Charles Fort
A volume that belongs in every library, this collection of Fort's four books about strange phenomena is unequalled on every level. These pioneering works approach strange phenomena from a unique viewpoint that involves neither belief nor disbelief. UFOs, strange creatures, falls from the sky, poltergeists, disappearances, and hundreds of other subjects are discussed in dazzling prose--and forming a brilliant philosophy of strangeness. There is no more important volume in the entire field of strange phenomena. Hardcover, 1125 pp., index, $29.95.
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
Colin Wilson with Damon Wilson
A collection of forty-two chapters, each concerning a classic mystery such as synchronicity, UFOs, Bigfoot, the Money Pit, 'Saint-Germain,' perpetual motion, the devil's footprints, the Voynich Manuscript, Atlantis, SHC, poltergeists, the Loch Ness Monster, Kaspar Hauser, etc. Paper, index, illus., 318 pp., $13.95.
A GEO-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANOMALIES
George M. Eberhart
The book provides 'Primary Access to Observations of UFOs, Ghosts, and Other Mysterious Phenomena.' Organized by state and alphabetized by location, this comprehensive volume lists the newspaper, magazine and journal articles which chronicle a dazzling number of favorite anomalies. For example, the entry for Shark River Inlet in New York lists a July 15, 1885 sea monster article in the New York Times. Other entries include those on ghost lights, haunts, humanoids, an ancient sword fall, a multitude of monsters, and even a phantom lighthouse. The book lists the Journal Sources Indexed, an Outline of Anomalies, a Glossary, a map, and an Alphabetical List of States and Provinces. This is a large and indispensable guide for those studying strangeness, simply the finest fortean reference work ever compiled. Hardcover, 1115 pp., intro.; glossary, multiple indexes, $95.00.
GHOST LIGHTS AND OTHER ENCOUNTERS WITH THE UNKNOWN
E. Randall Floyd
Bizarre and baffling perhaps-true tales from all over, including about the fish-men of Inzignanin, the ghost that haunts the Sulliven County News, the ghostly prophetic advice that built a successful railroad, James O'Barry and the banshee, the Galveston monster, Abraham Lincoln's psychic powers, the wicked witch of Wall Street, and the lair of the many-tentacled lusca. The volume includes a useful selected bibliography for those who wish to investigate further. Paper, 191 pp., bibl., $9.95.
GRAND ILLUSIONS: The Spectral Reality Underlying Sexual UFO Abductions, Crashed Saucers, Afterlife Experiences, Sacred Ancient Sites and Other Enigmas
Dr. Gregory L. Little
Learn how the electromagnetic energy spectrum may manifest such mysterious phenomena as UFOs and weird entities, if one is "tuned" to experience them. Little tirelessly follows famous fortean mysteries to their source, including the disappearance of the Iron Mountain riverboat, and the Memphis "snake shower." Mothman, UFO abductions, and much more are discussed in this exciting book. Paper, 271 pp., photos, illus., refs., index, $19.95.
HANDBOOK OF UNUSUAL NATURAL PHENOMENA
William R. Corliss
Nocturnal lights and will o'wisps; oceanic light wheels; falls of ice, fish, etc; strange hums and hisses; unexplained mirages; Auroras; ball lightning; freak whirlwinds; dark days, etc. Hardcover, 431 pp., 133 illus., index, refs., $12.95.
MYSTERIOUS AMERICA
Loren Coleman
Champ, the Dover Demon, Bigfoot, Momo, the North American Ape, the Jersey Devil, Kelly's Little Men, the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, phantom clowns and kangaroos, giant snakes, the Bridgewater Triangle, lake monsters, mystery cats, and many other enduring mysteries are included herein. Paper, 301 pp., illus., photos., maps, five appendices, state-by-state bibliography, $11.95.
MYSTERIOUS ENCOUNTERS: Personal Accounts of the Supernatural in Canada
John Robert Columbo, ed.
Canada has long known strangeness. In this anthology are 72 mysteries involving native Canadians, animals, spiritualists, psychics, ghosts, and aliens. Read accounts of fresh woolly mammoth tracks, Ogopogo, the Shaking Tent Mystery, the spiritualist Fox sisters, a fortean fall of ants, ghosts, Windigos, a "Twilight Zone" vanishing truck stop, and much more. The perspectives are from all parts of the belief spectrum. Paper, 316 pp., sources, $15.50.
NATURAL OR SUPERNATURAL? A Casebook of True, Unexplained Mysteries
Martin S. Caidin
The author explores a world of wonder and attempts to separate the supernatural from the natural. With his knack for a story he chronicles the winged airships of 1897, the glowing entities of Vietnam, Bigfoot, dowsing, Pauline Shaw the electrical woman, the giant mystery mushroom cloud, and accounts of UFOs and their occupants. Paper, 221 pp., photos, $12.95.
STRANGE & UNEXPLAINED MYSTERIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Jenny Randles
This well-illustrated book--with many photos and artworks in full color--covers nearly a century of amazing material in chronological order. Among these are the 1900 vanishing at Hanging Rock, the 1904 leaping monster, a 1922 stone shower, the 1946 ghost rockets, the 1967 mystery mutilations, the 1975 Amityville "haunting," the 1981 Hessdalen lights, and a 1991 ghost video taken in Lancashire, England. Many strange and wonderful entries are included in this survey of forteana, with special appeal for those new to the subject. Paper, 143 pp., photos, illus., index, biblio., $14.95.
UNEXPLAINED!
Jerome Clark
Clark's latest gives you more bang for your buck than any strange phenomena book in years. There are 101 chapters of great interest on such subjects as fortean falls, Men In Black, thunderstones, moving coffins, lunar anomalies, Hangar 18, and more. The book is also packed with cryptozoological material: living dinosaurs, Bigfoot, the Exmoor Beast, Mothman, Thunderbirds, Yeti, Lake Monsters, and over three dozen other cryptocreatures are contained herein. Paper, 443 pp., photos, refs., illus., $14.95.
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES PAST AND PRESENT
Colin Wilson and Damon Wilson
Strange mysteries, well-known and obscure, are examined by the Wilsons. The 33 chapters include such subjects as the Oera Linda Book ("Forgotten History of a Lost Continent"), sea monsters, vortices, the crystal skull, and crop circles. Paper, 426 pp., photos, index, $13.95.