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| UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Believe | 
| Author: Richard Belzer
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0345429184
Dewey Decimal Number: 001.90207
EAN: 9780345429186
ASIN: 0345429184
Publication Date: May 2, 2000
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Amazon.com Review
Best known as Detective John Munch on the hit TV series Homicide, Richard Belzer is also an accomplished standup comedian with a knack for political commentary in the tradition of Mort Sahl and Dick Gregory. In UFOs, JFK, and Elvis, he applies his analytic powers to two of the most controversial topics of the late 20th century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and the alleged U.S. government cover-up of the existence of alien life. (The reference in the title is the book's only substantial Elvis sighting.) Belzer sensibly avoids pretending to have the answers, opting instead to focus on the questions themselves. Why does the Zapruder film fail to synchronize with other footage of the Kennedy shooting? What's the real background on Lee Harvey Oswald--and who really posed for that famous backyard photo? Did NASA regularly suppress UFO sightings by Apollo and Gemini astronauts? And how about that giant face on the surface of Mars? While Belzer's sarcastic, antiauthoritarian tone may not convince you that aliens walk among us, it's rather difficult by book's end to fully dismiss his belief that "history is just a collection of accepted lies" told to keep the masses in line. --Ron Hogan
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"I'm not asking you to believe every conspiracy theory you'll find in this book. . . . I didn't write this book to give you all the answers. The Warren Commission did that, and the answers were all wrong. I wrote this book to inspire you to do what the powers that be wish you wouldn't:to question authority . . . and to keep an eye out for Elvis."
--RICHARD BELZER
In UFOs, JFK, and Elvis, the distinguished statesman of stand-up comedy tackles some of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups this side of Roswell. Just what is it that they don't want you to know about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Area 51, and what the American astronauts really found on the moon? The unexplained crash at Roswell and the mysterious "face" on Mars? The link between the Nazis and the U.S. space program? Evidence of extraterrestrial experimentation?
Finally, one lone "nut" exposes the conspiracy to keep conspiracies a dirty little secret, standing up to the shadowy forces that would have us believe that Oswald acted alone, those lights in the sky are weather balloons, and fluoridated water is good for you (yeah, right). "Some of the smartest people I know . . . find it easier--and certainly more comforting--to believe that America is the only country on earth with no conspiracies at all." Just remember: do not ask on whom The Belz has told--he's told on them.
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 UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Believe November 16, 2008
Read it...You will say as you read, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it...The Elvis part threw me off, but after reading that part I got it. If you are a Conspiracy Theory buff, you will enjoy reading this book.
A great book for anybody with a brain and a desire to use it! October 24, 2008
Richard Belzer's book gives multiple theories and proof for them and does so in a highly humuorous way that appeals to any intelligent reader. Belzer's relaxed yet intellectual style of writing sets him apart from most other conspiracy writers and the quality of the writing makes this book a great and informative read.
A funny, interesting book July 23, 2008
Richard Belzer plays a cop who is into conspiracy theories (although less so in the SVU series). This book came out of his questions on the JFK assassination and UFOs. He writes the book with a lot of humor and has a lot of facts in it. The book is well researched and has an excellent bibliography at the end of it for readers to read up on the subjects. I never questioned the assassination itself until I read this book. I accepted the magic bullet theory until reading how impossible it is for one bullet to do all the damage. The eyewitness testimony from many of the people who were there contradict the Warren Report. I could go on and on about this subject. It opened my eyes to question and look for answers. I can see why there are so many conspiracy theorists out there when the government can't or won't answer any questions.
Mr. Belzer adds a lot of his dry humor in the book itself. This is a serious subject, but he injects the jokes at the right place. The UFO part is treated the same way with the humor sprinkled in. The book is a very fast read and hard to put down. Even if you don't believe in the conspiracies discussed here, this is an entertaining book.
Read it to enjoy Belzer, get your info elsewhere September 29, 2007
I don't give a care about whether or not Elvis abducted JFK, this was just a fun book to read. Belzer is actually more enjoyable as an author than he is as a stand-up, which is odd considering that you're picturing his delivery the whole time you're reading it.
It's a quick read. Environmentalist might be upset that there's a lot of blank space (for your own notes I'm sure). Also, he has tangent boxes throughout even though each chapter is only about 3 pages long. Those who feel that tangent boxes are designed to make it feel like you're taking a break might instead feel like they're trying to read two books at the same time.
 Belzer's UFOs March 13, 2007
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It's hard to believe that this book is meant to be taken seriously even though the author might be a conspiracy buff. The conspiracies range from the ridicilous to the completely absurd. Some conpiracies are even contradictory, USA faked all Moon missions or Neil Armstrong encountered a moon full of aliens and their structures. The book offers a lot of opinions and wild stories presented as fact without any proof. Belzer's fellow "conspiracy researcher" Jim Marrses theories presented in the book are the most absurd. The Moon is a spaceship built by aliens because it couldn't have formed any other way and its gravity is too weak to hold it together. Sounds really good, if you don't know what a Physics book looks like. Belzer also mentions many times that ancient texts are full of referances to aliens. The only proof being that, when you forget about the ancient culture's gods, rulers, complex mythology and take the texts and images completely out of context and forget about what real historians say, the images and text might talk about aliens. Belzer also says that aliens don't land on the White House lawn for all to see because they don't want to and sane credible people see aliens all the time but don't want to tell anyone. This kind of circular logic also proofs that pink flying elephants are real.
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