This part social history, part interpretive essay is an exploration that places the UFO firmly within the mythic tradition of Joseph Campbell & Robert Bly. Blending the richly intellectual with the sensational, Angels & Aliens gives a uniquely contemporary twist to the world of visionary experience. "In a brilliant stroke, Keith Thompson takes a subject usually confined to sensationalistic expose & reveals its surprising literary richness, intellectual energy & symbolic depths. By offering a new, open-ended perspective which avoids the dogmatism of true believers & debunkers alike, Angels & Aliens invites readers to enter a fascinating world with profound implications for our understanding of the human spirit."—- Addison Wesley Publishing "Probably the most profound book on the UFO controversy yet to appear...Thompson chronicles the unfolding UFO story, from flying saucer sightings in 1947 to the millennial mythologizing they've stimulated ever since...Prepare to imagine the unimaginable."—Venture World (VA) "Thompson thinks neither the UFO debunkers nor the UFO buffs are asking the right questions. As a consequence, the phenomenon remains suspended in a sort of scientific & theological limbo."—Utne Reader

Angels and Aliens

Religion & Spirituality

Thompson, Keith

Occult & Paranormal

Fawcett Columbine

Presents a historical examination of UFO sitings and reports, and discusses theories for and against UFOs

Angels and Aliens: UFO's and the Mythic Imagination

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Da Capo Press

Great fun. Instructions on how to tell Bible stories to children while drawing the story at the same time. A list of necessary materials is included. The kids will love it.

Sketching and Telling Stories to Children

Zondervan

Caring for an Elderly Relative (Positive Health Guides)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Century Hutchinson (A Division of Random House Group)

It was Carl Jung who first spoke of the UFO phenomenon as "a modern myth in the making," and Joseph Campbell who insisted that the first function of myths is "opening mind and heart to the utter wonder of all being." Now Keith Thompson makes it possible for us to share that sense of wonder as he explores the UFO against the timeless backdrop of visionary experience: angelic vision, near-death experiences, shamanic journeys, religious miracles, and folkloric encounters with fairies. In a brilliant stroke, Keith Thompson takes a subject usually confined to sensationalistic expose and reveals its surprising literary richness, intellectual energy, and symbolic depths. By offering a new, open-ended perspective which avoids the dogmatism of true believers and debunkers alike, Angels and Aliens invites readers to enter a fascinating world with profound implications for our understanding of the human spirit.

New Age & Spirituality

Ballantine Books

Education and Philosophy: A Practical Approach

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Halsted Press

Blackwell Pub.

The ability to render eye-catching, convincing robots is a vital skill for artists who design computer games or illustrate graphic novels and comic books. This book presents 50 robot designs for artists to copy, and then embellish with their own creative flourishes. Each design features step-by-step constructional drawings, with instructions for shading and coloring. Among them are-- 
<li> Basic robots, easy-to-create "starter" models </li>
<li> Wizards and alchemists </li>
<li> Clockwork robots, constructed from gears, cogs, and mechanical parts </li>
<li> Bipedal anti-tank robots engaging in future wars </li>
<li> Insect-like robots with computer brains </li>
<li> Robotic shock-troop robots for interstellar warfare Readers will also find advice on effective storytelling, avoiding simplistic clich©s, seeking out constructive criticism, and maintaining productive work habits. More than 200 instructive color illustrations.</li>

50 Robots to Draw And Paint: Create Fantastic Robot Characters for Comic Books, Computer Games, And Graphic Novels

Comics & Graphic Novels

How To Create Comics & Manga

B E S Pub Co

The great popularity of fantasy and science fiction themes in films, books, graphic novels, and computer games has created a continuing demand for artists who can conceptualize and draw convincing space ships of tomorrow, as well as other fantasy vehicles such as cars, tanks, and sea-going vessels of the future. In this book, artist and designer Keith Thompson presents a practical course for art students. He starts with advice on finding research and reference materials, and then advises on using them as inspiration before sketching out original ideas for finished illustrations. The book's extensive main section presents a "mechanical workshop" of fantasy designs for students to copy and adapt to their own story needs and specifications. It gives attention to the techniques of drawing, shading, and coloring. The author analyzes each of the book's fantasy vehicles in terms of how and why artists came to their final design, how well the vehicles fit into the story being told, and how they would move, sound, and perform. Clear instruction is supplemented with more than 400 vivid, step-by-step color illustrations of sample projects.

50 Fantasy Vehicles to Draw and Paint

Graphic artists who can create convincing, scary images of monsters are always in demand for graphic novels, comic books, and computer games. Here's the book that shows how to concoct these visions of horror! Every technique that artists need to create a terrifying painted purgatory is presented in this how-to manual, as author Keith Thompson instructs on the creation of zombies, ghouls, assassins from alien planets, and many more hideous specters. He starts by focusing on the basics of human anatomy, instructing on techniques for rendering skeletons, organs, and muscles, and then demonstrates imaginative ways of distorting these features, turning the bodies morbid, making them menacing or just plain ugly, giving them an aura of decay. He offers examples and inspiration for artists on creating-- The Walking Dead Ethereal Ghostly Apparitions Shambling Zombies Yakshini Spirits of the Himalayas Vetala, a Spirit that Inhabits Corpses in Cemeteries . . . and ma

Drawing and Painting the Undead

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