Scary Monsters and Super Creeps - In Search of the World's Most Hideous Beasts (Paperback)

Dom Joly sets off round the world, but this time he's not looking to holiday in a danger zone - he's monster hunting. Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World for his ninth birthday Dom has been obsessed with the world of cryptozoology - monster hunting - and in Scary Monsters and Super Creeps he heads to six completely different destinations to investigate local monster sightings. He explores the Redwood Curtain in northern California in search of Sasquatch; in Canada he visits Lake Okanagan hoping to catch a glimpse of a thirty-foot snake-like creature called Ogopogo; and near Lake Tele in Congo he risks his life tracking the vegetarian sauropod Mokele-mbembe. Naturally he heads to Loch Ness - but for this hunt he has his family in tow; he treks across the Khumbu Valley in Nepal looking for Yeti; and in the hills above Hiroshima in Japan he enlists the help of a local man to find the Hibagon, a terribly smelly 'caveman ape'. Are the monsters all the product of fevered minds, or is there a sliver of truth somewhere in the madness? Either way, the search gives Dom an excuse to dive into six fascinating destinations on a gloriously nutty adventure. In typically hilarious and irreverent fashion, Dom explores the cultures that gave rise to these monster myths and ends up in some pretty hairy situations with people even stranger than the monsters they are hunting.

General

Imprint:	Robinson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2021
Authors:	Dom Joly
Dimensions:	196 x 126 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-4721-4608-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Monsters & legendary beings Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Monsters & legendary beings Promotions
LSN:	1-4721-4608-5
Barcode:	9781472146083

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