The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained
By: Colin Dickey
3.67
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
"Absolutely perfect for the current moment." --BuzzfeedAmerica's favorite cultural historian and au…
Want to Read $ 10.99"In a single stroke, the Linnaean classification system wiped monsters off the face of the map. There might still be unknown beasts and fearsome creatures out there, but now they each would have a family, a genus, a species; no matter how strange an animal might be, it was now under the rubric of scientific study and discussion. Thus, the medieval world's monsters and wonders were, one by one, either incorporated into this taxonomy or excluded as myth. The kraken became the genus Architeuthis, the giant squid; the sea serpent became Regalecus glesne, the giant oarfish."-Colin Dickey, The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained
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1. The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
By: Aaron Mahnke
3.94
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating, beautifully illustrated collection of stories from the hit podcast Lore - now an onl… read more
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"One of the professions that historically delivered bloodletting services was, of all people, the barber. Even today, you can find barber shops that still use the red-and-white striped pole outside. I…"-Aaron Mahnke, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
2. Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
By: Bill Schutt , None
4.32
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
For centuries scientists have written off cannibalism as a bizarre phenomenon with little biologica… read more
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3. Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories
By: Mike Rothschild
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
With the current rise of antisemitism, this important book looks at how one Jewish family —the Roth… read more
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4. UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
By: Garrett M. Graff
3.73
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times-bestselling author Garrett M. Graff comes the first comprehensive and eye-openi… read more
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5. The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
By: J.W. Ocker
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to Mothman and beyond! Welcome to the United States… read more
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6. Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless
By: Laurah Norton
3.87
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the ide… read more
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7. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
By: Greg Melville
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our de… read more
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"Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it."-Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
8. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
By: Rick Emerson
3.96
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvente… read more
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9. Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
By: J.W. Ocker
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar… read more
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10. Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
By: Megan Rosenbloom
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest othe… read more
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"Human skin books—mostly made by nineteenth-century doctor bibliophiles—are the only books that are controversial not for the ideas they contain but for the physical makeup of the object itself."-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Anthropodermic books tell a complicated and uncomfortable take about the development of clinical medicine and the doctoring class, and the worst of what can come from the collision of acquisitiveness…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Many confirmed human skin books didn’t begin their print life in this controversial binding but were rebound by collectors, usually doctors who took the oldest or rarest texts in their private collec…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"No wonder the public persists in connecting the idea of human skin books with Nazis. It's easier to believe that objects of human skin are made by monsters like Nazis and serial killers, and not the …"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
11. The Secret History of Bigfoot
By: John O’Connor
3.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more
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12. All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story. Graphic Novel
By: Mary Downing Hahn
3.80
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
In this eerie full-color graphic novel adaptation of one of award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn'… read more
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13. Hell in the Heartland: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls
By: Jax Miller
3.70
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
The stranger-than-fiction cold case from rural Oklahoma that has stumped authorities for two decade… read more
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"I come to Oklahoma, thinking that it’ll be hard to write about the dead, but it has proven harder to write about the living, about those who’ll have to read themselves through my eyes."-Jax Miller, Hell in the Heartland: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls
14. The World of Lore: Dreadful Places (The World of Lore, #3)
By: Aaron Mahnke
3.89
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
Captivating stories of the places where human evil has left a nefarious mark, featuring stories fro… read more
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15. Monsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots, Wolfmen, Portals, Phantoms, and Odd Phenomena
By: Linda S. Godfrey
3.61
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
When it comes to thoughtful and well-researched accounts of the paranormal, the buck stops at Linda… read more
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16. The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained
By: Colin Dickey
3.67
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
"Absolutely perfect for the current moment." --BuzzfeedAmerica's favorite cultural historian and au… read more
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17. A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy
By: Kathy Kleiner Rubin
4.21
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In January 1978, I slept in my bed at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University as T… read more
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18. I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore
By: Linda S. Godfrey
3.26
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Which came first--the monster or the myth? Journalist Linda Godfrey investigates present-day encoun… read more
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19. Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration
By: Christine Montross
4.46
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
Galvanized by her work in our nation's jails, psychiatrist Christine Montross illuminates the human… read more
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20. Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities
By: Adrienne Mayor
3.50
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
A treasury of astonishing mythic marvels--and the surprising truths behind them Adrienne Mayor i… read more
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21. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
By: Luis Elizondo
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more
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