Fortean Times UK: Reviews - Books http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/ The latest Books from Fortean Times UK en-GB Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:02 +0000 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:02 +0000 webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk The Field Guide - The Art, History and Philosophy of Crop Circle Making - The Field Guide - The Art, History and Philosophy of Crop Circle Making http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/16/the_field_guide_the_art_history_and_philosophy_of_crop_circle_making.html The feuding, the rivalry, the myths, the bogeymen, the bucolic charms of crop circles revealed... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Cracking the Freemason’s Code - The Truth about Solomon’s Key and the Brotherhood - Cracking the Freemason’s Code http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/65/cracking_the_freemasons_code.html Excellent corrective to speculative ‘history’ tosh Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Scota - Egyptian Queen of the Scots / Cleopatra to Christ - Scota - Egyptian Queen of the Scots / Cleopatra to Christ http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/46/scota_egyptian_queen_of_the_scots_cleopatra_to_christ.html Bidirectional Egyptology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Digging up the Dead http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/47/digging_up_the_dead.html Uncovering the Life and Times of an Extraordinary Surgeon Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Gnostics - The First Christian Heretics - The Gnostics - The First Christian Heretics http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/48/the_gnostics_the_first_christian_heretics.html Good basic introduction to a fascinating religious belief Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Rudolf Steiner - An Introduction to His Life and Work - Rudolf Steiner - An Introduction to His Life and Work http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/49/rudolf_steiner_an_introduction_to_his_life_and_work.html A clear and engaging view of an esoteric polymath Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Spirit of Dr Bindelof http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/50/the_spirit_of_dr_bindelof.html Teenage high jinks (and a grouchy spirit doctor) get slightly short-changed in a sketchy history of physical mediumship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Face and the Message http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/421/the_face_and_the_message.html Terrestrial messages at Chilbolton, found on 20 August 2001? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Hidden History of the Fátima Cover-up - Celestial Secrets http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/60/celestial_secrets.html A painstaking investigation of the Fátima apparitions – where Mariolatry, folklore and contactee ufology meet – throws up as many questions as it answers Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Time Restored - The Harrison Timekeepers and RT Gould, The Man Who Knew (Almost) Everything - Time Restored http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/64/time_restored.html A bio of polymath Rupert Gould – horologist, essayist, radio broadcaster, expert on polar exploration, Nessie populariser and BDSM aficionado – delivers the goods Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Alexander’s Tomb - The Two Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conqueror - Alexander’s Tomb http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/66/alexanders_tomb.html Immortal heroes need no tombs... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Cock Lane Ghost - Murder, Sex and Haunting in Dr Johnson’s London - The Cock Lane Ghost http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/68/the_cock_lane_ghost.html A clear account of the famous haunting that wasn’t Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Mummy’s Curse - Mummymania in the English-Speaking World - The Mummy’s Curse http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/69/the_mummys_curse.html A masterly study of mummies in early popular culture ranges confidently from Napoleon to B-movie shockers to reveal their shifting and often contradictory meanings and uses Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Slave Species of God - The Story of Humankind from the Cradle of Humankind - Slave species of god http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/70/slave_species_of_god.html Reasonably entertaining rehashed Sitchin Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Eclipses 2005–2017 - A Handbook of Solar and Lunar Eclipses and Other Rare Astronomical Events - Eclipses 2005–2017 http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/71/eclipses_20052017.html Essential guide for all dedicated eclipse-chasers Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Lost Histories - Missing cities, treasures, artefacts and people http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/72/lost_histories_missing_cities_treasures_artefacts_and_people.html Lightweight but useful look at disappearing history Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 The Tipping Point http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/426/the_tipping_point.html How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Secrets of Cold War Technology http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/404/secrets_of_cold_war_technology.html Delve into the murky world of military research Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Fenian Fire http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/405/fenian_fire.html The British government plot to assassinate Queen Victoria... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Fortunate Son http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/406/fortunate_son.html George W Bush and the making of an American president... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 Princess Diana: The Hidden Evidence - Princess Diana: The Hidden Evidence http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/407/princess_diana_the_hidden_evidence.html The alleged hidden evidence, hinting towards murder Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100