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Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Oh, to be a child of privilege . . .
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Welcome to the official blog of Mac Tonnies.


I'm a Kansas City, Missouri-based author, blogger, Fortean researcher, and occasional speaker. For biographical detail, visit my other website.





Please address all email to macbot [at] yahoo dot com. And yes, I'm on Twitter.

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"A stunning survey of the latest evidence for intelligent life on Mars. Mac Tonnies brings a thoughtful, balanced and highly accessible approach to one of the most fascinating enigmas of our time."

--Herbie Brennan, author of Martian Genesis and The Atlantis Enigma

"Tonnies drops all predetermined opinions about Mars, and asks us to do the same."

--Greg Bishop, author of Project Beta

"I highly recommend the book for anyone interested in the search for extra-terrestrial artifacts, and the political intrigues that invariably accompany it."

--David Jinks, author of The Monkey and the Tetrahredron

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