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My favorite part of this book has to be the incident in Oklahoma where a bigfoot group were becoming braver and braver. Soon they started trying to get into his house. and the investigators refused to join in the OK Corral-type shootout.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHancock House Publishers
ISBN-100888395523
ISBN-139780888395528
eBay Product ID (ePID)5946506
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Locals : a Contemporary Investigation of the Bigfoot/Sasquatch Phenomenon
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnexplained Phenomena, Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Science
AuthorThom Powell
Book SeriesAct Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-299422
Reviews"...I can certainly recommend [t]his book to anyone seeking a clear, forward-thinking approach to this ever-intriguing subject. ...Drags Bigfoot into the 21st century - a welcome book." -- Karl Shuker, Fortean Times Issue 200, 2005.
Table Of ContentIntroduction: The Death of Bigfoot; Bigfoot Science; Cybersleuthing; Full Retreat; Easy Pickins ; Dance Hall Days; The Skookum Expedition; Rocky Meets the Locals; Guardians; Vanishing Act; No Stone Left Unturned ; Big Brother; The Next Step; Index.
SynopsisBigfoots ARE The Locals. They live here. They were here before we humans showed up on the continent and they will likely outlast us. This is a bigfoot book yet it probes much deeper than a simple treatment of the hackneyed question of Does Bigfoot Exist? This book delves into such questions as why bigfoots exist, why they behave as they do, and why they have not yet been, and may never be dragged into the spotlight of science and the media. And don't look to science for answers, because science is currently unequipped to shed any light on this profound anthropological mystery. The author's personal experiences in investigation and experimentation of the bigfoot hypothesis are chronicled. Frightening and humorous personal experiences are detailed in the manner of the genre we know of as the bigfoot book. We have a lot to learn about The Locals and there is even more we could learn from The Locals.
A MODERN TAKE & FASCINATING BOOK,....add it to your Bigfoot collection !
Like most amateur Bigfoot enthusiasts, I have read dozens of books on the phenomenon, but Thom Powell's THE LOCALS is truly the new standard to which all future books on the subject will be compared.
ALSO: Thom Powell's third published book, Edges of Science is absolutely fantastic
There are a number of reasons why this is such an excellent Bigfoot/Sasquatch book; however, rather than write endless paragraphs on them, allow me to make my points as a list:
Powell doesn't waste his or the reader's time by rehashing (at least in lengthy detail) the "classic" cases--the Albert Ostman story, Ruby Creek, Mt. St. Helens, the Patterson film, etc. Instead, Powell focuses his energies on relating and interpreting more modern (or previously less publicized) accounts.
Unlike some Bigfoot researchers who do what Sherlock Holmes described as a "cardinal" error--using facts selectively to fit theories--Powell lays out the facts of Bigfoot encounters as patterns, then develops theories that fit those patterns. This is truly the use of scientific method, and in an arena where conjecture runs rampant, Powell's approach is refreshing.
As far as I know, Powell is the first Bigfoot researcher who has posited the idea that Bigfoots may possess "alternative" higher abilities, which would explain both the eerie similarities between accounts of encounters and the reason why the creatures have managed to elude humans so well for so long. For example, Powell spends several pages in the book discussing the possibility that Bigfoots may possess infrasound capabilities (emitting low-level frequencies to paralyze and disorient humans or prey). Bigfoots having this ability would explain the "I'm being watched" sensation so often felt by people venturing into an area populated by Bigfoots.
People need to prepare for the truth and make all the connections now. This book does just that. I highly recommend adding this book to your Bigfoot collection.
It is difficult to find good solid material about a topic like sasquatch but this is one of the notable exceptions. Full of inside information from researchers as weil as fascinating documented tales and reports that will make it difficult to put the book down. Very well written and a very interesting read for anyone looking for something more than another superficial look at a controversial topic or yet another sensationalized horror story. If you are seriously curious about the subject of sasquatch, this is a must read.