{"product_id":"history-of-a-mystery-fifty-years-of-the-warminster-thing-paperback","title":"History of a Mystery: Fifty Years of the Warminster Thing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteve Dewey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Warminster mystery is fifty years old.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mystery began as unusual sounds on the morning of Christmas 1964 and continued as a UFO flap until 1977. The locals called the unusual lights and sounds central to the mystery \"the Thing\". The memory of that mystery remained in the background of ufology throughout the years, even while other events took centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book reviews what happened during the crazy, exciting years of the Warminster mystery. It is not a long list of the sighting reports; it is a short history of the events - the lights, the sounds - the media reports, and the characters that shaped the Thing. It is a history of the mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e8\/10: Snappy and even-handed review of whatever it was...\u003c\/em\u003e -- Fortean Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003enicely written ... makes the perfect introduction to the Warminster affair, managing to be both open-minded and objective.\u003c\/em\u003e -- John Rimmer, \u003cem\u003eThe Magonia Blog\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Dewey and Kevin Goodman are both veterans of skywatching in Warminster. Both continue to be interested in the UFO phenomenon that occurred in Warminster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteve Dewey is the co-author, with John Ries, of \"In Alien Heat\", a sceptical examination of the Warminster mystery. He is the editor of a collection of the short stories, poems and lyrics of John Ries, which was published after John's death. Steve has also released a short collection of poems, \"Wiltshire Songs\", in Kindle format.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKevin Goodman is the author, with Steve Dewey, of \"UFO Warminster: Cradle of Contact\", a history of the events that occurred to Kevin and his friends when they began visiting Warminster in the 1970s. They started out as skywatchers, but soon became entangled in the centre of the mystery as reluctant contactees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129605787783,"sku":"9780955119033","price":9.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fef957498af7bca89c516b882cdc659f.webp?v=1732604286","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/history-of-a-mystery-fifty-years-of-the-warminster-thing-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}