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US Mall 1 - Communion: A True Story
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Manufacturer: Beech Tree Books
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 001.942
EAN: 9780688070861
ISBN: 0688070868
Label: Beech Tree Books
Manufacturer: Beech Tree Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 299
Publication Date: 1987-02
Publisher: Beech Tree Books
Studio: Beech Tree Books
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Summary: Communion
Comment: True story?! After reading reviews of this book and many books on the same subject I would have to say that this book is very inconclusive. I suspect that it is some form of enticement to read his fictional stories. One of the most disappointing and non believable stories on this subject that I have read and I am a believer in the extistence of aliens and ufo's!
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Summary: An Entertaining Version of "Reality"
Comment: I have always thought of UFO-ology as what will replace the conventional Big Man In The Sky religion with little grey men from beyond the sky. It stands to reason as man has evolved and found that there is no god in the clouds that they would look elsewhere. Of course, since 9/11, all knee jerk sheep have ran back to the cross and the flag, waving the emblems of their belief, hoping they will be safe from the latest bogeyman. All that said, Communion is more entertaining than the bible and at least seems more possible than an old man, talking bushes, virgins having babies and what not. A pleasant diversion nonetheless.
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Summary: A message from the Pleiades
Comment: My name cannot be pronounced by earthlings, but you may call me Sananda. I represent the Ashtar Command, and the entire Intergalactic Parliament. Indeed, I have been your representative on it ever since I made ascension from Galilee 2000 years ago, over-seeing your spiritual development (and it aint easy, you monkeys).
Trust me, earthling, this book is a HOAX. None of it ever happened. I teleported Mr. Strieber to Spaceship Koot Hoomi and graciously offered him an interview, but instead the rogue rushes to the printer with some kind of weirdo hash-induced hallucinogenic horror story, I dare say.
We NEVER tortured Mr. Strieber, we didn't threaten his son and wife, and the wolf wasn't me either. Nor are we a civilization of insects. I'm a human, have a turban on my head and long, golden, flowing hair. I have a golden beard too. My assistants are highly evolved penguins. They don't look like insects, unless you're high on substance abuse or something.
CITIZEN OF EARTH, do NOT but this book! Have you read the sequel, Transformation? It was me and St. Germain who complained about Communion in that bookstore. We had to wear green masks from a nearby Halloween keg party. Strieber assumed we were evil space alien. The know-nothing.
And no, we wont steal any souls in 2012. You stole your own souls eons ago. Why do you suppose you are stranded on psycho planet instead of being up here with us luminescent Ascended Masters?
Be good to your neighbour, don't poison his dog, and don't kill each other. Make sure Georgia and Russia negotiates a cease fire, and read some good books instead. May I recommend "Voodoo Science" by Robert Park (it helped us repair those constantly malfunctioning space ships of ours - I mean, anti-gravity COME ON). Also read "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. It may actually make you live longer, and save the planet. WHAT YOU CALL CANCER COMES FROM YOUR TEETH.
Forget about this FRAUDULENT WORK.
Master Sananda (aka The Brother of Jesus), Over and Out!
:D
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very credible, intelligent, and entertaining fraud
Comment: The whole topic of alien abduction is a little hard to make an unbiased decision on. Either you "believe" or you "don't". I will start by saying that I do believe in the possibillity of extra-terrestrials seing what I would definetly have to describe as an UFO on one occassion. Regardless of my own experience I do have to say that this book while definetly intelligent, thoughtprovoking, and creepy fell a little flat towards the second half. The reason for this is because Whitley Streiber is far more concerned with establishing the credibility of this phenomenon than the sharing of his experience.
This at times starts to ring really hollow emotionally. He even is willing at times to dismiss his experience as an mental abberation but then point out how he thinks(and knows through research and testimony)that a government cover up is in effect. It's a little like peddling since his website is as impersonal as this book pushing the latest conspiracies, books, dvd's, and of course his wife's journals. Hey everyone has to make a living and maybe the Greys told him to do that!
Without sounding to jaded because I do believe just keep in account that he was an established Horror writer before this. He is very intelligent and entertaining writer and tries to bring an objective point of view to a very polarized topic and that probably accounts for the success of this book. Ultimately though someone who experienced something outside the box doesn't need acceptance or credibility. They know wether or not what they experience happened or not
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Summary: A Rambling Faux Documentary : The Author Needs Help
Comment: Regarding the vast contradictions in Strieber's story even within the pages of this book, its rather amazing that this man still has an audience and a 'following'. Alien Abduction is no doubt interesting, and in theory, also plausible (why not?), but Strieber's steadfast dedication to milking his 'story' for all sorts of commercial worth are definitely suspect, not to mention his occassional psychobabble and philosophical ramblings, all of which make you wonder whether you are reading the diaries of a highly depressed, delusional individual.
