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Summary: Good, but mediocre photo section...
Review: Alien Agenda is an inexpensive yet well-written and well-researched comprehensive introduction to UFOs and alien lore. I have heard Marrs on several radio shows and he's articulate and intelligent. I like this book because it has an extensive index and lots of references, and it appears to be thoroughly researched and well designed graphically.Finally, it's a great late-night page turner. My only complaint is that the photographic evidence in this book could have been better. I wish Marrs had been able to find better UFO photos, and more of them. He would have been wise to include some still shots from recent sightings in Mexico City. Perhaps in a revised edition? If you like this one, check out Rule by Secrecy - again, well researched and well produced, with lots of references.
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Summary: A stimulating 'Introduction to Alien Studies.'
Review: Jim Marrs, to anyone who reads him with care, is clearly a sane, balanced, intelligent and fair-minded writer who writes very well indeed. In 'Alien Agenda' he has given us a comprehensive and well- documented survey which would make a suitable 'Introduction to Alien Studies' for the compulsory course all freshmen ought to be required to take if the universities had more courage. The book draws on a wide range of testimony, much of it from scholars of repute and from fairly distinguished representatives of the military and scientific elite who have chosen to speak out. Yet despite this great wealth of valuable and authentic high-level testimony from those who feel that we have a right to know what is going on in our own world, society remains filled with nay-sayers who flatteringly describe themselves as "skeptics," and who go about thumping their chests while proudly proclaiming "I do not believe in aliens!" It is because of this widespread negative mindset that Marrs' book, like most others of its kind, must politely deal with all the wild clutchings at alternative explanations - e.g., UFOs as light reflected from the butts of passing ducks, etc., - which pass for serious thought in the skeptical fraternity. But what is a "skeptic" other than a person whose mind is closed to any new knowledge which strays too far from the orthodox Newtonian-Darwinian paradigm? It is the skeptics themselves, simple souls, who are the True Believers, believers in the reductionist ideology which those in power see fit to promote at this time. Collectively they become horrifying proof of the efficiency of an educational system and a media that exist, not to create thinking and responsible citizens, but to enforce a sort of herd mentality. What the "skeptics" fail to realize is that when everyone thinks the same, no-one is thinking. When not having to deal with the unending stream of nonsense spouted by "skeptics" - Marrs book becomes very interesting indeed. It will appeal strongly to open-minded readers who may not yet have read widely in Alien Studies and who are still trying to puzzle out the truth. It certainly provided me with a lot of the missing pieces. 'Alien Agenda' is a well-printed and illustrated paperback of 434 pages which includes, besides an Introduction, Appendix, detailed list of Sources and an excellent Index, twelve chapters which cover such things as: The Greatest UFO?; Ancient Astronauts; Military Observers; UFOs Underground; Face-to-Face; Death from the Sky; Going in Circles; A Metaphysical Exam, etc. For me, one of the most fascinating chapters was Chapter 1 - 'The Greatest UFO? This surveys the evidence, some of it brought back by our own moon missions, for the moon as being an artificial satellite and space base, hollowed-out and given a hardened titanium and rustless iron shell, towed into the solar system perhaps 12,000 years ago by galactic engineers who placed it in a highly unnatural orbit around the earth, home of unusual lights, gaseous and water-vapor emissions, strange artificial structures both below and above the surface with some of those on the surface towering many miles high, scene of constant activities which look suspiciously like mining, surface repair work, bridge-building, etc., much of which is being observed and reported on by our astronomers - or, in short, evidence for the moon as being a currently inhabited alien space base. Also fascinating was the Native American account in Chapter 2 of a crashed saucer, and of the alien survivor they wisely rescued and nursed back to health before the military had a chance to get hold of him. What the alien told them of earth's history, and of the rivalry between various alien groups for the control of earth, serves in a striking way to confirm much of what Zechariah Sitchin has pieced together from Ancient Sumerian and Babylonian texts, and adds considerably to our understanding of more recent developments. In short, Marrs' book is a stimulating and valuable read for concerned and open-minded readers who would like to penetrate the veil of "official lies, disinformation, and deceit" which surrounds this subject. Skeptics, of course, should avoid it. Even if they were accosted by an alien in the street, whisked off on a trip to the moon, returned to earth and had their noses punched for good measure, so resistant are they to new knowledge they would no doubt conclude that it must all have been the doing of some joker in fancy dress.
