Many who have enjoyed the first Mindreacher book of the series suggested the glossary about the new technology and facts written into the first thriller should be posted in a blog. Readers, your wish came true! Now everyone will know the facts from the fiction in the book. The glossary holds only facts.

GLOSSARY 

AL-QAEDA:  Also known as al-Qaida, al-Qadr, Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites, International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy…

MINDREACHER II - AUTHOR NOTES FOR SCIENCE LOVERS 

MINDREACHER II, Author Notes for Science Lovers 
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Lovers of science may wish to learn a few details about research for the second Mindreacher novel, especially concerning volcanoes. 

Writing the second book in the mindreacher thriller series, “Mindreacher – The Galapagos Incident,” involves knowing and understanding the geology of the volatile plume of liquid rock (magma) under the surface of the earth moving up under the Galapagos Islands…

BULLETPROOF CLOTHING 

BULLETPROOF CLOTHING 
BY IRENE BARON 

Have you wondered what bulletproof suits look like or where to buy one?  

I began researching bulletproof clothing over 10 years ago for the "Mindreacher" psychological and geopolitical thriller novels. At that time you could buy a bulletproof suit in Colombia for about $20,000. Now, you can purchase one stateside for under $3,000.00 such as the “essential” Brioni Roma suit pictured to the left and sold by Neiman Marcus. It’s “essential” as it…

MYANMAR/BURMA INCIDENT          
by Irene Baron        www.irenebaron.com    

What happens when individuals in another country want to secretly contact the President of the United States? 

Such international intrigue happened to me in Southeast Asia in 1969. It was a secret affair which remained so until I was ensconced safely back in the United States. 

As a resident of Bangkok, Thailand, I worked for Battelle Memorial Institute and was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Advanced Research…

SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND COMBAT VETERANS 
by Irene Baron    www.mindreacher.net

I appear to be the first person to relate single hemispheric sleep with the high suicide rate of combat veterans.

The link between single hemispheric sleep and suicide is obvious and proven.

Veterans experiencing 1-3 or more years in combat have learned to sleep with the "sleep alert" single hemispheric sleep for self- preservation. They are experiencing severe effects of sleep deprivation. Military troops returning from combat…

HOW-TO-FALL-ASLEEP 
BY Irene Baron    SLEEP EXPERT   www.irenebaron.com, www.mindreacher.net

PART II:
SINGLE HEMISPHERIC SLEEP: 
Persons in dangerous occupations, military on deployment, law enforcement and fire fighters have a history of being alert while sleeping. When anyone is in a new or unfamiliar location, is worried and/or does not feel safe or secure, they cannot relax. These situations are created when only one of the brain’s two hemispheres sleep at resting time. One hemisphere may remain awake in…

SINGLE HEMISPHERIC SLEEP BY VETERANS        
by Irene Baron   www.mindreacher.net

Sleep deprivation may cause memory deficits, abnormal decision making processes and unusual emotional responses. 

Major Jon Coulter, USMC, is the hero of the MINDREACHER thriller series. 

When asleep, Coulter’s mind is constantly alert to danger. Upon hearing a strange noise, he is instantly fully alert and in warrior/combat mode. Never groggy upon awakening, he is the perfect Marine at all times. Coulter and his Marine…

THE MINDREACHER ADVENTURE NOVEL

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MAJOR JONATHON COULTER, USMC 

Major Jonathon Coulter, USMC, is the hero in my adventure novel series, Mindreacher. He enrolled in the Shaolin Temple Kempo training  in China for several years after high school graduation.  After enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps, he became one of the few elite warriors to train and work with the United States Navy SEALs.

He was assigned as liaison…

INFRASOUNDS-AFFECT-HUMANS   
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 In the series' first novel, Mindreacher,  telepathic heroine Ana Masterson experiences infrasound projected by a nearby tiger. Her lungs have the right capacity to create a horrible reaction. She becomes paralyzed by the resonance set up by a tiger’s vibrating and inaudible roar. This incident creates a short escapade creating havoc as she and her SEAL…

NRO-KH-11-TELESCOPE
Better-than-Hubble
by Irene Baron: www.irenebaron.com

The NRO KH-11 reconnaissance satellite telescope was designed for the Virginia based National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).   Variations of the telescope have been in use since the 1970s.

The MINDREACHER series uses the National Reconnaissance Office and their telescope applications in several books. I thought my readers would like to know more about them.

The NRO (http://www.nro.gov/) is one of the top five U.S. Intelligence…