GSXR Compilation 103

1. The Tarot: A Contemporary Course of the Quintessence of Hermetic Occultism - mouni sadhu 2007

A complete training in the Magical Philosophy- Divided into easy-to-learn lessons- Secrets of the Astral Plane revealedThis is by no means simply a theoretical treatise accessible only to specialists. Any discerning reader can cope with the initiatory contents of The Tarot, perceiving completely new horizons of thought, activity, psychology, cosmogony and practical magic in this traditional form of Hermetic Occultism.An enormous number of questions that occur to the earnest seeker are answered in new and fascinating ways. The attentive reader is offered the opportunity to understand the true meaning of one's own life and destiny, as well as that of the epoch in which we live.

2. Hypnotism, Mesmerism, & Clairvoyance,Suggestive Therapeutics,And The Sleep Cure 1990 - Masters Of The Science

The perfect course of instruction in
Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Clairvoyance,
Suggestive Therapeutics & the Sleep Cure,
giving best methods of hypnotizing

3. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA 2009 - Book of the Year

The year 2008 was one of momentous change and wild uncertainty. Though many concerns were raised about China’s prospects for mounting the Olympic Games, Beijing triumphed in spectacular form and staged many of the sporting events in uniquely designed venues. Later in the year, the global economic collapse sent the financial markets plunging and investors scrambling and forced consumers to tighten their belts. Worldwide, populations that were already struggling to meet basic needs were further hampered by soaring food prices. Meanwhile, freegans, individuals dedicated to finding alternatives to a
consumerist economy, munched on discarded vegetarian foodstuffs. A
fractious U.S. presidential campaign resulted in the election of Democrat
Barack Obama,
who made history as the first African American to win that office. The
presidential campaign
highlighted the emergence of “citizen journalists,” everyday people who
reported
the news. In Turkey the government grappled with maintaining a political
balance between
secular and Islamic influences. The Anglicans, too, faced discontent as a split in the church
left the communion fragmented. In India, Mumbai was paralyzed for nearly three days
owing to a coordinated terrorist attack. All of these topics are covered in Special Reports.

CONTENTS:

2009 DATES OF 2008
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PEOPLE OF 2008
Nobel Prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
SPECIAL REPORTS
The Financial Crisis of 2008 . . . . 170
By Joel Havemann
The U.S. Election of 2008 . . . . . . 176
By David C. Beckwith
Citizen Journalism:
A News [R]evolution . . . . . . . . . . 180
By Lawrence Albarado
Skyrocketing Food Prices:
A Global Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
By Janet H. Clark
The Freegans—the Ultimate
Recyclers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
By Mary Grigsby
The Precepts of Traditional
Chinese Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
By Nan Lu
A Serious Fracture in the
Anglican Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
By R. Scott Appleby
Turkey’s Secular/Islamic
Conundrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
By Metin Heper
Terror in Mumbai . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
By Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Games of the XXIX Olympiad . . . 194
By Melinda C. Shepherd
EVENTS OF 2008
Anthropology and Archaeology . . 200
Architecture and
Civil Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Art and Art Exhibitions . . . . . . . . 209
Art, Art Exhibitions, Photography
Business Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
THE FUTURE OF FOSSIL FUEL
Computers and
Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . 219
Earth Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Geology and Geochemistry, Geophysics,
Meteorology and Climate
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Primary and Secondary Education,
Higher Education, DISTANCE
LEARNING—EDUCATION BEYOND
BUILDINGS
The Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
International Activities, National
Developments, Environmental Issues,
Wildlife Conservation, SEED BANKS—
PRESERVING CROP DIVERSITY
Fashions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Health and Disease . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Life Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Zoology, Botany, Molecular Biology and
Genetics, Paleontology, HONEYBEES AND
COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish,
Portuguese, Russian, Persian, Arabic,
Chinese, Japanese
Military Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
WMD, Arms Control, and Disarmament;
Conflicts; Military Technology; Armed
Forces and Politics; Military and Society;
DARPA—50 YEARS OF INNOVATION
Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Music, Dance, Theatre, Motion Pictures
Physical Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Chemistry, Physics, THE LARGE HADRON
COLLIDER—THE WORLD’S MOST
POWERFUL PARTICLE ACCELERATOR,
Astronomy, Space Exploration
Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Sports and Games . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Automobile Racing; Baseball; Basketball;
Bobsleigh, Skeleton, and Luge; Boxing;
Cricket; Curling; Cycling; Equestrian
Sports; Football; Golf; Gymnastics; Ice
Hockey; Ice Skating; Sailing (Yachting);
Skiing; Squash; Swimming; Tennis; Track
and Field Sports (Athletics);
THE PARALYMPIC GAMES: A FORUM FOR
DISABLED ATHLETES; Volleyball;
Weightlifting; Wrestling; Sporting Record
THE WORLD IN 2008
World Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
United Nations, European Union,
Multinational and Regional
Organizations, Dependent States,
Antarctica, Arctic Regions
Countries of the World . . . . . . . . 363
COMBATING THE CRISIS IN DARFUR
CONTRIBUTORS . . . . . . . . . . . 493
WORLD DATA . . . . . . . . . 497
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857

