Crop Circles : Signs of Contact

by Andrews, Colin; Spignesi, Stephen J.

• ISBN13: 9781564146748
• ISBN10: 156414674X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Career Pr Inc

Summary

Colin Andrews, author of the bestseller Circular Evidence, the first book about the crop circle phenomenon, brings the world up to date with his many years of research. Recognized as the world's foremost authority on crop circles, he takes you on a mysterious and informative ride into the world of the crop circle enigma. Andrews, with Stephen Spignesi, provides an overview of the crop circle mystery and sets the record straight about the nature of crop circles, their origin, their meaning, the places, and people involved with them. Lavishly illustrated, Crop Circles also explores the many theories of crop circle formation, describes Colin's first experience with crop circles, and details the intricacies of his decades studying the wonder of actual crop circle events and theory. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Colin Andrews, a former electrical engineer with the British Government, is universally considered the world's leading authority on crop circles. Beginning his study of crop circles in 1983, his first book, Circular Evidence, became a worldwide best-seller. He was a scientific consultant for Signs, the blockbuster movie about crop circles starring Mel Gibson. Colin travels all over the world investigating crop formations and lectures regularly on the subject Stephen J. Spignesi is a New York Times best-selling author of more than 30 books about American and world history, biography, film, TV, pop culture, crime, and the paranormal

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Telling	13	(2)
Stephen Spignesi
My Mission Statement	15	(4)
Colin Andrews
My Friend Colin	19	(2)
Reg Presley
Circular Evidence, the Story Behind the ``Crop Circle Bible''	21	(2)
Part I: A Holy Curiosity	23	(34)
Madison Square Garden: The Beginning	25	(2)
The Path	27	(10)
What Are Crop Circles?	37	(14)
The Undeniable Evidence: Facts in Search of a Theory	51	(6)
Part II: The Making of a Crop Circle	57	(26)
Madison Square Garden: Geography	59	(2)
The Theories	61	(14)
Location, Location, Location: A Crop Circle Gazetteer	75	(8)
Part III: Stonehenge	83	(16)
Madison Square Garden: Insecurity	85	(2)
The Stonehenge Julia Set: Out of Nowhere?	87	(4)
Stonehenge: A Coincidental Discovery	91	(4)
An Interview With Busty Taylor	95	(4)
Part IV: Weird Science	99	(20)
Madison Square Garden: Spiraling Views	101	(2)
Sounds From the Fields: Insects, Birds, or the Circles Themselves?	103	(4)
Operation White Crow	107	(4)
Hayley's Connection: Crop Circles and Remote Viewing	111	(4)
The Diatonic Ratios in Crop Circles	115	(4)
Gerald Hawkins
Part V: Crop Circle Counterfeiting: Liars in the Fields	119	(48)
Madison Square Garden: A Message From the Environment?	121	(2)
Crop Circle Hoaxes and the Circus in the Fields	123	(8)
Operation Blackbird	131	(8)
The Oliver's Castle Video	139	(6)
Crop Circle Empowerment: The Cost of Deception	145	(8)
Synthia Andrews
The ``80/20'' Statement: The Politics of Truth	153	(6)
Half and Half: Where I Stand Today	159	(8)
Part VI: At the Movies	167	(66)
Crop Circle Movies and Documentaries	169	(64)
Closing Words: Carrying Out Instructions	173	(2)
Appendices
Appendix A: A Crop Circle F.A.Q	175	(8)
Appendix B: A Crop Circle A to Z	183	(10)
Appendix C: A Crop Circle Who's Who	193	(10)
Appendix D: Crop Circle Websites	203	(2)
Appendix E: The Andrews Catalog	205	(28)
Index	233	(6)
About the Authors	239