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The Missing JFK Assassination Film is not the typical JFK assassination book. This book does not attempt to answer the question of who killed John F. Kennedy; instead it addresses why we should question the actions of those involved and why the truth was withheld from the people. Though copies of Orville Nix's film exist, the original film is missing. Why? The FBI confiscated Orville's camera for several months, then returned it in pieces. Were these actions sinister, or were they just examples of governmental incompetence?

A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create...

The riveting, forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick senator who stopped at nothing to take him down Many tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era’s greatest political fiasco—one that resulted in a...

Landing in Vancouver on a flight from Hong Kong on December 2018, Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested by Canadian authorities with an American extradition warrant. The US Department of Justice accused Meng of fraud and bypassing sanctions against Iran. Nine days later, in an act...

Just months before Hawaii's gubernatorial primary election, a body is found on the floor of the open air capitol, a macabre scene specifically manipulated to draw attention to a sitting governor with waning political support. Frantic, he calls on the Honolulu Chief of Police Walter Tseng, demanding that the perpetrator be brought to justice as swiftly and silently as possible, fearful a scandal might destroy whatever chance he still has at gaining re-election.

In 2007, two CIA spooks meet with an American colonel in military intelligence. The war is going badly, and President Bush, who steadfastly refuses to back down, remains unchallenged at home as Democrats and Republicans focus on the 2008 elections. Meanwhile, Iran's pursuit of nuclear energy will yield enriched uranium by 2012 - uranium that could be used to manufacture suitcase nukes. The US military is too drained to invade Iran, and a preemptive strike is out of the question.

America’s Conspiracies and Cover-Ups brings together interviews with the bestselling and brightest minds in the alternative history world to create the definitive guide to our country’s biggest secrets. Jim Marrs and G. Edward Griffin, along with scholar Noam Chomsky and others experts, come together to answer questions about your favorite conspiracies: Is the Federal Reserve System unconstitutional? Was the IRS created to bail out Big Banks? Are cancer cures and cheap alternative energy being suppressed? Are elections made fraudulent by hacked voting machines?

Jon Ronson is fascinated by madness, extraordinary behaviour and the human mind. He has spent his life investigating crazy events, following fascinating people and unearthing unusual stories. Collected here from various sources (including The Guardian and GQ America) are the best of his adventures.

Alien Abduction: Some 2,740 US citizens claim to have been abducted by aliens each day. That's an incredible 2% of a population of 300 million. Surely statistically some of these cases must bear truths? Area 51: It is rumoured that Area 51 houses the UFO disc found at Roswell, as well as other crashed alien spaceships. What is the truth? The Babylonian Brotherhood: Twelve-foot lizards from the planet Draco have colonized Earth and seek world domination.

"Mystery Surrounds Car with Gas Containers Found in Paris near Notre Dame" is from the September 08, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Aurelien Breeden and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"In Berlin, Unraveling a Family Mystery" is from the June 26, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Ralph Blumenthal and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"A Chinese Mystery: Who Owns a Firm on a Global Shopping Spree?" is from the September 01, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Forsythe and Jonathan Ansfield and narrated by Kristi Burns.

2012 An Awakening explores the mystery of the 2012 prophecy in a whole new light. This program goes deeper than the vague predictions made by ancient prophets and seers. It explores how the earth is in the middle of a transformation that will change the way we live our lives forever. Understand how the changes we see around us are unfolding right now. Learn the true nature of the Mayan Calendar; understand the workings and meanings of its cycles and end-date.

"Discovered in a Dacha Wall, a Clue to a Cold War Mystery" is from the August 06, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Illness That Diverted American Airlines Flight Remains a Mystery
" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Dan Bilefsky and Nicola Clark and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Taliban's New Leader, More Scholar Than Fighter, Remains a Mystery" is from the July 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Taimoor Shah and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Untangling an Accounting Tool and an Ancient Incan Mystery" is from the Culture (Arts) section of The New York Times. It was written by William Neuman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"A 3.2 Million-Year-Old Mystery: Did Lucy Fall from a Tree?" is from the August 29, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Carl Zimmer and narrated by Caroline Miller.