4. Homemade Powerplant

The Homemade Powerplant eBook was designed to help home owners and small businesses to drastically reduce the cost of using electricity. This is accomplished by instructing the reader in how to produce part or all of their energy needs from homemade wind turbines and solar panels. Home Made Power Plant is a 115 page eBook. It comes with 2 bonus manuals about BioDiesel fuel and Energy Saving Tricks.

Home Made Energy Plant does an excellent job of describing the background concepts without bogging down the reader with unnecessary electrical or other technical theories. Everything included in the manual seems to exist only to make building the projects a little easier. Very Little fluff.

The writing is clear, simple and understandable. The manual includes lots of diagrams, illustrations and photos that, most of the time at least, do a fine job of clarifying the written instructions.

This eBook was obviously created by someone that has actually succeeded in building and integrating both solar and wind powered electrical generators. Some other books appear to be written by people that have only just copied other original works without test building the concepts.

The price, at a sale price of $47 is reasonable for this specialized information, especially if you consider that the project should pay back your entire investment in just a few weeks.

There are a few other good eBooks like this one that use a similar organization scheme and even some of the exact same photos and illustrations and for about the same price. But, none of them is written as clearly nor include as many of the critical little details that often make the deference between a reasonable challenge and an impossible task.

5. Penis Enlargement Exercises: The natural Penis elargment guide (Note: Just HAD TO up this, sorry)

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6. Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars: 250+ Wonderful Sky Objects to See and Explore (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) - By Bojan Kambic 2009

Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars is a complete guide to practical astronomy, written for beginners, intermediate-level astronomers, and even people who have not yet turned their gaze to the night sky. The required observing equipment to get the full value from this book is no more than a pair of regular 10 x 50 binoculars, but even more can be seen with a small astronomical telescope.

This comprehensive introduction to astronomy and practical observing is far more than a guide to what can be seen in the night sky through binoculars. It introduces the reader to some basic (and some not-so-basic) astronomical concepts, and discusses the stars and their evolution, the planets, nebulae, and distant galaxies. There is a guide to selecting and using binoculars for astronomy, as well, as a ‘getting ready to observe’ section containing invaluable practical hints and tips.

The second part of the book is an extraordinarily complete atlas and guide to the night sky down to 30º N (covering all the USA and Europe). It is illustrated with superb and sometimes beautiful amateur astronomical photographs, detailed maps (down to 5th magnitude), descriptions, and data on all astronomical objects of interest.

7. Solar System Moons: Discovery and Mythology - By Jürgen Blunck 2009

Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet’s satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names...

