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The Air Loom Gang: The Strange and True Story of James Tilly Matthews and His Visionary Madness
by Mike Jay

ISBN 1568582978 (1-56858-297-8)
Hardcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr

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The Book of the Damned
by Charles Fort

ISBN 1573926833 (1-57392-683-3)
Softcover, Prometheus Books

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Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you. [via]
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Chariots of the Gods
by Erich Von Daniken

ISBN 0425074811 (0-425-07481-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Erich von Dä niken's "Chariots of the Gods" is a work of monumental importance--the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, "The Eyes of the Sphinx." But here is where it all began--von Dä niken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds, based upon his lifelong studies of ancient ruins, lost cities, potential spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Dä niken's theory that we ourselves are the descendants of these galactic pioneers--and the archeological discoveries that prove it...
* An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid
* Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts
* Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins
* A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica
* A giant spaceport discovered in the Andes
Includes remarkable photos that document mankind's first contact with aliens at the dawn of civilization. [via]
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- Chariots of the Gods: ISBN 0317199617 (0-317-19961-7)
  Hardcover, Pubn Development Co
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  Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past
by Erich Von Daniken

ISBN 0425166805 (0-425-16680-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance-the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth was visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eye of the Sphinx. But here is where it all began-von Däniken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds, based upon his lifelong studies of ancient ruins, lost cities, potential spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Däniken's theory that we ourselves are the descendents of these galactic pioneers-and the archaeological discoveries that prove it:-An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid-Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts-Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins-A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica-A giant spaceport preserved in the Andes
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The Complete Books of Charles Fort
by Charles Fort

ISBN 0486230945 (0-486-23094-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns

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The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings
by John A. Keel

ISBN 0765345862 (0-7653-4586-2)
Softcover, Tor Books

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In this totally revamped version of his classic Strange Creatures from Time and Space, Keel offers a comprehensive encyclopedia of the unexplained, with incredible eyewitness accounts of such creatures as angels, aliens, demons, bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, and vampires. [via]
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Cosmic Trigger Final Secret of Illmnti
by Wilson

ISBN 0671452185 (0-671-45218-5)
Softcover, Pocket Books

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Cosmic Trigger: Final Secret of the Illuminati
by Robert A. Wilson

ISBN 1561840033 (1-56184-003-3)
Softcover, New Falcon Pubns

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Cosmic Trigger deals with a process of deliberately induced brain change. This process is called 'initiation' or 'vision quest' in many traditional societies and can loosely be considered some dangerous variety of self-psychotherapy in modern terminology. I do not recommend it for everybody. The main thing I learned in my experiments is that 'reality' is always plural and mutable. -- From the Preface [via]
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The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind/Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
by Charles MacKay

ISBN 0934380236 (0-934380-23-6)
Softcover, Traders Pr

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There are two classic texts that deal with crowd psychology and the irrational behavior that characterizes large groups of people acting en masse. They are The Crowd, and Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness Crowds. Both books provide lucid and witty insights into the madness of crowd psychology, such as the tulipmania in Holland, when the price of tulip bulbs was up to astronomical heights. Both of these books are combined into a single volume for the price of one! [via]
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The Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
by Loren Coleman, Jerome Clark

ISBN 0684856026 (0-684-85602-6)
Softcover, Fireside

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The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures
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, tales of these "monsters" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology -- the study of hidden animals.
Cryptozoology A to Z, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly two hundred entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, teams up with Jerome Clark, editor and author of several encyclopedias, to provide these definitive descriptions and many never-before-published drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. Full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field, Cryptozoology A to Z is the most complete reference ever of the newest zoological science. [via]
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The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown

ISBN 7208050031 (7-208-05003-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc

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Brand New [via]
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Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld
by Patrick Harpur

ISBN 0937663093 (0-937663-09-3)
Hardcover, Idyll Arbor

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Lake monsters, Yetis, UFOs, crop circles, guardian angels and visions of the Virgin Mary can all be described as apparitions, and this book weaves together an account of them. It argues that only in the last three centuries or so, and only in Western culture, they're as lively as ever. But, the author suggests, they can be made intelligible again by appealing to a different world-view. Three of the chief models for understanding mind and world are Jung's "Collective World", which is used to illuminate the links between the apparently disparate experiences being dealt with. [via]
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The Directory of Possibilities
by John Grant, Colin Wilson

