{"title":"Loren Coleman","description":"Loren Coleman, MSW, has been an adjunct professor at various universities in New England since 1980 and a senior researcher with the Muskie School for Public Policy. He is currently the primary consultant for the State of Maine's Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative. Loren lives in Portland, Maine.","products":[{"product_id":"cryptozoology-a-to-z-the-encyclopedia-of-loch-monsters-sasquatch-chupacabras-and-other-authentic-m-paperback","title":"Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters Sasquatch Chupacabras and Other Authentic M - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman -- these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, tales of these \"monsters\" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology -- the study of hidden animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCryptozoology A to Z, \u003c\/i\u003e the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly two hundred entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, teams up with Jerome Clark, editor and author of several encyclopedias, to provide these definitive descriptions and many never-before-published drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. Full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field, \u003ci\u003eCryptozoology A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e is the most complete reference ever of the newest zoological science.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman - these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, tales of these monsters\" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology - the study of hidden animals.\"--BOOK JACKET. \"Cryptozoology A to Z, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly two hundred entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, teams up with Jerome Clark, editor and author of several encyclopedias, to provide these definitive descriptions and many never-before-published drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. Full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field, Cryptozoology A to Z is the most complete reference ever of the newest zoological science.\"--BOOK JACKET.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51315855950047,"sku":"9780684856025","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/WhKxd35KQM9780684856025.webp?v=1788313913"},{"product_id":"the-dragon-in-china-and-japan-paperback","title":"The Dragon in China and Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle is known of Dutch author MARINUS WILLEM DE VISSER (1876-1930) beyond his academic life as a classicist with an interest in Chinese and Japanese language and culture, and as a popularizer of Japanese art in the Netherlands. He is best remembered today for having given us a cornerstone examination of the legends of fantastic flying reptiles known as dragons. The Dragon in China and Japan contains \"the most interesting quotations concerning the dragon in China, systematically arranged, selected from the enormous number of passages on this fantastic animal in Chinese literature, from the remotest eras down to modern times,\" notes cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction. Coleman also praises the book's use of primary source material. \"If cryptozoologists are to study the Asian dragons of India, China, and Japan, it must not be done through the screen of today's New Age mentality. Scholarly, level-headed examinations of living, breathing reports of serpentine flying beasts, water-borne megafauna, and shadowy entities must be balanced with investigations of the legends and folktales of these dragons from Asian texts,\" such as de Visser's here. This new edition, a replica of the 1913 first edition complete with extensive notes in the original Asian alphabet, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376710942943,"sku":"9781605204093","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/2yh33tbOxk9781605204093.webp?v=1789221756"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/loren-coleman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}