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Brown's brilliant study is so much more than a book about alien abduction-it is a flesh-and-blood inquiry into the nature of belief in a technologically advanced society. -Andrew Ross,author of Fast Boat to China Brown argues convincingly that alien abduction stories speak to several key issues in our culture, from environmentalism to changing ideas about reproduction. Extending far beyond textual readings, she instead tells the stories of individual people, treating them with respect, but with a critical lens as well. Her analysis of the role of 'experts' in alien abduction-their power and the misuses of that power-is utterly compelling. -Melani McAlister,George Washington University A fascinating addition to the literature. -CHOICE

Brown argues convincingly that alien abduction stories speak to several key issues in our culture, from environmentalism to changing ideas about reproduction. Extending far beyond textual readings, she instead tells the stories of individual people, treating them with respect, but with a critical lens as well.... Utterly compelling. - Melanie McAlister, George Washington University

Brown argues convincingly that alien abduction stories speak to several key issues in our culture, from environmentalism to changing ideas about reproduction. Extending far beyond textual readings, she instead tells the stories of individual people, treating them with respect, but with a critical lens as well. Her analysis of the role of 'experts' in alien abduction-their power and the misuses of that power-is utterly compelling. -Melani McAlister,George Washington University A fascinating addition to the literature. -CHOICE Brown's brilliant study is so much more than a book about alien abduction-it is a flesh-and-blood inquiry into the nature of belief in a technologically advanced society. -Andrew Ross,author of Fast Boat to China

Brown argues convincingly that alien abduction stories speak to several key issues in our culture, from environmentalism to changing ideas about reproduction. Extending far beyond textual readings, she instead tells the stories of individual people, treating them with respect, but with a critical lens as well. Her analysis of the role of 'experts' in alien abduction-their power and the misuses of that power-is utterly compelling. -Melani McAlister,George Washington University Brown's brilliant study is so much more than a book about alien abduction-it is a flesh-and-blood inquiry into the nature of belief in a technologically advanced society. -Andrew Ross,author of Fast Boat to China A fascinating addition to the literature. -CHOICE

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Bridget Brown teaches writing at Montclair State University. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies from New York University.

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