The Book of the Damned

The Collected Works of Charles Fort

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Paperback, 1136 pages

English language

Published May 1, 2008 by Tarcher.

ISBN:
978-1-58542-641-6
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OCLC Number:
183267812

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The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and inorganic materials from the sky, odd weather patterns, the possible existence of creatures generally held to be mythological, disappearances of people under strange circumstances, and many other phenomena, the book is historically considered to be the first written in the specific field of anomalistics.

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Oh goodness, this was appalling.

I love the idea of a collection of unexplained events and phenomena. But Mr. Fort spends huge amounts of space complaining about scientists being disingenuous in their scientific pursuits. His evidence for this is not the fact that the events remain unexplained; rather, his evidence is that they have not en-masse accepted his preposterous conclusions regarding these events. For example, he attributes all unusual events of falling things (e.g. ice, leaves, frogs, blood, fish) to extra-terrestrial vehicles, without a shred of evidence for such a conclusion. I feel embarrassed for Mr. Fort.

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Subjects

  • Curiosities & Wonders
  • Supernatural
  • Unexplained Phenomena
  • Body, Mind & Spirit / Unexplained Phenomena
  • Body, Mind & Spirit
  • New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit
  • New Age