8. Spies, Lies and the War on Terror - paul todd & patrick fritzgerald 2009

This book traces the transformation of intelligence from a tool for law enforcement to a means of avoiding the law--both national and international. The "War on Terror" has seen intelligence agencies emerge as major political players. "Rendition," untrammelled surveillance, torture and detention without trial are becoming normal. The new culture of victimhood in the US and among partners in the "coalition of the willing" has crushed domestic liberties and formed a global network of extra-legal license. State and corporate interests are increasingly fused in the new business of privatizing fear. The authors argue that the bureaucracy and narrow political goals surrounding intelligence actually have the potential to increase the terrorist threat.

9. A New World Order: Grassroots Movements for Global Change - By Paul Ekins 1992

Hard hitting, yet hopeful, Ekins combines a compendium of our planet's greatest ills with stirring, real-life examples of people breaking out of old moulds to become practical problem solvers.' Frances Moore Lappe

10. Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book - U.S. Executive Office of the President Summer 2009

On behalf of the Director of National Intelligence, I am pleased to make available the updated Summer 2009 Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book. We have expanded and updated the Reference Book to reflect legal developments in 2008 and 2009 and in response to comments received from the Intelligence Community regarding the first edition published in December 2007.
The Intelligence Community draws much of its authority and guidance from the body of law contained in this collection. We hope this proves to be a useful resource to professionals across the federal government.
This new edition is the result of many hours of hard work. I would like to extend my thanks to those across the Community who assisted the Office of General Counsel in recommending and preparing the authorities contained herein. I hope you find this book a valuable addition to your library and a useful tool as you carry out your vital mission.

11. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health - By Laurie Garrett

This is a study of a full-blown global health crisis in the making. Laurie Garrett takes readers around the world to reveal how a series of potential and present public health catastrophies marks the death of public health and taken together form a portrait of real global disaster in the making. She argues that public health is a bond between a government and its people and if either side betrays that trust the system collapses like a house of cards. The book also aims to illustrate how, since 1980, this trust has frayed and our global public health system been systematically destroyed. It contends that, with globalization, no person is safe from antibiotic resistant superbugs, epidemic or biowar. Garrett takes the reader to India, where an outbreak of bubonic plague created international hysteria; to Zaire where the deadly ebola virus broke out in a filthy and completely unequipped hospital, and to the 15 states of the former Soviet Union have seen the collapse in their public health system. She also explores the increasingly chaotic, ungoverned world of biological terrorism.

12. America at Risk: The Crisis of Hope, Trust, and Caring By Robert Perrucci 2009

In America at Risk: The Crisis of Hope, Trust, and Caring, Robert Perrucci and Carolyn C. Perrucci identify the broad economic and technological changes that have led to the loss of high wage jobs, declining opportunity, and increased income and wealth inequality. Taking data from a thirty-year period, Perrucci and Perrucci apply a critical sociological lens to view the dominant economic, political, and cultural institutions that cause the main social problems affecting Americans.

Contents
Preface ix
1 Diagnosis: How the New Economy Has Eroded Hope, Trust,
and Caring 1
2 Job Loss and Declining Wages 13
3 The American Dream Is Fading 33
4 Confidence in Institutions 53
5 Identity, Grievance, and Trust 73
6 Work, Family, and Caring 95
7 Forgotten Americans: The Poor, Homeless, Aged,
and Incarcerated 113
8 Confronting the Crisis 131
Notes 147
Index 157
About the Authors 161

13. Dumbing Down: Essays on the Strip Mining of American Culture - Katharine Washburn, John F. Thornton, John Simon, John Simon 1996

Twenty essays consider the declining American cultural standard and include the writings of such figures as Philip Lopate, Cynthia Ozick, Wendy Kaminer, Francine Prose, Sven Birkerts, George F. Kennan, Brad Leithauser, and John Simon.
The idea that American culture is entering a great age of stupidity is something we hear everyday, but what distinguishes this collection of essays on that theme is the diversity of the commentators (and the damage they survey) and the wit exhibited in their reports. Noted essayist Phillip Lopate reports on Hollywood as afraid or merely unwilling to present characters who happen to be intelligent; Ken Kalfus writes about how Star Trek exhibits took the place of real science at the esteemed Hayden Planetarium; and Jonathan Rosen offers a controversial essay arguing that tragedy is trivialized by such institutions as the Holocaust Museum. While Dumbing Down contains more than 20 insightful essays delineating how American culture is being degraded, the effect is not depressing, but rather hopeful, in the sense that problems must be identified before they can be fixed.

