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" Lake monster mysteries : "
Benjamin Radford, Joe Nickell ; foreword by Loren Coleman.
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984089
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b738459
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Main Entry
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Radford, Benjamin,1970-
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Title & Author
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Lake monster mysteries : : investigating the world's most elusive creatures /\ Benjamin Radford, Joe Nickell ; foreword by Loren Coleman.
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Publication Statement
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Lexington, Ky. :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xvii, 190 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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ISBN
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0813136962
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: 081317130X
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: 1283327589
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: 6613327581
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: 9780813136967
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: 9780813171302
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: 9781283327589
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: 9786613327581
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0813123941
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9780813123943
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Cover; Lake Monster Mysteries; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Loch Ness; Lake Champlain; Lake Memphremagog; Silver Lake; Lake Crescent; Lake George; Lake Okanagan; Other Notable Lake Monsters; Conclusion; APPENDIXES; Mysteries And Misinformation: How Cryptozoologists Created a Monster; Eyewitness (Un) Reliability; Animating The Champ Photograph; Ogopogo Film And Video Analysis; Index.
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Abstract
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For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world-from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland-have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters, those living in Loch Ness and Lake Champlain, have gained international notoriety, hundreds of lakes around the world are said to shelter these shadowy creatures. Lake Monster Mysteries is the first book to collectively approach these widespread mysteries from a scientific perspective. By using exhaustive research and results from firsthand investigati.
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Subject
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Lake animals.
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Monsters.
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Faune lacustre.
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Monstres.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Unexplained Phenomena.
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Lake animals.
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Monsters.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore Mythology.
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Dewey Classification
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001.944
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LC Classification
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QL89.R33 2006eb
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Added Entry
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Nickell, Joe.
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