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The Gift : The Crop Circles Deciphered

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This book takes you on the author's personal journey as he uncovers the mystery of crop circles. I am not a scientist, and I was able to follow how he came to his conclusions. If you are as mystified by the crop cricles as I was, I think you will also be delighted with the discoveries in this book, and as astounded and fascinated as I was. I can't believe that I'm the first person to review this book. This is information that people really need to have! Aren't others reading this?? You should be! The implications are staggering.

I personally talked with his publisher about a year ago, when I ordered the book, and was informed that Doug Ruby was working on an accompanying video. I want to encourage more people to read this book to encourage the author to release this video. Once you read this book, you will want to see that video!

The Gift is a thought-provoking examination of the phenomenon of "crop circles" (glyphs or pictograms). By employing a novel and creative approach to understanding these images (derived from "common sense and intuition"), Ruby extrapolates from the two-dimensional glyphs three-dimensional models, with eye-popping results. Ruby concludes from his research that the pictograms originate from extraterrestrial entities. He believes the sequence of the appearance of these images are building blocks to man's understanding of messages. These messages have begun with a description of UFO's physical structure and propulsion systems. These glyphs provide ever-more information as they progress in complexity.
Whether Ruby's "decoding" is correct or not, it is facile to dismiss the reality of a true mystery. It is certainly correct that many of these "circles" are hoaxes. There was even a "crop circle making" competition in England. However, research by scientists like Charles Levengood and Nancy Talbott have shown empirically that "real" crop circles show changes at the cellular level (which can be replicated by short, intense bursts of microwave energy). There is also no breakage of the stalks of the plants, only bending. This cannot be done by hoaxers. Aside from that, the notion that two English geezers and copycats are creating thousands of such glyphs worldwide, showing complex fractal geometry patterns, and leaving no trace of their presence, is ridiculous. The recent (Aug.01) Chilbolton, England glyphs will sorely test the hoax hypothesis. Carl Sagan offered his biased, mechanistic view, conveniently ignoring that which did not fit; Jim Schnabel ('Dark White')seems to be more of a debunker than an open-minded skeptic. Both provide a convenient out for those who prefer their ordered and safe world view. If you aren't afraid to consider other possibilities, however, this work will deliver.

I heartily recommend this interesting book, which presents a refreshingly different perspective. As for the reviewer promoting Jim Schnabel's 'Round in Circles' as a solution to the mystery, it would be foolish indeed to jump to the conclusion that a known CIA agent is going to present the public with unadorned facts, given that government disinformation on this subject, media manipulation, and the 'Firm's role in it, is already well documented.

Boy, did I love this book! This was the first crop circle book that I've read (among many) that skipped past the pedestrian "are they real?" and "how are they made?" questions and delved directly into the MESSAGE that the glyphs are attempting to convey. Ruby stumbled upon a new truth, in that many of the circles are actually diagrams and sets of instructions to explain certain scientific truths of the Circlemakers, including the shape of their ships, their power source, and the reasons why their ships are able to move in such amazing ways. I was completely intrigued, and I recommend this book to ANY person interested in Crop Circle phenomena. The crop circles are meant to be SPUN and analyzed at a much deeper level.

That said, I must say that I did disagree slightly with some of Ruby's analysis of certain formations, and I felt that a couple of the models that he created were only partially complete. However, this guy is REALLY on to something, and I devoured this book and enjoyed every moment of it. If only he had continued his work, we might be much farther along in our global understanding of the messages.

If you want to know what the circle makers are trying to convey to us, instead of wondering whether a couple of drunken Irishmen with no understanding of geometry could have created such astonishing formations, then this book is for YOU. I wish it had been 500 pages! Regardless of the brevity of the book, I suspect that a new generation of circle researchers will stumble upon this groundbreaking tome and become inspired with a bevy of new possibilities, new insights, and new understandings into the greatest mystery of the 21st century. Highly recommended.

Even if you dont believe in aliens or crop circles it is hard to ignore the math behind what he is saying. whether its true or not doesnt matter cause the math and science of the blueprints are based on basic principals.the craft in the book would work if we had the technology to build one.
I think people start this book with a bias against it and that prevents them from seeing that this is real.
scientist and scholars should read this book.
I only hope Doug can create a follow up book of any new things he has found. Looking forward to the video.

2 guys creating a 750 long and very intricate crop circle is totally absurd. There is now way they could create the very complex circles in one night. they can re-create certain ones but not the complex ones.

keep up the good work doug and please give us another book to read.

Whoever assault this book and the whole subject of extra-terrestrial life ought to be investigated for their allegiance. This is an excellent documentary on crop circles and only Time Magazine has enough clout to falsify the truth and make it stick. In the mind of the simple minded that is.

The previous reviewer says (in rather poor grammar) that anyone who questions the "reality" of this nonsense should have their "allegiance" questioned. Well, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and recommend you check out Jim Schnabel's "Round in Circles" before you waste any more of your hard-earned dough on this or any other book extolling the "reality" of crop circles!

Excuse me, but didn't Carl Sagan (in his book 'The Demon Haunted World") nicely summarize the whole, entire and complete "Crop Circle Phenomenon" as the decade-long genesis of two self-confessed and confirmed English pranksters which is still perpetrated by copy-cats to this day? I mean, this whole subject has been done to death. I guess rational news travels slowly when minds are thirsty for credulity.