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Title: Cryptozoology A To Z : The Encyclopedia Of Loch Monsters Sasquatch Chupacabras And Other Authentic M by Loren Coleman, Jerome Clark ISBN: 0-684-85602-6 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 05 August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (42 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: High praise for the encyclopedia of cryptozoology!
Comment: As an author, lecturer, investigator and consultant, Loren Coleman is one of the world's most famous cryptozoologists. From my broader interests in paranormal phenomena, no one has perfected the encyclopedic format of the fringe sciences like Jerome Clark. These two have collaborated on other occassions, but it would be hard to imagine to greater success than in Cryptozoology A to Z.
Their combined experience and expertise covers the range of cryptids as well as those who pursue them. Anyone interested in the monsters and not the men and women who seek to prove their existence is missing the vital aspect that separates fact and fiction - the collection of evidence. There are shadows, tracks and wakes, but what passed by to create them?
I used this book as a source of information toward researching and authenticating my own published novel of cryptofiction. My greatest concern was whether or not the fiction I write could match the facts presented so compellingly in Cryptozoology A to Z.
Nobody as prominent in the media today knows the subject of cryptozoology as well as Mr. Coleman, or can organize and give it credibility like Mr. Clark. Like all great collaborations, it is hard to tell where one writer begins and the other ends.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about cryptozoology and then again to those who need to refer back to keep their facts straight. As an overview of both sides of the chase, it has few equals.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting
Comment: Coleman's writing skills are put to test in a vast but rather scanty book that covers almost every aspect of cryptozoology. While Mothman and company are left out, Coleman gives plenty of coverage on phantom felines, out of place and oversized reptiles, and of course, the infamous Bigfoot. Other mystery primates are also covered in this book. This is just a sample of the sort of material you will find inside the pages of Crypto A to Z.
Unfortunatly, if you are looking for vast coverage of specific sugbject, you should look else where. This book serves only as an introduction to the basics on what sorts of mysterious critters are or are not roaming around America and other parts of the world. And just that makes you really question people and books like this one. If there really are huge cats, werewolves, giant ape-men, hairy humanoids, "devil monkies" and sea serpents running around, why have they remained hidden in a modern, scientific world with more than six billion human inhabitants?
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Nice work
Comment: Although now with the sudden "death of bigfoot" some of the information is a bit outdated this book is still a must have for anyone interested in crypto-zoology. It is organized very well even though a few of the entries are incomplete and some show downright biased opinions. Most of the book however is a shining gem that sparkles a life into your imagination. Especially when you realize that most of these reported sighting and creatures may well exist in our world. All and all this book may well turn into a classic for the readers of unexplained phenomena.
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Title: Mysterious America: The Revised Edition by Loren Coleman ISBN: 1931044058 Publisher: Paraview Press Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Bigfoot! : The True Story of Apes in America by Loren Coleman ISBN: 0743469755 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings by John A. Keel ISBN: 0765345862 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 13 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology by Loren Coleman ISBN: 0941936740 Publisher: Linden Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences & Puzzling Physical Phenomena by Jerome Clark ISBN: 1578590701 Publisher: Visible Ink Pr Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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