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Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods Hardcover – March 12, 1987

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"One comes to a tender regard for Hopkins's subjects. Their uniform similarities of description of their UFO abductions and of the aliens bear a faithful fact that could sway many an ironclad skeptic."
THE KIRKUS REVIEWS
There have been tens of thousands of verified UFO sightings and landings. But it is the actual temporary abductions that are the most controversial and dramatic stories behind this phenomenon. In the summer of 1983, Kathie Davis was floated out of her room in rural Indianapolis, while she slept, then subjected to a physical examination inside a UFO. The story she told the world afterwards, and corroborated by specialists and hundreds of other victims all over the country, is not to be missed or dismissed lightly.

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March 12, 1987
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0394560760
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978-0394560762
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Hopkins, who uses hypnotism in interviewing UFO abduction claimants, argued in his first book, Missing Time, that UFO aliens had inserted implant devices in several children. Here, after researching 125 supposed abductions, he reports on "the apparent interbreeding of an alien species with our own." During hypnotic sessions, men have told of being raped by alien females and women have related experiences interpreted by Hopkins as ova-retrieval and artificial insemination. The book's key case involves Kathie Davis, a 28-year-old Indianapolis mother who described under hypnosis multiple abductions and gynecological operations, and the investigation here extends to the UFO experiences of her children, relatives and friends. Hopkins's disarming manner as he leads the reader through the steps of his research adds credibility to the science-fictional aspects of this account. True or not, the author's speculations equal the excitement generated by his earlier book. Illustrations not seen by PW. 62,500 first printing; major ad/promo; Preferred Choice Bookplan dual main selection; Troll Book Club selection; author tour
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mes to a tender regard for Hopkins's subjects. Their uniform similarities of description of their UFO abductions and of the aliens bear a faithful fact that could sway many an ironclad skeptic." THE KIRKUS REVIEWS There have been tens of thousands of verified UFO sightings and landings. But it is the actual temporary abductions that are the most controversial and dramatic stories behind this phenomenon. In the summer of 1983, Kathie Davis was floated out of her room in rural Indianapolis, while she slept, then subjected to a physical examination inside a UFO. The story she told the world afterwards, and corroborated by specialists and hundreds of other victims all over the country, is not to be missed or dismissed lightly. From the Paperback edition.

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Publisher : Random House; 1st edition (March 12, 1987)
Language : English
Hardcover : 223 pages
ISBN-10 : 0394560760
ISBN-13 : 978-0394560762
Item Weight : 1.09 pounds

Best Sellers Rank: #741,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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moonslight

Extremely Captivating

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2021

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By reading about the hypnotic sessions, one can practically feel the feelings described by the abductees. It’s strange to learn that many abductees’ family members were also abductees as well. It is absorbing, but also very difficult to believe. After reading about so many different abductees’ cases, it gets a tiny bit more believable as each one is described. It wouldn’t be so unsettling if the abductees had been asked to cooperate and gave their consent. I personally feel that people who describe their experiences are very likely not fabricating the details. Especially when their descriptions are so close — in some cases nearly identical — to many other abductees’ descriptions. This book is definitely worth reading, especially with an open mind.

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Wali A. El-amin

This book was so good I read it twice

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017

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This book was so good I read it twice, and I hardly ever read a book more than once. This book is so great it has to be real, you just can't make up this kind of stuff. I am 65 years old and I saw a UFO when I was 20 years old. I know Aliens are real, and it's mentioned in the Bible under Ezekiel's Wheel.

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Lori Hannon

Intruders and Missing Time. Essential reads!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020

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Artist, author, and ufologist, Budd Hopkins passed away in 2011, long before I decided to seek out another of his books (Missing Time) that had a powerful effect on me several years ago. Unable to locate a copy, I decided to order Intruders, used. I’ve since also read Witnessed, and all three are must-reads for anyone interested in the phenomena surrounding visitors.

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Octavo

Nice book

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2020

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Thy encounter females grays /hybrid kids in this book .nice information that you don’t see in tv shows

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JimInRaleigh

Logical and convincing.

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2017

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Extremely well thought out and presented.
Scary stuff.
Read only in the daytime.
Overwhelming circumstantial evidence of an alien presence and interaction with humans.

