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Loading... Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliensby John E. Mack
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book was really hard to read or confusing or both. Still don't know if I believe in abductions after reading this book. (  ) clm256poetry | Nov 25, 2007 |  The author, John E. Mack, is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. This book is the outcome of him listening to alien abduction stories from hundreds of his patients and taking them seriously. He takes seriously that his patients had some kind of an experience that affected them profoundly and about which they feel and express authentic emotions. Ultimately, I feel he finesses the question of the status of the abduction reports in terms of objective reality. Still, I respect his courage to bear witness to the first hand testimonies he's heard. (  ) SquirrelTao | Jul 11, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0345393007, Mass Market Paperback)THE PROVOCATIVE BESTSELLER--THE MOST RIVETING ACCOUNT EVER PUBLISHED ON ALIEN ABDUCTIONPULITZER PRIZE-WINNER John E. Mack, M.D. "Fascinating, suggestive, and even inspiring." --The New York Times Book Review "A TRANSCENDENT, LANDMARK WORK...An extraordinarily rich and strange mind-expanding book.--Boston Herald When respected Harvard psychiatrist John E. Mack, M.D., first published these astonishing results of four years of intensive research and investigation into alien abduction, he unleashed a firestorm of controversy. Now, in this paperback edition, Mack answers his critics, both believers and skeptics. Mack focuses on thirteen ordinary Americans (from nearly one hundred case studies) who tell dramatic, inspiring, and remarkably similar stories: repeated visits from large-eyed beings, mysterious machines, telepathy, invasive medical procedures, hours missing from their lives, and startling messages about the future.... "Provocative...This book is a challenge to any reader. It raises questions about how we live on this planet and with each other that the Western mind and culture will not be able to ignore for too much longer. It also raises questions about the nature of reality; of time, space, energy and the true nature of humanness. It opens the door to a very serious redefinition of life as we know it." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Strange and disturbing...Something is powering this rash of abduction claims, making it worth the kind of serious investigation Mack presents here.--San Francisco Chronicle "A groundbreaking study...Credible and thought-provoking." --Publishers Weekly A FEATURED SELECTION OF THE LITERARY GUILD (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:19 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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