The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti and Cryptid Primates

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Does a hulking, hairy, 800-pound, nine-foot-tall, elusive primate roam the woods and forests throughout North America - and the world Audio- recordings exist purporting to be the creatures' eerie chatter and bone-chilling screaming. Whether called Sasquatch, Yeti, Bigfoot or something else , bipedal primates appear in folklore, legends and eyewitness accounts in every state of the union and many places around the world. The fascination with the man-beast is stronger than ever in today's pop culture.

Reviews

"A wild, woolly compendium of our man-ape obsessions." Library Journal

"... useful encyclopedia ... bang up-to-date. Newcomers to this complex topic will do well to start here." Fortean Times

"... thorough encyclopedia of the Bigfoot legend ..." School Library Journal

"... like all of Nick Redferns books, it is a damn good scary read." Magonia Review of Books

"... a comprehensive resource into the most notable creature known to Cryptozoology." cryptosightings.com

"The giftee you know who loves things that go stomp in the night will also love opening The Bigfoot Book, by Nick Redfern. Its a book about large, hairy creatures: Yeti, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Little Red Men, and other critters you dont want to meet on a dark and stormy night." Bookworm Sez

"There are so many stories included here that it is hard to keep them all straight. Thank goodness for the index! You do not have to be a believer to enjoy this everything Bigfoot book. Read it for the sheer fun of folklore." Children's Literature

"A fun jaunt through lesser-known Bigfoot yarns and interpretations ..." IDoubtIt.com

Author Bio

Nick Redfern is the author of 30 books on Bigfoot, lake monsters, the Abominable Snowman, and other unexplained phenomena, including Monster Files, Monster Diary, Memoirs of a Monster Hunter; Theres Something in the Woods; Contactees; The Real Men in Black; The NASA Conspiracies; Strange Secrets; and with fellow Texas-based researcher and author Ken Gerhard Monsters of Texas. He has appeared on numerous TV shows, including: Fox News; the BBCs Out of This World; the SyFy Channels Proof Positive; the Space Channels Fields of Fear; the History Channels Monster Quest, Americas Book of Secrets, Ancient Aliens and UFO Hunters; Sciences The Unexplained Files; the National Geographic Channels Paranatural; and MSNBCs Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Originally from the UK, Nick lives on the fringes of Dallas, Texas.