Author: Justin McHenry
Publisher: Feral House
ISBN: 1627311513
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Is Lemuria a real place or the fever dream of crackpots, mystics, conspiracy theorists, and Bigfoot hunters? Below the waters where the Pacific and Indian Oceans lies a lost continent. One of hopes and dreams that housed a race of beings that arrived from foreign planets and from which sprang humanity, religion, civilization, and our modern world. It was called Lemuria and it was all fake. What began as a theoretical land bridge to explain the mystery of lemurs on Madagascar quickly got hijacked to become the evolutionary home of humankind, the cradle of spirituality, and then the source of cosmological wonders. Abandoned by science as hokum, Lemuria morphed into a land filled with ancient, advanced civilizations, hollowed-out mountains full of gold and crystals, moon-beings descending in baskets, underground evil creatures, and a breast-feeding Bigfoot. The history of Lemuria is populated with a dizzying array of people from early Darwinists to conspiracy spouting Congressmen, globetrotting madams, Rosicrucians, Hollow-Earthers, sci-fi writers, UFO contactees, sleeping prophets, New Age channelers, a “Mother God”, and a tequila swigging conspiracy theorist. Historian Justin McHenry provides a thoughtful exploration of how pseudo-science hijacked the gentle Victorian-era concept of Lemuria and, in following decades, twisted it into an all-encompassing home for alternative ideas about race, spirituality, science, politics, and the paranormal.
The Hidden World Volume One
Author: Richard Shaver
Publisher: Inner Light Global Communications
ISBN: 9781606110126
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
SINCE 1943 THE COMPLETE REALITIES OF THE SHAVER AND OTHER INNER EARTH MYSTERIES HAVE BEEN WITHHELD. . . NOW HERE IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AT LAST -- AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH IN THIS REPRINT OF A RARE COLLECTION . . . What is the Shaver Mystery?. . . Here Is A Mystery That Stretches From The Madhouse To The White House; From the Moronic To THe World's Greatest Minds; From the Superstition To Scientific Knowledge; From The Forgotten Past To The Present Instant!. . .Here is the very FIRST VOLUME in a continuing series originally released by publisher Ray Palmer in the 1960s. Serious collectors have paid as much as $100 per volume, or $900 for the entire set. We will be reissuing the entire series at a far lesser cost for serious students of the Shaver, Inner Earth, and Hollow Earth Mysteries! . . .In Volume One, you will read about the beginning of the Shaver Mystery and how it attracted thousands of fans who first read about it in the science fiction magazine AMAZING STORIES (circa 1943) even though Richard Shaver and editor Ray Palmer said the things claimed in this work were for REAL!. . .Shavers hears the tormented voices coming from below. . . Readers question his sanity when he describes entering the caves of the ancients. . .Shaver describes in detail the plunder of our planet by extraterrestrials in ancient times; and the lost continents of Lemuria and Atlantis. . .Shaver "proves" his case by revealing an ancient alphabet he calls "Mantong." . . . Captured by the Dero from ancient races, the stem and mech machines cause utter chaos on surface dwellers, wars, murder and horrific accidents are also created by the evil underground dwellers.
Publisher: Inner Light Global Communications
ISBN: 9781606110126
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
SINCE 1943 THE COMPLETE REALITIES OF THE SHAVER AND OTHER INNER EARTH MYSTERIES HAVE BEEN WITHHELD. . . NOW HERE IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AT LAST -- AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH IN THIS REPRINT OF A RARE COLLECTION . . . What is the Shaver Mystery?. . . Here Is A Mystery That Stretches From The Madhouse To The White House; From the Moronic To THe World's Greatest Minds; From the Superstition To Scientific Knowledge; From The Forgotten Past To The Present Instant!. . .Here is the very FIRST VOLUME in a continuing series originally released by publisher Ray Palmer in the 1960s. Serious collectors have paid as much as $100 per volume, or $900 for the entire set. We will be reissuing the entire series at a far lesser cost for serious students of the Shaver, Inner Earth, and Hollow Earth Mysteries! . . .In Volume One, you will read about the beginning of the Shaver Mystery and how it attracted thousands of fans who first read about it in the science fiction magazine AMAZING STORIES (circa 1943) even though Richard Shaver and editor Ray Palmer said the things claimed in this work were for REAL!. . .Shavers hears the tormented voices coming from below. . . Readers question his sanity when he describes entering the caves of the ancients. . .Shaver describes in detail the plunder of our planet by extraterrestrials in ancient times; and the lost continents of Lemuria and Atlantis. . .Shaver "proves" his case by revealing an ancient alphabet he calls "Mantong." . . . Captured by the Dero from ancient races, the stem and mech machines cause utter chaos on surface dwellers, wars, murder and horrific accidents are also created by the evil underground dwellers.
