Sound Bite
NASA astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts have said they saw 'something,' Senator Dennis Kucinich famously said he believes UFOs are real, and just about everybody has heard rumors that the US military and intelligence agencies are 'hiding something.' In this book, a college professor attempts to apply a dispassionate scientific approach to the question, pulling together and evaluating evidence for and against various theories about aliens from outer space and other unexplained phenomena. How real is the evidence, he asks, and what does it add up to? This book is intended to present all the mystery and intrigue without any of the hype, pseudo-science, or the slightest hint of Geraldo.
About the Author
Jerry Kroth is an Associate Professor at the Santa Clara University (CA) Graduate Division, Dept. of Counseling Psychology. Dr. Kroth has been a member of the International Psycho-Historical Association since 1983. He has published seven books and has written and presented over 65 papers on mass psychology and other topics.
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About the Book
When it comes to extraterrestrials, UFOs, crop circles, and ancient-astronaut literature, most intelligent readers are repulsed by New Age hype, turned off by Erik Van Daniken, flustered by blatant pseudo-science, and deeply chagrined at how even...
When it comes to extraterrestrials, UFOs, crop circles, and ancient-astronaut literature, most intelligent readers are repulsed by New Age hype, turned off by Erik Van Daniken, flustered by blatant pseudo-science, and deeply chagrined at how even the History Channel got dragged into the tabloid and sensational. Yet many intelligent, open-minded readers harbor secret interests: in the Great Pyramid and how it was built, in mythic tales of sky gods coming and going, from Ezekiel to the Rig-Veda. They are awed by the intricate fractals in crop circles, and they more than take notice when a NASA astronaut says he was trailed in space by UFOs.That questioning readership, however, swims in a vast sea of agnosticism'curious but not convinced. � And there just aren't any books for them. � None they can trust. None that reaches them. None that transcends tabloid fantasies to authentically treat issues with enough dispassion and scholarly erudition not to insult their intelligence. Here, Dr. Kroth gives the run-down on a wide range of evidence, and ponders how reliable any of it may be. Readers are left with all the elements to form their own equation.
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William A. Tiller, Ph.D., professor of physics: Stanford University | More »
William A. Tiller, Ph.D., professor of physics: Stanford University
Aliens and Man . . is an absolute treasure trove of carefully collected experiential and experimental data. . . For myself, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book to my scientific colleagues and my friends.
Author of Science and Human Transformation
Jeff Kisling, Ph.D., Palo Alto | More »
Jeff Kisling, Ph.D., Palo Alto
Aliens and Man is the most intellectually exciting, page-turning voyage of discovery I have been on for a very long time.
Marvin Forrest, Ph.D., psychotherapist, Santa Barbara | More »
Marvin Forrest, Ph.D., psychotherapist, Santa Barbara
Thoroughly empirical, deeply creative, and a fascinating read!
Robert McFarland, M.D., Director of the Institute for Psychohistory: Boulder, Colorado | More »
Robert McFarland, M.D., Director of the Institute for Psychohistory: Boulder, Colorado
A well written, erudite book, easily available to the average reader, with or without a scientific background.
William Yabroff, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Pacifica Graduate School | More »
William Yabroff, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Pacifica Graduate School
I am enthralled! This is a refreshing leap from the encrusted time-worn answers we were all raised to believe. I have no doubt this book will be greeted as a significant contribution.
Author of The Inner Image
Walter Moretz, PhD, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University | More »
Walter Moretz, PhD, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University
Jerry Kroth has pulled off an intellectual coup d'etat. . . This work makes me feel like we have broken "the surly bonds of earth.”
Jim Marrs, Journalist/Author | More »
Jim Marrs, Journalist/Author
"Jerry Kroth has bravely placed his neck on the academic chopping block by daring to address the question of the possible interaction of extraterrestrials with early humankind, a subject longed marked taboo by learning institutions dependent on the largess of both government and corporations, neither of which desire public discussion of such theories. Kroth crafts a cogent and engaging argument with an amazing blend of scientific and historical facts. If you want to keep your head in the comfortable sand, give this book a pass but if you are ready for an exciting bit of consciousness raising, be sure to read Aliens and Man?"
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Pages 168
Year: 2010
BISAC: OCC025000 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / UFOs & Extraterrestrials
BISAC: OCC029000 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena
Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-0-87586-816-5
Price: USD 19.95
Hard Cover
ISBN: 978-0-87586-817-2
Price: USD 27.95
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ISBN: 978-0-87586-818-9
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