full of water and air. She meets the hidden armies of migrant workers exploited throughout Britain on whom our supermarkets depend. And she shows how obesity, blighted town centres, motorways clogged with juggernauts, environmentally ravaged fields in Europe and starving small holders in Africa, are all intricately related aspects of our new globalized, industrialized system of twenty-first-century food production.

Like FAST FOOD NATION, this book will horrify and educate as to what has been going on and why companies like Wall Mart and Tesco's have so much to answer for. It's very easy and convenient for us to shop for global produce in just one air conditioned super-store with parking while the farmers, manufacturers, field workers and just about everyone else involved is SCREWED TO THE WALL AND ABUSED by the very system that aims to bring you and I cheap food.
When you read how much of what we eat is produced.
When you understand how big business works to dominate.
When we as people say 'enough is enough' and are prepared to pay a little more for our food and allow farmers - producers etc. to make a decent living without almost 90% of the profit going to the likes of Tesco and NOT the farmers, then maybe... just maybe... the mess that is our food industry will start to pay attention and maybe, we as consumers,
will value paying a decent price for our food and
not keep expecting to by the cheapest around.
We spend a fortune on designer labels, mobile phones and digital TV and yet feed ourselves and our children with cheap crap... and you know the adage...'You are what you eat.'

Well - aren't you fed up with eating crap... literally...

The government is toothless to do anything.
Read this book and tell your friends.
Change the way you shop and help save this planet.
 

THE ONLY PLANET OF CHOICE
Essential briefings from Deep Space
Transceiver - Phyllis V. Schlemmer

GATEWAY BOOKS - BATH
ISBN- 1-85860-023-5


This book represents over 20 years of work by a distinguished international research group whose members have been communicating through psychic transceiver Phyllis Schlemmer, with an enlightened circle of universal beings known as the Council of Nine.
It's underlying theme is free will and the power of the inhabitants of Planet earth to create a better, more harmonious world. Amongst the many themes covered in detail are the existance of ET civilisations and their interactions with Earth, the nature of the source of the universe, the ancient history of humanity, Jesus the Nazarene, environmental issues and humankind's as yet-unrealised potential for self-awareness. But above all, for those who are prepared to listen and heed its message, it offers a positive outcome for the future.

I personally read this book from cover to cover
and didn't want to put it down for a second.


INSIDE THE MIND OF
GENE RODENBERRY
the creator of
STAR TREK
Yvonne Fern
Harper Collins
ISBN 0 00 638429 3

Gene Rodenberry was a powerful and brilliant man who created Star Trek, which has changed the way many see 'sci fi' and many of the spiritual issues as play today. His enlightened visions of the future, as shown through his TV programmes, have now proven to be true and this enlightening little book is a personal journey behind the man and within his soul to expose who he was and about his spiritual journey.

Star Trek lovers will devour this book



Alice in Wonderland
and the
World Trade Centre Disaster
Why the official story of 911 is a monumental lie


by David Icke
Bridge of Love Publications USA
ISBN 0-9538810-2-4
£16

Since that horrendous day of September 11, 2001, the people of the world have been told a big lie. The official story of what happened on 9/11 is a fantasy of untruth, manipulation, contradiction and anomaly.
David Icke has spent well over a decade uncovering the force that was really behind those attacks and has traveled to 40 countries in pursuit of the truth.

Many consider David Icke to be nuts without ever reading his books, and then throw the baby out with the bath water because there may be a few things they cannot register with, while the majority of what he writes is brilliant. Much misunderstood because of his turquoise jumpsuit time on the Wogan Show on TV - where he admits he made a mistake - many seem unable to move beyond this and appreciate his bravery in bringing us material that many are scared to approach.
Yes - some of what he says seems fantasy and the writings of a madman... but then ... who says all that you can see, hear, touch, smell and feel.... is all there is ? Maybe he really is connecting with another dimension and maybe he is right and we - sadly - are missing the point.
I first read his book 'The Biggest Secret' a number of years ago now and was somewhat confused as well as gob smacked. His research was phenomenal, and the longer I lived with his stuff - the longer I took note of things around me in every day life - the more I had time to register, appreciate and evaluate what I had read, and the more it - actually - all made sense.
Conspiracy Theory or not - we only have to look at what has happened since 911 to know that we have been blatantly lied to by our government and just about everyone in powerful positions who, for some conspiratorial reason, have seen fit to withhold the truth from us... so is this a conspiracy theory ? Maybe.