The Inner Life of the Earth
Author: Paul V. O'Leary
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 088010922X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
"We need changes in our attitudes, our understanding of illness, our acceptance of non-allopathic practitioners, the economics of how we pay for health care, and our entire professional medical-legal system in which medical boards often act within the law to protect and defend the guild of conventional medicine under the guise of 'scientific proof.'... I present a template that combines economics, psychology, medicine, physiology, and mythology. It can serve as support and guidance for making the changes necessary for a new model of medicine in the twenty-first century." --Dr. Robert J. Zieve Dr. Zieve presents a new paradigm for health care that shows us how to go beyond the limitations and severe deficiencies of our current sickness care system. It embraces and synthesizes the emerging models of integrative medicine, energy medicine, and energy psychology into an effective and affordable approach to healing for everyone. This guide is for both those wish to provide a more complete form of health care for their patients and also for those individuals who are prepared to make the necessary changes in daily life in order to initiate or maintain a movement toward healing. This includes understanding the daily disciplines of a healing process, the deeper psychological processes of illness, and the creative arts in their therapeutic roles.
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 088010922X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
"We need changes in our attitudes, our understanding of illness, our acceptance of non-allopathic practitioners, the economics of how we pay for health care, and our entire professional medical-legal system in which medical boards often act within the law to protect and defend the guild of conventional medicine under the guise of 'scientific proof.'... I present a template that combines economics, psychology, medicine, physiology, and mythology. It can serve as support and guidance for making the changes necessary for a new model of medicine in the twenty-first century." --Dr. Robert J. Zieve Dr. Zieve presents a new paradigm for health care that shows us how to go beyond the limitations and severe deficiencies of our current sickness care system. It embraces and synthesizes the emerging models of integrative medicine, energy medicine, and energy psychology into an effective and affordable approach to healing for everyone. This guide is for both those wish to provide a more complete form of health care for their patients and also for those individuals who are prepared to make the necessary changes in daily life in order to initiate or maintain a movement toward healing. This includes understanding the daily disciplines of a healing process, the deeper psychological processes of illness, and the creative arts in their therapeutic roles.
The Shaver Mystery
Author: Richard S. Shaver
Publisher: Armchair Fiction & Music
ISBN: 9781612870328
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
A classic, yet most controversial science fiction novel from 1947, "The Shaver Mystery, Book One" by Richard S. Shaver, featuring "I Remember Lemuria."
Publisher: Armchair Fiction & Music
ISBN: 9781612870328
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
A classic, yet most controversial science fiction novel from 1947, "The Shaver Mystery, Book One" by Richard S. Shaver, featuring "I Remember Lemuria."
The Shaver Mystery
Author: Richard S. Shaver
Publisher: Armchair Fiction & Music
ISBN: 9781612870311
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
A classic, yet controversial science fiction novel from 1947, "The Shaver Mystery, Book One" by Richard S. Shaver
Publisher: Armchair Fiction & Music
ISBN: 9781612870311
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
A classic, yet controversial science fiction novel from 1947, "The Shaver Mystery, Book One" by Richard S. Shaver
The Disappearing Spoon
Author: Sam Kean
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316089087
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery -- from the Big Bang through the end of time. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316089087
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery -- from the Big Bang through the end of time. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.
Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds
Author: Jerome Clark
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
ISBN: 1578593409
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The secrets of mystical and legendary places—revealed! Have you ever wondered about mythical and legendary worlds such as the lost continent of Atlantis? Have you ever heard of Mu and the Lemurians, who some say still exist among us? Respected researcher of unexplained phenomena, Jerome Clark, provides a comprehensive and trustworthy look at ancient mysteries, fictional fantasy lands, and extraterrestrial civilizations in his book, Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds. Claims of supernatural realms, parallel worlds, and legendary, lost civilizations are put to the test in this well-researched guide to the unexplained. Firsthand accounts and historical documents are explored, and in-depth coverage is provided on the mysteries of imagination, culture, perception, consciousness and more. Beliefs, doctrines, experiences, and places are described and explored in this truly comprehensive guide to the wacky, weird, and otherworldly, including: The hollow earth populated by a rich natural world and inhabited by an advanced civilization The amazing powers of psychic healer Edward Cayce, who gained healing and prophetic abilities by connecting with “The Source” Encounters with peoples of the alternate solar system, and the amazing worlds of Meton, Lanulos, Nibiru, Clarion, Maldek, and Kazik Richard S. Shaver’s personal experiences in an underground hell—replete with demons and ghouls The evil plots of the Snake people to destroy our planet Witnesses testimony of meeting fairies, goblins, and other mythical folk Ancient Celtic seers Life on Mars and encounters with Martians Alien worlds Parallel universes Mystery airships And much more! With many photos, illustrations, and other graphics, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Highlighting news articles, historical accounts, and first-person interviews,Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds will leave you wondering what is and isn’t real!
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
ISBN: 1578593409
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The secrets of mystical and legendary places—revealed! Have you ever wondered about mythical and legendary worlds such as the lost continent of Atlantis? Have you ever heard of Mu and the Lemurians, who some say still exist among us? Respected researcher of unexplained phenomena, Jerome Clark, provides a comprehensive and trustworthy look at ancient mysteries, fictional fantasy lands, and extraterrestrial civilizations in his book, Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds. Claims of supernatural realms, parallel worlds, and legendary, lost civilizations are put to the test in this well-researched guide to the unexplained. Firsthand accounts and historical documents are explored, and in-depth coverage is provided on the mysteries of imagination, culture, perception, consciousness and more. Beliefs, doctrines, experiences, and places are described and explored in this truly comprehensive guide to the wacky, weird, and otherworldly, including: The hollow earth populated by a rich natural world and inhabited by an advanced civilization The amazing powers of psychic healer Edward Cayce, who gained healing and prophetic abilities by connecting with “The Source” Encounters with peoples of the alternate solar system, and the amazing worlds of Meton, Lanulos, Nibiru, Clarion, Maldek, and Kazik Richard S. Shaver’s personal experiences in an underground hell—replete with demons and ghouls The evil plots of the Snake people to destroy our planet Witnesses testimony of meeting fairies, goblins, and other mythical folk Ancient Celtic seers Life on Mars and encounters with Martians Alien worlds Parallel universes Mystery airships And much more! With many photos, illustrations, and other graphics, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Highlighting news articles, historical accounts, and first-person interviews,Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds will leave you wondering what is and isn’t real!
Crashing Through
Author: Robert Kurson
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812973682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore May’s vision. It would allow him to drive, to read, to see his children’s faces. But the procedure was filled with gambles, some of them deadly, others beyond May’s wildest dreams. Beautifully written and thrillingly told, Crashing Through is a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of one man’s choice to explore what it means to see–and to truly live. Praise for the National Bestseller Crashing Through: “An incredible human story [told] in gripping fashion . . . a great read.” –Chicago Sun-Times “Inspiring.” –USA Today “[An] astonishing story . . . memorably told . . . May is remarkable. . . . Don’t be surprised if your own vision mists over now and then.” –Chicago Tribune “[A] moving account [of] an extraordinary character.” –People “Terrific . . . [a] genuinely fascinating account of the nature of human vision.” –The Washington Post “Kurson is a man with natural