14. The Rape of Mesopotamia: Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum - By Lawrence Rothfield 2009

On April 10, 2003, as the world watched a statue of Saddam Hussein come crashing down in the heart of Baghdad, a mob of looters attacked the Iraq National Museum. Despite the presence of an American tank unit, the pillaging went unchecked, and more than 15,000 artifacts—some of the oldest evidence of human culture—disappeared into the shadowy worldwide market in illicit antiquities. In the five years since that day, the losses have only mounted, with gangs digging up roughly half a million artifacts that had previously been unexcavated; the loss to our shared human heritage is incalculable.

15. The Omega Files; Secret Nazi UFO Bases Revealed - Branton 2000

This large size - 8xll book, weighing nearly two pounds -- describes how German engineers actually flew flying saucers shortly before the end of World War Two and how some of the dreaded Nazi's actually escaped due to help from U.S's own version of the Secret Government...and how they actually do their work today from underground bases around the world. SPECIAL SECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF NAZI BUILT FLYING SAUCERS and stories told my our own pilots of encounters with so-called Foo Fighters during the war. Here is final proof that not all UFOS come from outer space!

16. Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy - Alex S. Jones 2009

What is wrong with the news?
To answer this dismaying question, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones explores how the epochal changes sweeping the media have eroded the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy.
At a time of dazzling technological innovation, Jones says that what stands to be lost is the fact-based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Should we lose a critical mass of this news, our democracy will weaken--and possibly even begin to fail.
The breathtaking possibilities that the web offers are undeniable, but at what cost? The shattering of the old economic model is taking a toll on journalistic values and standards. Journalistic objectivity and ethics are under assault, as is the bastion of the First Amendment. Pundits and talk show hosts have persuaded Americans that the crisis in news is bias and partisanship. Not so, says Jones. The real crisis is the erosion of the iron core of "accountability" news, a loss that hurts Republicans and Democrats alike.
Losing the News is a vivid depiction of the dangers facing fact-based, reported news, but it is also a call to arms. Despite the current crisis, there are many hopeful signs, and Jones closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved.

17. Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival (Updated 2nd Edition) - Jack A. Spigarelli 2002

A complete guide to emergency preparedness for our uncertain times. Virtually an encyclopedia of food storage and personal preparedness, it covers topics from exactly how to design a food storage program tailored for your particular family to growing and preserving food, storing fuel, alternate energy, emergency evacuation kits, medical and dental, surviving biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism, communications, selection of firearms and other survival tools, and preparing for earthquakes.

Dozens of detailed, expert checklists and tables with photographs and index. Extensive book and resource lists with regular and Internet addresses. An absolute must for those serious about preparing for and surviving during our dangerous times.

From the Back Cover
Will You Be Ready? We thought it couldn't happen, but it did. Now we know just how vulnerable we really are. What could be next?

* Biochemical terrorism
* Nuclear attack or accidents
* Earthquakes or other natural disasters
* Economic upheaval and civil riots
* Crop failures and famine

This handbook will help you prepare for our uncertain times by showing how to:

* Design a basic food-storage plan that fits your needs
* Prepare your home for earthquakes
* Survive nuclear attacks and accidents
* Build your own free radiation meter
* Put together a workable Emergency Evacuation Kit
* Select appropriate firearms
* Use communications so you'll know what's really going on
* Take care of hygienic needs
* Store fuel safely for the long-term... and much more.

This best-selling guide will help you prepare for crisis. Why wait?

