very thought provoking and makes you look at the government in a new light... the book had its ups and downs, and questions of legitimacy, but I wanted to see what other people thought.

7/8/2011 6:59:04 PM

this is an NC State message board, dont no one round here read no books no more

7/8/2011 7:14:15 PM

it would probably help if you posted a link so people would know what book you are talking about.

7/8/2011 7:26:16 PM

cant you read? its called new Area 51 book

7/8/2011 7:31:12 PM

yea its Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen

http://www.amazon.com/Area-51-Uncensored-Americas-Military/dp/0316132942

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/books/area-51-by-annie-jacobsen-review.html

[Edited on July 8, 2011 at 7:35 PM. Reason : ^^]

7/8/2011 7:33:49 PM

no i haven't read that.

7/8/2011 7:35:01 PM

some of those reviews are ripping the author a new one

7/8/2011 7:35:20 PM

Doo doo doo doo dooo doooooooo

7/8/2011 7:37:40 PM

I like it, sometimes she overwhelms the reader with a lot of introductions to people and places, so I had to flip back a bunch to figure out who did what. She is trying to paint a very complex picture though, and Im not sure it would have been done that much better....

however she apparently made a few errors, so that part bums me out

on page 29 the author says that the nuclear blast travels at 100 mph. As with any explosion, the shockwave travels at the speed of sound (approx. 700 mph).

then she goes on to talk about the V2 being a winged missile, when in reality it was a ballistic missile..... so that bothers me because I am a person who focuses on facts and details, but still a very interesting read and exploration of how the US started its first top secret projects

7/8/2011 7:41:57 PM

^ Glad you pointed out some of the errors...will have to keep eyes open for more...
Reading it on the Kindle as we speak....seems ok...if nothing else it is entertaining


[Edited on July 8, 2011 at 9:52 PM. Reason : edit]

[Edited on July 8, 2011 at 9:52 PM. Reason : derp]

7/8/2011 9:47:58 PM

heard it was mindblowing

*goes to find on Kindle*

7/8/2011 9:54:30 PM

OMG!

OP

PM SENT

7/8/2011 9:54:55 PM

aliens?

7/8/2011 11:18:12 PM

7/8/2011 11:19:27 PM

no, its not about aliens. its about the originals nuclear bomb tests on continental US soil and the first stealth spy planes used to spy on Russians.... and all of the govermen clusterfuck in between to cover it all up

7/8/2011 11:42:18 PM

What cover up?

7/8/2011 11:44:49 PM

nice

7/10/2011 2:10:52 PM

Tits or it didn't happen

7/10/2011 2:59:44 PM