David V. Barrett

David V. Barrett

David V. Barrett is a British author who has written on religious and esoteric topics. He is also a regular contributor to The Independent, Fortean Times, and the Catholic Herald.[1]

The backflap of one his books states that he was an intelligence analyst for the UK Government Communications Headquarters and the US National Security Agency prior to his career as a writer.[1]

Barrett is a regular book critic and his critiques have appeared in Literary Review, New Scientist, and others.[2]

He has also been involved in science fiction critique. Barrett edited Vector, the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association in the late 1980s, and organized and chaired the Arthur C. Clarke Award for three years.[3]

Books

  • The New Believers: Sects, Cults and Alternative Religions'', ISBN 1-84403-040-7
  • A Brief History of Secret Societies: The Hidden Powers of Clandestine Organizations and Elites from the Ancient World to the Present Day (2007), ISBN 0-78671-983-4
  • Encyclopedia of Prediction: Fate, Fortune & Foretelling the Future, (1992), ISBN 0-83178-195-5
  • Predictions Library - Dreams, (1995), ISBN 0-13230-947-5
  • Predictions Library - Palmistry (1995)
  • Predictions Library - Graphology (1995)
  • Predictions Library - Numerology (1995)

References

  1. ^ a b The New Believers, back flap
  2. ^ "The New Believers, review". firmstand.org. undated. http://www.firmstand.org/books/newbelievers.html. Retrieved 2007-01-21. 
  3. ^ "Fortean Times Reviews". undated. http://www.forteantimes.com/review/dvbsf2.shtml. Retrieved 2007-01-22. 

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