This book is a 'guide to human life', written by a human who is supposedly channelling words and thoughts from alien beings in the Zeta Reticuli spectrum. A fascinating idea to begin with, but its tone is consistent throughout the numerous chapters in this book. We are introduced to how the human race actually began, and also prophecies for the future. The entire concept fascinated me as I'd always wanted to explore the supernatural as it were, plus I'm convinced I've seen UFOs in the sky when I was a child. Considering I haven't seen them in the last fifteen years should tell me something, but I was willing to side with the unknown for once, which is why I picked this book up at full retail from the UFO research center in Roswell, New Mexico (how appropriate!)

Either the author of this book needs therapy, or shes partially telling us a little of what is really going on. That was the impression I got when I started reading it as the first few chapters are just so engrossing and involving. The main achievement here is the way the book is written. There is no hypothesis or guesswork here; everything is stated as if it were fact. This approach by the author leads to the entire book feeling like a Bible for the paranormally uninitiated, which is why the word 'hoax' has been thrown around so loosely regarding this enterprise.

To be fair, if Nancy is indeed in contact with these aliens from Zeta Reticuli, then they do provide us with some interesting snippets of advice. But about a third through the book, the aliens start speaking to us as some sort of benevolent mother figure telling us to drink our orange juice and make our beds. This shift in tone was highly unsettling and even comical to me, especially considering the effort the author had put into the first few chapters to sound 'real'. In any case, her ideas on race and human evolution are simply astonishing as she debunks all popular theory in favor of her 'alien-hybrid' checklist. This makes for very interesting reading, but in the end its no different from the other thousands of books sitting out there.

I particularly took offense to some of the wishy-washy conspiracy theories that the author throws around. Her staunch belief that JFK was killed because he was about to tell the public the truth about Roswell, is ludicrous. Her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe as some sort of immoral manhunter is not appropriate considering the content of this book, and her belief that Marilyn was 'killed off because of her big mouth' is just shocking. When a book states that Marilyn Monroe was assassinated because she had begun blabbing to her new male friends about the secret existence of aliens in government labs, you just cannot take it seriously anymore. Whats more, the author goes on to say that JFK Jr and Carolyn Bissette's plane crash was also orchestrated by the same people who took 'care' of his father, presumably because JFK Jr was about to tell the public about the existence of these aliens as well. Unbelievable.

This is a total waste of money if you're interested in fact. But if you're interested in a good fictional read, I'd really recommend it. The author is undoubtedly schizophrenic and bipolar - she is at once well written and prosaic, and at the next moment unintelligible and nonsensical. This is the about the only 'pole shift' that is visible here.


A Schizophrenic and Her Imaginary Aliens tell all   July 12, 2003
 10 out of 16 found this review helpful

one word: Zeta[fluff]

Nancy Lieder has been pushing her "information" to the masses (or trying to, most disgregard it) for 8 years on the internet. This book is just another version of her website, which is nothing more than a lot of gathered news and misquotes taken from other sources, including books, news, movies and of course usenet groups and webforums on the internet.

Lieder comes off as someone who believes wholeheartedly these things are happening to her. Her stories are amazing, unbelievable and without fact. She simply 'believes' them and her sad attempts to provide proof only show her to be more inacurate and laughable.

Nancy Lieder's writings tell quite a sad story, about a person who's personality mirrors other classic schizophrenics, such as John Nash and Francis E Dec, who also believed whole heartedly in the things they saw and heard.

...I would have rated ZERO stars, if it were an option!!


HOAX! HOAX! HOAX!   June 1, 2003
 9 out of 14 found this review helpful

This book is full of nonsense. The author is just trying to panick people into believing that the world will end. Think about it: aliens on a planet speeding toward Earth? Not bloody likely. Just think about it; if the world is about to end, why are they trying to make money by selling books? Money would be useless.