James Morcan

The Catcher in the Rye Enigma: J.D. Salinger's Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals? BY James Morcan

This is the fourth installment of the underground knowledge series. It takes a look at the popular book; The catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. The Authors have done extensive research and have found that some of Americas most notorious assassins/killers were found reading/or had read and quoted some passages of the book.

They also dig deep and show show more some possible mind control elements (possibly) in the book (The Catcher in the Rye). They explain this theory and also go a bit into the background of the famous Author (J.D. Salinger).

I found this read very thought provoking, interesting and a bit frightening. It did leave me wondering. The theories do seem plausible, I have read before of "mind control" tactics used during WWII. So the questions still remain did the book have a negative affect on some (possibly) mentally unstable men who became assassins?

Overall this is a fascinating read, which has left an impression in my mind. It makes me wonder what goes on in society that we just do not hear about on the news etc. I recommend to those who love a great read, with the possibility of mind control/conspiracy theories. show less

Ever since Journey to the Centre of the Earth was published, people have wondered whether there could exist secret underground cities/bases/tunnels/civilisations (and Hollow Earth theories may have even preceded). Having read about most every conspiracy theory going, I’m not new to the idea of there being secret underground places, but it’s one area that I’ve never actually read much about to make an informed opinion. The idea of a splinter civilisation with underground cities show more certainly sounds like a work by Jules Verne, but could there be some truth to this?

The authors of Underground Bases do a great job of presenting the key facts and theories surrounding the notions. Firstly, you have underground bases that are absolute fact, such as: Mount Weather, Cheyenne Mountain and Pine Gap. Then you have very likely things like there being secret underground levels beneath The Pentagon. So when it comes to contemplating outlandish ideas like there being whole underground cities, with high speed transport in vast tunnels, the idea doesn’t sound quite as preposterous as it may have done out of the blue. ‘They’ have the money (trillions of dollars that went missing from government funds, for instance), ‘they’ have the machinery, and ‘they’ have the workers, so isn’t it logical to suppose that elite controllers of the world would create vast underground bases/cities if they could?

This isn’t always just speculation either. The authors of this book give some great examples of whistle blowers, leaks and reports. There are quotes from top military personnel as well as people who have apparently worked in these underground cities.

This book also touches upon the many rumours that aliens are secretly ruling our planet from below the surface. I particularly found the story of Philip Schneider to be compelling. He “claimed to have been involved in a firefight that broke out with extra-terrestrials while he was building additions to the underground military base at Dulce, New Mexico, in 1979”. Schneider also claimed that the alien technology being developed underground was 1200 years in advance of our own technology. That makes you think. Schneider even had alien fossils and classified photos that he showed at lectures. But they’ve since disappeared, and Schneider himself (after stating there had been numerous attempts to kill him by government agents) died mysteriously.

So, from natural cave formations, to factual military bases, to rumours of underground networked cities, to aliens living beneath our feet, this book does a good job of showing how after a) is proved, it’s no longer so fanciful to believe that b) may be true.

I loved this quote in the book: “According to our best estimates, more than half of all U.S. government records are classified. For an archivist seeking to preserve and understand our history, that means most of our history is kept secret from us, think about that for a moment.” –Richard Dolan.

The book also asks you to consider this statement made by Daniel K. Inouye, US Senator from Hawaii, in his testimony at the 1987 Iran-Contra Hearings: “There exists a shadowy government, with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas of national interest, free from all checks and balances, and free from the law itself.” Where better to hide it, than under your feet? show less

As the authors point out in their introduction, a lot of books out there on genius and intelligence tend to be too academically written for an average reader to fully comprehend, which could perhaps be quite ironic. Lance and James Morcan don't claim to be experts in the field. This short work is purposely intended to be an overview of the subject, and it's a subject they deliver very well.
I felt like I was rummaging through one of those big bumper books of mysterious and strange facts which show more would keep me occupied for hours as a kid on a wet and dreary day. And even though I was aware of many of the subjects in Genius Intelligence, it was a delight to be able to think about them all in connected coherence.
You'll find plenty of fascinating things like Ormus white gold powder, smart drugs, speed reading and polygots, alongside more everyday ways to improving one's intelligence, like meditation and diet. All in all, a very well rounded up batch of themes, written in a clear and sometimes humorous way. But by the end, I was left thinking: if everyone becomes a genius one day, then there will be no such thing as genius. And what is intelligence anyway? Perhaps information overload actually doesn't make us smarter at all. Basically, I was left with such philosophical musings hanging in my beta brainwaves after reading Genius Intelligence. Lance and James, job well done. show less

The first book in The Orphan Trilogy was great, but this one's better. In fact, it's easily one of the best books I've read in the thriller-type genre. From the first page to the last, I was utterly absorbed in this ambitious story of twenty three genetically super-enhanced orphan children, being prepared for a life of conspiratorial espionage at the top levels that go beyond the law. This work simply doesn't put a foot wrong.

Perhaps surprisingly, this feels like a coming of age book more show more than anything else, as we follow Nine, the main protagonist, from childhood to the beginnings of adulthood; but it's a coming of age book of a boy living in a dark, extreme, secret, isolated world- and that makes all the difference.
There's so much depth to all the characters and their interactions, the various geographical locations and settings like the orphanage are all vibrant and expertly detailed, and the structure and story of the book weaves together in a fascinating, page turning frenzy which builds and builds throughout. I was just as captivated by such everyday characters like the homeless Ace or by the scenarios of teenage first love yearnings, as I was by the gripping action finale chapters in Guyana.
I don't want to give away too much of what actually occurs in this tale, as that's for the reader to discover- I want you to experience the spellbinding freshness of this book for yourself.

I'm not hugely into the thriller category, but this book transcends the genre. It's simply a damn great read, regardless of classification. And I already can't wait to read the last instalment in this brilliant trilogy. show less