![]() They have tried to operate without bias, avoid empty speculation and run to earth misconceptions, and they have cross-referenced liberally and cleverly. case histories and key subject areas, Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained is unrivalled in its coverage of unexplained and mysterious phenomena. represent the full range of positions from the hostile sceptic to the credulous believer. It is a pleasure to immerse oneself in a book which, on almost every page, throws up something of peculiar interest., The compilers of the dictionary have adopted a gentle, judicious, sometimes jaunty tone. ![]() are admirably balanced and succinct., It is a catalogue of the inexplicable, an A-Z of mystery. should be congratulated for attempting to create a one-volume reference work that casts its net across such vast, stormy seas of the improbable and imponderable and spreads out the variegated catch in an ordered manner. ![]() Lovecraft' and 'The Necronomicon'., Absolutely everyone who has an interest in the paranormal should have a copy of this fascinating and enlightening book on their bookshelf!, A great one-stop shop for Forteans. There's also, as with many reference books, a sense of the serendipitous about it, a combination of the very things you expect to find and some that maybe you don't, the volume casting a wider net than the scope of your enquiry may have allowed and delivering up intriguing if unexpected pieces of information, as for instance in the entries for 'H.P. it is ideal as a gateway book, that invaluable first port of call for any investigation of the paranormal, supernatural and related matters. It is a chunky volume and a well made book, a thing of beauty in its own right, with easy on the eye text and plenty of illustrations.
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