18. Return of the Stargods - richard vizzutti 2006

Return of the Stargods reveals how the ancient alien gods of old will soon return to establish a New World Order of satanism. The book also takes the reader though the Bible showing a vast amount of scriptures that the churches ignore or will not deal with. Scriptures reveal that there is a fifth column that lives among us that are working against God's children in establishing a New World Order as an ultimate goal. They are the ones among us that are waiting for their father to return to them as the beast who will crush all opposition to his rule. But this will not take place until the Rapture of the church takes place first.
The Bible is also very clear that a government of fallen angels now runs this earth. They run all aspects of our matrix reality and remain hidden behind a shadow government. There are strong indications in scripture that here is also royalty of non-humans called the Reptilians and Nephilim that rule over us. They are the ones that have come from hell to transform themselves into rulers of this world. The Return of the Stargods makes a good case for all this strangeness by using scripture and not just opinions and hearsay. This book is very deep and not meant for shallow Christians that believe in Church doctrine and not Bible doctrine. This book is a must for those Christians that want a deeper understaning of endtimes and spiritual warfare. It will teach you how to see all the people around us for what they really are so that we can best protect ourselves from these predators. Return of the Stargods is an introduction to the reality that lies outside the box. If you are a discerning Christian who regards scripture as the final authority and not church, then this book is a must read!

19. How to Start Your Own Secret Society - Nick Harding 2006

Rejected by the Freemasons? Not bright enough for the Illuminati? Burnt by the Hell Fire Club? No friends in high places to get you into the Bilderberg or the Bohemian Grove? Feeling isolated and powerless? Fear not. There is an answer...Why not start your own secret society to add an air of mystery to your life and instantly alter the way you are perceived by family, friends and society at large. Learn the secrets of how to really influence people in business and politics by creating your own elitist fraternity. Discover the basic requirements for creating a clandestine sister or brotherhood with the ability to control, govern and influence events at the local or global level. Develop your own secret knowledge and hidden agenda while you plot to overthrow the powers that be through revolution and political or religious intrigue. Pierre Plantard and the Priory of Sion failed but you can avoid making the same mistakes they did by understanding what it really takes to maintain and develop a secret society. This book will show you all the requirements needed from choosing regalia to setting up a lodge, from electing a grand master to illustrating basic initiation ceremonies.
It will also guide you on how to take historical events, great works of art and famous names to mould them into your desires for global domination.

20. Scientific American Magazine: Mysteries of the Ancient Ones (special edition)

Lacking direct communiqu?s from ancient peoples, archaeologists turn to other clues--their structures, their artwork, their tools, even their very bones. Examining such relics, scientists attempt to fit the pieces into a comprehensive cultural picture. As fellow members of humanity, the ancient ones must have been very much like us in many ways. But the latest excavations are uncovering some surprising differences as well.

Consider the denizens of ?atalh?y?k, in central Turkey, 9,000 years ago. Oddly, they walked atop their city and entered their houses from above. They had no sidewalks, no front doors. Yet they had a remarkably modern knack for sharing tasks between the sexes. In Egypt circa 1500 B.C.E., even stonecutters had the chance to learn to
read and write in a community that greatly valued literacy. Not all the civilizations' tales end well, of course. In the face of local environmental decline, the prehistoric people of Malta developed a consuming obsession with death, which may have led to the culture's demise.
These civilizations, among the others featured in this special edition of Scientific American, demonstrate an impressive power to puzzle and intrigue us across the span of time. In the pages that follow, we invite you to contemplate our shared human heritage, in all its glorious--and inglorious--forms

Europe and Asia

The Iceman Reconsidered by James H. Dickson, Klaus Oeggl and Linda L. Handley
Where was the Iceman's home, and what was he doing at that high mountain pass where he died? Painstaking research-especially of plant remains found with the body-contradicts many of the initial speculations.

The Death Cults of Prehistoric Malta by Caroline Malone, Anthony Bonanno, Tancred Gouder, Simon Stoddart and David Trump
New archaeological excavations reveal that as the ancient island societies suffered from environmental decline, they developed an extreme religious preoccupation with life and death.

Uncovering the Keys to the Lost Indus Cities by Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Recently excavated artifacts from Pakistan have inspired a reevaluation of one of the great early urban cultures-the enigmatic Indus Valley civilization.

Africa and the Middle East

Women and Men at ?atalh?y?k by Ian Hodder
The largest known Neolithic settlement yields clues about the roles played by the sexes in early agricultural societies.

Rock Art in Southern Africa by Anne Solomon
Paintings and engravings made by ancestors of the San peoples encode the history and culture of a society thousands of years old.

Life and Death in Nabada by Joachim Bretschneider
Excavations in northern Syria reveal the metropolis of Nabada, founded 4,500 years ago. Its elaborate administration and culture rivaled those of the fabled cities of southern Mesopotamia.

The Tapestry of Power in a Mesopotamian City by Elizabeth C. Stone and Paul Zimansky
Mashkan-shapir was for a brief time one of the most important cities in the world. Its remains challenge traditional notions of power distribution in early urban society.

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt by Andrea G. McDowell
Workmen and their families lived some 3,000 years ago in the village now known as Deir el-Medina. Written records from the unusually well educated community offer fascinating descriptions of everyday activities.

Great Zimbabwe by Webber Ndoro
For centuries, this ancient Shona city stood at the hub of a vast trade network. The site has also been at the center of a bitter debate about African history and heritage.

The Americas

Precious Metal Objects of the Middle Sic?n by Izumi Shimada and Jo Ann Griffin
A Peruvian culture older than that of the Incas made unprecedented use of gold and other metals. Studies of Sic?n metalworking techniques offer hints about this mysterious society.

Life in the Provinces of the Aztec Empire by Michael E. Smith
The lives of the Aztec common people were far richer and more complex than the official histories would have us believe.

Reading the Bones of La Florida by Clark Spencer Larsen
New approaches are offering insight into the lives of Native Americans after the Europeans arrived. Their health declined not only because of disease but because of their altered diet and living circumstances.
buy it now!

21. High Times Encyclopedia of Recreational Drugs - by High Times

Did you know that Pope Leo XIII, was supported in his ascetic retirement with frequent dosages of Vin Mariani, the celebrated wine of coca? And that other noted enthusiasts included Thomas Edison, Emile Zola and Jules Verne? However brilliant and celebrated were these individuals (and others like them), they had to conduct their interior exploration without tguides and, usually, with scant reliable information. Now, for the first time, the modern explorer (or interested observer) has a book to turn to! The High Times Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive, authoritative and unbiased sourcebook and guide to the so-called "recreational drugs" including cannabis and its derivatives, psychedelics, cocaine, pharmaceuticals, herbs, alcohol, tobacoo and a lot more! More than three years in preparation by the editors of High Times magazine working with leading doctors, scientists, scholars and writers, the Encyclopedia is essential, fascinating, factual . . . . a clear step in the direction of greater understanding for millions upon millions of people.

22. The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs - Richard Lawrence Miller

This comprehensive reference guide describes more than 130 alphabetically arranged drugs of abuse, including both pharmaceutical and natural products. The book begins with a discussion of federal drug scheduling and drug categories. Individual entries for particular substances of abuse follow. Drug descriptions include: correct pronunciation, nicknames or street names, legal status, historical and present uses and misuses, abuse factors, interactions with other drugs, and findings of cancer risks and birth defects. Scientific information is presented in a clear, simple manner designed for students and general readers alike. In addition to the A-Z descriptions, Miller provides an explanation of general drug types, such as stimulants and hallucinogens, as well as the aspects of drug abuse, including tolerance and withdrawal. A list of print and electronic sources is also included for readers seeking further information.

22. The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, Channeling, and Spirit Communication - Raymond Buckland 2006

This reference explores Qabbalah, Sibyls, Fairies, Poltergeists; phenomena such as intuition and karma; objects useful in the attempt to cross the divide, including tarot cards, flower reading, and runes; and related practices such as Shamanism, transfiguration, meditation, and mesmerism. It covers the history of Spiritualism as well as offshoots such as Kardecism, channeling, fraud, psychic research, and possession; and also reports on investigations of contemporary manifestations.

23. Word Origins The Hidden Histories of English Words from A to Z - John Ayto 2005

This in-depth exploration of the English language covers every nuance and curiosity of this constantly evolving linguistic pastiche. It is estimated that every year 800 neologisms are added to the English language, and include acronyms (NIMBY, Not In My Backyard), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). Laid out in an a-to-z format with detailed cross-references and written to appeal equally to students, etymologists, and nonnative speakers, this historical guide is an invaluable resource for this truly global lingua franca.

24. From Atlantis to the Sphinx - Colin Wilson 1996

Inspired by the revelation that the Sphinx had been weathered by water and not by wind-blown sand and was, therefore, thousands of years older than the oldest civilisation known to man, Colin Wilson sets out to explore the remote depths of history. The compelling argument of this bestselling book is that, thousands of years before Ancient Egypt and Greece held sway, there was a great civilisation whose ships travelled the world and who possessed some knowledge system that offered a unified view of the universe, alien to modern man. In this fascinating exploration of the world at a time when, according to Plato, the 'lost civilisation' of Atlantis was destroyed, the author makes a ground-breaking attempt to understand how these long-forgotten people's thought, felt and communicated on a universal plane.

25. Illuminati Powers

26. Blueprint For A Prison Planet - Nick Sandberg 2001

"Meanwhile we shall express our darker purpose" - King Lear, Act 1:Sc1.
The purpose of this piece is to introduce the reader to the possibility that much
of what we typically believe about our world, notably its history and its political
structure, may be some distance from the truth. In writing it is not my
intention to reveal some vast, secret government or destiny, but simply to
allow interested readers to indulge themselves in the exercise of re-evaluating
just what is going on around us. Whether or not anyone chooses to believe the
scenario portrayed is entirely up to him or her. I make no categorical
statements about "how the world is" because our interpretation of our world
and the events of our lives is ultimately an entirely subjective experience.
In presenting this alternative interpretation of our world, I have simply gone
straight into the "conspiracy theory" version of history with scant regard for
quite viable alternative explanations for much of what has happened in recent
years. Put simply, I have for the purpose of this exercise quite deliberately
selected the most negative explanation or outcome for any series of events
portrayed. If the reader finds following this piece stressful, then I advise him or
her to always keep in mind that there are many other ways of looking at our
world and, even if the "worst-case scenario" were true, then simply recognizing
the problem would quickly bring about its reversal.
Nick Sandberg, Feb 2001

This piece is split into four sections. The first section consists of a basic
overview of our recent history and possible destiny from the perspective of an
increasingly popular "conspiracy theory." The second looks at the means by
which such a plan might be being kept from our awareness. The third examines
some basic concepts that can be put to use in the manipulation of large
population groups. And the fourth looks at what believers or concerned citizens
might do to hijack this process.
People from a wide variety of backgrounds are increasingly willing to take
seriously the notion that much of what we are taught of our history is some
distance from the truth. In accordance with classic "conspiracy theory" beliefs,
they believe that the degree of randomness ascribed to much of what has
happened in the last few centuries is excessive, and that, behind the scenes, a
coherent negative force is manipulating the events of our lives for its own
ends.
It is believed that there exists an "elite cabal" at the apex of banking and
industry, operating through government and the media, and controlling our
political, social and personal lives to ever-increasing degrees. This elite group
has been pursuing its ambitions for centuries and is operating to an agenda
entirely not in our interest. It has ruthlessly manipulated the political landscape
via the strategic destabilization and reorganization of nation states; and its
ultimate objective is to take the incredibly diverse range of human cultures
once existing on Earth and slowly mould them into a single, homogenized
trading and consuming block under their centralized control.