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books for your cryptozoology library





No surprise, I like books. I have written cryptozoology books, I have published other authors, and I collect books on the subject. Not all books are equal, but here is a list of books that I own and that I think are worth acquiring to get a feel for the methods of cryptozoology and the scope of its focus. (Some are books that I publish myself.) It is only a selection of books from my personal library, and I'm sure there are other books out there that are worth picking up, of which I just don't own copies. Generally, these are books that are useful for background information for research or for understanding the history of the field.





General cryptozoology



I should note, there is a great deal of overlap in the material presented in the Eberhart and

Newton volumes, so while either is helpful, both are not necessary for the beginning investigator.



mystery primates



  • Arment, Chad. The Historical Bigfoot
  • Bindernagel, John A. North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch
  • Bindernagel, John A. The Discovery of Sasquatch
  • Byrne, Peter. The Search for Big Foot: Monster, Myth or Man?
  • Coleman, Loren. Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America
  • Coleman, Loren. Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology
  • Coleman, L., and P. Huyghe. The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide
  • Green, John. Bigfoot: On the Track of the Sasquatch
  • Green, John. Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us
  • Healy, Tony, and Paul Cropper. The Yowie
  • Hunter, Don, and René Dahinden. Sasquatch/Bigfoot
  • Krantz, Grover S. Big Foot-Prints
  • Meldrum, Jeff. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
  • Napier, John. Bigfoot: The Yeti and Sasquatch in Myth and Reality
  • Sanderson, Ivan T. Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life


lake monsters and sea serpents



  • Campbell, Steuart. The Loch Ness Monster: The Evidence
  • Costello, Peter. In Search of Lake Monsters
  • Dinsdale, Tim. Monster Hunt
  • Dinsdale, Tim. Project Water Horse
  • Ellis, Richard. Monsters of the Sea
  • Gaal, Arlene. In Search of Ogopogo
  • Heuvelmans, Bernard. In the Wake of the Sea Serpents
  • Kirk, John. In the Domain of the Lake Monsters
  • LeBlond, Paul H., and Edward L. Bousfield. Cadborosaurus: Survivor from the Deep
  • Mackal, Roy P. The Monsters of Loch Ness
  • Meurger, Michel, and Claude Gagnon. Lake Monster Traditions
  • O'Neill, J. P. The Great New England Sea Serpent
  • Oudemans, A. C. The Great Sea-Serpent
  • Zarzynski, Joseph W. Champ: Beyond the Legend


other mystery animals



  • Arment, Chad. Boss Snakes: Stories and Sightings of Giant Snakes in North America
  • Arment, Chad. Varmints: Mystery Carnivores of North America
  • Bille, Matthew A. Rumors of Existence
  • Bille, Matthew A. Shadows of Existence
  • Caldwell, Harry R. Blue Tiger
  • Carmony, Neil B. Onza! The Hunt for a Legendary Cat
  • Gallagher, Tim. The Lord God Bird
  • Gibbons, William. Missionaries & Monsters
  • Gibbons, William. Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin
  • Healy, Tony, and Paul Cropper. Out of the Shadows: Mystery Animals of Australia
  • Izzard, Ralph. The Hunt for the Buru
  • Mackal, Roy P. A Living Dinosaur? In Search of Mokele-Mbembe
  • Shuker, Karl P. N. The Beasts that Hide from Man
  • Shuker, Karl P. N. Mystery Cats of the World
  • Shuker, Karl P. N. Still in Search of Prehistoric Survivors
  • Smith, Malcolm. Bunyips & Bigfoots: In Search of Australia's Mystery Animals
  • Waldron, David, and Simon Townsend. Snarls from the Tea-Tree: Big Cat Folklore
  • Warms, John. Strange Creatures Seldom Seen




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