ABSTRACT
I look up ‘Global Books in Print’. Taking an easy route, I type in two words, ‘strange’ and ‘encounters’. A number of book titles flash up on the screen. I examine them with nervous attention, worried that it has all been done before. But no, the sub-titles indicate a difference: here the named encounters are with UFOs, Aliens, Abductions. I sit back on my chair with a haughty relief. I am not interested in that kind of encounter. I smile, not bothering to write down the reference details of these alien books.