curiosity and one who can feel the excitement life has to offer. One of his great gifts is he makes you feel it, too.” –The Kansas City Star “Propulsive . . . a gripping adventure story.” –Entertainment Weekly NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812973682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore May’s vision. It would allow him to drive, to read, to see his children’s faces. But the procedure was filled with gambles, some of them deadly, others beyond May’s wildest dreams. Beautifully written and thrillingly told, Crashing Through is a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of one man’s choice to explore what it means to see–and to truly live. Praise for the National Bestseller Crashing Through: “An incredible human story [told] in gripping fashion . . . a great read.” –Chicago Sun-Times “Inspiring.” –USA Today “[An] astonishing story . . . memorably told . . . May is remarkable. . . . Don’t be surprised if your own vision mists over now and then.” –Chicago Tribune “[A] moving account [of] an extraordinary character.” –People “Terrific . . . [a] genuinely fascinating account of the nature of human vision.” –The Washington Post “Kurson is a man with natural curiosity and one who can feel the excitement life has to offer. One of his great gifts is he makes you feel it, too.” –The Kansas City Star “Propulsive . . . a gripping adventure story.” –Entertainment Weekly NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The Man from Mars
Author: Fred Nadis
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 0399168842
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Now in paperback, the rollicking, critically acclaimed true story of the legendary writer and editor who ruled over America's sci-fi, fantasy, and supernatural pulp journals in the mid-twentieth century: Ray Palmer. “Palmer could not have asked for a more sympathetic chronicler, or a better one, than Fred Nadis. His prose and his pronouncements are everything Palmer’s practically never were: restrained, nuanced, intelligently considered. Nadis has a great story, and he relates it exquisitely.” —Jerome Clark, Fortean Times “Fred Nadis’s insightful biography demonstrates that Palmer is significant as well as intriguing.” —The Washington Post “One of science fiction’s greatest gadflies gets his due in this lively and entertaining biography.” —Publishers Weekly “Lucidly written and unfailingly lively, The Man from Mars is a biography worthy of its subject.” —Fate magazine
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 0399168842
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Now in paperback, the rollicking, critically acclaimed true story of the legendary writer and editor who ruled over America's sci-fi, fantasy, and supernatural pulp journals in the mid-twentieth century: Ray Palmer. “Palmer could not have asked for a more sympathetic chronicler, or a better one, than Fred Nadis. His prose and his pronouncements are everything Palmer’s practically never were: restrained, nuanced, intelligently considered. Nadis has a great story, and he relates it exquisitely.” —Jerome Clark, Fortean Times “Fred Nadis’s insightful biography demonstrates that Palmer is significant as well as intriguing.” —The Washington Post “One of science fiction’s greatest gadflies gets his due in this lively and entertaining biography.” —Publishers Weekly “Lucidly written and unfailingly lively, The Man from Mars is a biography worthy of its subject.” —Fate magazine
Visitors to the Inner Earth
Author: Professor Solomon
Publisher: Top Hat Press
ISBN: 0912509104
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
True tales (or so it was claimed) of subterranean journeys* King Herla in the cavern of the dwarfs* Enkidu and his descent into Sheol* Orpheus and Aeneas in Hades* Sir Owen in Purgatory* Cuchulain in Tir-nan-Og* Reuben and the mikvah stairway* Reverend Kirk and his abduction* Richard Shaver and the Deros* Saint-Yves d'Alveydre in Agharta* Thomas the Rhymer in Fairyland* Olaf Jansen and the polar opening* Apollonius of Tyana in the Abode of the Wise Men* Lobsang Rampa beneath the Himalayas* Doreal and the mysteries of Mount Shasta* Guy Ballard and the Ascended Masters* Captain Seaborn and his voyage to Symzonia* Walter Siegmeister and the Atlantean tunnels* Dianne Robbins and the Library of PorthologosAnd other visitors to the hidden depths of the earth.
Publisher: Top Hat Press
ISBN: 0912509104
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
True tales (or so it was claimed) of subterranean journeys* King Herla in the cavern of the dwarfs* Enkidu and his descent into Sheol* Orpheus and Aeneas in Hades* Sir Owen in Purgatory* Cuchulain in Tir-nan-Og* Reuben and the mikvah stairway* Reverend Kirk and his abduction* Richard Shaver and the Deros* Saint-Yves d'Alveydre in Agharta* Thomas the Rhymer in Fairyland* Olaf Jansen and the polar opening* Apollonius of Tyana in the Abode of the Wise Men* Lobsang Rampa beneath the Himalayas* Doreal and the mysteries of Mount Shasta* Guy Ballard and the Ascended Masters* Captain Seaborn and his voyage to Symzonia* Walter Siegmeister and the Atlantean tunnels* Dianne Robbins and the Library of PorthologosAnd other visitors to the hidden depths of the earth.
