The Morning of the Magicians

This monumental work telegraphed nearly the entirety of the alternative research after it, it is the very definition of influential. The History Channel exists primarily to spin-off material covered in this book. Giants, mutants, ancient mysteries, alchemy, parapsychology, the occult origins of the Nazis – it is an omnibus of the strange, sometimes disturbing, but always compelling world outside of the staid, scientific perspective prevalent in our normal daily lives. It took me a while, I put it down for a bit, because it is so dense and packed with information. Highly recommended! If you have claims of being an alternative researcher yourself, or merely a lover of the arcane, this is an essential item for your library.