The Hundredth Monkey (Paperback)

~ Ken Keyes Jr. (Author)

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Product Description

This unique e-book edition of bestselling author Ken Keyes, Jr.'s book, The Hundredth Monkey, reproduces the entire text of his classic work on the danger of nuclear weapons and power plants in a compact, searchable, and easy-to-read format. The publisher has added a lengthy Introduction and an Afterword to reinforce the fact that nuclear power remains a threat--and why--and shows a possible connection to the UFO phenomenon. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

In addition to The Hundredth Monkey, Ken Keyes, Jr. authored: Handbook to Higher Consciousness, How to Enjoy Your Life in Spite of It All, Loving Your Body, A Conscious Person's Guide to Relationships, Prescriptions for Happiness, and Taming Your Mind. Also, he co-authored: How to Make Your Life Work or Why Aren't You Happy (with Tolly Burkan), and Looking Forward (with Jacque Fresco). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Vision Books (1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942024001
• ISBN-13: 978-0942024005
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,531,382 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hundredth Monkey is not about the hundredth monkey:, August 17, 2001

By	Ashton Allan (Providence, RI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hundredth Monkey (Paperback)

This book concerns itself with issues of much greater importance than the phenomenon of the hundredth monkey; it is about the necessity to recognize the dangers of sum zero conflicts (conflicts that result in a winner and a loser). In an age where the threat of Nuclear war is (hopefully) diminishing, the words of Ken Keyes Jr. still have profound applications to individuals' life styles and global attitudes. The book dwells on the notion that a paradigm shift from "you vs me" to "you and me" is necessary to survive as a species. The book takes an hour to read. Everyone should read this book.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The 100th Monkey, April 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Hundredth Monkey (Paperback)

.... This is a book against the use of nuclear power and, of course, nuclear weapons. It is based upon a phenomenon observed that when a critical amount of monkeys began using a certain tool, that skill was automatically transferred to the rest of the species- even if the other monkeys lived far away and in isolation. It is a controversial thoery of evolution which boarders on the spontaneous. In the book 'The Hundreth Monkey', Ken Keyes applies the theory to humans; in this case, if enough humans decide that nuclear power and nuclear arms are bad, then automatically everyone in the world will come to that same conclusion. Although it sounds like 'wishful thinking', until the Hundreth Monkey phenomenon is disproved, it will hold to its sliver of light.

While I agree that nuclear power and nuclear weapons are far too dangerous for us to be tinkering with, I do support space exploration. If the public did not prevent NASA from using nuclear-powered space conveyance, we could be making leaps and strides into the galaxy; The main problem with standard long-distance space travel for humans is that it takes too much rocket-fuel, and carrying it out of our atmosphere becomes an impasse. With nuclear-powered rockets, a space vehicle could be fully powered for many years, making long-distance space travel not just possible, but most probable. ....

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to inspire more nuclear-inspired thought within all., May 3, 1998

By A Customer

This book confronts the confines of human thought with the nuclear age. It's amusing, though, nonetheless, with little foreboding monkeys in the margin of the pages hinting at the destruction a nuclear war might bring. Idealistic, this book hopes to accomplish at least an awareness of what policies such as mutually assured destruction might hold for us in the future