Subterranean Worlds
Author: Timothy Green Beckley
Publisher: Inner Light Publications
ISBN: 9780938294221
Category : Civilization, Subterranean
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
In "Subterranean Worlds Inside Earth," author Timothy Green Beckley has collected many stories from a vast wealth of sources on the subject of what is often called "The Inner Earth Theory." The theory holds that the Earth does not consist of molten metal at its core, as modern science tells us, but is instead quite hollow inside, and supports several different races of sentient beings as well as their impressive underground cities. Those cities are said to be linked to one another by underground tunnels with above-ground openings that the occasional surface-dwelling mortal stumbles on to. Much of the information Beckley presents comes from a man named Richard Shaver, a spot welder on the Detroit automobile assembly lines who one day began to hear strange voices projected at him as he went about his work. Following the trail that began with that unearthly auditory experience, Shaver eventually came to the conclusion that the voices were coming from somewhere beneath the Earth, from a race of creatures he came to call the "Deros," which is short for "degenerate robots." The Deros have a story of their own. They were once a gentle race who lived on the surface of the Earth, until it became apparent that the sun was being transformed in some way that caused an increase in the amount of a form of dangerous radiation contained in its rays. Some of the Deros escaped the planet by going into space in their highly-developed spacecraft, but not all of them managed to do so. Those forced to remain went underground and built the cities referred to above, but the sun's poisonous radiation also caused them to go insane and to develop cruel and sadistic personality traits. It is because of their evil madness that mankind suffers so much today, and Shaver himself experienced some bizarre mistreatments as he sought to learn more about the mysterious Deros. Shaver eventually published many of his Dero tales in a magazine called "Amazing Stories," which were so popular that they greatly increased the magazine's circulation. But Shaver's story of the Deros is only one of many versions of exactly what is down there in the Hollow Earth. Beckley also offers stories by journalist John J. Robinson and others whose research has turned up different legends and personal experiences, some of which tell of a hidden paradise below our feet where beautiful, spiritually benevolent creatures reside. Beckley's use of numerous and divergent reports helps to paint a wonderfully complete picture of the centuries of folklore that have become mingled with scientific fact through real-world investigations into the "Subterranean Worlds Inside Earth." Some of what's here stretches credibility a little more than might be totally comfortable. But if you have an appetite for unsolved mysteries that extend beyond the realm of the safe and the knowable, then Beckley's thorough overview of what may be inside the Hollow Earth is well worth the time spent reading it.
Publisher: Inner Light Publications
ISBN: 9780938294221
Category : Civilization, Subterranean
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
In "Subterranean Worlds Inside Earth," author Timothy Green Beckley has collected many stories from a vast wealth of sources on the subject of what is often called "The Inner Earth Theory." The theory holds that the Earth does not consist of molten metal at its core, as modern science tells us, but is instead quite hollow inside, and supports several different races of sentient beings as well as their impressive underground cities. Those cities are said to be linked to one another by underground tunnels with above-ground openings that the occasional surface-dwelling mortal stumbles on to. Much of the information Beckley presents comes from a man named Richard Shaver, a spot welder on the Detroit automobile assembly lines who one day began to hear strange voices projected at him as he went about his work. Following the trail that began with that unearthly auditory experience, Shaver eventually came to the conclusion that the voices were coming from somewhere beneath the Earth, from a race of creatures he came to call the "Deros," which is short for "degenerate robots." The Deros have a story of their own. They were once a gentle race who lived on the surface of the Earth, until it became apparent that the sun was being transformed in some way that caused an increase in the amount of a form of dangerous radiation contained in its rays. Some of the Deros escaped the planet by going into space in their highly-developed spacecraft, but not all of them managed to do so. Those forced to remain went underground and built the cities referred to above, but the sun's poisonous radiation also caused them to go insane and to develop cruel and sadistic personality traits. It is because of their evil madness that mankind suffers so much today, and Shaver himself experienced some bizarre mistreatments as he sought to learn more about the mysterious Deros. Shaver eventually published many of his Dero tales in a magazine called "Amazing Stories," which were so popular that they greatly increased the magazine's circulation. But Shaver's story of the Deros is only one of many versions of exactly what is down there in the Hollow Earth. Beckley also offers stories by journalist John J. Robinson and others whose research has turned up different legends and personal experiences, some of which tell of a hidden paradise below our feet where beautiful, spiritually benevolent creatures reside. Beckley's use of numerous and divergent reports helps to paint a wonderfully complete picture of the centuries of folklore that have become mingled with scientific fact through real-world investigations into the "Subterranean Worlds Inside Earth." Some of what's here stretches credibility a little more than might be totally comfortable. But if you have an appetite for unsolved mysteries that extend beyond the realm of the safe and the knowable, then Beckley's thorough overview of what may be inside the Hollow Earth is well worth the time spent reading it.