Alien Abductions

Since the late 1980's more & more people in the Americas & in Europe have come to believe they have been forcibly abducted by alien beings, taken on board their spacecraft, and subjected to a range of distressing indignities. The controversy over these extraordinary claims has been fierce. Believers and skeptics share common ground only in ceding few points & showing little tolerance of their opponents. While the commentators argue, many who have undergone abductions are angry & bewildered. They have been shaken to the core by their experiences, and want explanations & reassurance. While many abductees support abduction researchers wholeheartedly, a significant number are disenchanged with them. Both groups despair at the dismissal & scorn of hardline skeptics. This book presents an overview of both sides of the abduction argument, but it goes much further than that. A number of researchers have now recognized that something truly strange lies at the heart of the abduction experience, even though it may not involve actual alien beings. A few have realized that, regardless of whether abductions are really happening, the stories told by abductees and the apparent activities of the aliens have achieved the status of a modern mythology. Alien Abductions ruthlessly exposes the assumptions & delusions of both the promoters of the abduction phenomenon & their most intolerant critics. At the same time, the author gives an objective account of the witnesses themselves, their sense of betrayal & confusion, and he striking variety of their experiences. This book includes previously unpublished artworks & photographs - some from private collections, others commissioned especially for this book - as well as exclusive interviews with abductees, offering a thought-provoking perspective on the abduction experience. Believers & skeptics alike will find this an unforgettable expose of alien encounters.