Pioneers of Space
Note from Nick: I’m away from home from tomorrrow until August 20; so I am timer-posting this week’s stories in advance, as I’ll be offline while away.
Sometimes, and particularly at conferences for some reason, I’m asked: “Where can I get hold of old and hard-to-find books on UFOs?”
Well, that’s a damned good question! Certainly, there are a number of companies that specialize in putting out new titles on all-things-alien and Fortean.
But when it comes to providing a service that offers the discerning UFO researcher access to either (A) long-out-of-print; or (B) difficult-to-locate titles, none does it better than long-time Ufological player, publisher, and observer of the scene, Timothy Green Beckley.
Tim has been flying the ufological flag for decades - having got into the subject as a kid, and pretty much met just about anyone and everyone in the subject who matters.
Not only that: Tim is at the forefront of publishing new editions of much-sought-after titles from the halcyon (in other words: long-gone) days of Ufology - such as George Adamski’s Pioneers of Space (see the image above).
“POS” is an interesting title; in the sense that it’s a sci-fi novel on the issue of alien contact that was written a few years before Adamski’s own claimed encounters with long-haired ET’s.
Is this evidence that Adamski’s later claims of alien contact were merely fictionalized versions of the characters and situations portrayed in his earlier novel? God knows. But the fact that Tim has now published a new edition of the book means that you can try and answer that question yourself.
And that’s what I like so much about Tim’s publishing company: you’ll find so many old titles (and new studies of old cases) that would otherwise remain firmly beyond our collective grasp.
For example, in recent months, Tim has published such titles as The Lost Journals of Nikola Tesla; Invisibility and Levitation; The Secret Life of Paul Villa; Teleportation; The Strange Universe of Harold T. Wilkins: UFOs Attack Earth; Inner Earth People, Outer Space People; Venusian Health Magic And Venusian Secret Science; Omnec Onec: Ambassador From Venus; Mysteries of Mount Shasta; and much more.
Are these titles controversial? Of course they are!
But Tim is to be applauded for bringing to the collective Fortean community a truly massive amount of titles - both reprints and new appraisals of old events and long-dead characters - that shed much light on the Golden years of Ufology.
If, like me, you’re fascinated by (and perhaps even a little obsessed by) the long-gone days of 1950s and 1960s Ufology, offer your support to Tim.
You can contact him, buy his books, and obtain his catalog at: Global Communications, Box 753, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. You can get his free, weekly newsletter at http://www.conspiracyjournal.com/; and you can send Paypal orders to MrUFO8@hotmail.com
Disappointed, you most certainly will not be!
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Aug 17 2009 
August 17th, 2009 at 7:04 am
It says Professor in front of Adamski’s name on the cover. What subject did he claim to be a professor of? Just curious.
August 17th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Yay, Tim Beckley! I have articles in a couple of his recent books, Death of A Conspiracy Salesman (about Bill Cooper); and Conspiracy Summit Dossier (about Wilhelm Reich). The more people think its scurrilous and “controversial”, the better! Beckley is a pillar of the alternative press.
For old UFO books, Bob Girard should be kept in mind as well. He is a pillar of the bookseller community, an increasingly rare breed. I can’t find his e-mail address right now, but his other contact info is:
Arcturus Books
1443 SE Port St Lucie Blvd
Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952
772-398-0796
August 18th, 2009 at 9:17 am
If memory serves right, Adamsky claimed to be a professor of “Philosophy and planetary studies”, or something like that. He often gave lectures that were heavily (if not mainly) influenced by Blavatsky’s Teosophy.
This definitely seems like an interesting read. Kudos to Tim on his effort.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:37 am
I noticed ConspiracyJournal covers mind control as well and, Nick, you’ve mentioned this being a believable aspect of alien abduction….
I spent the day reading the new Franklin Scandal by Nick Bryant — trineday.com — it’s a brand-new title but an amazing piece of research.
CIA-FBI mind control child abuse network? This book gives more corroboration than any of the others I’ve read.
So what was Adamski’s tie to the Nazi groups and what was their ties to NASA’s Nazi UFO research (von Braun, etc.)
Nazi = alien abduction = space travel = mind control.
Kenn feel free to step in.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Drew, you forgot to mention that swastica in Orthon’s foot print