Millennial Hospitality II: The World We Knew Hardcover – January 22, 2003

The only reason I bought these 3 books Is because they purportedly contain information concerning the Tall White ETs (and the Kindle editions are cheap). I am convinced that these ETs both exist and are interacting with humans, especially factions of the US government and/or military. That they might have been provided a facility for their use near Area 51, I also find plausible.These books were initially released as works of fiction but later Hall claimed that the experiences and information concerning the Tall Whites is factual. He continues to maintain that position and now speaks publicly about these events. I have read the first book, am reading the second, and have purchased the third. Annoyingly, instead of picking up where the first book left off, the second book backtracks all the way to where Charlie first realizes that the beings exist and is in total denial of their reality. But, in starting over, he recounts different encounters with the Tall Whites that he did not include in the first book.Many other reviewers have stated the facts concerning the writing. It is long-winded, repetitious, and exceedingly self-aggrandizing. Charlie Baker, his pseudonym for himself in the book, is exceptional at everything he does, admired by everyone from the brass on down, everybody's best friend, and a possible candidate for sainthood. He also seems to have a fetish about sagebrush which he mentions literally hundreds of times. Literally. That is not hyperbole. I am assuming that other plants also grow on the desert, but they are overlooked. One of the pros of this book is that it is a very fast read because you can skim the vast majority of it. The dialogue is frequently downright silly, the events ridiculous and irrelevant to the main subject… The Tall Whites. I would estimate that 80 to 85% of the content amounts to nothing more than filler and fluff. It is neither interesting nor entertaining. But now I'M getting long-winded.If you are interested in the UFO/ET subject, you may find some of the information potentially informative. Hall's unfortunate decision to fictionalize these accounts leaves one wondering just how much of it – if any of it – is factual. Too bad he muddied the waters so thoroughly.

This is the second book in Charles Hall's Millennial Hospitality series. It continues his story (fiction or non-fiction?) as the main point of contact between the human race and a race of tall, white skinned humanoids in the desert north of Las Vegas.I hate being critical, but this book could use a little editing. It is full of interesting stories that are worth reading, but they tend to drag on to the point that the reader becomes a bit bored. Mr. Hall's portrayal of himself as sort of a heroic genius could be toned down a bit, too.The above issues aside, this is a fun and fascinating story of a sustained first contact between two intelligent humanoid species. The Tall Whites are friendly and cordial, but they are armed and they can turn on you in a New York minute. They also have claws and run like greased lightening. The message is clear, never forget who is boss. No touching.The most amusing thing about the Tall Whites is that they are your worst nosy neighbor problem come true. They literally enjoy standing around and watching you work AND they want to bring their kids. They also enjoy stealing your chattel so if your toothbrush disappears, you are not necessarily losing your mind. Funny and interesting that the stolen goods always seem to be returned eventually.The most interesting aspect of the entire story to me is how well Mr. Hall describes the intense, sheer terror that the Tall Whites feel towards humans and the air force weather guys feel for the Tall Whites. While reading I kept wondering, why are the Tall Whites so terrified of humans? They are armed and able to move very fast. From an anthropological perspective, it's not something you expect. You expect the humans to be afraid of the aliens, not the other way around.From Mr. Hall's description, the Tall Whites could pass for tall, skinny albino humans. That's how close to appearing human they are, so why all the terror? But, I've benefitted from decades of watching Star Trek :-)Truth or fiction, who knows? Just be careful and respectful if camping in the deserts north of Las Vegas. If your toothbrush or socks disappear, let it go.

I wish he would get some help with content. It would definitely improve the easiness of reading. Although I was more interested in his experience with aliens, I found myself more enjoying his description of experience as a navigator for emergency landings. I was greatly annoyed with his repetitions of sentences where he would say that he couldn't make up his mind on certain situations and simply ignored what he was seeing. Instead, he resorted to saying that it was hallucinations... ok, he experienced multiple hallucinations and at the same time, he was talking about experience of others that confirmed that he was not hallucinating... it is annoying to read contradicting material. In the end, I wish I could finish reading, but I couldn't... still, interesting book... just need some editing.

