The Impossible Zoo: An encyclopedia of fabulous beasts and mythical monsters

Name: The Impossible Zoo: An encyclopedia of fabulous beasts and mythical monsters
Brand: Little Brown Book Group
SKU: 9781472136442
Price: 19.79 EUR
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★★★★★

3.73 (45 ratings by Goodreads)

English

By (author): Leo Ruickbie

HERE BE DRAGONS! Here you will find the things that once made the woods wild and the nights to be feared; that made ancient map-makers write, 'Here be Dragons'. The Impossible Zoo is a biology of the supernatural - a study of the life of things that never lived. This world of mermaids and unicorns, now confined to fantasy, but once believed to exist, is a world of the imagination that still affects us today. Wonderfully illustrated throughout, it also provides sources as a guide to further study and exploration. 'For anyone who has ever wished that dragons and unicorns were real, this magical, mystical and truly memorable book is definitely for you - and for me!' Dr Karl Shuker, author of A Manifestation of Monsters 'Ruickbie's level of scholarship is impressive and he presents his conclusions with great literary skill in readable and attractive prose. The results are truly fascinating. Very highly recommended.' Revd Lionel Fanthorpe, FRSA, author and President of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena See more

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Weight: 340g
Dimensions: 152 x 232mm
Publication Date: 08 Sep 2016
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781472136442

About Leo Ruickbie

Dr LEO RUICKBIE PhD (Lond) MA BA (Hons) Associate of King's College is a professional writer editor social scientist and historian specialising in controversial areas of human belief and experience. His PhD is from King's College London for his thesis on contemporary witchcraft and magic use building on research on the theory of re-enchantment that won him an MA with distinction from Lancaster University. He is the author of several books - Witchcraft Out of the Shadows (2004 and 2011) Faustus: The Life and Times of a Renaissance Magician (2009) A Brief Guide to the Supernatural (2012) A Brief Guide to Ghost Hunting (2013) and The Impossible Zoo (2016) - as well as numerous publications in scholarly journals magazines such as Fortean Times and newspapers including the Daily Express. He is also the co-editor with Dr Simon Bacon of Little Horrors: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Anomalous Children and the Construction of Monstrosity (2016) and with Dr Antje Bosselmann-Ruickbie of The Material Culture of Magic (forthcoming). As well as writing he is the editor of the Paranormal Review the magazine of the Society for Psychical Research established in 1882 for the scientific study of what we now call the 'paranormal' and has worked on several editorial projects for the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum (Romano-German Central Museum) in Mainz Germany. In addition he is an elected member of the Royal Historical Society a council member of the Society for Psychical Research a committee member of the Gesellschaft für Anomalistik (Society for Anomalistics) as well as a member of the Parapsychological Association and the Royal Anthropological Institute. He has appeared several times on the Travel Channel series Mysteries at the Castle and his work has been mentioned in the media from the Guardian to Radio Jamaica. Not only has his expertise been sought by film companies museums and charities but he is also cited in the current student book for A-Level Sociology in the UK. He can be found on the web at www.ruickbie.com.