Strange World

The work of Frank Edwards sets the stage as the original X-Files -- i.e., investigating amazing, fascinating information and reports of the paranormal and the otherworldly. He was a truly fascinating man and a friend of the family who would come over to the house for dinner with my parents. I was very young, but I still remember him, and I still have a paperback book collection of amateur magic tricks he brought me once. I cannot recommend his books too highly - I read them over and over when I was young, and I still go back to them today.

No other single book in print will give the beginning paranormal researcher a better overall view of the field. Also can be an eye opener for the experienced hand who has only read the "specialty" titles of recent years. The companion titles "Stranger than Science" and "Strangest of All" will complete a thorough overview of the subject