Ralph Blumenthal publishes 'The Believer', a biography of John Mack

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Budd Hopkins and John Mack during a hypnosis session in Istanbul
John Mack, subject of Ralph Blumenthal's biography 'The Believer', with Budd Hopkins Becket01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Former New York Times reporter Ralph Blumenthal published the first biography of Harvard psychiatrist John Mack, who studied people reporting alien abductions. The book drew mixed reviews, including criticism that it was uncritical of Mack's conclusions.

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  1. OtherThe Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack (High Road Books / University of New Mexico Press) (opens in a new tab)Ralph Blumenthal (author site) / 2021-03-15
  2. OtherReview of The Believer by Ralph Blumenthal (opens in a new tab)Jason Colavito / 2021-01-01

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