Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies

Used book, in good shape but had crusty spills on the cover. I am enjoying the subject matter and love the used books from Thrift! Disinfectant wipes took care of the spills.

"Remote Viewers" by Jim Schnabel remains as the most comprehensive book on the history and development of the Remote Viewing Program within the United States as any I have ever read. His perspective as an investigative reporter from the outsider being exposed to the phenomenon of RV research for the first time, gave him the unique opportunity to take a more broad view of the entire history of the subject, and the personalities involved. The astounding developments of notable "psi events" obtained through the methods employed by the various RV teams keep the reader turning pages in fascination while at the same time weaving in the history and step by step development of the different techniques used to achieve those astounding events. Instead of a singular biography, as so many of the RV books have become, this book is more of a collection of biographies, and unabashedly even covers the tensions and personality clashes that occurred under such a stressful and competitive project.Such "psi events" include seeing and being able to accurately illustrate people and places distant in space and time, the ability to influence the health of individuals by mental prowess, telekinesis, even the ability to affect electronic equipment at a distance by powers of the mind alone. Further to his credit, the author gives a detailed description of the competition between various countries to develop such techniques, leaving this reader further convinced of the urgency of continued and more varied research into this subject. In reading this book for the second time, I became more acutely aware of a phenomenon called telepathic interrogation, where remote viewers were able to negotiate with the mind of soviet spies over a distance, without the soviet spies even realizing what was taking place! It makes one wonder, when contemplating to the conversations we have in our minds when making decisions, who it is we are actually debating with! Like any great goal that is sought, the RV phenomenon is not without risks as well, and those are discussed in this book, although few specific cases are given. I found the information within this book both encouraging; in as far as we have come in this taboo subject in a relatively short time. On the other hand, it is also discouraging, in that at least as far as we are told, the lack of funding for research in this field has resulted in a stagnation of what should become the greatest hope for humanity, rather than a mere instrument for war. I cannot help but wonder, does it never occur to any of these countries, rather than "remote influencing" a target into cardiac arrest, why not "remote influence" the target into philanthropic, or humanitarian goals? I am further discouraged that loss of funding seems to prohibit a broader investigation, such as the Chinese work with light frequencies showing up on sensitive film as a result of remote viewing, on page 233. It would seem there are several avenues largely open to further

This is one of the most comprehensive and detailed books I have ever read on the remote viewing program. It is a well balanced look at the program and the various remote viewers who were part of it. Despite the "findings" of the likes of Ray Hyman, there was a lot of good work done by the likes of Ingo Swann, Patrick Price, Joe McMoneagle, etc. I highly recommend this book.

Thank you Jim Schnabel for having the open mind and the investigative skills write this book. If it weren't for "Remote Viewers:...", I would never have known about the humanity-changing abilites that have been suppressed in us. I still refer back to this book time and again for its thorough and impartial treatment of what could easily sound more like science fiction than the Truth it explains. Especially liked the photo section that makes the pioneers in this field come alive in the mind's eye. Well worth it! Buy it. You'll never look back, and you just might become a participant in the next step in human evolution. It will start you on an adventure that will enable you to know anything you want to know, and make yourself safe from exploitation and the world safe from terrorism. Go for it!

Schnabel takes a complex and hidden history and lays it out in a very readable fashion. Great journalism is about the detail under the surface as well as the stories behind the leading characters. I found this book gave me a good balance of detail and drama. I come away "knowing" the characters and a bit of their motivations. I've read many, many books on RV and OBEs(Swann, Moorehouse, Brown, Monroe, Atwater, Sinclair, etc.). This was by far the most detailed, well-researched and well-documented. If you're interested in RV, this is definitely the book to start with. I disagree with some of the previous reviews about Schnabel's agenda. I perceive no agenda here. It seems quite well balanced. Summary: a fascinating subject treated with diligence and delivered well by a very good writer. If there were a sequel, I'd buy it.

Schnabel's book is the definitive and must-read book on RV by an excellent writer. It includes the whole, detailed, balanced, story by someone who's interviewed every significant person in the remote viewing program. I _do_ wish the author Mandelbaum (who posted a "review" below) would stop the juvenile spamming self-praise of his sophomoric book _Psychic Battlefield_ in the disguise of "reviews" of other books. Schnabel is 10 times more a better writer, and has 10 times more respect for presenting the facts instead of personal prejudices, than Mandelbaum.