ISBN 0831723823 (0-8317-2382-3)
Hardcover, Rutledge Pr

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Disneyland of the Gods
by John A. Keel

ISBN 1881532062 (1-881532-06-2)
Softcover, IllumiNet Press

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Everything Is Under Control: Conspiracies, Cults, and Cover-Ups
by Robert Anton Wilson, Miriam Joan Hill

ISBN 0062734172 (0-06-273417-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Robert Anton Wilson is the grand pooh-bah of late-20th-century conspiracy theory, but regular Wilson fans may find Everything Is Under Control inchoate in comparison to such masterworks as the Illuminatus! trilogy. The format may be encyclopedic, but the information isn't; to note one glaring omission, the only entries on Ronald Reagan refer readers to three other entries in which Reagan is briefly mentioned--none of which has anything to do with Iran-Contra. (Actually, there is a listing for Iran-Contra, but again, it merely points to some of the pieces of the puzzle.)
The book's primary value, then, apart from the snippets of conspiracy "proof" it does provide, is in Wilson's playful yet insightful articulation of the psychology and linguistics of conspiratorial thinking. "Because we can say 'the Jews' or 'the New World Order' or 'the Patriarchy,'" he writes, "we can believe, or almost believe, that these grammatical abstractions have the same kind of reality as basketballs, barking dogs, and baked beans." There are also some fun private jokes, including a lot of data on the Discordians. It's not the best Wilson book--that, perhaps, is Masks of the Illuminati--but it's an adequate introduction to his imaginative philosophy. --Ron Hogan [via]
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions
by Charles MacKay

ISBN 0486432238 (0-486-43223-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns

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Classic survey of crowd psychology takes an illuminating, entertaining look at three historic swindles: "The Mississippi Scheme," "The South-Sea Bubble," and "Tulipomania." Fired by greed and fed by naïveté, these stratagems gone awry offer essential reading for investors as well as students of history, psychology, and human nature.
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds
by Charles Mackay

ISBN 1573928917 (1-57392-891-7)
Softcover, Prometheus Books, Publishers

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Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating,and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.

In fact, cases such as Tulipomania in 1624--when Tulip bulbs traded at a higher price than gold--suggest the existence of what I would dub "Mackay's Law of Mass Action:" when it comes to the effect of social behavior on the intelligence of individuals, 1+1 is often less than 2, and sometimes considerably less than 0. [via]
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds: And Confusion De Confusiones
by Charles MacKay, Marketplace Books

ISBN 0471133094 (0-471-13309-4)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into harebrained speculative frenzies -- only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and overvalued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but the excerpts of these two classics--first published in 1841 and 1688, respectively--show that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed, and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.
In fact, cases such as Tulipomania in 1624--when tulip bulbs traded at a higher price than gold--suggest the existence of what I would dub "Mackay's Law of Mass Action": when it comes to the effect of social behavior on the intelligence of individuals, 1+1 is often considerably less than 1, and sometimes less than 0. [via]
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds and Confusion De Confusiones: Tulipamania, the South Sea Bubble, and the Madness of Crowds
by Charles MacKay, Marketplace Books

ISBN 0471133124 (0-471-13312-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into harebrained speculative frenzies -- only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and overvalued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but the excerpts of these two classics--first published in 1841 and 1688, respectively--show that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed, and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.
In fact, cases such as Tulipomania in 1624--when tulip bulbs traded at a higher price than gold--suggest the existence of what I would dub "Mackay's Law of Mass Action": when it comes to the effect of social behavior on the intelligence of individuals, 1+1 is often considerably less than 1, and sometimes less than 0. [via]
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Forbidden Science: Suppressed Research That Could Change Our Lives
by Richard Milton

ISBN 1857021886 (1-85702-188-6)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square

