The Bigfoot Book - The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti and Cryptid Primates

Zusatztext "A wild, woolly compendium of our man-ape obsessions." ? Library Journal "... useful encyclopedia ... bang up-to-date. Newcomers to this complex topic will do well to start here." ? Fortean Times "... thorough encyclopedia of the Bigfoot legend ..." ? School Library Journal "... like all of Nick Redfern’s books, it is a damn good scary read." ? Magonia Review of Books "... a comprehensive resource into the most notable creature known to Cryptozoology." ? cryptosightings.com "The giftee you know who loves things that go stomp in the night will also love opening The Bigfoot Book , by Nick Redfern. It’s a book about large, hairy creatures: Yeti, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Little Red Men, and other critters you don’t want to meet on a dark and stormy night." ? Bookworm Sez "There are so many stories included here that it is hard to keep them all straight. Thank goodness for the index! You do not have to be a believer to enjoy this everything Bigfoot book. Read it for the sheer fun of folklore." ? Children's Literature "A fun jaunt through lesser-known Bigfoot yarns and interpretations ..." ? IDoubtIt.com Informationen zum Autor Nick Redfern is the author of 30 books on Bigfoot, lake monsters, the Abominable Snowman, and other unexplained phenomena, including Monster Files, Monster Diary, Memoirs of a Monster Hunter; There’s Something in the Woods; Contactees; The Real Men in Black; The NASA Conspiracies; Strange Secrets; and ? with fellow Texas-based researcher and author Ken Gerhard ? Monsters of Texas. He has appeared on numerous TV shows, including: Fox News; the BBC’s Out of This World; the SyFy Channel’s Proof Positive; the Space Channel’s Fields of Fear; the History Channel’s Monster Quest, America’s Book of Secrets, Ancient Aliens and UFO Hunters; Science’s The Unexplained Files; the National Geographic Channel’s Paranatural; and MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Originally from the UK, Nick lives on the fringes of Dallas, Texas. Klappentext "Exploring ... history, movies, and literature, the conspiracy theorizing, and the world of the supernatural, [this book] is a comprehensive resource to the man-beast. With nearly 200 entries and 120 photographs, drawings, and illustrations, it is [a] guide to understanding, hunting, and avoiding the brute, as well as discovering the facts behind the sightings and horrifying tales"--Amazon.com. Zusammenfassung The definitive guide to Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, and other man-primates from an established author and respected expert on the unexplained and paranormal. Does a hulking, hairy, 800-pound, nine-foot-tall, elusive primate roam the woods and forests throughout North America—and the world? What should we make of the grainy videos and photos and the thousands of eyewitness reports? Audio-recordings exist purporting to be the creatures’ eerie chatter and bone-chilling screaming. Whether called Sasquatch, Yeti, Bigfoot, or something else, bipedal primates appear in folklore, legends, and eyewitness accounts in every state of the union and many places around the world. The fascination with the man-beast is stronger than ever in today’s pop culture. Exploring the history, movies, and literature, the conspiracy theorizing, and the world of the supernatural,  The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates  is a comprehensive resource to the man-beast. With nearly  200 entries  and 120 photographs, drawings, and illustrations, it is the definitive guide to understanding, hunting, and avoiding the brute, as well as discovering the facts behind the sightings and horrifying tales. It covers 400 years of folklore, mythology, history, and pop culture, including Native American lore, the “wild men” reports in the pages of 19th century-era American ne...

Product details

• Authors: Nick Redfern
• Publisher: Visible Ink Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781578595617
• ISBN: 978-1-57859-561-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Series: The Real Unexplained! Collection
• Subject: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures