THE FIELD GUIDE TO BIGFOOT AND OTHER MYSTERY PRIMATES Paperback – March 1, 2006

This book, originally released in 1999, was controversial for the sheer number of different species covered in it. Perhaps the most controversial classification was the oceanic primates, or "mer-beings." This book is not exactly a "straight" reprint of the original volume from 1999; there is a new preface in the beginning and a new index in the back. The rest of it is the original 1999 material, but a good deal of it is relevant to the present-day reports, and the book can be very useful for those searching for these animals. The illustrations are very well-done from other's descriptions (and in some cases, photos and film) and show a diversity of sizes and shapes and colors in these mysterious primates. I do highly recommend this volume (both versions) to give the reader an idea of the different hairy bipeds around the globe.

Did not realize that there are so many reported hominids that have been seen and witnessed by people. This field guide is spot on.

Im a huge fan to cryptozoology and I was happy when I got the chance to buy this book. This field guide gives you the types/classes of each ape-men such as the Giants, marked hominids, plus more. Then gives you the species of ape-men including the legendary Grendel of Beowulf which surprised me. It also gives you the Chupacabra, mermaids, and much more that maybe related to Sasquatch or even us. This is a must have book if you want to go Bigfoot hunting.

Bigfoot, Yeti, Yowie, Orang Pendek, and Agogwe. All the most recognizable names in the world of mystery Cryptozoological primates are here. But the not so recognizable names really sale this book. Names like the Jimbra, Ngoloko, Tjangara, and the Tano Giant. And then there are those you may be a little more familiar with, like the Alma and the Didi. How about the Chinese Wildman, or the Yeren? Whether familiar or not, its probably mentioned in this guide. But that is also one of the shortcomings of the Field Guide; so many subjects, too few eyewitness accounts. My one reason for not giving it a 5 star rating. Hopefully more page additions are forthcoming in future revisions.

If you do not know who Loren Coleman is in the world of Bigfoot, then you need to do your homework. He writes excellent books and is very informed on all the different aspects of these hairy monsters that supposedly roam forests in the Pacific Northwest.

While I honor the purpose and effort applied to this work, I think the choices of the authors may do as much harm as good! The study of unknown hominids/hominoids/pongids is fraught with controversy, particularly within the scientific community, as they really have a tough time dealing with Cryptozoology as a whole in any case.The problem is that so many times the really interesting, credible, and scientifically valid Cryptozoologic cases get lumped in with the most preposterous reports, with everything from 'boogie-men' to space aliens and mermaids. Few self-respecting scientists are willing to invest a lot of time or effort in the field, and often write off the whole subject as merely hallucinations or folk-tales (and if you examine some of the tales, it is easy to see why!).This is a mistake, as there ARE very credible and scientifically useful cases and evidence that can provide the basis for sound investigations, and a few good people are beginning to do just that (Jeff Meldrum is a shining example). This book creates a compendium of different types of unknown creatures, and is intended to be used in the field when speaking to eye-witnesses, etc as a basis for identification. Fair enough! Unfortunately, there is also included a bunch of frankly, quite fanciful creatures ('mer-beings' and others) that really have no business in a work of this type, and can only draw the ridicule of the scientific community if it is used as the basis for any sort of reporting. In addition, the drawings are quite crude, and while this allows a certain amount of flexibility when used as intended, the cartooonish nature of many of these illustrations just is not up to snuff when the level of knowledge and scientific interpretation already obtained is considered.In sum, if you are looking to get much in the way of the current level of knowledge on this subject, then this is not really the book for you, but instead, I can suggest two other works, the venerable 'Abominable Snowmen, Legend Come to Life' by Ivan T. Sanderson (get the unabridged version), which is STILL, after forty years one of the best investigations into the subject, and second, 'Sasquatch; Legend Meets Science' by Jeff Meldrum, which is the best recent work, and includes analysis of the most recent cases.

Very good guide for bigfoot type bipeds. Could do without the mermaid types. Recommended.

Good read. Found it on amazon cheaper

Libro discreto

Excellent

good book