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Fringes of Reason Whole Earth
by Ted Schultz

ISBN 051757165X (0-517-57165-X)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group

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1989 Harmony [via]
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From Flying Toads to Snakes With Wings: From the Pages of Fate Magazine
by Karl Shuker

ISBN 1567186734 (1-56718-673-4)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd

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Holy Blood, Holy Grail
by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln

ISBN 0385338457 (0-385-33845-7)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete? Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross? Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists? Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets of Christendom? Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail?According to the authors of this extraordinarily provocative, meticulously researched book, not only are these things possible - they are probably true! so revolutionary, so original, so convincing, that the most faithful Christians will be moved; here is the book that has sparked worldwide controversey."Enough to seriously challenge many traditional Christian beliefs, if not alter them."- Los Angeles Times Book Review"Like Chariots of the Gods?...the plot has all the elements of an international thriller."- Newsweek [via]
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Lo
by Charles Fort

ISBN 1596050284 (1-59605-028-4)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc

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Charles Fort's parade of scientific anomalies frames the larger anomaly that is human existence. "Lo!" is a book with the capacity to rewire brains and sculpt new lenses for seeing the unexpected, the unexplained--and perhaps for glimpsing our own role in Fort's mystifying cosmic scheme. [via]
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Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age
by Charles H. Hapgood

ISBN 0932813429 (0-932813-42-9)
Softcover, Adventures Unlimited Pr

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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds: The Essential Library
by Charles MacKay

ISBN 0738843091 (0-7388-4309-1)
Softcover, Xlibris Corp

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If you've ever wondered where popular catch phrases and slang comes from or why men's beards go in and out of fashion, then this book is for you. How often do you come across a book that can explain most everything? Much of today's news has a basis in prior historical events. The internet IPO market shares striking similarities to the Dutch "tulip mania" of the 1600's. The conflict in the Middle East can trace its roots to the Crusades. The recent satanic child abuse trials are reminiscent of the European witch trials of the 1400s-1600s. This complete two-volume edition demonstrates that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds.
Here are astonishing and entertaining tales of thievery, greed and madness. This informative, funny collection encompasses a broad range of manias and deceptions from haunted houses and the prophecies of Nostradamus to speculative excess. Charles MacKay explains it all in this classic edition. Enjoy! [via]
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The Men Who Stare At Goats
by Jon Ronson

ISBN 0743270606 (0-7432-7060-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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Just when you thought every possible conspiracy theory had been exhausted by The X-Files or The Da Vinci Code, along comes The Men Who Stare at Goats. The first line of the book is, "This is a true story." True or not, it is quite astonishing. Author Jon Ronson writes a column about family life for London's Guardian newspaper and has made several acclaimed documentaries. The Men Who Stare at Goats is his bizarre quest into "the most whacked-out corners of George W. Bush's War on Terror," as he puts it. Ronson is inspired when a man who claims to be a former U.S. military psychic spy tells the journalist he has been reactivated following the 9-11 attack. Ronson decides to investigate. His research leads him to the U.S. Army's strange forays into extra-sensory perception and telepathy, which apparently included efforts to kill barnyard animals with nothing more than thought. Ronson meets one ex-Army employee who claims to have killed a goat and his pet hamster by staring at them for prolonged periods of time. Like Ronson's original source, this man also says he has been reactivated for deployment to the Middle East.
Ronson's finely written book strikes a perfect balance between curiosity, incredulity, and humor. His characters are each more bizarre than the last, and Ronson does a wonderful job of depicting the colorful quirks they reveal in their often-comical meetings. Through a charming guile, he manages to elicit many strange and amazing revelations. Ronson meets a general who is frustrated in his frequent attempts to walk through walls. One source says the U.S. military has deployed psychic assassins to the Middle East to hunt down Al Qaeda suspects. Entertaining and disturbing. --Alex Roslin [via]
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The Mothman Prophecies
by John A. Keel

ISBN 0765341972 (0-7653-4197-2)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom

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West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare that culminates in a strategy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery...
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder
by Lawrence Weschler

