Say what you may about his "discipleship" of Aleister Crowley and Timothy Leary, Wilson was actually quite prescient about the role the NSA and other surveillance agencies might play in the future (now the present day) America. While laughably taken to be "paranoid rants" in the early 80's, it appears in hindsight that Mr. Wilson could somehow see the totalitarian future. This book does give you a few ideas as to how to reset your "mammalian programming" so that in most things social, you're more of an Alpha than "They" are. Even if he's "full of crap" on a couple others.

Spoiler: it's a joke. The part you think is real is the joke. The part you think is normal is the con. Basically, this is a funny-book, meant for laughing, while occasionally having a thought.

This book was too short! As usual, Robert Anton Wilson fluctuates between a highly intelligent, very serious tone, and comical nonsense. But he always keeps you wondering, is it true?