Hey, I'm all for 'suspension of disbelief' etc, and am willing to embrace his tale wholeheartedly if it were not for the gigantic plot-holes. Seriously, who edited this book? Did they not notice the glaring contradictions? How can you have THREE versions of a story that you supposedly remember in minute detail? I do not know. Another thing that bothered me about the 'gray' aliens - why do all these aliens look EXACTLY like they are out of some Steven Spielberg production? The long head, huge beady eyes - I mean, come on Whitley, if you're concocting a story, at least be a little creative.
The most stupendous part of the book (not my tone of sarcasm here) was the inclusion of the 'hypnosis' transcripts of Strieber and his wife. His wife does not strike me as terribly bright, nor is she especially helpful. Dear Reader, if wading through pages and pages of this woman answering "I Don't Know" to every pretty basic hypnosis question is the sort of thing that rocks your boat, then fine. It definitely made me look upon this book with revulsion and boredom, two of the finer emotions of life, if you think about it.
Perhaps the worst part is the author attempting to write this entire book in the vein of a 'science fiction novel'. The attempt does not work, primarily because first of all, its supposed to be a true story, and the language he uses to 'evoke a mood' or 'atmosphere' is pretty hokey. He uses typical literary stunts that a NOVELIST would use, and this in no way should be taken as an authentic biography, which is what the author claims it is. Between this and the hilarious Zeta Reticuli book out there (which is written as if its the Bible - check it out), I am sure that aliens, if they did exist, must be pointing at us and laughing at our absolute lack of common sense or story-telling ability.
Heres the thing : As a true story, this sucks. None of this probably even happened, and the author himself spends half the book 'disoriented' and 'confused' (by his own admission). At times he claims he can remember things in patches, at other times he sees detail in the smallest things. When its convenient for him, he blacks out so that he doesn't have to give us any clarity on anything. Add his wife to this mess, and it gets worse. The poor dear doesn't know whether she's coming or going and its obvious her husband hasn't tutored her very well, or she perhaps forgot his 'instructions'.
Idiotic. The sad part is that there are still believers who look up to this phony author. Drop the act, Strieber. It doesn't work, and you just look like a total fool with your vague and abstract story about 'people from the sky'. At one point he even suggests they may not be aliens, but 'fairies living amongst us'. WHAT? Whatever you're on, get off it.
Two Stars, both for the comic value.
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Summary: Communion
Comment: True story?! After reading reviews of this book and many books on the same subject I would have to say that this book is very inconclusive. I suspect that it is some form of enticement to read his fictional stories. One of the most disappointing and non believable stories on this subject that I have read and I am a believer in the extistence of aliens and ufo's!
Customer Rating:
Summary: An Entertaining Version of "Reality"
Comment: I have always thought of UFO-ology as what will replace the conventional Big Man In The Sky religion with little grey men from beyond the sky. It stands to reason as man has evolved and found that there is no god in the clouds that they would look elsewhere. Of course, since 9/11, all knee jerk sheep have ran back to the cross and the flag, waving the emblems of their belief, hoping they will be safe from the latest bogeyman. All that said, Communion is more entertaining than the bible and at least seems more possible than an old man, talking bushes, virgins having babies and what not. A pleasant diversion nonetheless.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A message from the Pleiades
Comment: My name cannot be pronounced by earthlings, but you may call me Sananda. I represent the Ashtar Command, and the entire Intergalactic Parliament. Indeed, I have been your representative on it ever since I made ascension from Galilee 2000 years ago, over-seeing your spiritual development (and it aint easy, you monkeys).
Trust me, earthling, this book is a HOAX. None of it ever happened. I teleported Mr. Strieber to Spaceship Koot Hoomi and graciously offered him an interview, but instead the rogue rushes to the printer with some kind of weirdo hash-induced hallucinogenic horror story, I dare say.
We NEVER tortured Mr. Strieber, we didn't threaten his son and wife, and the wolf wasn't me either. Nor are we a civilization of insects. I'm a human, have a turban on my head and long, golden, flowing hair. I have a golden beard too. My assistants are highly evolved penguins. They don't look like insects, unless you're high on substance abuse or something.
CITIZEN OF EARTH, do NOT but this book! Have you read the sequel, Transformation? It was me and St. Germain who complained about Communion in that bookstore. We had to wear green masks from a nearby Halloween keg party. Strieber assumed we were evil space alien. The know-nothing.
And no, we wont steal any souls in 2012. You stole your own souls eons ago. Why do you suppose you are stranded on psycho planet instead of being up here with us luminescent Ascended Masters?