Alice in Wonderland is 'David the researcher' at his best, bringing you documented media coverage of the attacks and how these help to piece together the truths that have been withheld and the lies we have been fed.

If you ever had a thought that what we have been told was a monumental lie, then this book is definitely for you. Well documented, well put together and easy to read and follow.

Love him or hate him, David Icke is probably
one of the most famous writers of our day.
 

edited by Jacob Weisberg
FIRESIDE BOOKS - ISBN 0-7432 2222-9



'They misunderestimated me.'

Or did they ?

Judge for yourself. This little book contains over 100 memorable misstatements by America's syntactically challenged president, collected, annotated, and introduced by 'State' magazine's Jacob Weisberg.

'I know the human being and fish
can coexist peacefully.'
'It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.'
'The French don't have a word for entrepreneur.'

Can you just imagine. This is the man with his finger on the button that can blow the entire planet up and he can't even string a sensible sentence together unless it has been scripted for him. Not the brightest one in the family tree, in fact, didn't we evolve from monkies in the trees... so ... maybe he is what is called the 'runt' of the litter...
If this was anyone else, we would laugh, as we do anyway, but the serious implications that this man poses for the planet are frightening, and when you think that there is an election looming in the USA, it is daunting stuff. If he gets in again, then there really is no hope for the planet - let alone the English / American language.
An easy 'toilet seat' book designed to be read with tongue in cheek - so to speak - and a laugh at the ready...
It's hilarious stuff.

TOMORROW'S
GOD
our greatest spiritual challenge
by
Neale Donald Walsch
A Mobius Book ISBN 0 340 830239

The best selling author of 'Conversations With God'
returns with an urgent challenge to the whole of humankind.

The way the human race acts now, will shape, or break, all our futures. Neal's dialogue with God continues with a look forward to the New Spirituality that we all need to embrace right now - and how exactly we can apply this new way of thought to our lives.

New and challenging, Neal's message is that, far from being immune from self-destruction as humankind persists in believing, our behavior threatens life as we know it. We must embrace a totally new spirituality and change our way of thinking from mass media to fashion, health and diet, to parenting and social mores. This book addresses age old taboos, the mysteries of life and ingrained ways of behaving, and provides us with the tools we need to redirect ourselves onto a new and infinitely better path.
Powerful, inspiring and sometimes controversial, this book will help us to think again about all that we believe in, and change our world for the better through changing our beliefs.

I was completely blown away by the first book from Neale,- Conversations With God Book 1, and I have always felt that he was - kinda - milking it a bit with some of the others. This book is no exception.
I got bogged down for a while as it just repeated all the same stuff he has said before and it seemed a bit of a con, but the second part of the book picked up and enlightened further. I do like the way in which God speaks with Neale although actually I do get fed up with the Neale and wish God would speak with us directly, as S/He has done, through Neale, in some of his other works.

If you have never read any of his other works, then you will REALLY appreciate this book, and if you have, then be prepared to re-read some of what you have already heard before.

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'Conversation With God'

by Neale Donald Walsch
Books 1-2 & 3
and all other related writings by the same author
If there is one book I suggest to more people to read than
any other book, it's book one of this trilogy.
Just imagine if you could have a personal
conversation with God all about your relationships, your finances,
your job and all sorts of personal things that - quite honestly - effect every one of us.
This is what Neale Donald Walsch did, and it's a life changing read.
This book is simple in its manner but deep in its meaning, and above all else, will turn your head around concerning what is God. Personally, I fell back in love with God and compared to the Christian manner in which we are brought up to 'fear God' - here, we learn that God loves us all unconditionally and does not judge us... ever ... and will never send us to hell... ever... and the beauty and love that shines forth from the printed word will reduce you to tears in its beauty.
* * * * *

