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The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack
Written by Ralph Blumenthal
Narrated by Phil Thron
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The Believer is the weird and chilling true story of Dr. John Mack. This eminent Harvard psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer risked his career to investigate the phenomenon of human encounters with aliens and to give credibility to the stupefying tales shared by people who were utterly convinced they had happened.
Nothing in Mack's four decades of psychiatry had prepared him for the otherworldly accounts of a cross section of humanity including young children who reported being taken against their wills by alien beings. Over the course of his career his interest in alien abduction grew from curiosity to wonder, ultimately developing into a limitless, unwavering passion.
Based on exclusive access to Mack's archives, journals, and psychiatric notes and interviews with his family and closest associates, The Believer reveals the life and work of a man who explored the deepest of scientific conundrums and further leads us to the hidden dimensions and alternate realities that captivated Mack until the end of his life.
Nothing in Mack's four decades of psychiatry had prepared him for the otherworldly accounts of a cross section of humanity including young children who reported being taken against their wills by alien beings. Over the course of his career his interest in alien abduction grew from curiosity to wonder, ultimately developing into a limitless, unwavering passion.
Based on exclusive access to Mack's archives, journals, and psychiatric notes and interviews with his family and closest associates, The Believer reveals the life and work of a man who explored the deepest of scientific conundrums and further leads us to the hidden dimensions and alternate realities that captivated Mack until the end of his life.
Author
Ralph Blumenthal
Ralph Blumenthal was an award-winning reporter for the New York Times. He is the author of several books, including Miracle at Sing Sing: How One Man Transformed the Lives of America’s Most Dangerous Prisoners and The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack (UNM Press). A distinguished lecturer at Baruch College, he lives in New York City.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I liked it, really good listen, it gives you alot of info about john mack the man ,which is good because it gives you insight into the mind and character of the one investigating the abductions. If you are into the paranormal and the mystery of ufos and aliens ,abductions/abductees,I say its a must listen or read if u like. I gave it 4 stars because 5 is reserved for the incredible and rare..cant put down and find urself trying to slow down when you see ur halfway done ...,Books..But a good Thumbs up!!