ISBN 0679764895 (0-679-76489-5)
Softcover, Vintage Books

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In the non-Aristotelian, non-Euclidean, non-Newtonian space between the walls of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles exist bats that can fly through lead barriers, spore-ingesting pronged ants, elaborate theories of memory, and a host of other off-kilter scientific oddities that challenge the traditional notions of truth and fiction. Lawrence Weschler's book, expanded from an article for Harper's, is, at turns, a tour of the museum, a profile of its founder and curator, David Wilson, and a meditation on the role of imagination and authority in all museums, in science and in life. Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder is an exquisite piece of "magic realist nonfiction" that will prove utterly captivating. [via]
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder : Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
by Lawrence Weschler

ISBN 0679439986 (0-679-43998-6)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group

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In the non-Aristotelian, non-Euclidean, non-Newtonian space between the walls of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles exist bats that can fly through lead barriers, spore-ingesting pronged ants, elaborate theories of memory, and a host of other off-kilter scientific oddities that challenge the traditional notions of truth and fiction. Lawrence Weschler's book, expanded from an article for Harper's, is, at turns, a tour of the museum, a profile of its founder and curator, David Wilson, and a meditation on the role of imagination and authority in all museums, in science and in life. Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder is an exquisite piece of "magic realist nonfiction" that will prove utterly captivating. [via]
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Mysterious America
by Loren L. Coleman

ISBN 1931044058 (1-931044-05-8)
Softcover, Paraview.com

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Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures
by Loren Coleman

ISBN 1416527362 (1-4165-2736-2)
Softcover, Pocket Books

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New Lands
by Charles Fort

ISBN 1596050306 (1-59605-030-6)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc

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There are many books that tell of sightings of ghosts, aliens, and strange animals. But Charles Fort's "New Lands" is perhaps the only book in which whole continents, geographies, and, indeed, planetary systems themselves are seen in the same uncertain twilight of perception. [via]
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On the Track of Unknown Animals
by Bernard Heuvelmans, Richard Garnett, Alika Lindbergh, Gerald Durrell

ISBN 0710304986 (0-7103-0498-6)
Hardcover, Kegan Paul International, Limited

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This is the most scientifically rigorous and complete books on recently discovered large animals -- such as the Pleistocene Peccary (the largest of all hogs, believed to have been extinct since the last age but recently discovered in Paraguay) -- to various possibly soon-to-be discovered megafauna such as Yetis, Sasquatchs -- and maybe even Mammoths.
If sensationalized and cheap TV shows about "mysterious animals" nauseate you, but nonetheless leave you with a nagging feeling that there might be a large critter lurking beneath the copious serving of tripe, this is definitely the book for you. Or if (like me) you've done eight years of fieldwork in zoology, it will make you want to accompany Dr. Heuvelmans on his next expedition. Highly Recommended. [via]
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Pathways to the Gods
by Erich Von Daniken

ISBN 0425056368 (0-425-05636-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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Places of Power: Measuring the Secret Energy of Ancient Sites
by Paul Devereux

ISBN 0713727659 (0-7137-2765-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Places of Power: Secret Energies at Ancient Sites A Guide to Observed or Measured Phenomena
by Paul Devereaux

ISBN 0713722150 (0-7137-2215-0)
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Politics of the Imagination: The Life, Work and Ideas of Charles Fort
by Colin Bennett

ISBN 1900486202 (1-900486-20-2)
Softcover, Headpress

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Unexplained!: 347 Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena
by Jerome Clark

ISBN 0788190334 (0-7881-9033-4)
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This is a description and analysis of some of history's most baffling events - spontaneous human combustion, UFOs, phantom attackers, crop circles and werewolves. Without supporting or refuting any claims, Jerome Clark presents the evidence, names eyewitnesses and investigators, assesses current thought about the phenomena and discusses various theories, ranging from the outlandish to the scientific. This book was the winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award in 1994. [via]
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Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences & Puzzling Physical Phenomena
by Jerome Clark

