Schooner Moon Books

Below are descriptions of three self-published books. Excerpts may be read in the sidebar on the right.

The UFO Experience Reconsidered: Science and Speculation

The UFO Experience Reconsidered: Science and Speculation

The UFO Experience Reconsidered: Science and Speculation was inspired by, and is loosely based on, “The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry” (1972) by the late Dr. J Allen Hynek. Dr. Hynek’s book is generally considered to be the most influential book ever written about UFOs, but much has happened since 1972. This book brings us up-to-date, and extrapolates on current science. Perspectives are offered in natural causes, domestic technology, and alien technology. But perhaps more importantly a new way of looking at the phenomena is proposed that has been largely overlooked by other authors. The reader will not find discussion of conspiracy theories, accounts of abductions, or metaphysical and supernatural hypotheses. However, one will find speculations about possible alien visitations, what alien technology might be capable of, and what the distant future might hold.

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(The UFO Experience Reconsidered was recently ranked #2 on a “UFO Sciences Top 10 List” by the National UFO Reporting Center.)

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Sketching and Etching Along the California Coast

Sketching and Etching Along the California Coast

Sketching and Etching along the California Coast. This book contains reproductions of sketches and etchings done during the period from 1975 to the present. The images are California coastal scenes ranging from Trinidad above Eureka in the north, to Limekiln Beach near Lucia on the lower Big Sur coast. Also included are a number that were accomplished in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most were done from the perspective of the shore, but some were completed from the waterside using the GAMBELLA, a boat that I owned in the early years. In a number of images the GAMBELLA is the subject matter. The sketches are executed in pen and ink and some contain tonal areas of ink wash. There is one exception, a pencil drawing of the GAMBELLA. The balance of the images are etchings.


To The Sun and Back: An Alaskan Pilgrimage

To The Sun and Back: An Alaskan Pilgrimage

To the Sun and Back: An Alaskan Pilgrimage. Starting in May of 1986, I took a year off from my regular position as Artist-in-Residence for the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, California. Having hired and trained an assistant to run my framing business, I intended to take a sabbatical and see some of the United States. Two fine books, Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck and Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon, helped inspire my decision to make such a trip. In addition, I wanted to sort out some philosophical thoughts I had been mulling over in my mind for a number of years. Such a trip would provide the opportunity. To begin my wanderings, I decided the first leg should go as far north as possible and that led me to Alaska. This book chronicles that journey.

 

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