YES, the book is "slow", and Charles Hall does get repetitive. However, something about his step-by-step account rings true. This book is very thought-provoking and engaging, no matter how repetitive or slow it is. I would rather have the book exactly as-is, without obvious professional editing (which may actually take away from the impact of the book).I have read four books from this series and am planning on getting the fifth one. I have thoroughly enjoyed these books. If any of you have not listened to former Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer talk about his desire for alien disclosure, please look it up on You Tube. (He testified at a 2013 "Citizen's Hearing" in front of some Congressmen/women). Also check out Mr. Hellyer's book "Money Mafia" (in which the alien disclosure issue is also discussed). Intriguing stuff!

This book adds practically nothing to book one in the series of four. We learn a tiny bit more about the aliens that could have been encapsulated in a single chapter. Charlie Baker continues launching his weather balloons, "tall white" aliens continue to observe him at work. He gets closer to them; he gets a guided tour of a scout craft; and he gets to understand why they fear him - apparently they don't interact with other animals like humans do so are much more afraid.We also learn that that the aliens are vegetarian, and eat far less than humans. (In the first book we learned they live 800 years or so and it takes 5 years for a broken bone to mend - so I'm assuming a slow metabolism.) The "Teacher" tells Charlie that her planet is hot and covered in thick clouds. In fact she says her species didn't realise there were stars until their scientists invented flying machines and went above the clouds for the first time. This statement has a whole slew of ramifications not covered in the book. For example it implies independent evolution of a humananoid, which seems quite unlikely.This book contains a couple of self-aggrandising episodes for "Charlie Baker". This time he saves an F105 fighter-bomber when its pilot is nearly knocked out by hail stones, and he saves the life of an alien called the "Tour Guide". So he's still a hero but it's a step down from the two 707s he saved in the first book.I feel this book may have added slightly to the veracity of his story. He also has dropped some of the pseudonames. In the first book Las Vegas was called "Palm Meadows" but now it's just Las Vegas. We also learn that the alien base is located on Mount Stockton. Is this a real mountain, or a pseudoname? Some research required here.

I read the first book then moved onto this one. It's pretty much the same as the first one. He mostly goes on and on about his work activities that became so repetative I found myself rolling my eyes as I reread the same lines over and over again. I found this book very boring and won't be buying anymore. I would like to add that I paid £3.49 for this book on kindle. If I had paid the 20 odd quid for the hard copy I would be sending it back!

I bought this book after the reference made by an ex-minister of defense (Canadian) in a public speech at the citizens hearing on May 2013 (ref.YouTube)The problem may not be the book at all, but the expectations level and the taste differences between that gentleman and myself.My mistake was, that I hurried to buy it without reading carefully, first, the description carefully and then, the great reviews which were very accurate about it.Here is the thing, I am fact based, engineering mindset that mostly expected the type of investigative work, evidence, research, etc., while the book is written as a story telling of a man who, in my view, seemed to pursue a best seller storytelling book, which could be sold as a SciFi novel, missing the "Sci" evidence and the narrative of a very good novelist.Perhaps, it is his story, and I am sure there are lots of people who do like a lot to read what others like to tell, but the most important thing is that it is not a good research work, nor the novel I would read until the end page.Anyhow, if you just want a book to pass the time, relax, read about the topic (if it is also in your taste), while bored on the beach or a plane, then this book would make the most of it.I would recommend this only for those that want to blindly believe on UFO's and aliens, or to those who just want to hear a story and relax reading without asking themselves whether there is anything to backup the story (maybe there is ;-) )Mean while, I prefer other things while on the beach and a good science magazine in the trip to get to the beach:-)SUMMARY:Good book, but not as I expected it.Delivery: well packed and fast! Well done !

I liked the book. Paul Hellyer mentioned it in a speech. The only thing that was a bit irritating was the constant mentioning of " how intelligent" the main character was.But the description of his surroundings, his feelings, the attention to detail and the lovely slow pace in which the story evolved made it a great read.

Trying to read this book but Amazon insist I write a review before I can return to the bit I'd reached..... Swear words........