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"Searching For the String" showcases not only Keel’s wit and charm, but also his incisive and impassioned intellectual capabilities.

In this no-holds-barred analysis – much of it written decades ago – Keel shreds most of the sacred-cow beliefs still held by many in ufological and “cryptozoological” circles today, and presents theories so radical that they are only now becoming accepted: the “4-D” or “interdimensional” thesis the “breakaway civilization” theory the possible role of “ancient aliens” in human history the synthetic and/or hallucinatory nature of many “alien abduction” and “Men in Black” encounters the role of spy agencies in paranormal research and the alarming connection between UFOs, animal mutilations, and attacks on unsuspecting humans. In these pages, John Keel displays the keen observational skills and investigative tenacity that long made him the "enfant terrible" of ufology. Written in Keel’s engaging trademark style, they are sure to delight fans with their fresh, unparalleled insights into the nature of reality. Many of the articles in this anthology and its companion volumes, "Flying Saucer to the Center of Your Mind," "The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone," "The Great Phonograph in the Sky," "The Passionate Percipient: Illusions I Have Known And Loved," and "The Perspicacious Percipient: How to Investigate UFOs and Other Insane Urges," were revolutionary, and explored ideas popularized in Keel’s classic books. Keel, the man many consider to have been not only the premiere investigator of all things unusual and “Fortean,” but who was also our own, 20th-century “Mark Twain.” New Saucerian Press proudly presents "Searching For the String," a collection of articles by John A.