Be good to your neighbour, don't poison his dog, and don't kill each other. Make sure Georgia and Russia negotiates a cease fire, and read some good books instead. May I recommend "Voodoo Science" by Robert Park (it helped us repair those constantly malfunctioning space ships of ours - I mean, anti-gravity COME ON). Also read "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. It may actually make you live longer, and save the planet. WHAT YOU CALL CANCER COMES FROM YOUR TEETH.
Forget about this FRAUDULENT WORK.
Master Sananda (aka The Brother of Jesus), Over and Out!
:D
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very credible, intelligent, and entertaining fraud
Comment: The whole topic of alien abduction is a little hard to make an unbiased decision on. Either you "believe" or you "don't". I will start by saying that I do believe in the possibillity of extra-terrestrials seing what I would definetly have to describe as an UFO on one occassion. Regardless of my own experience I do have to say that this book while definetly intelligent, thoughtprovoking, and creepy fell a little flat towards the second half. The reason for this is because Whitley Streiber is far more concerned with establishing the credibility of this phenomenon than the sharing of his experience.
This at times starts to ring really hollow emotionally. He even is willing at times to dismiss his experience as an mental abberation but then point out how he thinks(and knows through research and testimony)that a government cover up is in effect. It's a little like peddling since his website is as impersonal as this book pushing the latest conspiracies, books, dvd's, and of course his wife's journals. Hey everyone has to make a living and maybe the Greys told him to do that!
Without sounding to jaded because I do believe just keep in account that he was an established Horror writer before this. He is very intelligent and entertaining writer and tries to bring an objective point of view to a very polarized topic and that probably accounts for the success of this book. Ultimately though someone who experienced something outside the box doesn't need acceptance or credibility. They know wether or not what they experience happened or not
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Rambling Faux Documentary : The Author Needs Help
Comment: Regarding the vast contradictions in Strieber's story even within the pages of this book, its rather amazing that this man still has an audience and a 'following'. Alien Abduction is no doubt interesting, and in theory, also plausible (why not?), but Strieber's steadfast dedication to milking his 'story' for all sorts of commercial worth are definitely suspect, not to mention his occassional psychobabble and philosophical ramblings, all of which make you wonder whether you are reading the diaries of a highly depressed, delusional individual.
Hey, I'm all for 'suspension of disbelief' etc, and am willing to embrace his tale wholeheartedly if it were not for the gigantic plot-holes. Seriously, who edited this book? Did they not notice the glaring contradictions? How can you have THREE versions of a story that you supposedly remember in minute detail? I do not know. Another thing that bothered me about the 'gray' aliens - why do all these aliens look EXACTLY like they are out of some Steven Spielberg production? The long head, huge beady eyes - I mean, come on Whitley, if you're concocting a story, at least be a little creative.
The most stupendous part of the book (not my tone of sarcasm here) was the inclusion of the 'hypnosis' transcripts of Strieber and his wife. His wife does not strike me as terribly bright, nor is she especially helpful. Dear Reader, if wading through pages and pages of this woman answering "I Don't Know" to every pretty basic hypnosis question is the sort of thing that rocks your boat, then fine. It definitely made me look upon this book with revulsion and boredom, two of the finer emotions of life, if you think about it.
Perhaps the worst part is the author attempting to write this entire book in the vein of a 'science fiction novel'. The attempt does not work, primarily because first of all, its supposed to be a true story, and the language he uses to 'evoke a mood' or 'atmosphere' is pretty hokey. He uses typical literary stunts that a NOVELIST would use, and this in no way should be taken as an authentic biography, which is what the author claims it is. Between this and the hilarious Zeta Reticuli book out there (which is written as if its the Bible - check it out), I am sure that aliens, if they did exist, must be pointing at us and laughing at our absolute lack of common sense or story-telling ability.
Heres the thing : As a true story, this sucks. None of this probably even happened, and the author himself spends half the book 'disoriented' and 'confused' (by his own admission). At times he claims he can remember things in patches, at other times he sees detail in the smallest things. When its convenient for him, he blacks out so that he doesn't have to give us any clarity on anything. Add his wife to this mess, and it gets worse. The poor dear doesn't know whether she's coming or going and its obvious her husband hasn't tutored her very well, or she perhaps forgot his 'instructions'.
Idiotic. The sad part is that there are still believers who look up to this phony author. Drop the act, Strieber. It doesn't work, and you just look like a total fool with your vague and abstract story about 'people from the sky'. At one point he even suggests they may not be aliens, but 'fairies living amongst us'. WHAT? Whatever you're on, get off it.
Two Stars, both for the comic value.
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