donate copies of The Shell Game to your local library

I did, and so far the book is rarely IN the library; I did see it about a week ago, then two days later it was out again. I donated it after reading it just as it came out.

by wxman2001 (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 13 diaries, 114 comments) on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 10:45:43 AM
 

VIEW "THE SHELL GAME" AUTHOR on CORPORATE TV - 9/11 TRUTH SP

by Bill Douglas (68 articles, 2 quicklinks, 11 diaries, 434 comments) on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 1:22:34 PM
 

The News-Dispatch - Alten Weaves 9/11 Truth's into Mainstrea

Most Dangerous 'Game'
Best-selling author Steve Alten encounters unexpected hurdles amid the release of his post-9/11 thriller

Andrew Tallackson
The News-Dispatch

By the time he finished writing "The Shell Game," Steve Alten was convinced it was his best work.

He still feels that way.

He just didn't think the political thriller, which envisions another 9/11 on U.S. soil, would have so much trouble finding an audience.

"When I sat down to write the book, I thought, I will not have any trouble selling it or getting any publicity on this," Alten said. "I was wrong on both accounts.

"By the time it went to print, I discovered the 9/11 truth. This subject is a little taboo with the mainstream media ... and the problem is that the mainstream media is owned by these ivory towers that are in the war business.

"It's a little frustrating."

Alten spoke with The News-Dispatch about "The Shell Game" while on a publicity tour for the book.

It is a significant departure from his previous efforts, specifically the best-selling "Meg" series about a 70,000 pound Carcharodon megalodon - the prehistoric precursor to the great white shark - that emerges from the ocean depths.

But it deals with topics Alten is passionate about, particularly America's dependency on overseas oil.

It is his most ambitious effort. Encompassing two years of exhaustive research, it contemplates many scenarios, including:

• What happens if the U.S. runs out of oil, if the reserves it depends on are depleted.

• The U.S. president embracing the unthinkable: the detonation of nuclear bombs in American cities, ultimately to produce more oil.

• The practice of "rendition," where people believed to be terrorists are sadistically tortured.

• A "Green" candidate for president who pushes for clean energy.

These undeniably controversial topics arrive within the context of an unnerving, non-stop thriller that finds oil expert Ashley "Ace" Futrell threatening to expose the president's plans, even as his life, and that of his family, are under constant threat.

Reviews for "The Shell Game" have been positive, and like Alten's previous efforts, it landed on The New York Times' best-seller list.

Unexpected, however, are the harassing phone calls Alten has received at home from those opposing the book, often at 4 a.m. One person, in fact, included Alten's unpublished home phone number, his wife's name and other personal information on a Web blog, inviting people to pester the author. Alten has called the FBI four times to deal with the situation, but he's received no response.

Whether people angrily opposed to the book have read it is unknown. Amid its shocking revelations, Alten believes it poses forward-thinking, positive alternatives, like Sen. Joseph Mulligan, a character in the book running for president who supports "green" policies.

"If there was a candidate who made energy and going green as the platform, I think America would love it and embrace it," he said.

"It is exactly what we want to hear. That's real change."

No doubt, Alten's future projects won't cause such a stir. The fourth book in his "Meg" series, "Meg: Hell's Aquarium," arrives in stores in May 2009. The mass-market paperback version of his thriller "The Loch" arrives this fall.

But for now, Alten is pushing "The Shell Game." He refuses to be intimidated or silenced by those who oppose it, and hopes readers will give it a chance. More importantly, he hopes it gets them thinking, to question what they've been told by the government, specifically about 9/11.

"My goal, my daydream every day," he said, "is that enough people will read the book and cause enough of a furor to force a new investigation, or someone confesses something, and it will have a snowball effect."


http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=22&SubSectionID=22&ArticleID=10935&TM=80578.84

by Bill Douglas (68 articles, 2 quicklinks, 11 diaries, 434 comments) on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 4:05:36 PM
 

Naivete

In a previous article you stated that "Naivete" is killing the 911 Truth Movement. I'd say that Naivete is thinking that an elusive "mainstream breakthrough" is going to somehow equate to widespread truth and justice. Look at JFK and other "conspiracies" which have hit the mainstream time and time again. Are we any closer to the masses knowing the "truth" after over 40 years? You could have every celebrity in Hollywood speak out on 911, and in the end, it would equate to "Vote Obama" or "Vote this", "Vote that". Hyping up a fiction book by a Science-Fiction writer, equating SALES and MONEY to this great breakthrough, that's naive and any so called "Truther" that buys into this is gullible as well. Face it, the "Truth Movement" is a clever marketing term coined by corporate benefactors who see "Truthers" as a viable market. Hence, BUY THIS BOOK, BUY THIS DVD, BUY THE TEE SHIRT, BUY A BUMPER STICKER, TELL YOUR FRIENDS, PYRAMID SCHEME! I work just as hard as you do at this, as hard as any Ron Paul cult member, yet unlike all of you, I've never asked nor made a single dollar from any of this in 5 years. Why are you people always wanting more money? I don't see what Ron Paul's $20 million dollar fundraiser actually accomplished. He "broke into the mainstream", did anything really change? Are we closer to "911 Truth" being exposed to all, as if it's not already out there for people willing to look for it...?

by Michael Dyer (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 5 comments) on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 8:17:24 PM
 

The Week Of Truth should be an energizing upper for ALL!!

