Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO

A voyage of exploration-to the outer reaches of our inner lives.

UFOs are a myth, says David J. Halperin, but myths are real. The power and fascination of the UFO has nothing to do with space travel or life on other planets. It's about us, our longings, and terrors, especially the greatest terror of all: the end of our existence.

This is a book about UFOs that goes beyond believing in them or debunking them, to a fresh understanding of what they tell us about ourselves as individuals, as a cu...