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Donna Sharp

I've been searching for a good copy of this book for many years

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018

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I've been searching for a good copy of this book for many years. This was an excellent deal and delivered quickly.

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Iron Butterfly Lady

One of the best books on aliens.

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2021

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This is a every interesting book. I recommend it if you like books about aliens.

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indygirl

I’d love to know more!

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018

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Who can resist an extraterrestrial mystery? This was an intriquing book because the auther very persuasively and convincingly tells a story that is stranger than fiction and perplexing if actual fact. I’d love to hear the story from the family actually involved.

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Anglian Traveller

An indispensable, groundbreaking classic which redefined the research landscape

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2013

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Following the publication of "Missing Time" in 1982 Budd Hopkins received many hundreds of letters from people disturbed by reading the accounts described in that landmark book. The letter writers were from all over the world and many exhibited a deep anxiety disproportionate to any apparent cause: a partial memory of strangeness accompanied by an episode of "missing time," or just something odd and half-remembered happening to them.

The floodgates were opened. Budd gradually came to recognise the most telling pointers to genuine abduction experiences. The writer would frequently exhibit anxiety, almost apologetic, using phrases like "I know you are a busy man and I really hope I am not wasting your time" ..."there's probably nothing to it, but..." invariably insistent that anonymity be maintained and fearful of confiding even in close family members details of the half-remembered trauma.

One such letter was from Debbie Jordan-Kauble, a young divorced mother of two small boys living in a large family house with her parents in Indiana. Together with her letter were photographs of a large circular burned patch of ground in their garden where the soil had been baked hard, discovered the morning following mysterious lights accompanied by an episode of missing time and her dog behaving in an uncharacteristically frightened manner. Debbie is disguised in the book as `Kathy Davis' and the Indianapolis location as `Copley Woods.' So began a landmark two-and-a-half year investigation which took the study and understanding of the UFO abduction phenomenon into new and hitherto uncharted areas and led to the publication of this most profound, highly readable and truly classic book which deservedly became a New York Times best seller.

This investigation evolved into a complex case with some 20 different people closely involved in or witness to a long series of events spanning decades. Simultaneously Budd had been approached by many other abductees from other parts of the country whose experiences were found to confirm and reinforce many of the new revelations being uncovered in the Copley Woods case.

The story as it unfolds is a step-by-step lesson in how to approach a superficially outlandish and extraordinary subject by the application of rigorous scientific method and to follow the evidence where it leads. It is a more complete narrative than `Missing Time' and takes our understanding of this most improbable phenomenon much deeper. You'll need to read the book to find out why and how. The subject matter is possibly the most profound you'll ever read, but stretches credulity beyond the comfort zone. The revelation of all the evidence and the conclusions drawn had profound effects on the entire field of study and its subsequent direction, and brought many new researchers into the field.

Hopkins is revealed as genuinely humanitarian and warm: the reader sympathises with and cares about these people. He again proves to be as superb a writer as he is an investigator: the book is engrossing, intelligent and mind-expanding; the author never allows personal opinion or prejudice to intervene, but rather follows the facts to tentative and quite disturbing conclusions.

The main subject of the book decided following publication to `come out,' revealed her true identity and eventually co-wrote (with her sister, also involved in the phenomenon as is so often the case) her own book on the history of the case whilst retaining a life-long friendship with Budd.

If you have read either `Missing Time' or Dr. David Jacobs' `Secret Life' and are intrigued to investigate the extraordinary alien abduction phenomenon more deeply, read `Intruders' next. Paperback reader copies are cheap and plentiful but a good original hardcover copy is best for your collection if you have shelf space.

The book was also re-scripted into a TV mini-series by Tracy Torme and eventually edited into a feature film of the same title, starring Richard Crenna (who actually plays an amalgam character of Hopkins and John Mack), Steven Berkoff and Mare Winningham. The `Intruders' mini-series/film is not a literal transcript of the book's narrative but a re-written screenplay exploring the main themes and with some changes to the characters - who nevertheless remain largely recognisable - to better fit the needs of film drama. Hopkins always said he "gave it a B+" for its accuracy in dramatising the phenomenon.