'Genesis of the Grail Kings'
by Sir Laurence Gardner's
and all his other related works.
I have always questioned a great deal of the Biblical stories and their originality and here, Lawrence Gardener blows the lid off of many things we have blindly believed, and with cultural, historical and scientific facts, he shows us another side to the Christian stories and how they have been manipulated to say what the church wanted them to say - more than they do the truth.
* * * * *

'The Biggest Secret'
'Robots Rebellion'

'Alice in Wonderland'
by David Icke
I know a lot of people think David Icke is nuts even though they have not read his books, which makes me wonder - who is the nutty one ? Certainly, some of his ideas seem a little far fetched and sci-fi - but the longer you live with his concepts, and the longer they have to sink into your psyche, the more you realize that - maybe - just maybe - he isn't so nuts after all. It all - actually - makes a great deal of sense. I like his writing manner and his humour and question anyone to prove him wrong.
* * * * *
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'Al Qaeda'
The true story of radical Islam
by Jason Burke
I thought it about time I understood more of what the west was fighting against in its war on terrorism, as it seems few actually know what Al Qaeda is, or what it stands for. Living in ignorance while so many are tortured, blown to pieces or even held in American prisons in Cuba etc, FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES with NO judge and jury ever sending them there and with no evidence to convict them of anything, SOMETHING has to have frightened the USA to its very foundation for them to pick on a tribal and very poorly funded, educate, and equipped people in order to throw its mighty weight into a war it seems it cannot possibly win. American politicians in the Bush camp may be becoming financially rich beyond our wildest dreams in their quest to spend American $ on ammunition to destroy those that it fears, yet how many actually know the truth behind what the Al Qaeda stands for. This book is a MUST READ for anyone who wants to understand and appreciate both sides of the fight and why a poor nation is willing to go to war against one of the richest and best militarily equipped in the world.
* * * *

'The Taliban'
by Ahmed Rashid
I thought that as we enter a period in our history where the Taliban and the Arab nations are playing a much bigger role on the world stage, that I ought to know a little about their culture and political background. This book was an eye opener and made me realize how arrogant we in the west are when it comes to
how we view the Arab nations. It makes me ashamed to be English.
* * *

'What Is Islam'
by Chris Horrie & Peter Chippendale
A vital book for anyone to read as Islam grows and shows us in the west that
what we thought we knew, and what we thought of as a violent and repressive religion, most certainly is not. Christianity is not the fastest growing religion,
but is speedily declining in followers while Islam is growing at a huge speed.
Isn't it time you found out a little about this belief structure and stop believing
all the evil and vile acts that are blamed on Islam. After all, Christianity in
history has proven to be a LOT more bloodthirsty than Islam and in many cases
Islam has proven itself to be more tolerant, more forgiving and more sympathetic
to other belief structures than ever the Church of Rome has been.
* * *
 

'A Return To Love'
by Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williams writes about 'A Course In Miracles' through her own personal
experience of how this enigmatic book changed her life. It will change yours as well.
* * * * *.
'A Course In Miracles'
(I got stuck 1/3 the way through)
If you have a lot of spare time and patience, this book is a master piece that many books since the late 1960's have based their information on.
* * *

'Power of Kabbalah'
by Rabbi Yehuda Berg
Given to me by a friend, I found this book fascinating, in that it explains so much about the other religions without meaning to. Considering all the 4 main religions take the same source material for their religious writings, it is not surprising that they all have things in common. Here, the Kabala is explained in easy to follow terms for those, like me, who always thought it was just a Jewish thing. How wrong could I be.
* * * *


