Of Books and Beasts: A Cryptozoologist's Library

by Matt Bille

Overview

In the controversial field of cryptozoology, plagued by long-lost accounts and internet fantasies, the essential core of usable information is largely maintained in books. Science writer and cryptozoology researcher Matt Bille offers 400 reviews of significant books in cryptozoology, supporting sciences like biology, and cryptozoological fiction. Matt's selections, based on 45 years of reading and writing on zoology and cryptozoology, favor reliable science and history, providing an essential foundation for enthusiasts and skeptics alike. The search for unknown animals starts here.

"Looking for a concise but reliable survey of the most noteworthy cryptozoological books past and present? Look no further - here it is!" - Dr. Karl P. N. Shuker, Zoologist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781955471268
Publisher:	Hangar 1 Publishing
Publication date:	12/03/2021
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Matt Bille is a Long time author and novelist. He is also a naturalist, historian, and science writer. As a former Air Force officer, he is the author of over 20 technical publications and articles on space and zoology-related topics.


He is the lead author of the NASA-published history The First Space Race: Launching the World’s First Satellites (2004), a groundbreaking account of the early Space Age. He wrote two books on the world’s rarest and least-known animals, Rumors of Existence (1995) and Shadows of Existence (2006), and is working on his third, tentatively titled Seas, Sharks, and Serpents. His first two books, The Dolmen and Raven’s Quest, garnered excellent reviews.


He has been a freelance contributor to reference books, including Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia and the Nature Yearbook of Science & Technology.