{"product_id":"a-history-of-abductions-andrew-parry-9798232257378","title":"A History of Abductions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Untold Human Chronicle of Being Taken - From Ancient Myths to the Modern Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor as long as humans have looked at the sky, they have told stories of being \u003cstrong\u003etaken by forces beyond their understanding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the deserts of the Middle East, scribes carved images of radiant chariots descending from the clouds. In Celtic glens and Nordic fjords, legends told of \u003cstrong\u003efairy hosts and shining elves\u003c\/strong\u003e who lured shepherds from their flocks. Shamans in Siberia spoke of \u003cstrong\u003esoul-journeys to star-beings\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Indigenous storytellers in the Americas passed down accounts of \u003cstrong\u003eSky People who taught and sometimes carried them away.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the twentieth century the phenomenon acquired a new name - \u003cstrong\u003ealien abduction\u003c\/strong\u003e - and a new iconography of silver discs, beams of light and clinical-looking beings. Yet the central experience remained unchanged: \u003cstrong\u003eordinary men, women and children waking to find themselves powerless in the presence of the Other, returning with strange marks, missing time, and memories that defied explanation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA History of Abductions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e brings together, for the first time in a single sweeping narrative, the \u003cstrong\u003eglobal testimonies of those who say they were taken\u003c\/strong\u003e - from medieval villagers accused of consorting with witches to modern-day pilots, farmers, schoolchildren, miners and nurses. Across eighty richly detailed chapters, the book traces \u003cstrong\u003ehow each era's culture shaped the story it told: \u003c\/strong\u003e angels becoming space travelers, fairy rings becoming landing sites, prophetic visions becoming psychological case files.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will encounter the landmark cases that changed public perception - the \u003cstrong\u003eBetty and Barney Hill experience of 1961\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ePascagoula fishermen's ordeal of 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eTravis Walton disappearance in the Arizona woods\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eAriel School encounter in Zimbabwe\u003c\/strong\u003e, the haunting testimonies of \u003cstrong\u003eChilean miners, Patagonian ranchers, Swedish foresters, Russian soldiers, Caribbean fishermen and Australian outback travelers. \u003c\/strong\u003eYou will hear their voices not as tabloid caricatures but as people who struggled to reconcile what happened to them with the lives they had to return to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a \u003cstrong\u003eclear, conversational style that respects witnesses and invites critical thinking\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA History of Abductions\u003c\/em\u003e offers a panoramic view of a mystery that crosses borders, faiths, centuries and scientific paradigms. It reveals that whatever the ultimate explanation - psychological, cultural, interdimensional or extraterrestrial - the narratives themselves tell us something profound about \u003cstrong\u003efear, wonder, resilience and the enduring human drive to report the inexplicable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a sensational exposé, nor a dry academic catalogue. It is \u003cstrong\u003ea people's history of one of the strangest and most persistent stories humanity has ever told. \u003c\/strong\u003eFor readers of history, anthropology, folklore, UFO research, trauma studies, religious studies and human-rights law, this book offers both \u003cstrong\u003ea meticulously documented chronicle and a humane exploration of how extraordinary experiences shape ordinary lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If future generations want to understand how our species has wrestled with the possibility of not being alone -\u003cbr\u003ethey will have to read this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaring in scope yet grounded in human testimony, \u003cstrong\u003eA History of Abductions\u003c\/strong\u003e is both a journey through the archives of our collective memory and a reminder that the voices of those who have spoken deserve to be preserved before they fade into silence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Parry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232257378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Parry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Andrew Parry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242001674495,"sku":"9798232257378","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df15301a-8cf5-40ea-85ed-2e4ce9c16653.jpg?v=1772657018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-abductions-andrew-parry-9798232257378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}