Is Elvis really dead?
Is Elvis still alive? Was the 1969 moon mission shot on a Hollywood sound stage? Did a second shooter kill JFK? Do Alien reptiles really rule the world? Are crop circles signs from other life forms that have visited earth? What really happened in Roswell? Topics such as these generate endless discussion and hundreds of new publications every year. Whether you believe any of this controversial knowledge or not there are many that do. Annie Jacobsen’s controversial new and widely reviewed book, Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base 2011, claims that not only does Area 51 exist, it is the site of a crash landing not of an alien flying saucer, but of a Stalin sponsored spacecraft containing human victims of Mengele experimentation (makes the idea of crashed alien spacecraft seem . . . nice). To read and view more on Annie Jacobsen’s book check out the following links and always remember . . . THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE.
New York Times book review by Janet Maslin
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/books/area-51-by-annie-jacobsen-review.html
A review by Richard Rhodes in the Washington Post
CNET Tech Review interview with Jacobsen
http://cnettv.cnet.com/secrets-ios-5-area-51-explained/9742-1_53-50106622.html
(the interview comes after the ‘secrets of iOS 5 segment)
A few places I check to keep up on past and present paranormal activity and conspiracy theory:
Area 51.org http://www.area51.org/
Snopes http://www.snopes.com/
Skeptical Inquirer http://www.csicop.org/si/
You can also access the Skeptical Inquirer online from TPL’s website http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM2399457&R=2399457 or come in and borrow a print version!
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