The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates
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 comprehensive resource into the most notable creature known to Cryptozoology.
cryptosightings.com
... useful encyclopedia ... bang up-to-date. Newcomers to this complex topic will do well to start here.
Fortean Times
A fun jaunt through lesser-known Bigfoot yarns and interpretations ...
IDoubtIt.com
A wild, woolly compendium of our man-ape obsessions.
Library Journal
... like all of Nick Redfern’s books, it is a damn good scary read.
Magonia Review of Books
… thorough encyclopedia of the Bigfoot legend …
School Library Journal
Legendary … Lurking … Notorious Elusive Famous sightings, mythic folklore, and sensational hoaxes.
What are we to believe? 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? For skeptics and enthusiasts alike, The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates explores and explains the mysterious beast’s history and its enigmatic existence in the present day.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. You’ll learn of hoaxes, witness the creation of myths, hear frightening personal accounts, and see the startling historical records. Documenting the facts, hearing witnesses out, and scrutinizing the evidence, The Bigfoot Book investigates the reality, the fiction, and the history, as well as the conspiracy theories, notorious frauds, the world of the supernatural, the television shows, movies, and literature, and everything to do with the celebrated ape-like creature.
With nearly 200 entries and 120 photographs, drawings, and illustrations, it covers 400 years of folklore, mythology, history, pop culture, scientific reports and findings, and much, much more. It covers everything from the Abominable Snowman to Zoological Society Revelations. This richly researched reference, overflowing with fascinating information, will make you think—and maybe even reconsider your next camping trip.
About Nick Redfern
Nick Redfern is the author of 30 books on UFOs and cryptozoology, including Monster Files;
The Real Men in Black; The NASA Conspiracies; and Strange Secrets. He has appeared on more than 70 TV shows, including: the BBC’s Out of This World; the SyFy Channel’s Proof Positive; and the History Channel’s Monster Quest.
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