San Antonio College Library

From the serpentine"Champie" of Lake Champlain to the venerable "Nessie" of Loch Ness, extraordinary--and unexplained--creatures of the deep have been reported in sightings throughout the twentieth century. Now, two of the world's leading cryptozoological investigators provide a globetrotting field guide to when, where, and what kind of mysterious aquatic beasts have gripped the public--and sometimes the scientific--imagination. Filled with comprehensive...

Reviews the mystery of the Loch Ness monster and presents a plausible explanation.

On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.

Walter Bean is happiest when he gets to spend time tinkering on his inventions in his grandfather's workshop, but when his grandfather acquires a curse, Walter must embark on dangerous quest to return a pearl skull to the witches who made it.

The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, with diminishing rations,...