The Book of the Damned
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- Synopsis
- Flying saucers, telekinesis, sudden showers of fish from the sky, poltergeists, spontaneous combustion: these are a few of the unexplained phenomena Charles Fort (1874-1932) labeled "damned," his term for mysteries ignored or dismissed by scientific orthodoxy. This volume, based on 27 years of research, explores this gray area between science and fantasy. Although branded as "irregular, whimsical, mutually exclusive, elliptical and contrary," Fort's manner of writing was admired by many notable figures, and his research and interpretations became the prototype for latter-day extraterrestrial speculations and helped promote the development of science fiction #151; a genre that embraces what are known today as "Fortean themes. "
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781440635946
- Publisher:
- Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
- Date of Addition:
- 04/29/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Jim Steinmeyer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.