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Above Black: Project Preserve Destiny Insider Account of Alien Contact & Government Cover-Up

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I have a huge collection of ufo related books , from mid fifties James McDonald stuff through Jaques Vallee and J. Allen Hynek,and on to Stanton Freidman and the beginning of the whole "Majestic 12" rumor,on through to the early abduction accounts of Betty and Barney Hill, "Incident At Exeter" by Fowler ,on through to all the Streiber and Budd Hopkins stuff,continuing to the really "way-out" things like Ingo Swanns "Penetration". I have all the books on the subject by Harvard psychiatrist John Mack, Steven Greer's "Disclosure Project" books, Richard Dolan's "Ufo's And The National Security State" , and on through to tangentially ufo related books like Nick Cooks "The Hunt For Zero Point Energy" , Joe McMoneagles "Mind Trek" , and "The Excalibur Briefing" by Thomas Bearden. I also have all the Richard T. Hall books , the Jim Marrs books etc. etc. etc.........HERE'S MY POINT ; if you have read any of the just cited items , GET ABOVE BLACK. Many, many little details in Above Black dovetail very nicely with and corroborate things I have previously read. It's a great book to ADD to your collection.

If , however , you've only read 1 or 2 pop-culture ufo type books
and put the whole subject on an "lastest tidbits about Paris Hilton or Tommy Lee" timewaster level , this book will mean nothing to you.

As another reviewer said , Above Black DOES help connect some dots....but ONLY if you already have a deep knowledge of the subject.

Newbies and thrill-seekers and fundmentalists whether scientific , or religious....stay away ! This book will only cause you to thrash around in confusion even more....and you don't need another ulcer ;-)

Bob Welch

Above Black is about a guy who worked for the NSA as an "IC" (Intuitive Communicator). The book follows his journey from the military through his IC training, and to his time as a telepathic communicator (with aliens). And lastly, his discovery and reason for wanting to get out.

I saw there are a couple of negative reviews of this book, which I strictly think is very unjust. This book is a real story. To those people who would give this book a bad review, and to those who do not yet "believe" in aliens, consider this...

Statistically, the more educated a person is, the more likely they are to "believe".

This book is a factual and non-sensationalistic account of a man's career in a job most of us would never guess even existed, and an account of something Dan Sherman (author) has had the opportunity to do that most of us never will.

I conclude:

For those of you who do already "believe", then this book is for you (albiet it's quite short, only 150 pages). But for those of you who are still highly sceptical and have not ALREADY read other books on the topic, this book is NOT for you, it's way above your head.

If you're expecting a mind-altering, Strieber-esque tour of the alien psyche, this book won't do it for you. It will, however, kidnap you, test your faith in the myth of an unchallenged national security system, lock you in a guarded underground bunker with nothing but a blank computer screen in front of you, and leave you -- not as alone as you wish -- all in the space of a long evening's read.

A former USAF tech/soldier, Sherman writes in a hybrid military report style, laced with imaginative acronyms which could only come from the stolid minds of agents at the highest NSA security levels. But it's his "only the facts" style that evokes a gut-level belief in what he's talking about, the mundane description of security measures, the first-person accounts of information given by his supervisors, the midnight "comms" with unseen aliens. He speculates little as to the alien's agenda, he draws no concrete conclusions, and he unmercifully leaves us with our imagination running akimbo on many of the issues.

Sherman's Above Black is uncompromising, revealing, and disturbing -- Extreme Reading.

I read this book and hung on every word. Dan Sherman has something to say that everyone who has an interest in how their government works with aliens, should read.
The people who dismiss this book quote Dan's military superior's deriding remarks. I find this telling. Not one person who reads Dan's book will have any doubt of the disinformation campaign that must surely follow his accounts in the military with aliens.
Most everyone has given this book the most stars because it is a believable and a good book. It is written with a straight forward prose and what he says is chilling.
The government wanted technology and in return they turned a blind eye to abductions. However, the abductions became so plentiful there was some disease amongst the military but there was nothing they could do about it.
Everyone should read this first hand account and sit stunned at what Dan has to say.

