That's What They Want You to Think
Conspiracies Real, Possible, and Paranoid
Paul Simpson
- An
- analysis
- of
- twenty-nine
- of
- the
- most
- famous
- theories,
- featuring
- assassinations,
- military
- operations,
- aliens,
- secret
- societies,
- and
- government
- conspiracies.Conspiracies.
- They
- happen
- every
- day.
- All
- it
- takes
- is
- a
- couple
- of
- people
- and
- a
- secret,
- nefarious
- plan.
- But
- then
- there
- are
- big
- conspiracy
- theories—the
- assassinations,
- cover-ups,
- and
- shadow
- governments
- that
- are
- endlessly
- debated
- on
- talk
- radio
- and
- the
- Internet.
- Are
- they
- real?
- Are
- they
- even
- possible?
- Or
- are
- they
- just
- plain
- paranoid?Paul
- Simpson
- has
- researched
- a
- wide
- variety
- of
- conspiracies,
- from
- those
- historically
- accepted
- to
- those
- that
- spark
- accusations
- of
- “being
- a
- part
- of
- it”
- if
- you
- disagree
- with
- their
- supporters.
- In
- reviewing
- these
- famous
- (and,
- in
- some
- cases,
- infamous)
- theories,
- That’s
- What
- They
- Want
- You
- to
- Think
- does
- not
- start
- from
- the
- position
- of
- a
- believer
- or
- a
- debunker.
- In
- each
- case,
- Simpson
- makes
- up
- his
- own
- mind
- based
- on
- the
- evidence
- of
- primary
- documents—and
- some
- of
- his
- conclusions
- may
- surprise
- even
- the
- most
- dedicated
- conspiracy
- researcher.Straightforward
- and
- engaging,
- That’s
- What
- They
- Want
- You
- to
- Think
- provides
- food
- for
- thought
- for
- both
- conspiracy
- buffs
- and
- skeptics.
- Novices
- and
- veteran
- researchers
- alike
- will
- debate
- the
- latest
- evidence
- and
- fresh
- takes
- on
- long-standing
- theories.
- Covering
- topics
- as
- diverse
- as
- the
- JFK
- assassination
- and
- faked
- moon
- landings,
- from
- the
- bombing
- of
- Pearl
- Harbor
- to
- Area
- 51
- and
- the
- New
- World
- Order,
- Simpson
- makes
- you
- wonder
- if
- what
- you
- believe
- is
- real,
- possible,
- or
- paranoid.Praise
- for
- That’s
- What
- They
- Want
- You
- to
- Think“This
- lively
- book
- looks
- at
- a
- variety
- of
- conspiracy
- theories—many
- well-known,
- others
- not
- so
- much—from
- a
- historical,
- investigative
- point
- of
- view.
- .
- .
- .
- Well
- worthwhile.” —Booklist
