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Strange Encounters: UFO's, Aliens, & Monsters Among Us (Fate Presents)

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Curt Sutherly's book is an excellent read. He places UFOs into their true context: Are we dealing with a phenomenon that is physical or "metaphysical" as he calls it. In his dandy forward he sets the tone of the book by noting, "....he dismissed the prevailing belief that UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft and began working under the assumption that something far more odd and complex is at work... What some of us failed to take into account was the potential for heightened emotional and psychological stress. For Raymond and a number of others....the stress arising from the unrelenting (and other undisciplined) study of UFOs was worsened by a belief that the phenomenon was more metaphysical than physical." UFOs, black panthers, Big Birds, Bigfoot, and aliens; Curt puts them all into the proper perspective. My own investigations in the Troup-Heard Corridor of westcentral Georgia and eastcentral Alabama have confirmed what Curt writes so well of. An informative page-turner. I recommend it to all.

Outstanding! This book has great stories and is a must read for anyone. I could not put it down until it was completely read.

Once in a while a book comes along that really holds your attention. I can imagine times when I felt uneasy after I heard a creak in the night or the russle of leaves behind me when hiking. This book makes the hair stand up on the back of you neck, and to think, it was based on true stories. Great work Southerly.

Collection of old stories, nothing new, nothing fascinating, I struggled to get to the end of the book. It is like collection of newspaper articles that don't offer anything fresh.

I read many of these kinds of books, and while I appreciate this author's even-handed approach, and while some of the cases in this book were undoubtedly fascinating, I must quibble over a few points. The author name-drops an awful lot (he mentions meeting various luminaries in the field multiple times, and not just in the introduction, where it is entirely appropriate) and eventually this becomes tiresome and feels like he's trying to convince us of his legitimacy. But more irritating was the chapter about the UFO conference, wherein he describes a very ethereal woman who seems to know more than she should. It all appears to be leading up to something, and then, turn the page, and...nothing. While I understand this illustrates the very frustrating nature of the field, I do not believe the chapter should have been included unless the author intended to speculate. He speculates in other chapters. Why not this one? This is most disappointing because the chapter is one of the most intriguing in the book, being the author's first-hand experience.

A minor flaw in a book which was, overall, quite entertaining. Many of the cases originate in Pennsylvania, but this is probably because the author is from the area and thus is commenting on actual events he reported on.

This is a great book. There should be more like it, it opens the mind a little bit to the strange an possible, it kept me glued to the pages. You never know until you experience it!