Very good history of the Remote Viewing protocols by one of the originators
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A very well written account of not only Remote Viewing and its protocols by one of the early researchers, but a handy reference for the abilities throughout history and various cultures.  Targ is always an entertaining author, and his book is not limited to only the Remote Viewing aspect of ESP.  A book that would make a very nice addition to your library.
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Brodsky offers a wonderful history of wireless in terms of who and why, something that has been lacking in a wireless history  book until this publication. Those interested in understanding the personal connections of the individuals involved through the development of this industry will want to read it. Those who are working in the industry or desire to break in as entrepreneurs need to read it. His last section on creativity is wonderfully useful. If you have the guts to truly innovate, or are doing so now in any industry I highly recommend this book. It was obvious the material was well researched (due to the limited information available on some of the individuals involved from a historic perspective, Brodsky did provide sufficient information to get his many points across, somewhat rare in a book that covers 130+ years through the development of an industry). There was only one element that I would have liked to see him expand on a bit more, and that was in the area of convergence. I think a few more pages devoted to the cable and telephone networks along with wireless would have rounded out this section perfectly; but then maybe not, as it potentially could have risked loosing the true focus of wireless.
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Even though I first met Russell Targ nearly three decades ago, and having been active in the field,there were still things to be learned. This book is full of details that will delight the reader.  In addition to the historical perspective of remote viewing, Targ manages to provide a personal perspective about what brought him to the field, the family relationships that give depth, and an understanding of what it all means in a global, even spiritual, context.  If you think you've heard it all before; well you haven't.

As the reader learns, Targ is a very complex man, one who has followed a multiplicity of trails. While he is legally blind and a self-confessed "Mr. Magoo,", he really does ride a motorcycle efficiently.  Though best known for studying consciousness, he is also a laser physicist. Somewhat surprisingly, those, and many other aspects of his life, are adroitly intertwined in a way that makes sense, but only after the disparate pieces are assembled.

This is the latests of several books he has written.  They are clear, concise, and complelling.  Do You See What I See? is highly recommended for both consciousness aficionados and those novice-curious.
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Author of upcoming "Footsteps in Stardust - Soulprints in time"

REMOTE VIEWING - Until quite recently would have been considered another fancy name for clairvoyance. However around 1995, the world became aware that the military in many major countries around the world had been spending huge amounts of money on remote viewing, it was indeed a valuable part of their intelligence gathering agenda.
Since then, Remote Viewing has taken the human consciousness by storm. In 2005, a Google search for `Remote Viewing' yielded 326,000 references, in June 2009 the same search yields an unbelievable 18,300,000 references!
Among the scores of publications - some of dubious integrity - there are many great books written on the subject, but Dr Courtney Brown, in this book, has given us the added depth of his scientific expertise, and lays the foundation for the readers' own experiments, if he/she wishes to take this exciting field to new and even greater heights.
Dr. Courtney Brown was one of the original pioneers in this field. After having set up the Farsight Institute - a non-profit research and teaching organisation in 1996 - and after many years of meticulous study, developed the framework for Scientific Remote Viewing. His first two works; "Cosmic Voyage" and "Cosmic Explorers", were eyeopening, and what got me interested in Dr. Brown and his work. "Remote Viewing - the science and theory of non-physical perception" is so much more detailed, and adds the "Scientific" to Remote Viewing. One may argue against Remote Viewing, but with Dr Brown's expert knowledge on the operation of the human conscious and subconscious mind, and his ability to apply that in his research, Remote Viewing has certainly become "Scientific Remote Viewing", and no thinking person can really scoff at that!
Perhaps one of the more important facets of Dr Brown's work as outlined in this remarkable book is in the non-physical, or "subspace" reality, and the science of `subspace psychology'. We will certainly be hearing more about subspace psychology in the coming years.
The book itself is well presented, filled with illustrations, worksheets and examples; and should fascinate anyone who is ready to take on board the ground breaking ideas of human communications with - even the cosmos.
The price is not exactly low, but you get 313 pages of real value - well worth it.
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The author's have done a wonderful job of balancing a modicum of technical detail with all the personalities and people who contributed to the early days of the Internet.

