Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was riding my bike down Harbor Boulevard in Oxnard, California, in 2011 when I was followed by a man in a white pickup truck with Nevada plates. I told the story to a friend, and they said it was really strange. #2 The dark arts of persuasion are used by corporations to influence and control politicians, who write laws in their favor. #3 The best scientists have always been those who went against the grain of traditional thought. Think of Galileo claiming the Sun did not revolve around the Earth, or Darwin challenging the Biblical idea that all creation, plants and animals, land and sea, were created in six days. #4 I did not know if I could write this book. It was difficult for me to recount the disturbing stories I would tell. I was afraid of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, the condition often found in soldiers, police, or firefighters who have served on the front lines of conflict.