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593:, updated until mid-1999 when it was discontinued and kept as an archive), explaining: "As curator and founder of the first Kooks Museum in history I am fulfilling a half-life-long goal of housing kook ideas from all over the world under one crumbling roof. The point of all this excess is neither to debunk nor to proselytize. Rather, my intent is to document and study the vast cornucopia of forgotten, discredited and extreme ideas, with all due consideration to social and cultural context. Nor do I think all ideas are equally valid. Rather, I try to be both open-minded to and skeptical of them." 1742:, completely devoted to documenting the ideas of people whose visions of the world don't correlate with the rest of us. It will take most people months to get through this entire 253-page volume just as it took her years to create it. Don't miss out on this book. It's the one chance you'll get to find out how 'men can have babies' and if JFK is still alive." 415:, an anthology containing updated articles from her zine along with articles written exclusively for the book, with the cover illustration painted by her husband. Organized into seven parts (Religion, Science, Metaphysics, Politics, Conspiracy, Enigmas; plus Outtakes in the 2nd ed.), it documented the rants and ravings of "kooks" such as 1901: 879:
remarked: "To write entertainingly for 'nonkooks' about so-called kooks, crackpots, and possible visionaries requires walking a tightrope between tolerant understanding of 'outsider' psychology and graceful sarcasm, balancing both a solid grounding in the mainstream scientific paradigm, and a healthy
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in an expanded edition). As of August 1998, Kossy had already announced the manuscript for her second book as being finished (with a tentative title balancing between "Aberrant Anthropology" and "Nazis, Saucers and Aquatic Apes") and its publication at Feral House scheduled for "Fall, 1999"; it would
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The magazine was complemented by her web site (later becoming its domain name) and the formation of Book Happy Booksellers () an online used book business specializing in unusual and hard-to-find items, with inventory listed on various book listing sites including Abebooks, Biblio, Alibris,
1898: 901:. This, for obvious reasons, is a book which every science fiction writer should possess." In her own words, Kossy has stated, "I seek not to debunk strange ideas, but to present them as a necessary segment of the full spectrum of human thought." 887:, who also touched upon online cranks in his essay "Electronic Text", commented that "Donna Kossy boldly blazes new trails in the vast intellectual wilderness of American writers, thinkers, and philosophers who were or are completely nuts. 379:
described it as "A collection of bizarre literature and semi-scholarly research on kooks: those folks who have all the answers that science and the authorities have been trying to suppress. This issue features progress towards a theory of
548:, found it "Compulsively readable. The 'kooks' collected in this volume are our true American originals and Donna Kossy chronicles their jaw-dropping messages with a rare mix of objectivity, sympathy, and wit." And a 1995 321:, reprinting the "Manifesto of the Artistic Elite of the Midwest". Kossy said that her "career as a crackpotologist" started there with the "Kooks Pages" within each issue and the two special all-kooks issues. 573:
praised, noting that "Kossy's style is direct and surprisingly unjudgemental. Kossy is quite systematic in her research, and margin comments abound, along with a lush bibliography. This is serious stuff."
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which ran for eleven issues. Each issue focused on one topic (such as technology, sex, Japan, cars, crime, kooks, food & drugs) and featured related book excerpts, satire, collages, drawings, etc.
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Undated interview, 1997 assumed: the mention "age 39" implies 1996–1997 (added to birth year 1957); the mention "I recently started a new zine now called Book Happy" implies 1997 (first issue).
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followed its namesake, being a 36-page supplement of material Kossy had left out for reasons of space; it was later merged with the second edition of the book in 2001, which the editor of
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Organized into seven parts (Extraterrestrial Origins, De-evolution, Race, Eugenics, Creationism, The Aquatic Ape Theory, and Urantia/Szukalski/H.I.M.), the book documented the
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Orton Nenslo), also a member of the Church of the SubGenius and contributor to their books, provided some illustrations for her books and some articles for her website.
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Kossy, Donna (1998). , updated August 17, 1998, at the old teleport.com/~dkossy – The introduction text was probably written in 1996, but this is the oldest snapshot.
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described it as "indispensable for anyone interested in the real bleeding edge of thought." Research for the topic even led Kossy to attend a recruitment meeting of
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with a friend: "It had gossip, fashions, poetry, jokes and even movie reviews. It sold for 5 cents. My mom typed it up and Xeroxed it at work!" Kossy attended
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recommended it with, "I've been anxiously awaiting this book ever since Donna Kossy told me about her plans several years ago. Don't miss out on this book."
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noted that she "boldly blazes new trails in the vast intellectual wilderness of American writers, thinkers and philosophers who were or are completely nuts".
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Kossy eventually became a computer programmer, but also published zines because "Publishing is power, pure and simple", and turned "author and folklorist."
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Kossy is currently focused on her bookselling business and from November 2007 to September 2008 wrote a blog, "The Cutthroat World of Book Scouting" (
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is about people who have spent rather more time on these problems than most, visiting some of the weirder reaches of the human imagination". And Rev.