In this book you'll learn that the Department of Defense did NOT commission the network because of a fear of atomic attacks (a widely held belief that I also bought into before reading this book), that there IS a difference between the Internet and the Web, and that such a complex piece of technology evolved from very humble origins indeed.

For those of us with a long involvement in networking and who know some of the personalities profiled here, the book is a delight.  But if you've never heard of Bob Kahn, Larry Roberts, or Vint Cerf (amongst a host of others), you'll still have a great time with this book.

I recommend this wholeheartedly for people of any technical background.
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I enjoyed reading this book. It contained alot about Iowa. Brad Steiger, who is from Iowa, wrote the Introduction. The October 1973 "flap" is covered very well. Bigfoot type sightings are also covered. Summer 1972 is also reported on. After the Air Force and the Condon Committee decided there were no UFOs, they didn't go away. Foreign reports are included. There is a good section of photographs. I recommend this book to anyone interested in these type of phenomena. Maverick
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A entertainingly written story of the highlights of unmanned space exploration.  Coauthor Holly Henry's touch is evident throughout the book.  In fact, I suspect she did most of the writing. I read the book in two sittings and found it wonderfully informative. There were several errors in the astronomical data and explanations which should have been caught by the prime author and corrected in the 2016 revised and updated edition. There are 60 pages of chapter notes that provide more detailed information. These are worth reading through. Notably absent from the book was unmanned exploration of Mercury, Venus and the Moon.  Even with this aside, I highly recommend this book.
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Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989 by Lee Goldberg is a 2015 Adventures in Television publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

 Richard Dreyfuss as Yossarian, in catch 22? Michelle Phillips and Tanya Roberts as undercover cops? ( Ladies in Blue- 1980) Hulk Hogan as a private detective? ( Goldie and the Bears)

Oh my goodness, this book was great. I never could have envisioned a list style book with such rare information! There really is a lot to digest here, so it's even more impressive how detailed and organized the book is.

Beginning with the year 1955- The list is broken down into several parts. For example: ABC/ Comedy or ABC/Drama and so on.

Whenever possible, the author list for each pilot - the production company, the writers, directors, and producers , as well as the cast of characters and the actors/actresses who portrayed them, and a brief synopsis.

It was fun to see how television changed from the 1950's - 1989. I could see trends, changes in social mores, and how many ideas were hashed and re-hashed with remakes and revivals- such as The New Leave it to Beaver, which had several incarnations before it actually stuck around for a few seasons.

Although, presented in a list style formation, it is still like watching history unfold and as a pop culture enthusiast, I found this fascinating.

While, many would like to see a newer version on this list with pilots listed from 1990- to present day, myself included, I thought the decades explored here were very interesting and insightful, plus I learned a lot about television in the 50's and 60's which was before my time.

You will never find another compilation of television facts this comprehensive, nor will you find this information anywhere else all listed in one place. For those who are unaware, this book was a huge hit when it was originally published and was the basis of several television specials, and was featured on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

This book can be a little bit of a time suck, if you aren't careful. Once I picked it up, an hour passed by before I knew it. Having said that, I would recommend reading it a little at a time, and it's not absolutely necessary to comb through it from cover to cover either, as it makes a great reference guide, and is perfect for the television zealot.

It is obvious the author is a television aficionado, having started to work on this list while he was still a child! So, it goes without saying this list was compiled with painstaking research, and took years to organize and complete. I am thrilled to see it now available in digital format, so I can carry it with me anywhere I go and impress the most fanatical of TV worshipers with my rare and unique knowledge.

