Looking for the aliens: A psychological, imaginative, and scientific investigation

by Peter A. Hough and Jenny Randles

Book Overview

Are we alone in the universe? Many people are convinced that contact with extraterrestrial beings may have already happened and that, if not, contact with intelligent alien life-forms will almost... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760704406
• ISBN13: 9780760704400
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Blandford
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Enthusiastic but surprisingly objective

At first glance, this book looks like an effort by UFO enthusiasts to convince the rest of us. It's actually somewhat better than that. In their short chapters, Hough and Randles use a mixture of interviews and brief histories to provide some insights into how different people see possible contact with extraterrestrials. They include a wide variety of perspectives, from sober astronomers to Agent Mulder types. They offer a sampling rather than comprehensive coverage. While these British authors are enthusiastic about their subject, they check out the believability of some reports about contact and describe some hoaxes. People who are new to this field may find this book a painless introduction. Those who already have done a lot of reading about SETI and UFO's should look elsewhere. The black and white illustrations are not very well reproduced.