2213: 336:(1988–1991), now using offset printing and running for eight issues. A spinoff of the kooks pages of her zine, it was in line with the 1988 book 2273: 733: 625:, John Marr, Chris Mikul, David C. Morrison, Chip Rowe, Brian Tucker, Robert Tucker), it was dedicated to reviewing "weird and obscure books". 602:
guide to "the most interesting, unusual, weird or otherwise alternative sites on the World Wide Web" by journalist and writer on conspiracies
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has a genuine, if sometimes uncomfortable, affection for her subjects", Kossy wrote books reviewed in publications ranging from
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review described Kossy as "an expert on kooks has a genuine, if sometimes uncomfortable, affection for her subjects."
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led Kossy to abandon much of her other work. On August 17, 1993, she married Kenneth James DeVries in
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Strange Creations: Aberrant Ideas of Human Origins from Ancient Astronauts to Aquatic Apes
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080215015348/http://www.pacifier.com/~dkossy/kooksmus.html
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site, contains biographical data, including the Heaven's Gate meeting.
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named her "the unchallenged authority on, well, kooks", and writer
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In 2001, Feral House published Kossy's second full-length book,
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The book was praised as "a rich compendium of looniness" by the
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At one time, Kossy was the housemate of fellow zine maker
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alias Professor Seagull (The Longest Book Ever Written),
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In 1996, Kossy founded and curated on her web site the
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however be two more years before the actual release.
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Donna Jean Kossy was born in 1957. She started doing
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Archived from the original on January 21, 2004 1364:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( 1295:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( 1266:) – Not consulted, but title provides birth year 140:publisher, and online used book dealer based in 1528:Kossy 1998, "Introduction to the Kooks Museum". 748:: Man Comes From God, Negroes Come From Apes), 1931: 1929: 1802:, www.ditko-fever.com, consulted in March 2009 1713: 1711: 1564: 1562: 1560: 1558: 1556: 1168:(1957), Martin Gardner's scientific skepticism 617:In 1997, Kossy started editing and publishing 160:(1997–2002, about "weird and obscure books"). 1983: 1981: 1945: 1943: 1941: 1884: 1882: 1346:. 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In the early 1980s, she was part of the 20: 1244:, feralhouse.com, consulted in March 2009 1234:, feralhouse.com, consulted in March 2009 1165:Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science 966:The Original Donna Kossy's Kooks Magazine 1419:required) – Personal notes from the old 366:in its final issue (#8, November 1991). 148:(1994, featuring the first biography of 2079:"Where did we come from?" (book review) 1870:, CyberCulture Zone: Resources: Zines, 1495: 1069:. The 2nd ed. was expanded with 1995's 495:), black supremacist Dwight York alias 2015: 1840:(1990). "Kooks Magazine #6" (notice), 1357: 1288: 2264:American magazine publishers (people) 2229:American writers on paranormal topics 1648:"I've grown accustomed to your rants" 1482:, December 16, 2007 (pay article via 1472:"Biography – Kossy, Donna J. (1957–)" 1262:, December 16, 2007 (pay article via 1252:"Biography – Kossy, Donna J. (1957–)" 1084:8Β½" Γ— 11", 36 p. – Material cut from 354:" as well as some better-documented " 7: 2219:Evanston Township High School alumni 1677:"Bomb 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke" 1452:water fluoridation conspiracy theory 1196:Main sources used for this article: 375:, the zine magazine, founder-editor 2284:21st-century American women writers 2279:20th-century American women writers 1899:this September 18, 1994 book review 1111:β€” Updated summary and extension of 459:(Third Generation Lunatic Fringe), 449:Voluntary Human Extinction Movement 1415: (archived December 6, 1998) ( 732:), Finnvald Hedin (The Thorians), 332:In 1988, Kossy started publishing 307:The zine and Kossy were quoted by 296:In 1984, Kossy started publishing 14: 2314:21st-century American biographers 2304:20th-century American biographers 2068:Feral House, "Strange Creations". 1987:Kossy, "Not Yet Asked Questions". 1041:(1st ed. pbk., 254 p., May 1994, 435:(Mucusless Diet Healing System), 2294:21st-century American historians 1960:"Kooks, by Donna Kossy" (review) 1387:"Donna Kossy, Kooks" (interview) 1275:""The Kooks Museum Gift Shoppe"" 1211:, May 17–23, 2002 (Vol. 22, #20) 906:http://bookhappy.easyjournal.com 640:Die-Cut Plug Wiring Diagram Book 487:(not Cyrus Tweed) alias Koresh ( 2214:Writers from Evanston, Illinois 1157:Extraordinary Popular Delusions 893:Extraordinary Popular Delusions 261:until 1987, moving with him to 1773:Kossy, "Ordering Information". 411:published Kossy's first book, 1: 2274:Writers from Portland, Oregon 1897:Feral House, "Kooks", citing 1787:"The Best Book on Real KOOKS" 880:distrust of the status quo." 744:), slave trader Edward Long ( 596:The Museum was listed in the 237:. 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Index

folklorist
kooks
pseudoscience
fringe science
conspiracy theory
UFO
www.book-happy.com
zine
Portland, Oregon
Francis E. Dec
Wired
kooks
Fortean Times
New Scientist
Jonathan Vankin
Bruce Sterling
zines
sixth grade
Evanston Township High School
Pagan Kennedy
Dan Kelly
Francis E. Dec
Processed World
SubGenius
anarchist
Bob Black
Boston
Multnomah County, Oregon
zine
Discordianism

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