First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens Indigenous Studies With their magic contraptions in

With their magic contraptions in hand

The Kamogawa Diner doesn't just serve meals--it's a door to the past through the miracle of delicious food

Each gnome has their own distinguishing features: choose from hats with earflaps

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First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens Indigenous Studies With their magic contraptions inA narrative and visual exploration of humanity's age old search for and fixation with extraterrestrials. First Contact explores the ancient idea and epic quest to prove that we are not alone in the universe. Presented in a heavily illustrated cabinet of curiosities format, the book explores our fascination with aliens from early history to present day, including chapters on alien conspiracy theories, aliens in science fiction, the actual science