'The Celestine Prophecy'
by James Redfield
Like 'Conversations With God' this book became a run away best seller when it came out and is now celebrating it's 10th anniversary in print (2004) An easy to follow story about a mans search for 9 insights which change his life, and I hugely recommend this book. Apparently it is currently being made into a movie, which should make for quite a good film.
* * * *

by Michael Moore.
BRILLIANT. This expose of the USA and the way the Bush
government has manipulated and lied to gain power to
make billions of $ for their own ends, beggars belief.
A MUST READ

by Eckhart Tolle
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Numerous books by
Zecharia Sitchin
The '12th Planet' is his most famous but all are excellent. the new releases are easier to read as all the reference material seems to have been placed at the back instead of all through his books, which use to slow the reader down. If you want explanations of where humankind has come from, why so many of our global myths are so similar and where the original Bible documents were plagiarized from, read his material.
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'Bringers of the Dawn'
by Barbara Marciniak
One Christmas, someone gave me this book, and on Boxing Day, 3 of us sat around the log fire, with the rain beating against the window, and between cold turkey, mince pies and cups of tea, we read a chapter each, aloud, and then discussed what we had just read, and it was the most wonderful day.
I had never heard the expression 'Light Worker' before, and although I hear mixed things about Barbara Marciniak these days, her book was another eye opener and life changer.
* * * *

'Gods of the Dawn'
by Peter Lemesurier
* * *

'The Gnostic Novels'
by Elaine Paganels
BRILLIANT if a little studious to read. If you have ever wondered about what was edited out of the Bible, then you must read this book. The Bible, it seems, is FAR from gospel and is massively edited and manipulated to say what the Roman Church wanted and needed it to say, to gain control over the growing masses some 1,800 years ago. Here, many of the edited documents which were found in 1947, are explained, and how the hidden documents and gospels cast a slightly ( in fact - HUGELY ) different light on what has remained in the Bible and how you will view them from now on.
* * * * *

'The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls'
by Chris Morton and Ceri Louise Thomas
Fascinating - and fast becoming widely spoken about as more crystal skulls
are found and so the mystery deepened. Where are they from, How were
they made and who made them, and why. There are thousands of modern
'fakes' but only 13 ancient skulls that baffle scientists around the world
and baffle anyone who feels the presence they hold.
* * * * *

'The Mayan Prophecies'
by Adrian Gilbert
Fascinating insights into these enigmatic and much misunderstood people. Destroyed, primarily, by Spain and the church, their culture and lifestyle was years ahead of anyone else around at the time and their technology was as advanced as anything we have seen thousands of years later.
* * * *

'The Star Mirror'
by Mark Vidler
Very interesting read.
* * *

'The Power of Plato'
by Stephen Hill
* * * *

'Celtic Feng Shui'
by Christine McAnaney
Brilliant
* * * * *

'Is Marijuana The Right Medicine For You ?'
by Bill Zimmerman
* * *
Much of what is generally thought of as fact - is pure bullshit, and the way the governments and media portray marijuana and the dangers involved are just SO over the top, and when you consider how many die from drink and cigarettes every year and how NO-ONE dies from smoking pot, and there are HUGE benefits to health from ingesting / smoking this enigmatic plant, it's about time TRUTHFUL EDUCATION was given to our children and to the masses so we can make an educated decision for ourselves and not be told by the Nanny State and the church, who also have vested interests in keeping all drugs illegal, what we should or should not be doing. If they can feed cows with human excrement and then we eat the beef and drink the milk, isn't this hypocrisy just a little obvious. It's about money - nothing else - money - oh and control of the human psyche.

'The Way of the Essenes
Christ's Hidden Life Remembered.'
by Anne & Daniel Meurois-Givaudan
Channeled material that - somehow - didn't quite ring true.
* *

'The Perfect Heresy'
The Life and Death of the Cathars
by Stephen O'Shea
Harrowing truths about how the Roman Church hounded, persecuted and mass murdered a whole race of people with torturous deaths because they wouldn't convert to the Church of Rome, and who followed their own true Jewish religion as preached by Jesus;- and before you say it - Jesus was not a Christian, Jesus taught true Judaism. It has also been mooted around that the Cathars, like the Knights Templar's, actually spat on Jesus as they did not believe he was the Savior, but that he stole the congregation and insights from John the Baptist. Well worth a read.
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'The Mystery of Atlantis'
by Charles Berlitz
It is obvious from all the material and evidence available, that Atlantis did exist and was in the Atlantic Ocean. There is simply too much evidence to dispute it. This easy to read book enlightens.
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'The Atlantis Enigma'
by Herbie Brennan
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