Title: The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena 2 (Rough Guide Reference) Author(s): John Michell, Bob Rickard, Rough GuidesYear: 2007 Edition: 2Language: English Pages: 464ISBN: 1843537087, 9781843537083
The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena is an exploration of the zone that lies between the known and the unknown, a shadowy territory that''s home to the lake monsters, combusting people, teleporting frogs and man-eating trees. Taking a Fortean path between dogmatic scientists and credulous believers, the authors trace tales of wonder back to their sources, drawing from a huge archive of observations, opinions and discussions. This updated second edition boasts new illustrations and plenty of intriguing new sections from near death experiences to ghosts, haunted houses and mysterious mass deaths. There are many things which are not yet known or understood about our world - as this guide shows there are many riddles to solve and wonders to experience.Decide for yourself with The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomona
Table of contents :
Contents......Page 5The phenomenal world......Page 91. Teleportation......Page 13Teleportation: its effects and uses......Page 14The teleportation of people......Page 18The materialization and flight of objects......Page 23Levitation and spontaneous flight......Page 272. Strange Rains......Page 33Falls of fishes and frogs......Page 34Theories and explanations......Page 39Anomalies and questions......Page 44Insect showers......Page 48Rats, mice and lemmings......Page 53Falls of other animals......Page 56Missiles from above......Page 59Falls of artefacts......Page 65Rains of seeds and organic matter......Page 70Mysterious flows and oozings......Page 743. Wild Talents......Page 79Fire-walking and fire-immunity......Page 80Fire-affinity and fire starters......Page 84Human radiance......Page 88Electric people......Page 91Projected thought-forms......Page 96Stigmata......Page 100The incorruptibles......Page 107Miraculous provisions......Page 113Near-death experiences and the Life Review......Page 1164. The Madness of Crowds......Page 121Shared visions and visual rumours......Page 122Plagues, poisons and panics......Page 126Wars of the worlds......Page 132Religious visions......Page 136Social anxiety attacks......Page 1435. The Fairy Folk......Page 147Fairies: ancient and modern......Page 148Physical fragments of Fairyland......Page 154Fairy photography......Page 158Mystical lights......Page 160Phantom music and strange voices......Page 164Away with the fairies......Page 1696. Mysterious Entities......Page 177Otherworldly abduction......Page 178Invisible assailants......Page 185Mystery mutilators......Page 189Fiery persecutions......Page 193Spontaneous human combustion......Page 197Otherworldly guardians and helpers......Page 202Haunted people and places......Page 2087. THe Haunted Planet......Page 213The Hollow Earth......Page 214Phenomenal highways......Page 218Invisible barriers......Page 222Anomalous fossils......Page 226Arkeology......Page 230Crop circles......Page 233Ancient sites and the ET connection......Page 238Discs of ice......Page 2438. Signs and Portents......Page 247Lost and found......Page 248Coincidences......Page 253Accidents to Iconoclasts......Page 257Family familiars......Page 261Cities in the sky......Page 264Spectral armies......Page 267Phantom ships......Page 272Odd clouds......Page 2759. Simulacra and Other Images......Page 281Faces and figures in nature......Page 282Footprints and tracks......Page 285Spontaneous images......Page 290Veronica and the Shroud......Page 293Lightning pictures......Page 297Images that weep and bleed......Page 299Statues that come to life......Page 303Photographs of the gods......Page 30810. Monsters......Page 315Monsters from the deep......Page 316Nessie and other lake monsters......Page 321Globsters......Page 327The man-eating tree......Page 331Black Dogs......Page 334The anomalous big cats of Britain......Page 337Cat flaps and hunts......Page 340Werewolves......Page 342In search of ape-men......Page 346Bigfoot, the American monster......Page 351Wild people......Page 356Children raised by animals......Page 359Living dinosaurs......Page 363Pterodactyls today......Page 36711. Living Wonders......Page 373Return of the living dead......Page 374The new zoology......Page 379Faithful dogs......Page 381Homing animals and owner-seeking pets......Page 386Talking cats and dogs......Page 389Calculating horses......Page 392Avian abductions......Page 396Avian hitch-hikers......Page 400Animal councils and law courts......Page 403Toad in the hole......Page 407How one swallow may make a winter......Page 41212. Tail Pieces......Page 417Cats with wings......Page 418Monkey chains......Page 422How rats steal eggs......Page 425Rat Kings......Page 42713. Notes & Further Reading......Page 431Index......Page 450