The Week Of Truth should be an energizing upper for ALL(!) of us. Have you gone to the website? It’s about as polished a looking site as I’ve ever seen. And its loaded with great information in an easy to follow fashion. Steer as many people as possible to www.WeekOfTruth.org and, if nothing else, have them watch the trailer and the two interviews with Steve. After doing that, they are going to WANT to read the rest. As to Steve himself, I have honestly got to tell you that after seeing the interviews, I cannot imagine a better spokesperson for the Truth about 9/11. He comes across about as genuine and honest as a person can be. He is soft-spoken and does not come across in any way as an “advocate.” He says it like it is: He is simply an author who came across a lot of incriminating things while writing a book about another monumental issue: the end of oil. And he is a handsome looking guy! Hey, I’m not kissing up to Steve, I’m just telling you if you don’t already realize it, we’ve got the PERFECT spokesperson. Get this guy on major media airways and watch out, things could start to happen, quickly! And the way to do that? By helping to make The Week Of Truth our bust out moment by getting The Shell Game high up on the New York Times best seller list. Then everybody has to start paying attention. And not only will a LOT more people come to understand the lie of 9/11 via the book itself, Steve’s media exposure should skyrocket at the same time. If it doesn’t, ‘their’ ‘grip’ on the media will be exposed.

Let me say a word or two about those few who have questioned some of the motives behind Steve and all of the exposure to The Shell Game. What I have come to find out is this: being an author doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to make a lot of money -- although in the end, I hope Steve makes a bundle; he will have deserved it many times over. I understand that Steve is getting only a small fraction of the selling price for each book which is typical. And the advance for the book was all spent on things like the neat cover design, publicity, and the two, also very neat, trailers that he had made for his website, theshellgame.net. And he also has had to travel a lot with all of the related expenses to promote the book. Steve as well is offering substantial donations to First Responders and the FealGood Foundation if the book makes it into the top ten. Steve decided to do it that way as an additional incentive to all of us to get our butts in gear to make SURE it gets to at least #10 -- he wants to see all of the movement working together. Its when the book makes it to top 10 that all of the doors get opened. #11 doesn’t quite make it. And for The Week Of Truth to be the bust out success we need it to be, its got to get to #10 or above. And you know what, if ALL of us will just get behind this effort, it ought to get to #1. There are way more than enough of us to by ourselves (even without the rest of the public) to get the book to #1. How do you think Ann Coulter does it? She gathers her “forces.” So if all of us (911Truth’s forces) buy a couple of books or more in addition to getting others to buy, the book should jump into the top 10 easily. But its got to happen in one week for seller list purposes. Then hopefully with all of the publicity it will become self- sustaining. So please don’t let this golden opportunity slip by; it really is the only vehicle available right now that can do what we need it to, quickly! We ALL have to get behind the Week Of Truth (“WOT” if you need an acronym). And be glad that Steve is offering up himself and his book to be that vehicle.

Two more things about this. One, keep in mind that while you may try to compare all of your intimate knowledge about 9/11 to what’s in the book, almost all of Steve’s 9/11 knowledge came AFTER he wrote the book. He found out a lot of incriminating things while writing the book and included them, but it was only after finishing the book that he became aware of the multitudes of things we all know about 9/11. Two, if you are not aware, writing this book and exposing himself to all of the nerve racking crossfire has literally taken a toll on his nerves. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

by David Watts (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 16 diaries, 227 comments) on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 4:56:31 PM
 

Ron Paul actually had a big impact. Here's how.

Ron Paul actually had a big impact.  Here's how.  I re-registered as a Republican to caucus for Ron Paul in the Kansas GOP caucus. 

It was a creepy affair, where all the candidates people gave speeches to a packed house about "more war" "give away more civil liberty" or the Muslims are gonna git ya !!

Ron Paul's speaker gave an impassioned and inspirtational speech to this packed house that challenged all that crap.

Without Ron Paul all those people would have gotten was propaganda.

The benefits of actions are not always immediate power shifts, but long term affectation of human consciousness.

The alternative, is to give up.  NOT ME!!   I WON'T GIVE UP!!

As far as money, people spend money on movies, music, beer, wine, whatever.  Why is it so outrageous to use money to lift human consciousness and spread truth?

by Bill Douglas (68 articles, 2 quicklinks, 11 diaries, 434 comments) on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 1:16:33 PM