Cryptozoology A To Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
by Loren Coleman, Jerome Clark (Author)
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The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman--these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, these "monsters" have experienced an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology--the study of hidden animals. This book, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly 200 entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual show more beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. --From publisher description. show lessTags
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This is not so much an encyclopedia of cryptids (the mysterious and charismatic creatures which may or may not exist) as an encyclopedia of the art and community of cryptozoology itself. Oh, there are plenty of entries on cryptids, and they are fairly good (if not as in-depth as one might hope) but there are just as many entries for cryptozoologists, organizations, terminology, and recently-discovered animals that were never cryptids. So a good encyclopedia if you're interested in cryptozoology as a culture, but not so much if it's just the interesting creatures themselves that you want to know about - I wouldn't recommend this to someone with a casual interest, and someone with a more-than-casual interest probably has better sources show more for the cryptid entries. show less
A very good, informative book listing many cryptozoological wonders, mysteries, and hoxes.
Not worth the money I paid! Repeat data that I could have found on the web - bummber!
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Loren Coleman lives in Portland, Maine, and is the world's leading cryptozoologist. He began investigating cryptids in 1960 and has written more than 30 books on the subject, including the bestseller Monsters of New Jersey and Mysterious America. Coleman established the International Cryptozoology Museum in 2003 and is frequently consulted for his show more expertise by Animal Planet, CNN, Discovery, History, and Travel. show less
Jerome Clark is a board member and past vice president of the J. Allen Ilynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and coeditor of its International UFO Reporter
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- Original publication date
- 1999
- People/Characters
- Bigfoot; Sasquatch; Loch Ness Monster; Yeti
- Dedication
- For Caleb and Malcolm, new explorers of the wild country
For Alex, Evan, and Molly, who will be there when the next century learns what we don't know now
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- Genres
- Reference, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 001.94403 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Knowledge and learning in general Aliens/UFOs Mysteries (Atlantis, Bermuda Triangle) Monsters and related phenomena (Abominable snowman, Loch Ness monster) Cryptozoology - subdivisions Cryptozoology - encyclopedias and dictionaries
- LCC
- QL88.3 .C65 — Science Zoology Zoology General
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- 440
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- 69,799
- Reviews
- 2
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- (3.66)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 4
