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Hello Everyone and Merry Christmas. This Christmas, as usual, I received a bunch of Barnes and Noble gift cards. What can I say the family knows me! Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has a suggestion on UFO related books that are new within the last 4 or 5 months. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
 
I got a gift card and am trying the new Phiilip Imbrogno book. It's called Ultraterrestial Contact. I haven't started it yet but am looking forward to it. Gonna read in on my Ipod Touch. I'm really nearsighted but for some reason I'm able to read it as easily as I can a book these days. :-)
 
OK so I have a found a few that might be good. Has anyone read one of these and is willing to offer their opinion?

1) The NASA Conspiracies -- Nick Redfern
-- I have not purchased this and I am a bit weary. I am not sure this book will offer anything that could not be found in more detail by searching the Paracast archives. From the interview with Nick I kinda get the impression that this is more of a primer on the subjects he covers and not an in depth analysis.

2) Wonders in the Sky -- Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck
-- I like Vallee's books but I am pretty familiar with his viewpoints on things. I wonder if this is a catalog of cases or a case study in presenting his concepts.

3) Dark Object -- Don Ledger (Yeah, I know this isnt a new book)
-- I will probably get this since it is only $8. Is there any reason why i should not?

4) Invisible Residents -- Ivan Sanderson and David Hatcher Childress (Yeah, I know this isnt a new book either)
-- I have been putting off getting this one for some reason.

5) Mirage Men -- Mark Pilkington (last year release)
-- I kind of remember hearing about this book but I am not sure why or how.... maybe the MIB told me about it. :)
 
After looking at the above list and the synopsis on amazon.com I think Mirage Men sounds the most interesting. I may try that one. I also was tempted by Wonders in the Sky but I'm afraid it will be simply a telling of different experiences over and over. When Raymond Moody published Life after Life way back in the day it was interesting and caused a lot of healthy debate that is still on going. But, these days I can't quite handle the "account after account after account" method. Now Vallee's book may not be formatted like that but I just kind of think it might be. Anybody here already read it?
 
I'm reading three of these at the moment, none of them are really grabbing me as reading material.

Redfern's book is a fine overview, but much of it is familiar territory to me.

Vallee/Aubeck book is an important addition to the canon, but it IS a long list of 500 cases with limited commentary. The commentary is very good, but I think the list should have been narrowed down for the lay person. On the other hand, for anybody deeply interested in the history of the subject, I'm glad they DID make such a big list. But as something to read and enjoy, the appeal is a bit limited in my case.

I like Pilkington's book, but I was expecting it to be a more personal book about his interaction with the UFO crowd, and as such a bit of a disappointment as it really spends most of its time rehashing and describing what is mostly familiar territory to me. I really enjoy the first person material in it, but the history is old news, somewhat slanted towards his point of view.

I have not finished any of the three, though, so you can take that with a grain of salt. All of them are good, and in the case of Vallee/Aubeck perhaps even essential, but with the caveats mentioned above.

I did recently enjoy Loren Coleman / Mark Hall's TRUE GIANTS, and was particularly taken by the latest issue of The Anomalist (#14, Electricity of the Mind). If you have interest in the subject matter, both are good, quick reads.
 
J.T. said:
I'm reading three of these at the moment, none of them are really grabbing me as reading material.

Redfern's book is a fine overview, but much of it is familiar territory to me.

Vallee/Aubeck book is an important addition to the canon, but it IS a long list of 500 cases with limited commentary. The commentary is very good, but I think the list should have been narrowed down for the lay person. On the other hand, for anybody deeply interested in the history of the subject, I'm glad they DID make such a big list. But as something to read and enjoy, the appeal is a bit limited in my case.

I like Pilkington's book, but I was expecting it to be a more personal book about his interaction with the UFO crowd, and as such a bit of a disappointment as it really spends most of its time rehashing and describing what is mostly familiar territory to me. I really enjoy the first person material in it, but the history is old news, somewhat slanted towards his point of view.

I have not finished any of the three, though, so you can take that with a grain of salt. All of them are good, and in the case of Vallee/Aubeck perhaps even essential, but with the caveats mentioned above.

I did recently enjoy Loren Coleman / Mark Hall's TRUE GIANTS, and was particularly taken by the latest issue of The Anomalist (#14, Electricity of the Mind). If you have interest in the subject matter, both are good, quick reads.
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Thanks! I appreciate you take on these.
 
I ended up buying the Redfern and Vallee books. I started Redferns and I am not happy with it thus far. I will wait until I have finished it but so far it seems like this is something he dialed in perhaps to fill a quota for a publishing contract??? Anyway, I will read on before I judge completely.
 
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