ISBN 1578590701 (1-57859-070-1)
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In an updated and expanded edition of this popular work, wide range of phenomena is explored, documenting the evidence and hearing the witnesses out. The 200 mysteries and hoaxes are thoroughly examined, including cattle mutilations, crop circles, spontaneous human combustion, Martian lore, Roswell, Loch Ness, the Old Hag, weather phenomena, faeries, Bigfoot, the Bermuda Triangle, living dinosaurs, ghosts, pterodactyl sightings, flying humanoids, hollow earth, and other absorbing puzzles. Along the way readers will learn of hoaxes and witness the creation of various modern myths.
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Why People Believe Weird Things
by Michael Shermer

ISBN 1567313590 (1-56731-359-0)
Hardcover, Fine Communications

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Few can talk with more personal authority about the range of human beliefs than Michael Shermer. At various times in the past, Shermer has believed in fundamentalist Christianity, alien abductions, Ayn Rand, megavitamin therapy, and deep-tissue massage. Now he believes in skepticism, and his motto is "Cognite tute--think for yourself." This updated edition of Why People Believe Weird Things covers Holocaust denial and creationism in considerable detail, and has chapters on abductions, Satanism, Afrocentrism, near-death experiences, Randian positivism, and psychics. Shermer has five basic answers to the implied question in his title: for consolation, for immediate gratification, for simplicity, for moral meaning, and because hope springs eternal. He shows the kinds of errors in thinking that lead people to believe weird (that is, unsubstantiated) things, especially the built-in human need to see patterns, even where there is no pattern to be seen. Throughout, Shermer emphasizes that skepticism (in his sense) does not need to be cynicism: "Rationality tied to moral decency is the most powerful joint instrument for good that our planet has ever known." --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition and Other Confusions of Our Time
by Michael Shermer

ISBN 0805070893 (0-8050-7089-3)
Softcover, Owl Books

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Few can talk with more personal authority about the range of human beliefs than Michael Shermer. At various times in the past, Shermer has believed in fundamentalist Christianity, alien abductions, Ayn Rand, megavitamin therapy, and deep-tissue massage. Now he believes in skepticism, and his motto is "Cognite tute--think for yourself." This updated edition of Why People Believe Weird Things covers Holocaust denial and creationism in considerable detail, and has chapters on abductions, Satanism, Afrocentrism, near-death experiences, Randian positivism, and psychics. Shermer has five basic answers to the implied question in his title: for consolation, for immediate gratification, for simplicity, for moral meaning, and because hope springs eternal. He shows the kinds of errors in thinking that lead people to believe weird (that is, unsubstantiated) things, especially the built-in human need to see patterns, even where there is no pattern to be seen. Throughout, Shermer emphasizes that skepticism (in his sense) does not need to be cynicism: "Rationality tied to moral decency is the most powerful joint instrument for good that our planet has ever known." --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Worlds in Collision
by Immanuel Velikovsky

ISBN 0671554646 (0-671-55464-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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With this book Immanuel Velikovsky first presented the revolutionary results of his 10-year-long interdisciplinary research to the public, founded modern catastrophism - based on eyewitness reports by our ancestors - shook the doctrine of uniformity of geology as well as Darwin's theory of evolution, put our view of the history of our solar system, of the Earth and of humanity on a completely new basis - and caused an uproar that is still going on today. Worlds in Collision - written in a brilliant, easily understandable and entertaining style and full to the brim with precise information - can be considered one of the most important and most challenging books in the history of science. Not without reason was this book found open on Einstein's desk after his death. For all those who have ever wondered about the evolution of the earth, the history of mankind, traditions, religions, mythology or just the world as it is today, Worlds in Collision is an absolute MUST-READ! [via]
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Ciencia O Vudu / Woodoo Science
by Robert L. Park

ISBN 8497596242 (84-9759-624-2)
Softcover, Debolsillo

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El Codigo Da Vinci / The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown, Juanjo Estrella

ISBN 8495618605 (84-95618-60-5)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano

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Nº 1 en USA

¿ Qué misterio se oculta tras la sonrisa de Mona Lisa? Durante siglos, la Iglesia ha conseguido mantener oculta la verdad& hasta ahora.

