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"A rigorous scientific investigation into the veracity of accounts of travel to other planets, moons, and stars"--

With the publications of Communion and Transformation, America was riveted by Whitley Strieber's strange and exciting stories of encounters with alien presences. And, with Breakthrough, Strieber continued the saga, giving readers an up-to-date account of these recurring visitations. Now, in what might be considered a prequel to all three books - and, in many ways, the conclusion of the journey he began in Communion - Strieber gives us The Secret School,...

Presents an introduction to the myths, legends, and folklore surrounding aliens, discussing how different cultures have depicted them throughout the ages and reports from people who claim to have been abducted.

"Pointing up to the heavens, today's cutting-edge radio telescopes scan the cosmos for any signal that may indicate alien life, as tantalizing prospects lead us further along our quest. Already we may have found microbes in meteorites from Mars. As Parker points out, three of Jupiter's moons are now known to contain ice and liquid water - leading some scientists to believe that perhaps under this ice lie hidden areas teeming with aquatic life. After...

"At the end of the fourth year of the Crisis Era, Yun Tianming, riddled with cancer, chose to end his life. His decision was the first step in a journey that would take him to the end of the universe and beyond. His brain was extracted from his body, flash frozen, put aboard a spacecraft, and launched on a trajectory that will intercept the Trisolarian First Fleet in a few centuries. It is a desperate plan, almost certain to fail. But there is an...

This book presents accounts of experiences, or perceived experiences, of encounters with extraterrestrials or otherworldly beings.

"Advocating credibility for this much-maligned field of research, historian David Jacobs and his coauthors highlight some of the key events, issues, themes, and theories surrounding this elusive, complex, and compelling subject." "Whether interplanetary tourists, interlopers from a parallel universe, or mere misfirings in the brain, UFOs and "aliens" permeate popular culture. They've made the covers of Time, Life and the New York Times Book Review;...

A young art student receives a cryptic message in a lecture to buy two books in the university bookstore. When he opens the package a third book has been included, and it is this book which leads him on a series of startling adventures.

The authors recount their decades of UFO research, offering their views on controversial topics including government cover-ups and alien abductions.