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Summary: Another Great Read from Jim Marrs
Review: If you enjoy your little, narrow, hum-drum views on everyday reality which the mass media spoon feeds the masses, then do not even consider this book. I have read several conspiracy-type books by different authors, and "Alien Agenda" touches on just about every view out there. "Alien Agenda" is an easy read, with an open mind, of course. You may read a chapter, then put the book down for a few minutes to contemplate what your mind has been programmed not to believe.
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Summary: How not to judge a book by its' cover
Review: When I first came across this book in my local library... I am delighted to say that I was greatly mistaken. Jim Marrs has a way of writing that is easy on the eye, and he presents his arguments with clarity, passion, and integrity. I have learnt a great deal from this goodly tome, and although I had come across some of the material in other works, I found that he presented it here in a somewhat refreshing way, with the odd dash of eccentricity thrown in for good measure. I suspect that some of his lines are written a little tongue-in-cheek, but I don't consider that a bad thing if it encourages the reader to think more deeply about what it is that he's trying to say. For me, it worked. I was happy to reference him in my own book, and am equally happy to promote him here. Nice one, Jim. Look forward to reading the next one.
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Summary: Only get it if you belive.
Review: Reading other reviews for this and similar books, I have noticed one thing: if people don't belive they don't like the book, if they do belive they do like the book. If you don't belive, you never will until an alien walks up to you, says "Hey, I'm real" and slaps you around a bit, so don't get this book, it's a waste of your money. If you do belive, get it. In my opinion, it's just about the only UFO book you'll ever need.
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Summary: I want to love Chewbacca
Review: My pen name is Lord Mortimer of the Andromada Strain. The buzzing inside my head won't stop until I begin the final harvest. I purchased this book after deciphering the clues in Furland's book. It was on sale for ten cents at a neighborhood flea market. I later put a glass shard in my eyeball. The buzzing only got louder. I think I have bees flying around in my head. The stingning! The moisture! Candied mushrooms for sale here.
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Summary: Marrs Agenda
Review: This book is a waste of the paper it is printed on. Although Mr. Marrs brings to light a number of inconsistancies in the official reports versus what really happened(according to the participants), Mr. Marrs agenda is to expound on his conspiracy theories about how the Government and the rich are controlling the world. He believes that there are plans to save the top 2% of the country and the world at the time of Armaegeddon and let the remainder of the world die. For a book as well written as this, it is disappointing that the conclusions support the author's bias' instead of suggesting how to further determine the veracity of the reports cited.
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Summary: The Truth About Aliens Revealed
Review: This is the greatest book I have read about this subject. Jim Marrs goes to a great extent to research and report to you the truth about intelligent life in the universe. He shows controversial evidence towards other life forms in the universe and writes it in a matter that even my 13 year old son could understand. This is a book that must be on your reading agenda.
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Summary: Rehash
Review: This book is a rehash of UFO folklore. The title of the book is misleading because it does not focus on the "Agenda". I'm sorry I purchased it.
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Summary: What a fantastic read!
Review: Jim Marrs is fastly becoming a legend in the UFO and related paranormal studies fields. He ranks up with the best such as Timothy Good and Stanton Friedman. This book is a wonderful piece of investigative reporting combined with a plethora of data on UFO sightings, government involvment and historical facts. A must read for the novice and if you seriously study UFO's and haven't read this book yet...I suggest you'd better start ordering it now! In a time of disinformation and obivious "crackpots," it's refreshing and rewarding for a writer the caliber of Jim Marrs to tackle the subject of UFO's.
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