Jerome Clarke and Nancy Pear
Visible Ink
Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena
*****
Strange and Unexplained Phenomena
Strange & Unexplained Phenomena
Jerome Clarke and Nancy Pear
Visible Ink
Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena
*****
Strange and Unexplained Phenomena
DESCRIPTION: All manner of bizarre occurrences, from UFO encounters to sightings of extinct animals, are discussed in an objective manner, leaning toward open- mindedness.
REVIEW: Much like Daniel Cohen's Encyclopedia of Monsters, this one is great for the range of topics covered and the manner in which they are handled. Sidebars add history, notes, and some words on the people involved in the continuing search for answers to seemingly unanswerable questions. They also make brief notes on Hollywood's approach to the subject, though they made a serious oversight by not mentioning TV shows like The X-Files once. It's interesting that this is the only place I've seen any mention of the new wild cat, the Onza, (which I first read about in Eyewitness Handbooks: Cats.) I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the unexplained mysteries of our world.
You might also enjoy:
The Encyclopedia of Monsters (Daniel Cohen, Nonfiction - Cryptids, sea monsters, fabulous beasts, alien encounters, and more)
Cryptozoology A - Z (Loren Coleman & Jerome Clarke, Nonfiction - Mysterious animals past and present)
Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings (John Michael Greer, Nonfiction - An alternative approach to unexplainable phenomena)
A Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings (John Keel, Nonfiction - Many unexplained mysteries discussed)
Mysteries of the Unexplained and Reader's Digest Facts and Fallacies (Reader's Digest, Nonfiction - Unsolved mysteries, historical peculiarities, frauds and puzzlers from the ages)
The World's Most Incredible Stories: The Best of the Fortean Times (Adam Sisman, editor, Nonfiction - Articles from the long-running periodical about the unusual and unexplained)
Mysterious Places (Jennifer Westwood, editor, Nonfiction - Historic and prehistoric places that defy explanation)
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved and Unsolved Mysteries: Past and Present(Colin Wilson and Damon Wilson, Nonfiction - Articles on unusual phenomena and unexplained events)
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