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Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero.
Summary:
Loxton and Prothero complete an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on demonstrably false phenomena, presenting both the arguments for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience perpetuating their myths.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780231153201 (hc.)
- Physical Description: xvi, 411 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Cryptozoology: real science or pseudoscience? -- Bigfoot: the Sasquatch -- The Yeti: the abominable snowman -- Nessie: the Loch Ness monster -- The evolution of the sea serpent: from Hippocamp to Cadborosaurus -- Mokele mbembe: the Congo dinosaur -- Why do people believe in monsters? The complexity of cryptozoology.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Valemount Public Library | anf 001.944 lox (Text) | 35194014203830 | Adult non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |