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Conspiracy Theories Meet Their Match With That’s What They Want You To Think
- 17 October 2011
- John Wurm
Conspiracies. They happen every day. All it takes is a couple of people and a secret, nefarious plan. But then there are big conspiracy theories—the assassinations, cover-ups, and shadow governments that are endlessly debated on talk radio and the internet. Are they real? Are they even possible? Or are they just plain paranoid?
The truth is, for every explanation, there is a second explanation that seems to debunk the first. It can often seem like a never-ending series of reasoning that leaves us wondering: Just what is the truth?
In his new book That’s What They Want You to Think: Conspiracies Real, Possible, and Paranoid, author Paul Simpson has researched a wide variety of conspiracies, from those historically accepted to those that spark accusations of “being a part of it” if you disagree with their supporters. In reviewing these famous (and, in some cases, infamous) theories, Simpson does not start from the position of a believer or a debunker. Rather, in each case he makes up his own mind based on the evidence of primary documents—and some of his conclusions may surprise even the most dedicated conspiracy researcher.
Conspiracy theories examined in That's What They Want You to Think include:
- Assassination conspiracies: Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Dr. Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Pope John Paul I, Dr. David Kelly, and more
- Military conspiracies: Pearl Harbor, Operation Valkyrie, and Pan Am Flight 103
- Extraterrestrial conspiracies: the Roswell incident, Area 51, the Rendlesham Forest incident, the Bermuda Triangle
- Secret Society conspiracies: The New World Order, Freemasonry, The Illuminati, The Council for Foreign Relations, and more
- Government conspiracies: NASA and the Moon landings, Alternative 3, Watergate, 9/11, and the Obama birth controversy
Straightforward and engaging, That’s What They Want You to Think provides food for thought for both conspiracy buffs and skeptics. Novices and veteran researchers alike will debate the latest evidence and fresh takes on long-standing theories. In the end, it’s a book that will make you wonder if what you believe is real, possible, or paranoid.
About Author Paul Simpson
Paul Simpson is a freelance editor and writer and the former editor of Star Trek Magazine, the official licensed magazine of the long-running TV and movie franchise. He is the author of many books on pop culture, including the official books charting the making of Farscape, Smallville, and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, as well as The Bond Files and a biography of Nicole Kidman, and edits the popular reviews and news website SciFiBulletin.com. He resides in the United Kingdom.
About Zenith Press
Zenith Press (www.zenithpress.com), an imprint of Quayside Publishing Group, encompasses combat memoirs; battle and unit histories; books on civil and military aviation; biographies of prominent military figures; titles on espionage and national security issues; and books on military weapons and equipment. Recent releases include Voices of the Bulge: Untold Stories from Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge and Burt Rutan’s Race to Space: The Magician of Mojave and His Flying Innovations.
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