Strange Conspiracy

A sparklingly strange odyssey through the kaleidoscope of America's new spirituality: the cults, practices, high priests and prophets of our supposedly post-religion age. Fifty-five years have passed since the cover of Time magazine proclaimed the death of God and while participation in...

Strange Science includes case files that pertain to the paranormal, extraterrestrial, and, as some would say, science-fiction (Sci-Fi to citizens is all to real to the agents of the SCP) The SCP Foundation operates beyond jurisdiction, empowered and entrusted by every major national government with the task of containing anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. Many of these anomalies pose a significant threat to global security by threatening physical or psychological harm. All of them undermine the natural laws that the people of the world implicitly trust in. These are their case ...

History is full of mysteries. Some are solved. Some are complicated. And some have been wearing a fake mustache for centuries. In History’s Greatest Conspiracy Theories, Beatrice Bellweather takes readers on a funny, fast-paced tour through some of the most famous rumors, secret plots, and suspicious stories in history. From the vanished Princes in the Tower to Anastasia Romanov, Shakespeare authorship theories, the Gunpowder Plot, Napoleon’s suspicious death, Freemason panic, the Moon landing hoax, and the legends of Roswell and Area 51, this book separates fact from fantasy with wit, ...

What if everything you thought you knew about Earth was just the surface? Dive into a world where ancient civilizations whispered secrets to the stars, where unexplained phenomena defy scientific logic, and where the very ground beneath your feet holds breathtaking, untold stories. "Earth's Hidden Mysteries" is your exclusive invitation to explore the planet's most enigmatic wonders. From the baffling precision of the Pyramids and the cosmic alignments of Stonehenge to the chilling disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle and the elusive dance of ball lightning, Mirela Gorjanu ...

Listeners around the world have been enthralled by Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus—riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O'Reilly, iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, comes the most epic audiobook of...

Step into the stranger side of the Swinging Sixties with Weird but True Stories from the 1960s: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from the Swinging Sixties. This fascinating collection uncovers the most outrageous, unexpected, and absolutely real events from one of history’s most transformative decades. From CIA cat spies and a government plan to nuke the Moon to a dolphin experiment that spiraled into psychedelic madness, these true stories reveal just how far imagination, paranoia, and ambition went during the 1960's. Meet the woman who lived with a dolphin, revisit the legend ...

The world is filled with mysteries, and even in the modern age, much of the planet remains unexplored. The depths of the oceans and the intricate and extensive cave systems that honeycomb some parts of the Earth are still largely unknown. Thus, it should come as no surprise that when it comes to this terra incognita, people have projected all sorts of ideas.

The Vault of Horrors includes case files more chilling and dark than ordinary files (if there are such things as "ordinary files" within the SCP vaults). The SCP Foundation operates beyond jurisdiction, empowered and entrusted by every major national government with the task of containing anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. Many of these anomalies pose a significant threat to global security by threatening physical or psychological harm. All of them undermine the natural laws that the people of the world implicitly trust in. These are their case files. Note: Case files include ...

Conspiracy theories are starting to become so much more than the obsession of fringe individuals. A survey by New Science magazine found that the percentage of people believing in one or more conspiracies had risen from 15% twenty years ago to 35% per cent last year. They are shaping politics, media, the way we view life itself. In The Conspiracy Tourist Dom Joly sets out to find out where these ideas come from and learn about the people who create and believe them.

“Riveting... a personal and highly original work of true-crime storytelling.” — John Douglas, former FBI criminal profiling pioneer and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Mindhunter A chilling investigation into the unsolved “boy in the woods” murder; journalist Jim Cosgrove...

They Left Their Bicycles Behind: A Great Salt Lake City Mystery Bishop Mark Eldridge is a man of order. He believes in tithing, the "Wetsuit of the Prophets,” and the quiet safety of the Utah grid system. But when a pair of missionaries vanish on a suburban street—leaving nothing behind but their bicycles and a lingering scent of a brand-new car—the Bishop’s carefully ordered world begins to thaw. Guided by a "Burning of the Bosom" that has turned ice-cold, Eldridge transforms into "Utah Eldridge," a reluctant detective digging through the dusty stacks of genealogy records. What he ...

The Sheriff says he knows where Sadie's mother is. He says he'll take them to her himself. He is lying about at least part of that. Sadie Angelheart has never stopped believing her mother is alive. Not once. Not even when everyone told her to move on. And now, for the first time, someone is saying she was right. Sheriff Rex Wrangler has blustered and threatened and stood in their way since the beginning. But now he has a key, a route, and a reason of his own for leading Sadie, Sam, Aunt Rose, Herman, and Brian deep beneath the town of Obscurum. Far below the streets, something enormous has ...

In Weird Earth: Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet, Donald R. Prothero demystifies these conspiracies and offers answers to some of humanity's most outlandish questions. Applying his extensive scientific knowledge, Prothero corrects misinformation that con artists and quacks use to hoodwink others about geology - hollow earth, expanding earth, and bizarre earthquakes-and mystical and paranormal happenings - healing crystals, alien landings, and the gates of hell.

Travel with Dr. Frank E. Stranges as he takes listeners on a wild ride with his space contacts, Valiant Thor and Subcommander Thonn. Originally written at a time of heightened Cold War dangers, Dr. Stranges changed a name or two to protect the innocent and used coded messages - riddles upon riddles - to effectively ward off constant MIB attacks.

The world is filled with mysteries, and even in the modern age, much of the planet remains unexplored. The depths of the oceans and the intricate and extensive cave systems that honeycomb some parts of the Earth are still largely unknown. Thus, it should come as no surprise that when it comes to this terra incognita, people have projected all sorts of ideas. Tales of sunken cities or lost civilizations are just some of the fanciful theories, and those could even be considered tame in comparison to the idea that Earth is flat.

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER MOBSTER FATHER. BUT HIS LOVE MAY SAVE HER LIFE! A dying mobster is worried that his estranged daughter is about to marry someone just like him. He asks Jake Scarne for help. Scarne agrees to look into the matter but warns that he will let the chips fall where they may, romance-wise. Unfortunately, his client is not the only one who dislikes the potential groom. After many innocents die, the private eye feels duty-bound to set things right. “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK ...

Alexandra thought she knew everything that mattered about her family. But when she receives a registered letter from a law firm in Houston, she is shocked to learn an uncle she had met only once as a child has named her as the sole beneficiary of his sixty thousand acre cattle ranch. Why had her mother never mentioned him? More importantly, why did she keep his existence secret from her father? Her mind filled with uncomfortable explanations, Alexandra must decide if accepting her inheritance is worth the pain of discovering her mother’s secret past.

The True Story behind the Terrifying Movie Don't think of his name... In 1990, three college students spent a long Wisconsin winter experimenting with a Ouija board; it turned out to be the deadliest mistake of their lives. The board brought them into contact with a psychic serial killer, known...

In the 1970s, a group of astronomers tracking a fragment from the Kohoutek comet obtained authorization to enter a remote region of the Soviet Union. The truth about what happened to that expedition remains hidden among myths and rumors.

I’m fake-engaged to my best friend’s silver-fox dad—the city’s most notorious don. Constantine De Luca is a billionaire grump with a stare like a loaded weapon. I’m a curvy, paint-splattered, broke artist hired to paint his legacy. He’s rules, control, command; I’m color, wit, and chaos. We’ve known each other since his daughter and I were in kindergarten. His gaze makes me feel naked—and I can’t help but like it. When rivals mark me, his fix is simple: put a ring on in public and lock me behind his walls. He protects me with his body during an ambush. Later, in his safe...