Antes de morir asesinado, Jacques Saunière, el último Gran Maestre de una sociedad secreta que se remonta a la fundación de los Templarios, transmite a su nieta Sofía una misteriosa clave. Saunière y sus predecesores, entre los que se encontraban hombres como Isaac Newton o Leonardo Da Vinci, han conservado durante siglos un conocimiento que puede cambiar completamente la historia de la humanidad. Ahora Sofía, con la ayuda del experto en simbología Robert Langdon, comienza la búsqueda de ese secreto, en una trepidante carrera que les lleva de una clave a otra, descifrando mensajes ocultos en los más famosos cuadros del genial pintor y en las paredes de antiguas catedrales. Un rompecabezas que deberán resolver pronto, ya que no están solos en el juego: una poderosa e influyente organización católica está dispuesta a emplear todos los medios para evitar que el secreto salga a la luz.

Un apasionante juego de claves escondidas, sorprendentes revelaciones, acertijos ingeniosos, verdades, mentiras, realidades históricas, mitos, símbolos, ritos, misterios y suposiciones en una trama llena de giros inesperados narrada con un ritmo imparable que conduce al lector hasta el secreto más celosamente guardado del inicio de nuestra era.

" Intriga y amenaza se mezclan en una de las mejores novelas de suspense que he leído jamás. Un sorprendente relato donde los enigmas se suceden a los secretos y éstos a las adivinanzas."

Clive Cussler.

" Un inteligente thriller lleno de enigmas y códigos que, sin duda, puede recomendarse con rotundo entusiasmo."

The New York Times
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El Codigo Da Vinci / The Da Vinci Code: El Illustrado / Illustraded
by Dan Brown, Juanjo Estrella

ISBN 8495618818 (84-95618-81-8)
Hardcover, Ediciones Urano

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¿Qué misterio se oculta tras la sonrisa de la celebre Mona Lisa? Durante siglos, la Iglesia ha conseguido mantener oculta la verdad& hasta ahora.
Uno de los libros con mas tiempo en el tope de la lista de los Best Sellers del New York Times!.... El Código Da Vinci, ahora en un audiolibro narrado en español del bestseller internacional de Dan Brown, producido exclusivamente por FONOLIBRO, el cual no podrá dejar de escuchar hasta que llegue al inesperado final.
Mientras se encontraba en un viaje de negocios en Paris, Robert Langdon, experto en simbologia de la universidad de Harvard, recibe una llamada urgente a media noche. Jacques Saunière, el último Gran Maestre de una sociedad secreta que se remonta a la fundación de los Templarios, ha sido asesinado en el museo del Louvre. Saunière antes de morir transmite a su nieta Sofía una misteriosa clave. Saunière y sus predecesores, entre los que se encontraban hombres como Isaac Newton o Leonardo Da Vinci, han conservado durante siglos un conocimiento que puede cambiar completamente la historia de la humanidad. Ahora Sofía, con la ayuda Robert Langdon, comienza la búsqueda de ese secreto, en una trepidante carrera que les lleva de una clave a otra, descifrando mensajes ocultos en los más famosos cuadros del genial pintor y en las paredes de antiguas catedrales. Un rompecabezas que deberán resolver pronto, ya que no están solos en el juego: una poderosa e influyente organización católica está dispuesta a emplear todos los medios para evitar que el secreto salga a la luz.
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El Enigma Sagrado / Sacred Mystery
by Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent

ISBN 8427027567 (84-270-2756-7)
Softcover, Martinez Roca S A Ediciones

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The holy blood and the holy grail [via]
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El Enigma Sagrado/ the Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
by Richard Leigh, Michael Baigent

ISBN 8427030983 (84-270-3098-3)
Softcover, Booket

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Mythos Einer Sonnenstadt: Karlsruhe, Spuren Deutscher Geschichte
by Jens Martin Moller

ISBN 3926253916 (3-926253-91-6)
Hardcover, Dingfelder

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L'illusione Di Sapere: Che Cosa Si Nasconde Dietro I Nostri Errori
by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini

ISBN 8804361697 (88-04-36169-7)
Hardcover, A. Mondadori

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