The author, whom I knew well personally, died on Sunday 21st August 2011 at his home in Chelsea, NYC from the fatal combination of cancer and pneumonia which dominated his later years. His place in history as a fearless pioneer in revealing this phenomenon to a largely ignorant and initially skeptical global community is unparalleled, and his unique status in history widely acknowledged.

4 people found this helpful

Anglian Traveller

A new paradigm revealed by the greatest investigator in the field

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2010

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Following the publication of "Missing Time" in 1982 Budd Hopkins received many hundreds of letters from people disturbed by reading the accounts described in that landmark book. The letter writers were from all over the world and many exhibited a deep anxiety disproportionate to any apparent cause: a partial memory of strangeness accompanied by an episode of "missing time," or just something odd and half-remembered happening to them.

The floodgates were opened. Budd gradually came to recognise the most telling pointers to genuine abduction experiences. The writer would frequently exhibit anxiety, almost apologetic, using phrases like "I know you are a busy man and I really hope I am not wasting your time" ..."there's probably nothing to it, but..." invariably insistent that anonymity be maintained and fearful of confiding even in close family members details of the half-remembered trauma.

One such letter was from Debbie Jordan, a young divorced mother of two small boys living in a large family house with her parents in Indiana. Together with her letter were photographs of a large circular burned patch of ground in their garden where the soil had been baked hard, discovered the morning following mysterious lights accompanied by an episode of missing time and her dog behaving in an uncharacteristically frightened manner. Debbie is disguised in the book as "Kathy Davis" and the Indianapolis location as "Copley Woods." So began a landmark two-and-a-half year investigation which took the study and understanding of the UFO abduction phenomenon into new and hitherto uncharted areas and led to the publication of this most profound, highly readable and truly classic book which deservedly became a New York Times best seller.

This investigation evolved into a complex case with some twenty different people closely involved in or witness to a long series of events spanning decades. Simultaneously Budd had been approached by many other abductees from other parts of the country whose experiences were found to confirm and reinforce many of the new revelations being uncovered in the Copley Woods case.

The story as it unfolds is a step-by-step lesson in how to approach a superficially outlandish and extraordinary subject by the application of rigorous scientific method and to follow the evidence where it leads. It is a more complete narrative than "Missing Time'" and takes our understanding of this most improbable phenomenon much deeper. You'll need to read the book to find out why and how. The subject matter is possibly the most profound you'll ever read, but stretches credulity beyond the comfort zone. The revelation of all the evidence and the conclusions drawn had profound effects on the entire field of study of the extraterrestrial issue and its subsequent direction, and brought many new researchers into the field.

Hopkins is revealed as genuinely humanitarian and warm: the reader sympathises with and cares about these people. He again proves to be as superb a writer as he is an investigator: the book is engrossing, intelligent and mind-expanding; the author never allows personal opinion or prejudice to intervene, but rather follows the facts to tentative and quite disturbing conclusions.

The main subject of the book, "Kathy Davis" decided following publication to "come out," revealed her true identity and eventually co-wrote (with her sister, also involved in the phenomenon as is so often the case) her own book on the history of the case whilst retaining a life-long friendship with Budd.

If you have read either "Missing Time" or Professor David Jacobs' "Secret Life" and are intrigued to investigate the extraordinary alien abduction phenomenon more deeply, read "Intruders" next. Paperback reader copies are cheap and plentiful but a good original hardcover copy is best for your collection if you have shelf space.

The book was also re-scripted into a most excellent feature film of the same title, starring Richard Crenna (who actually plays an amalgam character of Hopkins and John Mack), Steven Berkoff and Mare Winningham. The "Intruders" film is not a literal transcript of the book's narrative but a re-written screenplay exploring the main themes and with some changes to the characters (who nevertheless remain largely recognisable) to better fit the needs of a 120-minute film.

Five stars again, Mr. Hopkins.

6 people found this helpful

P Johnston

Great seller highly reccomend

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2020

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Read this book about 28 years ago and i always remember not being able to sleep at night after finishing the book but since re reading it It all comes back why I fell in love with Budd Hopkins. If you haven't read this I highly reccomend along with missing time and witnessed

Bernard William Carey

More of the same.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2017

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Ok if one is interested in these accounts. Usual stories of contactees. Worth reading.

Amazon Customer

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2017

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good read