Just excellent! I couldn't put it down.
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This is one of those books you'll want to tell others about. (In fact, I've already bought an additional copy for a friend.) The author has spent an impressive amount of time interviewing the book's subjects, and the depth of his commitment and research is evident in the finished product. If you find human nature fascinating, if you're interested in a look at some of the groups and individuals (many with an astonishing following) who operate on the fringe of mainstream society, AND if you enjoy good writing with a healthy dose of wit...buy this book! Another thing that really impressed me is Heard's ability to relate his interactions and conversations with the people he tells us about in a personal way, but without letting himself become the focus of the stories. Extremely well-done, informative and entertaining; I will read this book more than once!
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Well-written, amazing and highly entertaining!
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If this book doesn't land on the best-seller list there's no justice! My husband and I have been in a tug of war over it for the past several days (ever since I, having first discovered it, made the mistake of reading a few especially hilarious passages aloud to him). Heard's writing style is marvelous, and he relates his encounters with the book's incredible real-life cast of characters in such a way that the reader has the feeling of being right there, along for the (usually hilarious) ride. I was impressed with the author's fairness, wit, perseverance and writing ability. I loved this book so much that I hated for it to end, but I will revisit it more than once, and I am already recommending it heartily to all my friends. If I could afford to, I'd buy them all a copy!
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lost between deerfield and lakin
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don't forget to check out the feature undertones of this masterpeice. the chicken hawk and the field mouse will be the next one to come
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Enjoyable and informative book
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Informative, thorough journalism on selected subjects with an amiable, conversational, sincere,sometimes humorous, good-natured style. I learned a lot about different ideas and beliefs ranging from Greer's UFO search, to the hunt for the red heifer needed for the coming of the Third Temple, the independence desired by a Texas militia group, the Unarians' UFO beliefs, OBE's, to life extension advocacy and more -- with the darker, sunnier, sometimes oddball, and occasionally inspiring sides of each discussed. I'm glad I found this book. It does not purport to exhaust the subject of "millennialism," just to report what Heard found while interviewing subjects who sparked his interest in the broad areas of utopian thought, new age paranormal ideas, life extension, religious-based pre-millenial ideas, and other beliefs and ideas he encountered as this century closes. Topics encountered on this voyage even include the occult and telepathy.
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Couldn't put it down
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I found this inside travelogue of millennialist groups fascinating and entertaining. Heard's humor and personality also kept me involved in the book to its end. In some cases, I learned about groups I'd never heard of, but in all cases I was given some food for thought.
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