Project Mindshift: The Re-education of the American Public Concerning Extraterrestrial Life 1947-1997 [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Michael Mannion (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1998

Project Mindshift describes a startling new theory: that top secret forces in the U.S. Government have conducted a fifty-year campaign of re-education in order to first conceal, and then slowly reveal to the public the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life.

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From Publishers Weekly

The possibility that "our world has been and is now being visited by advanced intelligent entities from elsewhere, and this reality has been known to a limited number of people within the U.S. government since at least 1947" is advanced not as an established conclusion but as a supposition to examine by journeyman writer Mannion. His very X-Files-esque mindshift hypothesis is that quasi-governmental activity, aimed at preparing humanity for the seemingly new perceptions of reality that alien contact would engender, takes place constantly?via news cover-ups in concert with leakages through other less threatening channels, which Mannion proceeds to examine chapter by chapter. One is devoted to the countless fiction and nonfiction books and articles already published on UFOs, along with interviews with some of their authors. Another, "Mindshift in the Movies," examines the seeming cultural impact of everything from A Trip to the Moon (1902) to '50s B-movies, to Starman and Contact, albeit briefly. Others look at ads and the Internet, while a final chapter notes converging ideas from ufology and hard science. While the mindshift conceit is an intriguing means of looking at the media's impact on perceptions of UFOs, this treatment lacks the sort of savvy cultural critique necessary for appeal beyond the already curious.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: M.Evans & Company (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871318563
• ISBN-13: 978-0871318565
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,211,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous, clear, concise look at the complex UFO-ET enigma, October 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Project Mindshift: The Re-education of the American Public Concerning Extraterrestrial Life 1947-1997 (Hardcover)

Project Mindshift is unlike any other book on this subject that I have ever read. It has a fresh perspective that captures the complexity of the question of extraterrestrial life. In one volume, Mannion presents the reader with a compelling case for the reality of extraterrestrial life; tantalizing evidence of a covert re-education campaign; and an in-depth look at the spectrum of opinion about this important topic through interviews with leading experts. Mannion's chapter on the mindshift in science that is underway is filled with information that I have not found in any other book about the UFO-ET phenomenon. His thoughts on the work of the scientist Wilhelm Reich should be widely read by scientists and non-scientists alike. I highly recommend this book. It is beautifully and sensitively written.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Weird book, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Project Mindshift: The Re-education of the American Public Concerning Extraterrestrial Life 1947-1997 (Hardcover)

I'm a big UFO buff. I was highly intrigued by the premise of this book - that the public is slowly being educated to the reality of UFOs by our government. I snapped it up.

Then I discovered that, in fact, most of the UFO researchers featured in the book DON'T believe such a program is on-going. The author really never musters any genuine backing for his "Mindshift" theory, so you're left with the feeling of an interesting idea, but no proof for it at all.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Book!, October 22, 1999

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This review is from: Project Mindshift: The Re-education of the American Public Concerning Extraterrestrial Life 1947-1997 (Hardcover)

I have always been interested in UFOlogy since it seems to me that these phenomena are obviously more than just psychotic ravings or wishful thinking. There is just too much anecdotal evidence to support the notion that something is indeed going on, not to mention the fact that it just seems plain stupid to assume that we are the only intelligent life in the universe. The government and media's overt dismissal of the existence of UFOs has always struck me as forced and rather unconvincing. I didn't really understand why, until I read Mannion's awesome book. He puts all the pieces together, includes interviews with several experts in the field-- many of whom don't seem to agree with his hypothesis at first glance--and goes beyond the standard UFO rap into uncharted and fascinating waters. This book is brilliant--and very much needed.