The Book of the SubGenius : The Sacred Teachings of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs by J.R. Dobbs, The SubGenius Foundation, Rev. Ivan Stang Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Book of the SubGenius : The Sacred Teachings of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs
Book Review: alt.slack.2600
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read this book at least 2600 times! It is one of the most useful manuals available in the world today. That bob Dobbs charactor is even more profound than Emanual Goldstein.Book Review: alt.slack.2600
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read this book at least 2600 times! It is one of the most useful manuals available in the world today. That bob Dobbs charactor is even more profound than emanual Goldstein.Book Review: Bob IS "the bottom line"
Summary: 5 Stars
If you haven't been there...Bob won't show you how to get there. But if you HAVE been there...and you'll know if you will when you read the book...Bob is the ONLY one that can show you how to STAY there. (And it's also the funniest book I have ever read.)Book Review: It's a cause worth SENDING MONEY to!
Summary: 5 Stars
In 1993 I received an unexpected surprise: my brother and I were browsing through the Buck-a-Book discount bookstore in the Cambridge area (Buck-a-Book is a prime source for Slack!) one day, when he found a copy of the Book of the SubGenius on sale for one dollar. He showed it to me, knowing how I had pointed out "Bob" a few times in the past. I snatched the book up and bought it...after all, what's a buck these days? Plenty, as it turned out. I enjoyed the book immensely, and I thought the message of the Church of the SubGenius was a good one. This was back when memberships in the Church were still $20, and every so often I would look through the Book and say, "I should really send in the money and get ordained." But I didn't...because I didn't GET IT.But the pivotal day came in February, 1994, when Buck-a-Book came through again! This time I was browsing the store in the business district of Boston during my lunch hour, when I came across the book that was to change my life: "High Weirdness by Mail." ("Three-Fisted Tales of 'Bob'" was also on sale for a buck that day, but I didn't get it yet.) I picked it up and said to myself, "I really should get this - it's only a buck!" and I bought it. A good omen occured right there at the cash register: the cashier saw the book and he said, "That is such a GREAT book! I've gotten so much weird stuff from that book...my neighbors think I'm crazy!"
So I read the book...and I WAS STRUCK BY A REVELATION! The rightings within this Sacred Tome were as much of an eye-opener as Rick had been! The chapter on dangerous hate groups alone was worth the cost of the book (the full cost, that is - not just a buck), and the book's musings on the philsophies of life and what is good (and what isn't) helped me to truly read between the likes of the Book of the SubGenius at last. YES! I was struck by the reality of the true meaning of the Church of the SubGenius...and it was good! It was something I already believed in! It was a cause worth sending money to! I finally GOT IT! Within the next week, I finally wrote out my $20 and mailed it in to the Sacred P.O. Box. I also went back to Buck-a-Book and got "Three-Fisted Tales" before it vanished, though I thought (and still think) that it wasn't as good as first two books had been.
When you first read "The Book of the SubGenius," you may not GET IT. Only those of true Yeti heritage will be blessed with the vision that is J.R. "Bob" Dobbs...and one of those rare souls could be YOU. You MUST see the Book of the SubGenius. Even if you don't GET IT right now, you will one day...if it is right for YOU!
Book Review: The world ends tomorrow!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, no probably not, but now we have your attention. Do people think you're strange?... Do you? This book could very well change your life. Of course, so could undercooked pork chops... Have you ever fancied that there is a global conspiracy of conformists out to get you? THis book validates it your whims and more. Prepare to go out on a limb which causes the whole tree to fall over!