E.T. 101: The Cosmic Instruction Manual for Planetary Evolution/Emergency Remedial Earth Edition [Hardcover]

Zoev Jho (Author), Jho Zoev (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1995

A lighthearted discussion about humankind and its surrounding world offers gentle instruction on how to address societal dysfunctions while encouraging readers to make positive changes by embracing spirituality. 100,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.

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Here's the next classic for readers who sparked the Mutant Message phenomenon and catapulted The Celestine Prophecy to the top of the New York Times bestseller list--a smart how-to guide for becoming truly "human" in an irrational world.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062512676
• ISBN-13: 978-0062512673
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T PANIC, February 17, 2003

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John S. Ryan "Scott Ryan" (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: E.T. 101: The Cosmic Instruction Manual for Planetary Evolution (Paperback)

You may recognize that message from the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the original guide, that is, not the Douglas Adams book named for it). It's an excellent resource, of course, and I hope you still have your copy. But the problem is, you're not a hitchhiker.

If you arrived on this planet without an instruction manual -- which is extremely likely if you're a crawl-in (an entrant through the normal birth process) -- you're probably wondering just what the heck is going on. And you've probably been trying to figure it out for long enough that you've become _extremely_ distrustful -- justifiably! -- of the usual Earth-based sources of (dis)information.

Relax. The truth is, you're operating under deep cover. Your mission required you to forget a lot of stuff, but you forgot just a little _too_ much because -- like a lot of us -- you didn't read your manual before you embarked.

"If at first you don't succeed, read the instructions." You can stop beating your head against the wall; help is here, in the form of emergency reorientation from Mission Control.

What's the mission? Well, that's what Zoev Jho (the former Diana Luppi) wants to remind you of -- or at least just enough of it that you'll remember where to look for the rest of the answers. The heart of the matter is, you're here to help install direct lighting.

How do you know these instructions are meant for _you_? Simple: if you've read this far and this is still making sense, they are. (Oh, there are lots of other, more complicated tests. Maybe you read _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_ and knew right away that the Combine was real. Maybe you watched _The Matrix_ and weren't surprised. It doesn't matter; once you've read the manual, you'll know.)

As another reviewer has already aptly commented, you're in the world but not of it. You are _not_ crazy. You are not alone. And you've got a job to do.

Don't forget to apply for a Creative License when you're done with reorientation. And let's be careful out there.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed every page - the message is "right on"!, April 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: E.T. 101: The Cosmic Instruction Manual for Planetary Evolution/Emergency Remedial Earth Edition (Hardcover)

This little book will perk you up when you think you are the only person in the world that 'just doesn't fit in'.

It puts down in words all the things you suspected about yourself. And gives you insight as to why you are out-of-sorts in this crazy world. The author provides some good advice in a hilarious manner on how to carry on. It truely is an instruction manual for life as we know it here on Earth.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I once was found, but now I'm lost., April 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: E.T. 101: The Cosmic Instruction Manual for Planetary Evolution (Paperback)

If this is how you feel from time to time, READ THIS BOOK. This book, written by extra-Terrans just like you, is your source book for information lost in your transition to this planet. It is a retro-primer to re-introduce you to your past, to set you on your path today, and to plot your planetary evolutionary course. It will assist you on your trajectory towards living freely, it will provide you with the insight to love fully, and it will empower you to eschew obfuscation. Once you complete the course, you are encouraged to apply for your Creative License (issued under the authority of the Inter-galactic Council).