They Walked Like Men Author:Clifford D. Simak One man against an encroaching alien doom! — Parker Graves, a hard-boiled newspaperman in a typical Midwestern town, came home one night with a few drinks under his belt and saw something that nearly knocked his eyes out. It looked like a bowling ball. Only it must have been from some heavenly alley, because it bounced off like it had a mind of... more » its own into the star-twinkling night.« less