Overall, I found this book very interesting and entertaining. It made for some interesting conversations with my family, and prompted a few where are they now internet searches. Again, I recommend this one to any student of television, to trivia and list lovers, to those who enjoy performance arts books, pop culture or nostalgia.
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This book, which was written in 2000, examines the TV program and the life of the actor who brought Paladin to our small B&W screens.  We baby-boomers fondly remember the days when Mom said, "If you get moving and take your Saturday night bath, you can watch "Have Gun-Will Travel."  The authors reassure us that Richard Boone was no phony.  Paladin's gruff, yet compassionate, personality was in reality that of Richard Boone.
  The authors' research is impressive, and the bite-size stories make for interesting reading.  There are summaries of each episode, trivia, numerous quotes, and many black-and-white pictures.
  My only quibbles are that the book needs a page index for quick references and that some of the photographs have the washed-look of being run off on a copy machine.
  With a little searching, you can still find a reasonably priced edition.  It is a Must-Have for Have-Gun fans.
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Very good book giving extensive and enjoyable information about serials of bygone days, (some are available on DVD or you-tube, but some are lost). Interesting background stories and comments from and about Boris, Bela and Lon jr. and the actors and actresses starring with them. Details the beginning, the end, and a lot of in between facts about the making and the stature of these great serial movies. Well illustrated.
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If the co-inventor of TCP/IP got behind this book, I figured the least I could do was give it look. Protocol stack decriptions can be pretty dry, but the authors did a clever thing by using the lifecycle of a single packet to guide you through how Linux implements its protocols. The times are a changin' and Linux is beginning its road trip as a viable operating system of note, especially since you can customize it. Put this book on your reference shelf, and I guarantee you'll have a smooth ride getting there.
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Interesting read, takes you into the heart of the conversations with some of the best Remote Viewers.
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A very good place to start for people who know very little or nothing about Hypnotism. The book gives a brief history, from the days of Franz Mesmer (1734-1815) who invented 'Mesmerism' to modern Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). The book presents an unbiased overview of many of the different theories and schools on the subject of trance inducement, including; Sports Hypnosis, Stress Control, Self Hypnosis and even the controversial Past-Life Regression.  At one point in the book the reader is shown the actual script for a hypnotic induction and has the technique explained one step at a time.
The author, Paul McKenna, is a former radio D.J. in England who first became interested in hypnotism while interviewing an expert in the field on his radio show.  Then over the next few years after reading up on the subject and taking some classes Mr McKenna developed his own stage hypnosis show. Later he hosted his own  television show on the BBC.  Mr McKenna has a friendly and readable style that makes a very complex and controversial subject easy to understand.
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I found this book while looking for a copy of "The Twilight Zone Companion" at a local bookstore. With it's unassuming cover (and lack of any official Paramount endorsement) I picked it up and thumbed through it. This is a refreshing look (if such a thing can be said about a TV show that is almost 50 years old) at an old favorite of mine.

There's been a lot of Star Trek since the original series premiered in 1966, but I didn't really care for anything after The Next Generation. And my favorite is the original, I have a soft spot in my heart for that show from the '60s that is dated in many ways and all-too-relevant in others. This book covers the original series and the time after it, leading up to the announcement of the first Star Trek movie. I was pretty young back then, and not a fan of the show until around the time the movies were out, so I've been fascinated by that "in-between" period when all there was were reruns and a growing fan movement.

The author covers a lot of topics in this book. It's not just the history of the show -- he also focus on certain aspects. For example, there's a chapter on little-known contributors to the show; one on feuds between people involved with the show; one on the technology in the show and how feasible it is; one on "what went wrong with Season 3"; one on the projects that Gene Roddenberry undertook after the show was cancelled; and many more. There are some things in this book I'd never known before (for example, one of our local independent stations in the Philadelphia area (the now defunct WKBS, Channel 48) had been the first to show the series in syndication) and there are many pictures from back-in-the-day that I'd never seen before. Another thing the author does well is not spending too long on any one topic. Each chapter is just the right length.

If there's one thing negative to say about the book it's that there are some inaccuracies, but none of them are major and shouldn't dissuade you from buying this book. For example, the book states that Shatner's role in Airplane II was that of the spaceship captain (he was actually commander of the moonbase -- no big deal) and the date given for George Takei's autobiography is about a decade later than it actually came out (probably no big deal to anyone other than George!). Still other facts are somewhat off. For example, it's noted that James Cameron acknowledged the works of Harlan Ellison in creating The Terminator: technically true, but Cameron did this begrudgingly just to avoid a lawsuit from Ellison; it's stated that Shatner considers "The Devil In The Dark" to be the high point of the show along with "City On The Edge of Forever", but that's not exactly true: Shatner states that "Devil" is a favorite of his because of the support he received while filming the episode due to the death of his father. The book also claims that Roddenberry and Robert Wise clashed during the making of "The Motion Picture", though I'm pretty sure the author meant that Roddenberry clashed with screenwriter Harold Livingston, as their conflicts are well known in the making of that film. It's also mentioned that the Talosians wanted Pike and Vina to breed slaves in "The Cage", which I'm not 100% sure but I think is wrong. None of these are very significant, but they're worth noting.