This book is believable. He has a blunt writing style. Dan Sherman was not trying to write an episode to a sci-fi low budget TV show, he was telling about his experiences in the Air Force communicating with aliens. I could tell that this was a true story when I was reading the part of when he tried to describe how he communicated with the aliens. He had much difficulty describing it. I suggest you read the book. The reader familiar with the whole UFO deal will enjoy the part about "black" projects. I think that black projects are used to discount the ET explanation for things, such as saying it was a military aircraft not a UFO (when sometimes it is a UFO), which I believe is enforced in this book. Good book, will help you connect some dots.

Never trust a critic you don't meet in person, as they could have ulterior motives. The book is great. I read close to 20 books monthly and one sure way to decipher someones' integrity is by viewing their written word. If its as exciting as "Harry Potter", its probably fiction. Sherman is not a good fabricator, the book is bland, and it reads like a student essay that they had to do whether they enjoyed it or not. At the end of the book, the man requests that anyone who has shared similar experiences contact him, as he HAS NO IDEA what the purpose was for his involvement, and its obviously important for him to find out. He's not looking for a bestseller, he's looking for answers about what happened to him and is hoping somebody out there will answer his "preverbial 'want ad". READ IT.

I read Above Black several months ago and am glad it is getting the exposure it is receiving. The whole question of the alien agenda is highly fascinating and suggests something very deep going on in the psyche of the modern world. Re: the negative review suggesting Dan Sherman is lying and corrupting young children -- this sort of approach is non-constructive at best and short-sighted and mean at worst. Mr. Sherman goes out of his way to maintain his own skepticism throughout the book. Whether that is a manipulation or not, I have no way of knowing. It does however increase the veracity of what he is suggesting happened to him. Whether the scenario is actually true or not may even be irrelevant to the overall picture that is coming into focus in our culture. These stories of abduction, communication, sightings and paranormal events imply something far beyond our ability to grasp from a purely scientific perspective. They also suggest that our version of truth is very very narrow. Mr. Sherman has obviously had something happen to him in that isolation chamber they put him in for IC work. That he chooses to sort out the particulars of what is going on in a public forum is admirable and fascinating. Even if what happened wasn't "true", why was he chosen for that kind of work in the military? He gives us everything we need to go ahead and check his credentials.

I for one thought this little book was a lucid approach to the whole question of if "they" exist, what are they doing here? And if they do exist, what are the mechanics of manipulation the upper echelons of the military go through to disinform us of their presence. It would be easy to go for the New Age answers, or the wide open acceptance of the regression therapy writers, but Mr. Sherman seems to maintain a level head about it. Something happened to him there, just like something happened to all these others who make claims about aliens. Why make it up? That serves nothing. You can watch every night on Jerry Springer how the general public goes for self-aggrandizement. Writing a book on your personal experience does not always qualify as that, and this one in particular does not do that at all.

I will admit that I had become "immune" to alien books, having read so many. But my mind was returned to a very familiar place tonight as I finished ABOVE BLACK.

This book has THE vibe of authenticity; it gave me the creeps to look at it.

Dan Sherman gives us the mechanics of the cover-up, as much as he knows. He has the unique perspective of being a genetically enhanced alien creation, supposedly design to allow IC, intuitive communications, between the greys and humans.

"They" are trading our DNA for techology. This is more hard evidence from a *very* insider. I recommend your reading this one, no matter how many you have read and how weary you, like me, may be. V.S.Ferguson

I could not put this book down until I read it from cover to cover.
Whether you believe we are alone or not, Dan has a way of telling a story that makes you want to read on.
This book describes a system of communication that is beyond the traditional five senses.

Above Black is captivating and interesting from the moment you pick it up, until the moment you put it down. SSGT Dan Sherman talks about his time as an IC (or intuitive communicator), in which he was taught to use a special ability that he was givin through "Genetic Management". This book is worth your time, and an excellent read. It really opens your eyes, and allows you to make sense of a lot of things. Regardless if you are a UFO skeptic or enthusiest, you need to read this book!