Abominable Science!

Presents arguments for and against the existence of five notable cryptids and challenges the pseudoscience that furthers their legendary statuses, while providing an exploration of the nature and subculture of cryptozoology.

Autorentext
Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero. Foreword by Michael Shermer

Klappentext
Loxton and Prothero complete an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on demonstrably false phenomena, presenting both the arguments for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience perpetuating their myths.


Zusammenfassung
A captivatingly illustrated general-interest book confronting the persistent myths of cryptozoology.

Inhalt
Foreword, by Michael Shermer
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Cryptozoology: Real Science or Pseudoscience?
2. Bigfoot: The Sasquatch
3. The Yeti: The Abominable Snowman
4. Nessie: The Loch Ness Monster
5. The Evolution of the Sea Serpent: From Hippocamp to Cadborosaurus
6. Mokele Mbembe: The Congo Dinosaur
7. Why Do People Believe in Monsters? The Complexity of Cryptozoology
Notes
Index

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