Beyond the Bleep: The Definitive Unauthorized Guide to What the Bleep Do We Know!?

by Alexandra Bruce

Book Overview

In Beyond the Bleep , Alexandra Bruce illuminates the personalities and teachings of the physicists, neurologists, anesthesiologists, physicians, spiritual teachers, mystics, and scholars in the film,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932857222
• ISBN13: 9781932857221
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Disinformation Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Eclectic Behind the Screens Guide to The Bleep...

What The Bleep Do We Know has become a groundbreaking film that has inspired a growing exploration of spiritual, philosophical, and social issues raised by the film. Alexandra Bruce is a rather unconventional writer/journalist, who once produced music videos, prior to her writing career in which she has focused on underground and sub-culture phenomena. This is the 2nd book I've read by the author, the 1st being The Philadelphia Experiment Murder: Parallel Universes & The Physics of Insanity. So Alexandra continues here in Beyond the Bleep with the theme of challenges to conventional ideas about the nature of reality. In this case, she offers a whimsical tour of the personalities involved in the What The Bleep project, giving a fairly even-handed account of their theories and their professional histories. She does not hide her personal feelings, as she seems to appreciate what the film producers have created and at times gripes against right wing politics and religious fundamentalism in the USA. This book is small and compact but contains lots of information. I personally find Alexandra Bruce's style pleasant, as she is able to shift gears easily, going from scientific discussions to humorous commentaries. Alexandra is insightful and I tend to agree with a lot of her thoughts. She provides a useful glossary in the book and a list of resources for further study. I find it interesting that she refers to a website associated with a woman named Laura Knight-Jadczyk and her husband Ark Jadczyk, who just so happens to be a quantum physicist -and thus my prime suspect for Alexandra's anonymous physicist commentator. Alexandra Bruce is quite knowledgeable and familiar with occult and esoteric topics, and she sometimes makes references in this book that could be lost on people who just want to read about the people and science of What The Bleep. Considering all the topics referred to, I was impressed that I only found one that didn't sit well with me - "peak oil," which is alluded to in a bit of social commentary. My problem with that reference involves my conclusion that a supposed peak in oil production is not natural but is an artifically crafted situation serving the interests of oil industry profiteers and global government orchestrators. Anyway, things often become more interesting and complex when you look beyond the surface; and this look "Beyond the Bleep" offers interesting ideas and information underlying the inspiring What The Bleep film. This book is not affiliated with the film producers or anyone connected to the film, and thus looks into some issues that I suspect those involved in the film would rather see ignored, even though this author displays appreication for What The Bleep and the discussions it has fostered. I highly recommend this book for those who want to learn more about the issues raised in the film and who would like to se a level-headed discussion of controversies associated with the film.

fantastic objective study of WTB phenom!

I picked this up on impulse after looking at the table of contents and it really helped me get so much more from the wonderful What The Bleep movie. Alexandra Bruce writes that she's not affiliated with the moviemakers in her intro and the book really benefits from being a little removed from the people in the film. She is clearly a fan of the film and some of the people in it, but not to the extent that she won't describe some of the controversies swirling around it. Two thumbs up - a great complement to the DVD. Watch out for the "official" book coming soon - should be great too!

Whoa!

This book is a great companion to "What the Bleep?", a movie that opened a lot of doors for me but left so many unanswered questions in its wake. Just like a ship on the horizon that you can't see because you don't have a context for it, "What the Bleep?" went over some people's heads, but luckily this book is here to assist... it goes way farther than the movie, going more in-depth into the science and touching on topics like the Conscious Universe, even magick... and it even examines the "What the Bleep" phenomenon itself, exploring people's reactions to the film and the, er, "cult" that has begun to grow around it. All in all, a very well-rounded and worthwhile look at an important cultural event.

What The Bleep Did I Know!?

As a physics buff, I generally don't find my way into the new age section of the bookstore, or even watch new-agey films. Wind chimes sound like fingernails on a blackboard to me. But all my friends were lauding about this What The Bleep movie, and so rather than get sucked into another unpleasant movie experience, I picked up this little guide book to get a sense what all their clamor was about. I was pleasantly surprised to see some really hard science being tackled by the author Alexandra Bruce in a really accessible, welcoming way. And even the New Age stuff was pretty palatable to my rational materialist mindset. The makers of the film should consider Beyond The Bleep a welcome gift, because not only did I go see the movie, but talked for hours with my friends about it. What a really interesting, thought-provoking film! This book helped to open the door for me to an alternate way at looking at the universe.

Measured, but still full of wonder

I recently watched and enjoyed the documentary "What the Bleep Do We Know?" but came away knowing that I must have missed a lot of what was said (not being a quantum physicist and all...). This litlte book is like a "Bleep for Dummies," only it doesn't pander! I really appreciate the clarity and rigor that the author, Alexandra Bruce, invested in the work. She also avoids making too many editorial comments, letting her audience draw their own conclusions. I feel I have a much firmer grasp of the film's concepts, and the book has deepened my interest in the field as a whole. I feel really inspired and motivated to keep exploring...