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Title: The Whole Story?
Review: In a way this IS the whole story. Howard Koch tells us the story, from when he was selected to write the radio play, the panic and terror that the forty-five minute show had caused, to the aftermath as newspaper editors, the public and the government tried to decide how to stop something like this from happening WITHOUT taking away the people's rights.The book also has a copy of the complete script, a introductory interview with Arthur C. Clarke and even a chapter on his visit to Grovers Mill where the people were friendly and didn't seem mad at him at all.Also the author uses fascinating data from 'The Invasion From Mars' by Hadley Cantril, a study of the psychology of panic, to help explain WHY the events unfolded as they did. Lots of photos finish off the book. A good book, but not a great one.
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