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Kooks
A Guide to the Outer Limits of Human Belief
(Not currently available)
By Donna Kossy
Our Item Code: kooks
Postage Code: book3
253 Pages, Trade Paperback
Cover Size: 8-1/2 x 11 inches
Feral House
Date: 1994
ISBN: 0-922915-19-9
Country of Origin: USA
Added to Catalog: 10/6/97
WIRT: 55545445
Availability: This item is out of print and no longer available from us.
This record is retained for archive purposes only.
If this item returns to print or we come across a used copy,
we will note it on this page.
Note: A revised edition is supposed to be released in Spring 2000
Features: Oversized, Table of Contents, Photos, Drawings, Diagrams
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Our Review |
Opinion of the webmaster, subject to debate |
Credibility
5
Very High |
Research Value
5
Very High |
Cultural Interest
5
Very High |
Visual Information
4
High |
Style
5
Stunning |
Silliness
4
High |
Wow Factor
4
Surprising |
Bargain
5
Very High |
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Explanation of Ratings
Credibility = Very High: In general, this catagory is a rating of the author's intellectual discipline
and the strength of his argument (which are very high), not the veracity of his claims (which could be false in spite of the strong argument).
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This is the seminal work in the science of "crackpotology" --
or the study of
kooks worldwide.
The product of years of dedicated research,
Kooks chronicles the history's most colorful nutcases, including
many associated with UFO, paranormal and conspiracy claims.
Bill Cooper,
Ruth Norman, Cyrus Teel, Norma Cox and many other
"visionaries" are profiled here.
Each article is well-researched and surprisingly
scholarly, focussing on
explaining each person's background and belief system
in the context of his times.
The author's style is highly engaging, and
she seeks to convey understanding
rather than ridicule.
Large format book, richly illustrated throughout.
We recommend it both as a gift for others and as a
genuine reference book for anyone interested in
paranormal claims.
-- Glenn Campbell
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Information from the Publisher |
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From the Book Cover
- Will Drilling a hole in one's head cause enlightenment?
- Can a person's soul be captured in a lady's hairnet?
- Is Hitler alive and well and living in Antarctica?
- Were dinosaurs created by Satan?
These and many othe peculiar notions and eccentric people are found in Donna Kossy's
Kooks, and extraordinary sourcebook to the outer limits
of human belief.
"Donna Kossy is one of the very few dignified representatives
of the growth science of crackpotology.
TO writer entertainingly for 'nonkooks' about so-called
kooks, crackpots, and possible visionaries requires walking a tightrope
between tolerant understanding and 'outsider'
psychology and gracefule sarcasm, balancing both a
solid grounding in the mainstream scientific paradigm,
and a healthy distrust of the status quo....
[Kossy] is truly a friend of the kooks...
for above all she remembers and recognizes their humanity."
-- Rev. Ivan Stang
"Donna Kossy boldly blazes new trails in the vast intellectual
wilderness of American writers, thinkers, and philosophers
who were or are completely nuts.
Kooks ranks with such sociological classics as Mackey's
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and Dudley's
Mathematical Cranks. This, for obvious reasons,
is a book that every science fiction writer should possess."
-- Bruce Sterling.
"Kooks is indespensible for anyone interesed in the real cutting edge of
thought." -- Richard Cadrey, San Francisco Chronicle
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