The bottom line is that I found this big to be a very enjoyable read. From the wide range of subjects it covers, to the vintage (and often new-to-me) pictures, to even just the layout and presentation of the book, this book succeeds. I was glad to have found it, and recommend it to any Trek fan.
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This book is a collection of Andreas' talks about bitcoin given over the last several years. I thought it was an excellent chronology of his thinking on the subject. His ideas regarding the bitcoin blockchain as a "dumb" network driving innovation at the fringes and the idea of infrastructure inversion were particularly helpful. His historical perspectives on technology also provide great insight into this new and exciting industry.

Mr. Antonopoulos has that rare combination of an insider's detailed understanding and big picture insight. Anyone interested in this industry should pay close attention to his thinking.
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I enjoyed this book very much. It was certainly true that nobody could predict who would be a good programmers. I must confess that I picked those who were intelligent and enthusiastic. It sounds like a jungle out there.
Now for my hot buttons. Why am I not surprised that the history is wrong? It's because the author suffers from the writers' "Curse," assuming  things  written down are the truth. Johnny von Neumann never even saw the ENIAC until its design was fixed and the system almost built. He did consult with Dick Clippinger and his programming group from 1947/48 when they turned the ENIAC into a stored program computer. At that time, people were presenting various instruction sets for computers and von Neumann suggested a one-address code with a central accumulator architecture for the ENIAC, which we used. My group at the Moore School was under contract to do the ENIAC programming. Actually, Dick Clippinger, Adele Goldstine and I, with some help from DRs. Giese and Galbraith from Aberdeen did the actual programming.
When von Neumann saw the ENIAC, he was excited by it and, learning Pres Eckert and John Mauchly and their design team were already at work on EDVAC, the ENIAC successor, he asked if he could sit in on the meetings. The EDVAC design already included the stored-program concept. See Eckert's interview with Peter Vogt for the Smithsonian Computer History Project. After a number of meetings, von Newmann skipped some meetings to go to Las Alamos, but he sent back the article, which Pres and John took as an internal document, summarizing the content of the meetings. Other members of the team were not allowed to write or talk about it. Goldstine, who was the Security Officer distributed von Neumann's article widely. Some Security Officer. Both Goldstine and von Neumann came from the University World where publishing is used to stake out claims.  Both knew exactly what they were doing. They betrayed their colleagues and continued to do so. When Pres and John applied for an EDVAC patent, they discovered that this enterprising duo had already applied. Not too many people took von Newmann seriously when he said he did it to ensure that it remained in the public domain and not used for commercial purposes. Apparently, Goldstine felt von Newmann was a better meal ticket than one from Pres and John. He was wrong. Pres and John went on to develop BINAC, the first stored program computer. Yes, it ran for 48 hours without an error in March 1949. Reported in the Franklin Institute newsletter. Then, they went on to build the first electronic commercial computer. As far as I know, nobody, other than the organizations von Newmann consulted with, ever built the Johnniac while the computer industry switched with UNIVAC to the commercial world.
I could continue on, but I know I am unfair to expect you to buck the tide. However, I am now 77 years old and I feel that someone  should tell the truth, and if not me, who?
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Walt Brown's massive work on CD-Rom is expensive, and many of us need to get a preview of his incredible Master Chronology before commiting to his entire work. This very inexpensive Kindle product will give you a chance to read Brown's very personal comments on much of the work of the Warren Commission, the HSCA, and the work of many individual researchers.

This close examination of the composition and the location of the motorcade vehicles and the occupants of ach, is a valuable contribution to assassination literature. This study nicely complements and puts into perspective the massive amount of information on the location and activities of various Secret Service personnel. A very good value for those interested in the subject.