What are your ten favorite reference books on the unknown and unexplained?

Here are my choices:

Colm Kelleher and George Knapp, Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah, Paraview Pocket Books, 25

Gregory Bishop, Project Beta, Paraview Pocket Books, 25

John A. Keel, The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings, Tor Books, 22

(Originally published as Strange Creatures from Time and Space, Fawcett Publications, 1970)

Mike Dash, Borderlands, Dell Publishing, 20

Philip Imbrogno and Marianne Horrigan, Celtic Mysteries in New England, Llewellyn, 20

Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, Ballantine Books, 1997

Jenny Randles, The Truth Behind Men In Black, St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1997

Jerome Clark, Unexplained! 347 Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena, Visible Ink Press, 1993

Jacques Vallee, Revelations, Ballantine Books, 1992

Philip Klass, UFOs – Identified, Random House, 1968

This question was actually a LOT harder than I thought! Choosing ONLY ten was quite a chore. Runners up include Operation Trojan Horse, the books of Charles Fort, my autographed Mothman library, Unexplained Mysteries of the Twentieth Century… HELP!

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  • The Charles Forte Books have to be on the top of the list.

    agree about the Skin Walker Ranch book

    Joshua P. Warren How To Hunt Ghosts.

    John A. Keel – The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings

    Jacques Vallee – Revelations

    The Bible Actually (but for not for the reasons anyone would easily understand)

    Something has to make the list from Jim Mars

    Something also has to make the list from Nick Redfern

    Weird Happens is a pretty good book that Fate Magazine liked.

    Holographic Universe Michael Talbot

    Think that is 11 – this is a hard assignment!

    mobius

    paranormal-investigation.com

    PS: I love to debate The Day after Roswell, Colonel Philip Corso —- talked to William J. Birnes and asked him alot of questions from the book – an enigma is where did it end up and what was the power source for the alien scalpel said to still be working and burning holes in walls in the 60s – Birnes promised a more technical book called Dawn Of A New Day based on Corso’s notes but is only out published in Spanish and he said must be translated to English – since he says he wrote it HUH???? Whats going on here????

  • Here are my top 10 favorate books… 1. The outsiders. 2. Narrative of an American Slave. 3. The Autobiography of Malcom X. 4. The city of Sparks. 5. Holes. 6. The City of Ember. 7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone. 8. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase. 9. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. 10. Nancy Drew and the secret of the old clock.

  • Night world by Lj smith

    She has sooo much stories. Each book has atleast 3 different stories. BEST BOOKS EVER!! XD

    I feel weird when I read her books tho..it’s like someone whispering,’Ur close. Just keep reading.” and then when I finish a story they some back only saying one word,” then…”

    I’ve read these book several times (Yes, i am a geek ;D) and it’s like a repeat….Does that happen to anyone else?

    Source(s): Me reading/buying the whole series 😀

  • Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions, by James Randi

    Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, by Martin Garner

    Skeptoid: Critical Analysis Of Pop Phenomena. by Brian Dunning

    Amazing . . . but False!: Hundreds of “Facts” You Thought Were True, but Aren’t, by David Diefendorf

    The Skeptic’s Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions, by Robert Todd Carroll

    Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker’s Toolkit, by Jonathan C. Smith

    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, by Carl Sagan

    Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time, by Michael Shermer

    How We Know What Isn’t So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life, by Thomas Gilovich

    Adventures in Paranormal Investigation, by Joe Nickell

    Got ’em all.

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  • I like books from BOTH perspectives – the skeptical point of view and the believer’s point of view. In no particular order, they are:

    “The Truth About Uri Gellar” by James Randi (Skeptic)

    “Sixth Sense” by Jenny Randall (Skeptic)

    “Leaving the Body” by D. Scott Rogo (Skeptic AND Believer’s POV’s with outline of well know classic methods of astral projection)

    “Instant ESP” by David St. Clair (Believer) (Now out-of-print, considered the BEST ESP book ever published. A free pdf scan can be downloaded at http://www.scribd.com/doc/17056459/David-Stclairs-… )

    “Astral Projection” by Denning and Phillips (Believer)

    “Lucid Dreaming” by Stephen Laberge (Psychology)

    “Exploring the World Of Lucid Dreaming” by Stephen Laberge (Psychology)

    “Creative Dreaming” by Patricia Garfield (Psychology)

    “Strange Stories, Amazing Facts” by Reader’s Digest (a fun book)

    “Clairvoyance and Occult Powers” by Swani Panchadasi (A classic worth reading; mine’s a first edition printed in 1916 – look for reprints at your local occult store)

  • I don’t have that big of a selection of good books.

    When I have bought these books mainly was to see if they match up with my experiences to see if others are experiencing what I do.

    Spirit Guides Angels Guardians -Richard Wesbster

    6 Big Big Big Angels -Mary Jo Pennington

    The other side and back -Sylvia Brown

    Don’t kiss them good-bye -Allison Dubois

    Bible writing by God

    I heard Carl Sagan has some good books

  • “The Demon Haunted World” by Carl Sagan is life changing.

    Also recommend “Why People Believe Weird Things” By Michael Shermer

    Only two that come to mind right now.

    Source(s): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUB4j0n2UDU

  • I don’t have ten, but I enjoyed ‘Fire From Heaven’ dealing with SHC. Carl Sagan is excellent. Thanks for making me a contact today. Tom.

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